8. Who sets the salary of members of Congress? How is it done? What is the current salary? List five fringe benefits of members of Congress?
9. List two privileges of members of Congress? (Article 1, Section 6)
10. Describe the politics of incumbency and list five advantages of the incumbent.
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House of Representatives
1. How many seats are there in the House
2. How is this determined?
3. How many representatives does the Constitution guarantee each State?
4. How long is a term in the House?
5. Why did the framers provided for such a short term?
6. When and how does reapportionment take place? When will the next one occur?
7. Describe two ways state legislature have abused the redistricting power?
8. Today, how many persons are represented on average by a member of the House?
9. List three formal and one traditional qualification for House members.
Senate
1. How many Senators are there?
2. How is that determined?
3. How were Senators chosen prior to 1913? How did the 17th amendment change this?
4. What is the term of a Senator?
5. How many terms expire every year?
6. Why are not all Senators up for re-election at the same time?
7. How else, aside from election, can one become a Senator? Is this different than from the House?
8. List three formal qualifications for Senators.
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CURRENT FACTS %26amp; TIDBITS
1. What is the median age of members of the House? Of the Senate?
2. How many women serve in the House? In the Senate?
3. How many African-Americans in the House? In the Senate?
4. How many Hispanics in the House? In the Senate?
5. How many Asian and Pacific Islanders in the House? In the Senate?
6. Identify by name, state, and party the first African-American woman to serve in the Senate?
7. Identify by name, state, and party the first Native-American to serve in the Senate?
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ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS
1. What are the purposes of committees?
2. Name four kinds of committee in Congress and provide authority of each.
3. Identify the key committees in the House. The Senate.
4. List changes that occurred in the 1970s that made Congress more democratic.
5. Identify the function that party affiliation plays in the organization of Congress.
6. How are lawmakers assigned to committees?
7. What is the seniority system and how has this system declined in importance?
8. Explain the effect committee reform has had on the organization of Congress.
9. Provide three reasons for the growth in the number of congressional staff.
10. What are the four important support agencies for Congress? Describe the services of each.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCESS
1. Define
Bills: public, private Resolutions: simple, joint, concurrent
2. Who may introduce a bill in the House? In the Senate?
3. How are they introduced in the House? In the Senate?
4. Who refers bills to committees in the House? The Senate?
5. Provide an example of a hearing, mark-up and rider.
6. Contrast the regulation of floor debate in the House and Senate. What is a filibuster and when is it used? What is cloture? How do you get it?
7. When is a conference committees formed? What is its job? Why does either house seldom reject this committee檚 report?
8. What options does the President have upon receiving a measure passed by Congress?
9. Analyze the path a bill takes through both houses of Congress and note how and where it may be stopped. (see page 304 for a useful chart.)
10. Identify those factors that help explain why a member of Congress votes as he or she does.
11. Other than that of legislator, identify six roles of members of Congress.
12. Study the powers of Congress as found in Article I, Section 8 and elsewhere in the Constitution. Differentiate between legislative and non-legislative powers. What powers has Congress taken on that are not provided for in the Constitution?GOVERNMENT HELP PLEASE :)?Answer to D; All of the above;
Do your own homework, Lazy Kid!
Friday, June 3, 2011
I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?
I've checked three or four different websites that end in .gov, and managed to find out what party I'm affiliated with (none), but I couldn't figure out how to change to a Democratic affiliation so I can vote in the primary. I've never registered with one party or the other -- how do I go about this?I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?Do I declare my political party affiliation when I register?
No. Under Ohio law, your political party affiliation is determined by the ballot you cast in a partisan primary election.
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/PublicAff
Cindy
Ohio Reference Librarian
PS. If I remember correctly, the last time I voted in a primary, they asked me which party's ballot I wanted. If that is permanent or was just because the law changed IDK. Call your county board of elections.I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?The post office should have a voter registration form.I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?go to your dmv or to your town hall and see what they have you listed as. if you are not a democrat, tell them you want to change the listing...you may be listed but as an independent, which is usually what they list you as if you have not declared a particular party, which they do in my state anyway.I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?Register here: http://www.cpusa.orgI'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?try the DMV or city hall.I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?Go to this address and register, its the Democrat National Committee website, http://www.dnc.orgI'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?Why dip your toes in the water, when you can just dive right in!
http://www.cpusa.org/
No. Under Ohio law, your political party affiliation is determined by the ballot you cast in a partisan primary election.
