I oppose the bailout, the rescue, the whatever we are going to call it today plan that rewards failure both at the corporate and personal levels. I despise the idea of the .gov dictating what a CEO can earn. Who the hell are they or anyone else to tell me how high I can rise? I equally despise the "we must" mentality to corporate welfare. Finally I don't want the .gov stepping in an arbitrarily deciding that a valid contract between a CEO and his company is summarily invalidated. Since all three of those actually conflict with each other the only …
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Phillip
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Bailouts are Anti-Constitutional. When the .gov decides to forgive every individual American who is indebted to the government no matter the debt or the reason for not paying it; then Corporate Welfare might become a good thing. I am very angry at all of the 545 People in Government right now. http://the--realist.blogspot.com/2008/08/545-people.html
Posted to Should the federal government bail out additional businesses to prevent global financial chaos?
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I don't believe that it is un-constitutional (violated IOW) but when you read the document from preamble to the last amendment you get a sense of what it's about in total. Limited Government, maximum liberty to the people, and state sovereignty are the tenets. So it is surely against the spirit if not the letter. I wish you were right because we could sue and there would be a chance of it being overturned. Instead, the commerce clause has simply been inflated...... again. Mores the pity.
Posted to Should the federal government bail out additional businesses to prevent global financial chaos?
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I oppose the bailout period. I believe that business should be minimally regulated, preferably at the local level vice the fed. Business should be darwined just like anyone else. I would like to see the various regulatory heads and the appropriate congressional committee members investigated to determine if their action or inactions are criminal. Of course what I want won't happen. I mean they have literally found congressmen with cold hard (ill gotten) cash in his fridge and didn't even get removed from office let alone jailed. Hmmmm sounds like we are essentially in agreement.
Posted to Should the federal government bail out additional businesses to prevent global financial chaos?
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I cannot believe what I am reading. The posters here are so anti-wood if you will that they fail to notice the tree let alone the forest. Those who have traveled around the world and lived in other places long enough to observe actual cultural and conditional differences please raise your hand. Those who raise their hand, and demonstrate simple integrity, will admit that the United States of America is the best place on Earth for an individual to live. This, those with integrity will admit, is the one place on Earth where you can do pretty much as you please. …
Posted to Country First
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Is it me or do some articles not offer commenting? Is there a time period where commenting is allowed? I'm starting to think I have been selectivily banned or something...... How wierd. This discussion for example. I cannot add a new comment but I can edit my old comment.
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I like the thrust of the article. I disagree with the overall tone that government has an obligation to force business into a mandated mold however. The very bottom line is that kids will reflect how they are raised. If Mom and Dad are not setting a proper example, the child is more at risk than if they were. A child whose parent or parents do not teach and practice fundamental right and wrong is easy prey for those elements that lead to crime and entrapment in the ghettos. A child taught personal responsibility, and held to a moral standard by …
Posted to No Jobs Make Mean Streets
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James, thanks for the response and more importantly; A civil response. I am not conservative, nor liberal. I am independent. Not "an independent" since that implies I am merely a member of another political faction. Instead I prefer to consider myself to be open minded and reasonable. My son, 22, worked for Wal-Mart for two years. It is an entry level, low responsibility position. As a cashier his decisions had no effect on the state of business. His diligence merely required him to scan the item and request the customer to pay. Any issue other than that required him to notify …
Posted to No Jobs Make Mean Streets
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Local governments can make matters complicated. Let em. A city councilman is far more likely to bump into the results of his/her meddling and machinations while shopping than a US Senator. The further you are from the people your edicts have an effect on...... the more likely you are to not consider the effect in the first place. Phil, your first comment is not so at all, I’ve seen many “good families” succum to the violence of the streets. Never said they couldn't. What I said was:
A child taught personal responsibility, and held to a moral standard by parents who …
Posted to No Jobs Make Mean Streets
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Actually MeatwadGetsIt I said both. It actually appears that we are both on the same side. I don't like the .gov butting into my affairs be they personal or business.
Posted to No Jobs Make Mean Streets
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I was really into what seemed like a well written and unbiased story that had legal education, current events, and a tie in with things gone wrong with government. It's too bad the author could not maintain that stance and had to gratuitously toss in the the typical liberal hate mongering. "The revolving door also swung Randall Lutter into the post of FDA deputy commissioner for policy, where he defended the agency’s embrace of preemption before Congress. Lutter was a member of the ExxonMobil-funded, global warming-denying Annapolis Center. He was also resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think …
Posted to High Court May Immunize Big Pharma
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Robert, I am a bit amazed that you would categorize the GOP Pep Rally as "hateful" and then comparing them to Nazis. I will not attempt a point-by-point rebuttal since each item is worthy of a full on discussion on its' own merits. But, when it comes to partisan hate, bias in the media, and blatant disrespect for ones opponent then the only polite response is: "Pot, meet Kettle" That first amendment is a real pain isn't it? And, protesters would not get arrested if they stuck to the limits imposed by the same first amendment to wit: "or the right …
Posted to A Post-Rational Society?
