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A South African friend of mine, explaining the volital way Germans and other Euopeans 'debate' issues stated that their rules a very different then ours. It is nothing for them to call you all manner of swine to make a point (I had seen this 1st hand.) For them to take the gloves off means to me that our recent polarization will look downright civil in comparison. Are they in Iraq? or am I thinking of Belgium? In any event, it looks like we may have some more, and highly motivated company in kicking some butt. That is if there is anyone left when they're done with each other...

Lets put it this way. As a Republican, I am much more comfortable with Ashcroft as AG then Wolfie as SoD. He would be less devisive IMO. That should tell you something... Personally, I think Colin Powell had been kind of a waste as SoS. If Rummy leaves, how about Powell returning to his former, and successful stomping grounds?

Judas, when Mary anointed Jesus with the very expensive oils, said (to paraphrase) "we could have feed many poor with the price of this oil." And Jesus said? "The poor will be with us always, but I will be here for only a little while." Was Jesus insensitive to the poor with this answer? You know of course that he was not. Then why such an statement? Because man invariably confuses the issues of spirit with material states of being. Jesus was here to lead us to the 'kingdom of heaven' - to feed our soul's - not our bellies. That he or we would do such things is an extension of spirit born compassion, but such issues were and are secondary to the status of a man's spirit. The left continues to fail to see the significant differences between materialism and the kingdom of heaven. Giving money to the poor is somehow more Jesusonian then leading men to live and have better lives. An honest mistake, but a mistake all the same.

Amen brother.

Yeah, and the Rocky Mountains. Im in Boulder County, and although it qualifies as its own Blue state, it is staying here with the rest of Colorado. BTW, Wall Street would be its own Red state...

Jesus is not in Washington trying to torture you or anyone else. Nor is the religious right trying to attack or eliminate everyone elses religious convictions. They're just sick of everyone p&ssing on theirs. I too resented Christianity when I was younger. Then I discovered, with much effort, that true religion - a personal relationship with God - has absolutely nothing to do with the things that many seem to hate. It has everything to do, however, with making the people of this country better, and, eventually, fostering a better world to come.

Miller retired from the senate, right? Is he beyond enticing into GW's cabinet? One his several expected openings? We need more men like this in government, regardless of party.

Good work man.

Well said.

Im saying that the amazing turnout of rural, western Ohioans made it possible to take the state. The right mobilized in record numbers and made it happen for the Republicans up and down the board. And BTW, I consider this a good thing.

It is this incessant and near universal whine of the left that inspires many of us to go the other way. Keep up the good work, you and like minded people will keep a republican in the presidency for years to come.

But let us not forget the all important (now only important) predictor of presidential results - the winner of Missouri. They have ALWAYS voted for the winner.

Couldn't be put better. This election will have social and political ramifications for 10-20 years, long after the Bush clan has retired. Talk about a good time for the religious right to get po'ed and go vote!

Actually, we know exactly what Clinton would have done if America was attacked on his watch. If I am not mistaken, embassy's are considered an extension of a country's territory. We had multiple attacks on our territories in Africa during his watch. This on top of the original WTC bombing. People seem to forget this point. We should have been kicking a$$ and taking names even then. But no, Bubba's too busy getting a hummer and pardoning people like Mark Rich, one of the biggest thieves in US history. Sorry, but Bill was about being popular, not making the tough choices needed to become a true leader. Yet the Dem's cling to him like a pup to it's mother? They have no idea how much Rep's see Clinton as one of the key architects of the destruction of America's moral fabric...

Sometimes the role of a believer is to bring sanity to others. For example, he writes: I know first hand as a Republican just moved from conservative Texas back to left-wing Boulder, CO the difficulty of taking comfort in either position. In Texas I think some of my friends thought I was a closet Democrat. In Boulder I am probably regarded by some as a fascist. Honesty from within should be highly regarded. There are many of us who take no pride in siding with or explaining the idiocy or even the evil of fellow believers. He continues: To be left or right does not equate to being thoughtless or uncritical. Too many partisans are spending too much time doing damage control for the mistakes of the guy they support. How much more refreshing (and liberating) is it to be able to say to your comrades: Did not the Dem's once upon a time believe that they were the crusaders against evil and injustice? Has that position been abdicated to the hated right? Does not the author lament such a thing? Would he not embarrass Kerry in total if he were "also capable of saying this, but not without cheapening it or qualifying it." ? When we get to the point our blathering, foaming at the mouth fanaticism stands in the way of doing, thinking or standing up for what is right, then we essentially believe in nothing of consequence.

Where have all the Don Beebe's and Steve Tasker's gone? Long time.....

No, just making fun of the blind and mentally challenged.

"A new email titled 'The separate Realities of Bush and Kerry Supporters' from alg suggests that too many bong hits since the Summer of Love (U.S.A, 1967) have left the vast majority of Kerry supporters engaged in a pretty cool fantasy that John Kerry really was a war hero, is fit to be CIC, is a regular guy who won't raise taxes on the middle class and further burden small businesses costing hundreds of thousands of jobs, won't ask France for permission to protect America, and above all, is someone who has a plan. "When questioned about this seeming disconnect, many of the more lucid subjects latter confessed that 'like, dude, Bushy lost the 2000 election, and...and... Bushies want to reinstate the draft!' Further follow-up also found that most Kerry supporters fell into 2 categories: 1) those who would rather die then vote for a conservative Christian Republican, and 2) those who would rather kill someone else then vote for a conservative Christian Republican. The near universal rallying cry of the Kerry supporters - 'anybody but Bush' (or ABB for short) - left the writer pondering the meaning of the old saying 'damned by faint praise...' "And, while "The Separate Realities of Bush and Kerry Supporters" may be perversely satisfying to Democrats in its confirmation of blue-state prejudices, it carries a pretty disturbing question for all rational Americans: How can arguments based on fact prevail in a nation where so many people toke so much Jamaican?

Let me get this straight. Since Airbus warned AA that it was not a good idea to use the rudder in this way, and in this given situation (which, I take it, is normal practice for a pilot trying to keep control of an airplane) they feel absolved of responsibility? Profit motive at its grimmist. Pardon me for never wanting to be on an Airbus plane again. It is not possible to give a warning to an airline, no matter how many times, that in anyway justifies the knuckleheads who made it to not fixing it outright. Airbus: 'Gee, don't do that or your tail will fall off. Pilot: 'Oh, you mean use normal flight practices?' Bleed Airbus for all they are worth, and then buy Boeing - the finest commercial aircrafts in the world.

Here here. It is amazing to hear all this talk of the loss of our freedoms and the great right-wing conspiracy. Im still waiting to meet one of its victims (or perps.) Yet where I live (Boulder, CO) there is no shortage of bongs in use during discussions of how to take down GW. ":PFFFFFFIITTTcoughcough: Give peace a chance dude...:PFFFFFFIITTTcoughcough:" Nothing gainst pot visa vie alchohol, per say, but its use does in fact create a false sence of 'harmony' for those who fail to enter into living in the real world where one must make tough decisions. And JinM, I too have long believed that our current cultural war is really a battle between religion and secular humanism. That it is somewhat a stereo type does not negate the larger truth.

AD, I think cow is saying that if you haven't drank the Kerry-Coolaid you must be against them, and, therefore, are numbered amongst the enemy. It is good to know that so many are capable of articulating a legitimate political position....

This kinda sums up what all the fuss is about, no?

What he said.

Did someone delete my post here? If so I would like to know why. I thought it was within the bounds of good tast, but would like to know the particulars so I may avoid them in the future. Of course, at this juncture I think it was uncalled for.