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/PublicAff
Cindy
Ohio Reference Librarian
PS. If I remember correctly, the last time I voted in a primary, they asked me which party's ballot I wanted. If that is permanent or was just because the law changed IDK. Call your county board of elections.I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?The post office should have a voter registration form.I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?go to your dmv or to your town hall and see what they have you listed as. if you are not a democrat, tell them you want to change the listing...you may be listed but as an independent, which is usually what they list you as if you have not declared a particular party, which they do in my state anyway.I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?Register here: http://www.cpusa.orgI'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?try the DMV or city hall.I'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?Go to this address and register, its the Democrat National Committee website, http://www.dnc.orgI'm in Ohio -- how do I register as a democrat?Why dip your toes in the water, when you can just dive right in!
http://www.cpusa.org/
I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?
One thing and only one thing makes me vote for Obama -- miserable economy.
Fact is that US economy right now is in a HORRIFIC state. Whatever led to the economic collapse, must be CHANGED. It means cleaning the house and voting out all incumbents regardless of party affiliation.
Bottom line is the collapse of economy happened under Bush watch. No one can spin that out, no matter how much they try. This proves that Bush economic policy of %26quot;trickle down economy%26quot; and various other agendas have failed.
Unfortunately Mccain votes 90% of the time with Bush. He wants to follow the very same trickle down economy of Bush and wants to continue the Bush style of government. That is totally unacceptable.
He refuses to make drastic changes from Bush economic policies and keeps making the case that Obama's new direction and change is disastrous. The problem is that you cannot declare anything as failure until it has been tested. Obama plan has never been tested or tried, so it is not fair to say its failure or disastrous. That can only be said, if Obama gets the chance to prove himself.
And Mccain's plan is clear- to continue on path of Bush?
I'd rather give Obama the chance then to continue Bush path under Mccain.
Failed strategy cannot go on for the next 4 years. GOP must be punished for failing the economy.
I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?GREAT DECISION. You can always tell how a person will run the country, by how they run their campaign.
ADD: Don't listen to these nut-jobs running around talking about socialism. Many don't even know what it means.
AKA: Do you really want to go into substance? REALLY do you really want to go there?I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?very good choice. obama has great ideas and a clear mind. I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?This would make Michelle proud to be an American
and you would not want her not to be proud to be an American?
I know I amI was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Nah, it just following the crowd to socialism.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?in my honest opinion yes it is a good decision. the republican economic philosophy of %26quot;trickle down%26quot; just doesn't work. just because the rich get richer doesn't mean the middle class and poor will become more wealthy as well. the economy and sarah palin are the two main reasons why i am not voting republican.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?No
All of your points are incorrect.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?yes!! that is exactly why i am voting for him! who wants 4 more years os bushism?I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?It is your vote and I respect your choice. Obama will fix the economy even though he has never operated a budget or ran a business in his life, probably not. I have little faith in either candidate, but full faith in America.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?What a loaded question.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?I don't even support McCain, but your logic is flawed and your ignorance is shining at full beam.
I really don't know where to begin with your mess of an argument.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Simple facts - Bushed messed up the economy, Palin and McCain vote with Bush.
What else do we need to know?I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?I'd agree that it is a good decision. The greed of capitalism and deregulated markets has allowed the current global financial crisis. Obama should bring innovation and new ideas to the table.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Based on what you said, yes you made the right choice. You see failure in the past and want to correct it. Doing the same thing over and over will not fix the problem.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?%26quot;It means cleaning the house and voting out all incumbents regardless of party affiliation.%26quot;
Weren't Barack Obama and Joe Biden also part of the problem? Where were they while all of this was going on? I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?You do realize that we have a majority of democrats in senate that got voted in under the premise of CHANGE. Dont' believe all the hype. We have always had greedy people in wall street and Bush did not make them be greedy and Obama is not going to make people stop being greedy. The market will bounce back when people stop being scared.
Don't you remember the democrats getting voted in saying %26quot;change%26quot;??..gas was like 2.30 then.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?For the last time Bush did not start the crisis, it was Clinton. Bush just didn't do anything about it. John McCain is NOT Bush. You either vote yes, no, or don't vote. It's not like their is a lot of room for McCain to disagree. McCain voted with the Republican Party just like Obama always voted with the Democratic Party. And of course John McCain is sort of unpopular with his party because he does disagree with them on some key issues. Obama on the other hand never challenges his own party. So who should you vote for? They both suck if you ask me and both of them are running campaigns to distract you the voter from realizing that they don't really have solid solutions. John McCain with Obama's inexperience and then after the Palin choice with the Bill Ayers nonsense, and Obama with the McCain is Bush's clone bullcrap.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?I'd reason it is. why? because after 8 years of bush I became leery of the republican agenda. If I knew anything about the 3rd party candidate (which I'm doubting there is one at this point) I would've voted in that boat, but since that's not the case I'd go Obama too.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?No that is not a good decision.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yga7TlsA-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaABV1CWXI was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?If you don't mind being a socialist. If you don't mind your kids going on a field trip to see their queer teacher marry anouther queer. If you don't mind your kids being taught that everything their country stands for is evil, then vote foor him.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Yes, you are right.