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I love the cheery left leaning spin. D baby. Always D.
Posted to What is your opinion of Sarah Palin?
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LOLOLOL E baby. E
Posted to What is your opinion of Sarah Palin?
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Ya know it is interesting that everyone says they are the ones the MSM is biased against. Let's get real, the MSM tried to skewer Palin. Let's get real, the MSM Pilloried the Bush admin over body armor and unarmored hummers while Obama clearly states that he will reduce combat systems acquisitions. No MSM coverage other than a quickie sound byte there. More Reality: The current nationalisation of the mortgage industry is drawing huge MSM attention. Yet, the prominent pols who benifited most from Fanny/Freddy are barely mentioned. IF they were independent or republican, every outlet in existance would call for …
Posted to What is your opinion of Sarah Palin?
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I don't believe the poll was intended to be anything but a biased question designed to elicit discussion. Personally, I see the conventions as a huge waste of time fraught with obvious pandering by lobbyists, combined with the worlds largest pep rally. There is a reason they do them before the NFL season kickoff y know.
Posted to Do modern political conventions actually matter?
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I voted Republican from 1982 thru Y2K+4. I have torn up my card and am now independent. It isn't so much social issues that concern me as it is the continued intrusion into my life by the .gov. In that respect, the Republicans are becoming, well, Democrats. There are are ever more outrages being perpetrated. For instance, both parties still support the income tax. While they both talk about tax reform the only difference is the percentage and bracket. It is still the income tax and the IRS is still the most feared .gov agency in the USA. Then there is …
Posted to Jumping Ship
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JROTC is an excellent program that provides far more in benefits than simply an opportunity to join the service. Most of the JROTC groups where I live are actually in a public school and not a full time military academy. I think they get the best of both worlds.
Posted to No JROTC Left Behind
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I have to echo broncomaniac's sentiment. My daughter was in AFJROTC in high school here in TX. Had she or any other "Cadet" acted as DavinVails described they would have been drummed out quick, fast, and in a hurry.
Posted to No JROTC Left Behind
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I personally believe the second option is justification for demanding the third option. In no way do I support the fed having any say whatsoever in any lifestyle choices made by legal adults.
Posted to Should the drinking age be lowered to 18?
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I understand that the author is an AntiBush zeleot just as the group that was "decrying Dudley as an “anti-regulation zealot.”". The opposite side of this coin is that the government is too big, too intrusive, there are too many regulations, congress is out of control no matter which party is in power, and bush slowed the rate of additional regulation by a quarter. Good Job. Please remember that regulation has the practical effect of law without the debates, committee process, or in many cases the executive approval. Which means that petty functionaries can make the rules that destroy peoples lives. …
Posted to Feeding the Beast
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I guess I am supposed to be offended that a professional journalist referred to my comment as "asinine". Sorry, my skin is thicker than that. But, let's remember that according to the boss of the last paper I wrote for, a reporter is supposed to be objective. I realise that standards have slipped since 80-82 when I wrote for a high school paper. And, you don't have to worry about getting a C- for partisan talking points in a liberal publication. So, we can cut the author a break since this is how he put food on his table. Just a …
Posted to Feeding the Beast
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1. Nobody said not to also blame congress.
By not blaming Congress you are exempting them.2. Science does operate on a majority rules basis. Its called peer review. (What’s GW?)
It would be more accurate to say that "Scientific publications operate on a majority agrees basis called peer review". Of course that doesn't address the point that proof is independent of consensus or majority opinions. GW = Global Warming of course.3. See 1.
See ones response.4. I don’t care about anyone’s weekend.
Really, and I thought it was the right that was uncaring...Posted to Feeding the Beast
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Wangle, My reading list is large and diverse. However, based on a review of the abstract located here I have place your recommended text on the list. Currently it falls in behind Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria? and other conversations about race. by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph. D. which is immediately behind A Different Mirror A History of Multicultural America by Ronald Takaki. Hopefully your suggestion will explain how consensus via peer review = reproducible proof. The problem is that peer review is fraught with everything that any other form of examination is encumbered …
Posted to Feeding the Beast
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What an amusing cluster of half-baked responses to a well researched article. Let’s look at a couple of them:
Do tell.Big Government = Bad Government: This is a classic ruse by right-wing apologists whose goal is to eliminate any government that gets in the way of private profit.
