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QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 05:33 PM) try and tell me this guy didn't have the world handed to him. Nice resume. Whaaaaaaaaaaat, did you see where he attended Indiana?? He had to live in Indiana! What could be worse?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 02:36 PM) I have quite a few good friends that served in Iraq (a couple being West Point Grads) and than a couple being Army guys (out of high school) and the stories I've heard are all resoundingly positive of how much the people appreciate our army and us. I'm sorry but I refuse to let a vast majority ruin my perception of helping out a country. Albeit its still got a long ways to go and we need to find a way to get Iraq far more involved in there own mess, but stuff doesn't happen over night. We also have some family friends that are from Iraq (they had to flea and lost everything at one point during Saddam's reign) and obviously they are biased but they still have some family over there and they've been back to visit and talk about how much better the country is and how so many people are happy. That is all well and good, but imagine all the good we could have done with a few billion dollars and without spending it on bombs and bullets? There are a lot of countries that could have used our help and we could have said the exact same thing. btw, I think you meant flee

First off, I am a big fan of his and think he will serve with distinction and honor. He just sent this to the Aggie Faithful.

I like Bush the man, I believe he has made some great picks on the people around him, and think he is a terrible leader. What leadership has he really shown besides the distortions used to justify our invasion of Iraq? What cause has he championed? 9/11 showed what he could be, he was inspirational, comforting, amazing on a pile of rubble with a bullhorn. After that he just hasn't had the fire in his belly. Katrina should have been a turning point that propelled him, and the REP party, all the way to 2008. His efforts sucked. It seems he has let his party drift in the past couple years when they had everything politicians could want, the White House, both houses, a discredited judicial branch, and no one believing the press. What does Bush have to show for it? What does the country have to show for it?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 01:58 PM) History was made Tuesday... Keith Ellison (D) won Minnesota 05 for the U.S. House. He is the first Muslim ever elected to ANY national office in the U.S. Minnesota certainly has a knack for bringing us some interesting politicians. see the terrorist are winning!

I have had the pleasure to listen to Gates on a couple occassions, and have seen the work he has done with the Boy Scouts. I believe he is one of the best picks that Bush could have come up with. I admire his character and citizenship. QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 01:07 PM) Yes. Why should he just tell the media everything going on in the White House, government, CIA, and whatever the hell else? You all got what you wanted - control of Congress and the EVIIIIIIIIL Donald Rumsfeld to resign all within 24 hours of each other. So, for just one day, can you let it rest for once? I guess not. He answered the question of how can you work with some one like Nancy who has been ridiculing him for months and years... politics makes you say stupid things - and I think he included himself in that as well. But of course, Bush and Cheney need to go, too. Hail Nancy! Kap, switch to decaf. By you, I suspect you mean the American voters, along with the millions of illegals, who want a change in Iraq. Rumsfeld was the head of the go to war group, and pushed that agenda. Now it's time for a plan to get out, and he is not the one to do it. In fact, I am trying to remember someone who would have been able to do both, lead us into the war and lead us out. I think that is a difficult task for any human. You want cynism, I believe his resignation clearly hinged on these results. If the GOP had retained control, it would have been a victory for "staying the course" and Rumsfeld would have, and dare I say, should have, stayed. I believe Bush has selected a great replacement, and look forward top the path our country will take these next two years.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Recording star Faith Hill insisted on Tuesday she was just clowning around backstage at the Country Music Association Awards when cameras caught her apparently reacting with angry disbelief as rival Carrie Underwood was named female vocalist of the year. In a live TV moment replayed repeatedly on the Internet the day after Monday's awards, Hill is seen throwing her arms up in mistaken triumph as Underwood's name is read, then shouting, "What!?" directly into the camera as her smile turns to a look of shock. The three other nominees shown on split screen -- Sara Evans, Gretchen Wilson and Martina McBride -- were all seen graciously applauding when Underwood, formerly of "American Idol" fame, was announced as the winner on the ABC telecast. Hill's manager and publicist issued statements on Tuesday saying that what television audiences saw Monday night was a product of playfulness in the company of friends gathered with her backstage, not sour grapes. if(!CMSB_ID){var CMSB_ID=""} CMSB_ID+="midarticle_elections,";document.write(''); "She was just messing around," spokesman Paul Freundlich told Reuters. "She didn't realize that the camera was rolling the whole time. ... She just thought they were doing a shot when they read the nominees off." He added: "Faith is the most mild mannered, funny and goofy individual you could ever meet." Manager Gary Borman said he has known Hill, who is married to fellow country star Tim McGraw, for many years and "the idea that she would ever insult or undermine another artist, let alone another human being's success, is absolutely preposterous." "She was being playful while the nominations were being read, and playful after," he said. In a statement of her own, Hill said: "The idea that I would act disrespectful toward a fellow musician is unimaginable to me. For this to become a focus of attention given the talent gathered is utterly ridiculous. Carrie is a talented and deserving Female Vocalist of the Year." Reuters/VNU

Also, at least in theory, both sides, in most races, have offered "good" candidates. The voters rejected the current course we were asked to stay on. You can't change the course without changing the leaders. Midterms are always tough when a President is having problems.