GRIP - Get Rid of Incumbent Politicians! I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?regardless of who I am voting for.. these reasons seem poorly backed and general.... i think you need to do more research.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?good choice.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?So you are going to vote for two of them that are responsible for our economy crises??????? Sure that makes sense to those who lack understanding and research skills.
McCain is NOT responsible for this mess, he and other Republicans tried over and over again to bring a bill to correct the mess the Democrats caused. The Dem's filibuster, when the Rep's were in the majority, and when the Dem's came into control they were the once who chose what comes to the floors of both houses.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?i really admire your way of thinking. I STRONGLY SAY THAT OBAMA IS THE THE BEST CHOICE FOR AMERICA AFTER BUSH'S CRUELTY. I THINK MC CAIN WANTS TO CONTINUE THE PATH OF BUSH TO SPOIL AMERICA. ALL THE MC CAIN VOTERS PLEASE DO NOT CONSIDER THIS MESSAGE.
i am sure obama will do his best to make america a better country.
I DO NOT AGREE THAT OBAMA DOES NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE.
IT IS GOVERNOR PALIN WHO DOES NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?%26quot;Whatever led to the economic collapse, must be CHANGED. It means cleaning the house and voting out all incumbents regardless of party affiliation.%26quot;
BRAVO.............
Off goes Obama, Biden, McCain, Palosi, Dodd, Frank and so on............
Voting for Independent
I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?I guess what you need to ask yourself is this;
can I actually replay all the tapes and still think that Obama isnt lying to me?
If so, vote for him and see what happens.
Personally, I recommend you LOOK at all of his interviews, speaches and voting record and see if he has told the truth. I wont say if he has or hasnt, but if you really wanna know - just go back and look. MOST people can tell when they are being lied to. It takes a little more savvy to know if you are being lied to based on what he can deliver on- but in HIS case, you should be able to see if he is honest or just full of hot air.
Of course, this is ONLY if you arent sure. Most Obama supporters had their mind made up 4 years ago- they were voting for a Democrat no matter what. Then came this marketable Obama, who, along with Hillary- would have never made it through the primaries if he wasnt black and if she wasnt a woman, she wouldnt have been a top runner either.
If Obama and Clinton were both white men- based on their politics and their experience, they would have been beaten in the primaries by just about everyone they ran against. If Obama, and Hillary were both white men- John Edwards would probably be the one running against McCain right now. Hillary and Obama would have came in last place with Richardson right there with them, then Gravel and Kucinich better yet- with Edwards being the primary choice of the Democrats.
But if grasshoppers had .45's - birds wouldnt mess with them!I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?The only good vote is a well informed vote. If you have put in the time to do your homework, then you have made a good vote.
By homework I mean,
Worked as a volunteer at both (all) Campaign HQs in your area.
Go, volunteer to work for Obama, Knock on doors, talk to people, see what their concerns are, learn the truth about what Dems want for USA.
Then do the same for McCain campaign HQ in your area.
Then any others that may have campaign HQs in your area.
Tell them all you are fact finding and want to learn all you can about where they stand by getting involved in elections.
If you vote based only on what you have seen or heard, (without getting involved) you have not done your homework.
If you only vote for one side because you are afraid of what would happen with the other side, you have become an enemy to our Nation and should be deported.
Being an informed voter is a responsibility you should take very seriously. If you vote for someone without knowing all of the facts, you are in essence committing an act of Terrorism against this country.
The real issue this country needs to address is the apathy and ignorance of the voting public, not the economy, not racial issues, not any of the mud either side slings at each other.
It is the fact that, %26quot;The fundamentals of our Apathy are strong%26quot;,is what is hurting our Nation. Remember, our Nation is in trouble, and only an informed vote is acceptable.
Everything you said above is not GOP or Dem fault, it is the fault of those who elected them .
I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?It really depends on how you view change;
Voting with Bush 90% or the time means nothing...
Obama's experience means nothing...
Do you believe that giving away money to lower income families will boost the economy at the expense of higher business taxes (higher costs of goods and possible job cuts) - %26quot;trickle up%26quot; - Obama
or do you believe reducing corporate taxes will create jobs and improve the economy (though the poor will not get as much money) - %26quot;trickle down%26quot; - McCain
Do you believe in significantly raising taxes on the wealthy to provide to those who do not pay taxes a credit, while giving the middle class a tax reduction is fair - Obama
Do you believe we can afford to spend an addition $860B for new programs and over $1trillion in healthcare over 10 years based on the current deficit? - Obama
Do you believe in a strong military and safe borders also at high cost in the current deficit - McCain
Are you pro-life - McCain or Pro-Choice - Obama
The both want alternative energy, education reform, etc.
