drmiler: I have no problems at all with how I see Bush. But that is not the question. Again, as I said in my previous reply, these are Republicans who are trying to tell you what is wrong with what is happening, not Democrats. The point is simply this: So many in the Republican party are making negative comments about Bush. Isn't it about time you listened to them?
d3adz0mbie: You will note I am not reporting on what other democrats think. These are REPUBLICANS talking about the President, not democrats (been a long time since I heard democrats say FOX was "their network"). You think I am writing from a liberal viewpoint. I'm not. I'm saying what Republicans say about the President and ask you the question about why you believe the White House and not the people traditionally respected by the party
Another day brings still another set of reports from across the political spectrum, including FOX news this morning on the deteriorating situation in Iraq. More deaths (American servicemen numbering now into the thousands, the Iraqi death toll reported to be over 30,000) and reports of beheadings and hostages taken. A Canadian Report last night (CBC) said that less
Jonathon Ellis: You're wrong about the lawyers and insurance. Here's why: insurance is a measure of shared risk. So, malpractice insurance is a shared risk pool among doctors for the mistakes they make and the consequences of those mistakes. This is not McDonald's coffee we're talking here. The doctors could start their own malpractice insurance company the way many companies have their own private healthcare plan for employees. <BR
Everyone: One of the things people don't understand is that all news organizations are in contact with both campaigns 24/7 and shared information is a commodity everyone deals with. The question is what you can and cannot prove. In the CBS case, they probably asked the RNC for their response to the charges, got none, and made the validity of the documents content something they could believe in. CBS's mistake was that it didn't in
Draginol: One of the things you omitted in your article is the relative amount of money spent on healthcare in the world. The United States pays close to 15% of it's disposable income on healthcare versus countries like Canada and England that spend around 10%. Also, the sources of payment include both private plans (like companies) as well as government spending (like medicare). The problem is that regardless of this fact, health
Draginol: I don't think Australia has any corner on that market. Do we want to talk about boats of Jews sent home in the 1930's from the U.S.?
Muggaz: What you have in this case is the lack of perspective the Bush Administration has on reality. First, he should be denied entry if and only if he presents a "terrorist" threat to the United States. That should not mean: he has viewpoints opposing the Bush administration. Otherwise, throw John McCain and Pat Buchanan out too. That should not mean: he has supported
drmiler: Don't be ridiculous. When someone says "sometimes I feel like I'm the only one supporting the mission" that is VERY POLITICAL. She is complaining about the "choice" (which is the basis of politics) to be apathetic about what she considers important. Whether it is democrat or republican isn't the issue.
ssg geezer: Try www.optruth.org Link Don't know, works when I put it in the browser address.
drmiler: Did you look at the optruth site? As for this letter, as I saide, politics is the art of the debateable. Both viewpoints have a place.
Politics is very much the "art of the debateable." Every one is entitled to an opinion and the way we settle the conflict over viewpoints is an election (coming right up, one long election night!). But before you take the conservatives at their word over all the wonderful things we are saying we do in Iraq, I have a website you should visit. <a href="https://www.o
sandy2: He's just a hollowgram of his former self. That wasn't too good either...
It has been my contention for sometime now that the news media (both old and new) has lost touch with reality in terms of how it portrays the news as "90% spin and 10% questionable reporting" giving Americans and the world a distorted picture that is neither "fair or balanced." The upcoming debate on foreign policy (September 30th) may well be a spotlight event fo
Soltair: I don't remember commenting on Sinn Fein. If I had I would have condemned U.S. involvement in that too. The problem with U.S. foreign policy in general is that it is full of this "our freedom fighters," "your terrorists" concept. This is what is going on in Chechnya. Did you note that the Chechen rebels announced the costs of the operations? Why do you suppose they did that? One possible reason is that it is
stevendedalus: It's interesting you should say that. Russia has this history of harsh but semi-benevolent government. Did you ever see the "What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?" Python scene from Life of Brian? That is really how the Russians felt much of history. Saddam's role in Iraq was a bit more like Hitler. Hitler tried to make Germany great by expansion and international attempts to bully the rest of what the Nazi's tho
drmiler: Oy! You and I agree on something. By the way, on the issue of the deficit, you might want to look at Pete Peterson's new book Running on Empty . Peterson was Commerce Secretary under Nixon. A conservative's conservative and really gives a good all-around look at the potential crisis with the deficit. stevendedalus: It's interesting you mention Yonkers. Rochester has a $42 million deficit in the
Madine: What does the CIA have to do with asylum for the finance minister? Who do you think arranged it? Despair is much different in political circles than attention. The Russian people were relatively unaware of the rebels. The Russian press isn't exactly the New York Times and CBS. Most Russians are having a hard time with their own problems. So making them aware of the situati
stevendedalus: Excellent piece! If the voters analyzed the election in terms of the issues confronting us and the record of the candidates, they would have to look long and hard at facts that would strike fear into their hearts. We are faced with a social security system that will be phased out as part of the "throttle the beast" approach the Bush people and many Republicans take. We have medicare premiums projected to rise 37% ov
Log2000: If anything we are moving away from free speech in this country, not towards more. That may seem contradictory to being on a public site that allows opinions to be "published" such as Joe User but if you think of how we come to our opinions through the news outlets and internet more and more of said outlets say the same news over and over again. If you just look at CNN, FOX, and network websites you become hammered with the same set
Dr. Guy: There is no indication that Democrats support or would legalize any criminal act in the moral vein. Pedophiles are criminals. ("John Kerry approved this message") hehehe.
Madine: Yes, it is analagous and it is fairly well know in Palestine that CIA is involved. But these are the differences. 1) Palestinians are "financed" by the Saudis and other Middle Eastern states (I have heard they also get aid from China but never have been able to confirm). The U.S. works with the Israeli side also. 2) The Chechen rebels are desperate for help and desperate to be noticed. Palestinian terrorism is not despe
Soltair: I think you have consider the context of what we are trying to do in Chechnya first. CIA operatives are there to do what work? Support the "freedom fighters"? All opposition parties in Chechnya qualify in that regard as Russia has handpicked the country's government. So, let's start with this understanding: The opposition parties all know each other and are in contact. The CIA's work cannot be reasonably thought to involve "only
Draginol: I asked this in the previous thread, but will ask again. In reference to Killian's secretary's statement on 60 minutes, does that make a difference in this story. She claims that someone saw the original files and miscopied them but confirmed for CBS what it had already determined from other sources? Does that give the story more weight?
drmiler: He's going about it by spending your social security at Haliburton! Hope you enjoyed those non-existent meals he fed you.
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