With respect to your article Brad, the difference between Clinton's distraction and Bush's distraction, is that when Clinton went into Kosovo, there was insufficient evidence that Al Qaeda was a significant threat. Bush's war distraction occured after Al Qaeda had blown up the twin towers. Cheers
Ahh, thanks, I may be a history professor, but not in colonial American History. Cheers
Actually, they are only testifying under oath, if they are actually under oath. I realize that most people who testify in court or before congress are sworn in, but there are cases where you don't have to. Cheers
If men were angels? No, that came from Ben Franklin, or Thomas Jefferson, I can never remember which. The other one is a paraphrase of a quote of Winston Churchill. Cheers
And that, I think more than refineries being shut down is why gas prices are so high. I get 60 mpg on my little hybrid car but I know people who drive Expeditions that get 10. Cheers
Hey! Jepel's stealing my Cheers! Nice article by the way. Cheers
I think we can all agree, democracy is a lousy form of government, but "if men were angels there would be no need for government", and "Democracy is a terrible form of government, just better than everything else." Cheers
This is a blog, but it's on a site intended for serious political discussion. You've highlighted the points which support your arguement, something any good debater would do, but the thing is, vincible talks about them in context, which you do not. I've read the article, and the context supports vincible's points more than yours. Cheers
The fourteenth amendment wouldn't have gotten passed if the southern states were still considered a part of the US when it was being considered. Cheers
As I said in my original article: Thus attacks on republicans tend to be about the issues which they support, the war, taxes, etc. Meanwhile, republicans tend to be much more focused on moral issues, the idea of their morality is so strong that they are absolutely enraged when someone violates this moral code. Thus attac
Picking on Clinton for having an affair.
Gay marriage, partial birth abortion ban. That's a good start yes? Cheers
Thanks, appreciate the clarification. Cheers
I'm not refering to intellectual debates, something I even state in the original article, I'm refering to trends in legislation. Cheers
I've noticed a difference between modern democrats and modern republicans, and I'm of course speaking of the most vocal members of the party. Modern Democrats, beginning with Bill Clinton, will take the "good" ideas of the right, by which I mean those that are good for the moderate members of the country, and make them their own, I'm not saying Bill pioneered this, but he did learn valuable lessons from Ronald Reagan. Since Democrats are able to take
Though, I found something interesting about the Michael Moore video, he claims that the actors are embedding their liberal ideals into their movies. That seems a little unlikely to me, since they are, after all, acting, but still, an entertaining site. Cheers
Oh, and by the way Brad, and I admit this was without an indepth reading of all of Clarke's testimony, but I couldn't notice any substantive differences between the two transcripts. I'm not saying you're lying, I'm just hoping you could illuminate which portions you think are contradictory. I'd appreciate it from an educational standpoint. Cheers
I just caught that one, but I'll watch the others. Cheers
As a liberal, allow me to say, I enjoyed watching the video, but I fail to see what the point is. If Kerry is elected because he is currently against the war, than, and this is the really cool part, he will be forced to be against the war because the american people have spoken. Oh, and by the way, the protestors may be the most vocal, but had it occured to you that maybe the voting democrats didn't want to
My response to your post, is that my comments have not been personal attacks against anyone. Brad and I rarely agree, but we have a mutual respect. Aconservative made a nonlogical statement, I pointed that out, he eventually clarified. I've not, in this post, attacked Fox news, nor ever attacked the transcript that Brad, and you yourself have posted. I do not hold with most of Sconn1's points, only the ones about aconservative not really knowing ab
As I've said again and again. The two things I like about Clarke, and there are only two things, and no I haven't read his book, is that 1) he apologized for failing the american people, and 2) he presented his evidence and stood up quite well against attacks by republican members of the commission. He certainly appeared much more coherent than some of the people who have been questioned before the commision. Cheers
I would just like to state my displeasure here for some people who have been using personal attacks in some attempt to bolster their own points. Though I agree with the political points that some of these people have made, the effectiveness of their attacks is severely limited by their use of personal attacks. Unfortunately, this is a political reality. Canidates use attack ads, and while they trigger a visceral response, the more educated members o
I think perhaps we should also write to congress to have the Saudi Arabia section declassified as well. And while I'm at it I'll write to have Roswell, the Kennedy assasination, and alien spaceships declassified as well. I'm failing to understand how Richard Minter's book relates to your assertions. Who are your reliable sources? If Bush can insist that Kerry reveal who the foreign leaders that support him are, then you should be able to tell me th
Same with all those people who have American flag boxers, shirts, or ant other garment that has the American flag. Also, the only respectful way to get rid of a flag that has been used and is in need of retirement is by burning, there is no official ceremony for burning the flag. Cheers
Hey, how about that, Sconn1 and I made the same point. Cheers
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