PastaJoe

Actually our kids and grandkids are bailing us out. Since we're already in deficit spending, any further spending like the $1 billion we're giving to rebuild the country of Georgia, we have to borrow from the Chinese and any other country who wants to make us further indebted to them.

"She doesn't have any foreign policy credentials," Hagel said Wednesday in an interview. "You get a passport for the first time in your life last year? I mean, I don't know what you can say. You can't say anything." "I think they ought to be just honest about it and stop the nonsense about, 'I look out my window and I see Russia and so therefore I know something about Russia,'" he said. "That kind of thing is insulting to the American people." "I think it's a stretch to, in any way, to say that she's got the experience to be president of the United States," Hagel said. http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835...;u_sid=10435997

It's semantics; the proper wording would be that 95% of Americans will not have their taxes increase, and of those that pay taxes, they will get a tax cut. A flat tax is regressive against lower income taxpayers; someone making $50k and paying 20% in taxes is going to feel the impact much more in basic spending needs (home, food, gas, healthcare, education) than someone making $5 million.

Voters could still write-in their choices, but it would make it more confusing, and could suppress voter turnout which could affect down-ticket candidates in Texas.

The problem in this case is the subpoena was issued by the legislature, not a judge, and therefore if it's ignored it takes a vote by the full legislature to hold them in contempt. And isn't it convienient that they don't come back until January, so it will get kicked down the road until after the election. Politicians never learn that the coverup usually ends up worse than what they did, it makes it look like they're trying to hide something. If there's nothing to hide, then cooperate.

Who's whining, I'm just stating the fact that there are many conservatives on the other stations that some think are left wing. I prefer to watch shows that have different perspectives. I don't agree with much of Pat Buchanon's ideas, but he is honest and factual when talking about the candidates.

From the second guy (who's desperate for a QB), he wants to package Tomlinson & David Garrard and maybe a 3rd player for either Romo or Rodgers. How can you pass up the chance to get Tomlinson for your backup QB? Even if he's got a toe injury, there's too much upside. Then you just ride Romo all season except for the bye week.

Look at the puff piece interview that Shammity just did with Palin. That wasn't a hard-hitting interview, it was a conservative mutual admiration society. Earlier this year the White House admitted that they forwarded talking points to some of the talk show hosts on Fox. And MSNBC does have regular conservative contributors, such as Joe Scarborough and Pat Buchanon, and every night there's some Republican/conservative spokesperson on Hardball. This Week on ABC has George Will on every week.

Syracuse needs someone who has experience recruiting on the East Coast. I heard yesterday that SU only has 4 players committed to coming to play for them next year.

Godzilla keeps destroying their infrastructure, and they can't keep up with rebuilding it.

Or a bipartisan committee could be formed to come to a compromise on how to resolve it, as has been done in the past. Like I said, if private accounts are such a great idea, why isn't McCain making it a campaign issue when everyone is focused on the market? Seems like a great time to push such a great idea.

Nice of you to diss on the 95% of working Americans who in your opinion just sit on their butts while the 5%ers do all the heavy lifting.

The Republicans don't want Bush acting presidential and going on national television explaining to the nation what has happened and what's being done about it. It would remind everyone who's been in charge during all this, and that it would be more of the same if McCain was president, since he was such an advocate for deregulation (before this week of course, when he had an epiphany). Have you noticed you don't hear Repubs pushing for private accounts for Social Security lately? Imagine the uproar among the AARP crowd if that was in effect now. Dems would be well served to remind voters of that great idea.

When they lose, they'll drop her like a hot potatoe, err, potato.

Was Dan Quayle the frontrunner in 1996? I think the names that would be talked about that didn't run this year would be Haillie Barber, Newt Gingritch, Charlie Christ, or Tom Ridge.

I hope McCain uses them in a commerical. "John McCain can relate to blue collar workers. He's endorsed by Lynn Forester de Rothschild, wife of international banker Sir Evelyn de Rothschild. Sir Evelyn and Lynn know your pain." Talk about elitism! Hah!

The neo-cons decided to retire it once it hit 214.

She already did that, she listed Ireland as one of the countries she visited to puff up her foreign policy creds, even though it was just a refueling stop.

The Repugs would have spun it as, "see Hillary and Palin are there together, so Hillary women you should support Palin".

She's on a mission from God, don't cha know.

And while he met with real world leaders, she'll be wandering around in the Hall of Presidents shaking hands with the animatronic Ronald Reagan. Hopefully she won't shoot the animatronic Teddy Roosevelt just because he was in the Bull Moose Party.

"Vice President Palin, when President McCain asked you send that sensitive diplomatic e-mail to Putin, he didn't expect you to post it on your MySpace page."

It's reported that McCain will be taking Palin to the United Nations so she can meet foreign leaders or ambassadors. So goes the foreign policy Cliff note campaign. What's next, a ride on the It's a Small World exhibit at Disneyworld, and a tour of Epcot?

Funny, I thought Bush took office in January 2001 and was in charge of defending the country. What radical departure from Clinton's policies regarding terrrorism did he take before 9/11, other than Cheney dismissing Clinton administration officials terrorist briefings and wanting to concentrate on Iraq? The Repubs got what they wanted; president and control of Congress, lower taxes, deregulation, and a war in Iraq to spread democracy in the Middle East. How's that all worked out?

That would be like blaming a dog without lipstick for chasing it's tail; it doesn't know any better.