Jas, if it makes you feel any better, think of it like term limits. Good candidates lost in 2004 because the GOP begged for a chance to have it all and do it their way. So they had everything that could be gained by elections, then continued a campaign to discredit the Judicial Branch and the Fourth Estate. With every toy to play with, the results were not so hot. So now the voters have added the other party back into the mix. Perhaps, we can harness the best of both sides of the aisle and move ahead for the better.

One man, even in Rummy's position, will not make that big of a difference at this point. I wonder who the media will appoint to replace him.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 12:14 PM) Sorry, I got carried away. I love local and state politics. In many ways, so much more interesting than national. "All politics is local" Tip O'Neil

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 12:06 PM) Barak Obama will be one of the last, if not the last, to announce his canditacy if he indeed does go. He wants to make sure that there is a near groundswell BEGGING him to run, vs him begging other people to pay attention to him. Spot on. I'll go one step further, he's going to have to sit this one out and resist any attempts at making him a Veep candidate if he wants a clean shot at the White House.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 10:05 AM) That's what I am really hoping for. I know in the meantime I am going to keep an eye out for the future, and keep an ear on what is being done in the community to change things. If things don't improve, there is no doubt I will run again in a couple of years. Like I said I am also thinking about maybe shooting even bigger next time, the one hang up is that Michigan City has been blue since the 70's, and yet things have gotten progressively worse. The 99 election almost got a red mayor, but they came up just short. I think I could build a solid platform there, I just don't know if I want to give up that much family time to do it. There are many more opportunities to make a huge difference in a community as a volunteer than as an elected official.

QUOTE(mreye @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 09:52 AM) I wouldn't expect anything less from him. It's really cool to see the calm, peaceful transition of power in our country. It's a testament to the vision of the founders.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 09:42 AM) Well, if you're that sold on the place, then I'm right there with you, Buddy. And that's going to set you back how much a year? Tex to Tex, Jr.: "You want to connect with your spiritual side, you watch late night 'Kung Fu' reruns on TNT like everybody else!" No, I'm sold on a little University in Austin Texas You may have herd of it . . . BTW, Hampshire will require a lifetime of debt on his part, $40,000 per year + + +

He already announced he will caucus with the Dems, which is the key.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Nov 8, 2006 -> 09:37 AM) screw joe lieberman. all this s*** w/ montana and virginia wouldnt matter if he hadnt friggin run I'm not following you

A friend of mine, Calvin, posted this elsewhere. Calvin has been a long time community leader and has been the Scoutmaster to thousands of kids and over a hundred Eagle Scouts. --

I wonder what Bush thinks of Shock and Awe now

Those kids have more class and character than the father. I get so upset when I hear of adults doing this to kids.

Funny, two years ago, the GOP took a razor thin victory by Bush, painted some pretty maps, and called it a landslide and mandate for change. He isn't the only voice with this statement. Politics moves on. We all see things through our own individual point of view.

I was thinking we could use a catch-all for this topic. To kick it off, not my brand of Christianity

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 7, 2006 -> 11:13 PM) NEASC would be the regional accreditation agencies for MA. You should be able to look up Hempshire. . . , er, I mean Hampshire College on that page and see if they are regionally accredited. The general rule of thumb is to defer to the regional agencies and to not be content just with a national accreditation. Yep, right there between Greenfield Community College and some off the wall place, Harvard. From their website The Spiritual Life Center at Hampshire College provides the space and support for spiritual exploration, development, and appreciation. We seek to encourage healthy community life, interaction, and reconciliation across boundaries of ideas, possibilities, and faiths. We offer a place where students can flourish and experience the connections between mind, body, and spirit, a place where we can become fully ourselves even as we lift up and celebrate our diverse community. Click here for the Five-College Spiritual and Religious Life Website. Center for Spiritual Life , x5282 The top of Donut 5 Spiritual Life Office , x5282 Second Floor of Merrill Student Life Center Student Groups : From the Tree of Knowledge The Gathering Hampshire Christian Fellowship Hampshire College Habitat for Humanity Hampshire Unitarian Universalist Radical Action Jewish Student Union Meditation: Ananda Marga Meditation: Zen Multi-faith Student Council Pagan Collective Quakers Student Alliance for Israel Jim, this totally disproves your hypothesis. Here is the bio on one of their staffers . . . Hey I really want

We are a much more mobile society, the laws should reflect that.