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SHe isn't making money off the crime, she is making money off the punishment. Plus, I believe she has made restitution. And Nuke, once we start your punishments, should we send in the military to remove the President from power. I believe good old fashioned torture and capital punishment is why we are in Iraq. Or is the WMD? I keep forgetting this weeks spin.

No, you just remind me of a ring tone. At first I really like one, then after a hundred calls, the same sound just gets tiring. I know your opinion, I in fact agree with most of it. But to have it repeated over and over again, gets tiring. Why not use your notepad, type out one all encompassing post and just cut and paste each time? You will not budge one inch, any dissenting opinion is anti-semetic, the world is out to get Israel and every Jewish person in the planet. Just add it to your signature.

Man, I am chugging the coffee my the gallon.

:sleep Gee it seems like just yesterday that dozens, no hundreds, of socially inept teenagers got together in their basements to creat weird alteregos and invent a new language

Welcome Aboard and you will find the Sex, Lies, and Politics forum is a better place for this thread.

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I guess it all depends on how important hypocrisy is in this campaign. Does it matter to anyone that Cheney will support the President over his daughter?

http://www.forbes.com/2003/02/14/cx_da_0214pres.html Wealth and US Presidents. Bush in Top 10.

If watching these two doesn't give hope to every boy in America that they could grow up to be President, I don't know what will.

Looking over the list of HoF members elected the past 25 years shows a strong slant towards guys who at least played in a World Series. IMHO, both guys are a long shot right now. Frank more so than Bags (to play in a WS)

And why was FlaSoxxJim in Prague . . .

I happen to agree but the whole 1st, 2nd ballot thing to me is always a joke. Does his stats get better for the second ballot? It is easy to build an offensive case for the HoF, and when I hear the argument that DH doesn't have defense stats to factor in, I wonder how bad of a fielder would Frank have had to be to not get in? Has there been any player whose defense caused them to be a visitor at the HoF and not a display? More problematic to me, and equally worthy would be a one dimensionsal defensive player who really throws the leather and bats .250 from the #8 spot all their career. If we consider a one dimensional player (DH) shouldn't we also consider a one dimensional defense player? Perhaps a catcher with a gun and no passed balls for 10 seasons. I don't have a player in mind, just throwing it out there.

A web cam and a e-commerce site would be more profitable

Has Cheney commented on the President's desire for a constitutional amendment regarding the definition of marriage?

You are most welcome. I read what you typed and it was very good, I just couldn't find specific answers to some of my questions. I dropped those questions from the next post. Let me ask the question this way. Which was more important, spending $2.1 trillion or having a $400 billion deficit? If a $400billion deficit is good is $800 billion Grrrrrrreat!! Should there be any relationship between income and expense? Can you US go into bankruptcy, or do we have the capacity for unlimited debt? Do you see a day when we have a surplus, or will we continue to run deficits every year? Is big government the answer? Currently we have both parties trying to outspend the other with no one complaining. Vote for me and I will give you $500 of my money -- illegal. Vote for me and I will have the government borrow $500 from China and give it to you, legal!

How large of a debt are you comfortable with? Why is borrowing money better for the economy than spending what you have? If we took in $2.1 trillion, should we spend $2.4 trillion? Can the US go bankrupt?

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-billboard14.html Hmmm, new classrooms in Iraq, less programs here.

Most Americans believe that a candidates personal history, every deep dark corner, is fair game to be trotted out and explored. But how far does that reach? Spouse? Girlfriend / boyfriends? Children? Parents? Counsins? Close friends? (perhaps the most interesting, you cannot pick your relatives)

You first. How large of a debt are you comfortable with? $10 trillion? Why is borrowing money better for the economy than spending what you have? Last year we took in $1.7 trillion and spent $2.1 trillion. If we took in $2.1 should we have spent $2.4? Why does our economy only grow when the US government goes into debt? If a $400 billion deficit is good, is a $800 billion Grrrrrrrrrrreat!! Can the US ever have too much debt?

Their opinions matter more to who? OK let's have a rule that every person's opinion matters. Treat each person with respect. If you do not treat each person with respect, and there are personal attacks a mod or admin will close the thread. Oops, when we do close a thread we have a censorship thread opened in 2 seconds. So what's it going to be?

You set up the scenario of taking away that $400 billion in deficit. I thought you meant what if we didn't have those payments to make. I misunderstoof your question. We start by balancing the budget every year. That was way back in post 10 and what started this debate. We start by not spending surpluses, but by paying down the debt. You never did answer me, How large of a debt are you comfortable with? $10 trillion? Why is borrowing money better for the economy than spending what you have? Last year we took in $1.7 trillion and spent $2.1 trillion. If we took in $2.1 should we have spent $2.4? Why does our economy only grow when the US government goes into debt? If a $400 billion deficit is good, is a $800 billion Grrrrrrrrrrreat!! Can the US ever have too much debt?

I am pointing out that while it sounds very nobel to travel the globe saving people, we do not have unlimited resources of money, people, or time to do so. There is also an ethical balance that must be realized. Would you risk 1,000 US casualties to save 10 people? 100 people? 1,000 people? At what point should America jump in? Should we borrow a couple trillion dollars and solve problems everywhere? The decisions we face collectively as the US is not much different (other than scale) than we face in our personal lives. How much are we doing as individuals to help others? Would you advocate individuals borrowing $2,000 each and sending it to a starving family in China? I doubt it. Perhaps even collectively we do not have the resources to solve every tragedy in the world. No they are not being gassed. In the US they are being shot, stabbed, strangled, and starved. They are being locked in their homes, afraid to go out at night.