You do know what "assume" spells out right? I presume that I am one of the right wing apologists? By and large the government is not nearly as efficient at providing a service as a profit driven company is. And, the bigger the government the more likely your individual liberties are …Posted to Feeding the Beast
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Glad to hear that the book is good. Don't ruin it by giving away the ending.
Posted to Feeding the Beast
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Wow. Misogyny seems to be the word of the day both in the article and in the comments. I would like to try and allay some of the obvious fear being shown here. First, we don't hate women. Second, ten percent of any group doesn't deserve to be in the group. Actually, todays military tends to be superior to the civilians they serve in several measurable ways. They are better educated, have less of a criminal history, and are far more steeped in honor, courage, commitment and tradition than your average civilian. Additionally they cope better under stress and are more …
Posted to Why Soldiers Rape
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I'm sorry I overlooked this.
Wow, Phillip, I guess we just went overboard using strange words like “misogyny” and getting all hysterical about women’s problems. Let me apologize for all the veterans here who have been so mistaken. (I think you’ll find that’s most of the commenters here.)
Apology accepted. I'm glad that you recognize how large an obstacle to communication and problem resolution is when excessive hyperbole is used.How dare you brush this away as baseless fear when you aren’t the one with a very real prospect of being raped by your comrades or superior officers.
Interesting you …Posted to Why Soldiers Rape
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Hi there ArmyVet, Believe it or not I get what you are saying. The example was from my own days as a recruit (1982 Parris Island). I simply do not buy into that as a deep influence on a normal persons outlook. People are either worthy or not worthy based on their own actions. FWIIW, the Marine Corps banned that form of "verbal abuse" in 1986 if memory serves. And, following the tailhook scandal, HQ USMC initiated gender specific team based training that is required at both the individual and unit level on an annual basis. Please note that I cannot …
Posted to Why Soldiers Rape
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"I think that is the problem: we read a press release and think things have changed. HOW do we KNOW they are recieving the training? " I know it for a fact because I underwent it, I also conducted some of it. As a Company First Sergeant I dealt with the issue and ensured that it was handled within the regs. As an aside, one of the women in my company was raped. We placed the rapist in the brig for his own protection. The other Marines, mostly male, would have cheerfully torn him limb from limb long before the court …
Posted to Why Soldiers Rape
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Hi Armyvet. I typed out a really good post that went to cyber never-never land. I wonder if I am being censored? Or, just paranoid? I never denied that there were problems. My point is that when individuals commit a crime they are to be held accountable. My experience spans a couple of decades and I never observed a chain-of-command that ignored or disparaged a legitimate complaint. I cannot speak for the other services. But, the Marines have made bold improvements and set in place mechanisms both in the chain of command and independent of it. Considering that the US Military …
Posted to Why Soldiers Rape
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The anti-choice position seeks to control what woman do with their bodies - against their interests, and against the interests of their children. It’s a position that kills people. It is always sexist, whether held by a man or a woman.
Until McCain, or any other man for that matter, grows a vagina, a set of ovaries and starts giving birth, he has no right over a woman’s decision to do whatever she needs to her body.
For starters, let's get all our labels in order please. Literally speaking the argument is about abortion, not choice. I am pro choice. …Posted to McSexist
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I come to this argument late since today I am resting and playing with my grand daughter. Hope someone reads this and decides that it may be worthy. I won't attack the writer since the piece is clearly labeled as viewpoint or oped. But, I would like to ask her or those that agree with her a few questions to gauge their mindset. First; Do the police exist to protect society at large or to serve as individual citizens personal security details? Next; Does it logically follow that one who commits murder would observe a gun ban? Finally; Why is it …
Posted to Gun-toters in La-La Land
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if the modalities of a gun ban are in place a murderer will have no choice but to observe a gun ban because guns will not be available.
1. The fact, state, or quality of being modal. 2. A tendency to conform to a general pattern or belong to a particular group or category. 3. Logic. The classification of propositions on the basis of whether they assert or deny the possibility, impossibility, contingency, or necessity of their content. Also called mode. 4. modalities The ceremonial forms, protocols, or conditions that surround formal agreements or negotiations: “[He] grew so enthusiastic about …
Posted to Gun-toters in La-La Land
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if we don’t believe governments can effect change is the attempt to bring a democratic government to Iraq a legitamate policy option
No one has asserted that government cannot effect change IIRC. My argument is that the right to keep and bear arms is as sacred as free speech or religious freedom. Or privacy, or [fill in your favorite civil liberty here]. If you wish to redirect the conversation you will have to do better than simple avoidance.Me thinks a gun ban would be considerably easier ,less costly and ultimately more pleasing.
While we are at it we can ban …Posted to Gun-toters in La-La Land
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