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Reply to Is Kerry The Man? in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Protesting is a mockery? One of the constitutionally protected rights we all have is to protest actions of our government. And comparing Iwo Jima to the situation in Vietnam is foolhardy at best. First off, the Japanese attacked the Americans, the North Vietnamese attacked the French, not us, it was only after America became involved in a colonial war, acting much like the Hessen mercenaries hired by the British in the American Revolutionary

Reply to Ceding responsibility to the government in Politics JoeUser Forums

It's not working as the theory stated not because the theory is wrong per se, but because people live longer. Cheers

Reply to This whole "gay marriage" business. in Politics JoeUser Forums

While you may be right, and it's an interesting thought, there's also people who will be motivated on the far left to vote for Kerry, assuming he actually takes a stand on the issue. The far left, despite people claiming they have no one to vote for other than Kerry, are more than likely going to sit out this election, unless Kerry does something to energize them. Cheers

Reply to Ceding responsibility to the government in Politics JoeUser Forums

Thanks for the clarification Jill! Cheers

Reply to Ending the War on Drugs in Politics JoeUser Forums

How is it unsmart to give religion to children? I really want to know how religion can be detrimental to children. I believe the kind of religion that was being talked about is the fundamentalist relgions spouted by Christian and Muslim radicals. This is not the religion of St. Augustine. A ma

Reply to Is Kerry The Man? in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Of course, Kerry actually was in Vietnam, while Bush wasn't. Cheers

Reply to Ceding responsibility to the government in Politics JoeUser Forums

Actually, I'm going to have to partially agree with Brad here, as much as it pains me to say it, but no one is actually "benefited" from social security. I wouldn't say it was from incompetency Messy, that's just plain lacking in comprehension. Until you really understand how the economy works, I think you should keep your mouth closed. People who are "poor" aren't necessarily being lazy, incompetent, or stupid. They just work at jobs which don't p

Reply to Bush Worst President in US History? in Politics JoeUser Forums

The whole moon thing, civil rights started under him, etc. Cheers

Reply to Bush Worst President in US History? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Interesting that Clinton scores higher than dubya. Score one for the democrats. Cheers

Reply to Is Kerry The Man? in Democrat JoeUser Forums

Interesting gallop poll shown on CNN yesterday, among likely voters, when given the choice between Bush and Kerry 55% chose Kerry to 44% for Bush. Between Bush and Edwards it was 54% Edwards and 44% Bush. With a statistical error of +/- 4% Cheers

Reply to President Kerry in Politics JoeUser Forums

Again, to keep things civilized, some on both sides get the belief in their heads that people on both sides are stupid, ignorant, etc. I'm a moderate lefty, so are several others who post here, you know who you are, so, don't try to deny it. Brad is a righty, so are others. I think the problem Brad sees, is that there are some lefties who attack him as stupid, ignorant, etc., and so he lashes out in kind. I know I've done it, just so you know I'm n

Reply to Ceding responsibility to the government in Politics JoeUser Forums

But what about during the 80s when the market crashed? or in the late nineties when the market crashed? The problem is, companies don't always have ethics, and when they don't the people who invest suffer. Cheers

Reply to President Kerry in Politics JoeUser Forums

Vichy North Africa was not part of the Nazi Empire. That is one of the common misconceptions people have about World War II. It was French troops fighting and dying defending their territory. Actually, while it's true that Vichy France was a nominally independent nation, they had surrendered to the Germ

Reply to Ceding responsibility to the government in Politics JoeUser Forums

You and I both know it's not as drastic as that. Cheers

Reply to Ending the War on Drugs in Politics JoeUser Forums

The majority of people in this World does not believe in one white-bearded creator who impregnated some girl before her husband could see to her, .....and you don´t see us outlawing christianity. IMAO. That's an amazingly offensive, but true statement. The thing is, there are countries where Christiani

Reply to President Kerry in Politics JoeUser Forums

Quick interjection. Germany declared war on the United States after America declared war on Japan. Cheers

Reply to Ending the War on Drugs in Politics JoeUser Forums

So does Alcohol. I don't drink alcohol. And even if I did, it's not against the law to drink alcohol, but it is against the law to do drugs. Perhaps it's unfair, but if it's illegal, you probably shouldn't do it. But definitely fight to get it changed if you want. The problem is, a majority of ameri

Reply to Ceding responsibility to the government in Politics JoeUser Forums

Ahh, but it's not getting something for nothing, not any more anyways, very few people are still alive, in fact it's possible that no one is still alive who never paid anything into social security. Cheers

Reply to Ending the War on Drugs in Politics JoeUser Forums

It also kills your brain cells. Cheers

Reply to Ceding responsibility to the government in Politics JoeUser Forums

Then it's a matter of semantics. I believe welfare only benefits those who are poorly off. Since social security doesn't necessarily do that, I don't count it as such. Oh, and retirement benefits for federal employees are not welfare since any company, including yours, pays these benefits. Cheers

Reply to Ceding responsibility to the government in Politics JoeUser Forums

The people currently receiving social security get vastly more than they ever would have gotten even if they'd invested that money. Everyone over a certain age gets social security. No matter how much money they make. Cheers

Reply to Freedom in America? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Whoah, I don't think the problem is teacher's unions or school vouchers, the problem is that the states don't give enough money to public schools. If teacher salaries were higher it would be possible to get qualified people. Cheers

Reply to Freedom in America? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Brad- I totally agree that only a certain group of people should go to college, but I think that the states should improve high school to the point that college is only necessary for advanced training. Cheers

Reply to Ceding responsibility to the government in Politics JoeUser Forums

Ahh, I see what you're saying, then let me put it to you this way, those people do pay a certain amount in taxes, and come April they receive it back as a refund. I should know, when I was flipping burgers to get through college, I had some percentage of my check sent off to the federal government. Cheers

Reply to Republicans freed the slaves, Democrats to save slavery in Republican JoeUser Forums

This is a silly historical discussion since the views of both parties in the current age do not match those views. As an avid watcher of the West Wing, I'm reminded of a quote from one of the episodes, "If all the democrats switched to the Republican Party and voted to change the platform, boom, everything would change." And that's more or less what happened. Cheers