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Cheney Attempting to Constrain Bush's Choices on Iran

Interesting article but I think the telling phrase is in the paragraph that starts with "There are many other components of the complex game plan that this Cheney official has been kicking around Washington." This is one guy. And as for Bush not following the Cheney scheme and making the...
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- Post #3
- Jun 1, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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If your tax exempt, don't say anything bad about a politician

"but just because his church is tax-exempt under IRS rules should not mean he cannot say what he wants about how his members vote. " I couldn't disagree with you more. You want to say, "Vote this way . . . " Fine, but don't ask for tax exemption.
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- Post #3
- Jun 1, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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The unfinished war... Afghanistan, U.S. Chinhook shot down

Aye, and it's not as bad as all that! Only five were Americans. The other two were a Canadian and a Britain. Five Americans Die in Helicopter Crash I always hate it when people write or news sources say, "So many Americans were killed." Like the rest -- say the 200 or so Afghan civilians killed...
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- Post #6
- May 30, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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I got my trusty reliable crystal ball recharged.

Shivetya, I said, "I've asked on this board many times for those who think we can win to tell us what a "victory" will look like." Thank you for serving as a perfect example of my observation. What would "victory" look like.
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- Post #7
- May 10, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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I got my trusty reliable crystal ball recharged.

Even before the war started in Iraq I -- and many others -- predicted that, "This ain't gonna work." In my opinion, it is not possible for us to bring either peace or democracy to Iraq while we're there. I've asked on this board many times for those who think we can win to tell us what a...
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- Post #2
- May 10, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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Yahoo news---Waxman may be taking the gloves off

If they didn't have the "Congressional numbers," there wouldn't be any subpoenas.
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- Post #5
- Apr 21, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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Few border-crossers are prosecuted

Boomer, I'll be back after looking up a few things. As for JS80, JS, are you aware that there is a very significant about 13%. No wall there. The same report, to which I'll link, says "Building a wall won't help." Building a wall, like so many other "simple solutions," e.g., invade Iraq, ain't...
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- Post #8
- Apr 7, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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Few border-crossers are prosecuted

BoomerD, what a great idea. Incarcerate them. Put them up in conditions better than they came from at what, $10,000, $15,000 per head. Go for it!
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- Post #3
- Apr 7, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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China focusing defense efforts on Outerspace, Cyberspace control...

China grab Taiwan? Well, of course China could make preemptive war on Taiwan if they thought it was a threat. This precedent was wonderfully established by us invading Iraq because it presented a preemptive threat.
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- Post #9
- Mar 30, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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Carry a semi-auto handgun in Canada with unsafe storage and...

Flyback, I reread. I also edited my reply. I still think Canada gets to do as it sees fit and, as I said in my edited post, I think it's pretty neat that John Honest is getting the same treatment under the law that Sam Lowlife would get. If the guy's a great guy he get's to walk? If he's a...
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- Post #6
- Mar 27, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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Carry a semi-auto handgun in Canada with unsafe storage and...

I didn't read the article, but the proposition that you get to carry a gun into Canada, semi-auto or not, with impunity strikes me as a bit arrogant. In crossing into Canada from America the Canadian border guards have ALWAYS asked me if I had a gun. The procedure is to check the gun when you go...
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- Post #2
- Mar 27, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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Back again - Craftsman Digital Multimeter Kit 82146 - more than 50% off thru April 21.

Zepper, thanks, but you forgot to mention that this on-line offer includes an AC voltage detector too. That's a device about the size of a very fat ball point pen that reports on whether AC voltage is present. I don't know the details of these things but I think they detect it by induction and...
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- Post #2
- Mar 25, 2007
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Maybe this isn't such a good idea after all

Ironwing. as you may know, primaries are a relatively recent development. (after the 60's). Before that, candidates were chosen in smoke-filled back rooms. I think that the primaries may have been a major mistake in American politics. The primaries put a premium on rejecting moderate candidates...
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- Post #16
- Mar 17, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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I don't post in here much, but i have to ask, maybe i'll learn something :)

Dug777, what if it is physically impossible to "finish what you started?" That's why so many of us were upset when the "let's invade Iraq" railroad started up. Consider this. How well has bashing Arabs worked for Israel? They'be been at it 60 years and, to me, it doesn't appear that it has...
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- Post #6
- Feb 12, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News
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Found! 1 million jobs

For a contrary view, one that says the jobless rate sucks, see Jobless rate is up on the Anandtech forum right now.
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- Post #32
- Feb 2, 2007
- Forum: Politics and News

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