Personally, I see Obama's plans as socialist and too much government for the country. I do not want the government controlling every aspect of my life... and I would like to be wealthy someday. But it is really up to you.
I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Stop being a dog and follow common sense.
Basic facts. THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT CONTROL THE ECONOMY! They have even very little to do with the monetary policy.
LIberals (Democrats) have created a welfare state. Their need to equalize everything has led to our current situation. Fanny and Freddie were forced into giving loans to people who did not qualify for them simply based on their lesser economic status and in most cases their skin color. This is a easy way to control votes. Even looking at it now, the Democrats are very pleased with their bailout plan that will create a situation where people who should be back in apartments and out of homes they can't afford and allowing them to make a ton of money in the future when they sell their subsidized home. Since the poor don't pay taxes the Democrats will take more from the rich.
If you think Obama is going to be different than Bush when it comes to spending... think twice. Our spending now is based on a war economy. When Obama pulls out the troops that money will simply be spent on social programs. Obama has already admitted his spending will not be lessened. The more money we print to bail us out the more debt we will be in and the lower the value of the dollar which makes places like the Arab states even richer in comparison.
Please explain to me.... what is Bush's economic policy? Did he create pressure for Fanny and Freddie to give out loans that could never be paid? Did he ask for higher taxes to slow our growth? Did Bush stop job creation in sectors like energy because of fears of global warming? Does Bush support unions that boost wages for jobs that can be done for far less and there for force companies to leave the US and go where it's cheaper? Did he increase capital gains taxes so those who do get money from taking risks might reconsider their returns and not venture into new companies?
NO he did not. Obama will and you will see a depression quickly appear if not a serious recession like Clinton left us with on his way out.
Your statement of %26quot;you cannot declare anything as failure until it has been tested%26quot; is simply an uneducated one. With this as your argument then I guess Bush simply did not try doing enough things and hope that the odds of failure would be lessened by the mere amount of things he tried.
The president can do very little without the approval of Congress. In the first 6 out of 8 years of Bush we had unprecedented growth. Some of the lowest unemployment numbers ever (and even with it now only hitting around 5 or 6% we are still far better than any other country out there). Only the last 2 years and the pounding beat of doom and gloom from Pelosi and the Democrats who now control the congress and thus our budgets and our over spending has left us with our current situation. You are about to put the very people who created, supported and drove this process in power of fixing it and they will totally f*ck it up.
Too many Americans are sheep. You don't need the government to watch you. You need to take care of yourselves and be motivated to be better and not wait around for the next handout, even if it is a house you can't pay for and I can only imagine you will need free landscaping vouchers eventually too!
Fact is that US economy right now is in a HORRIFIC state. Whatever led to the economic collapse, must be CHANGED. It means cleaning the house and voting out all incumbents regardless of party affiliation.
Bottom line is the collapse of economy happened under Bush watch. No one can spin that out, no matter how much they try. This proves that Bush economic policy of %26quot;trickle down economy%26quot; and various other agendas have failed.
Unfortunately Mccain votes 90% of the time with Bush. He wants to follow the very same trickle down economy of Bush and wants to continue the Bush style of government. That is totally unacceptable.
He refuses to make drastic changes from Bush economic policies and keeps making the case that Obama's new direction and change is disastrous. The problem is that you cannot declare anything as failure until it has been tested. Obama plan has never been tested or tried, so it is not fair to say its failure or disastrous. That can only be said, if Obama gets the chance to prove himself.
And Mccain's plan is clear- to continue on path of Bush?
I'd rather give Obama the chance then to continue Bush path under Mccain.
Failed strategy cannot go on for the next 4 years. GOP must be punished for failing the economy.
I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?GREAT DECISION. You can always tell how a person will run the country, by how they run their campaign.
ADD: Don't listen to these nut-jobs running around talking about socialism. Many don't even know what it means.
AKA: Do you really want to go into substance? REALLY do you really want to go there?I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?very good choice. obama has great ideas and a clear mind. I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?This would make Michelle proud to be an American
and you would not want her not to be proud to be an American?
I know I amI was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Nah, it just following the crowd to socialism.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?in my honest opinion yes it is a good decision. the republican economic philosophy of %26quot;trickle down%26quot; just doesn't work. just because the rich get richer doesn't mean the middle class and poor will become more wealthy as well. the economy and sarah palin are the two main reasons why i am not voting republican.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?No
All of your points are incorrect.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?yes!! that is exactly why i am voting for him! who wants 4 more years os bushism?I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?It is your vote and I respect your choice. Obama will fix the economy even though he has never operated a budget or ran a business in his life, probably not. I have little faith in either candidate, but full faith in America.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?What a loaded question.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?I don't even support McCain, but your logic is flawed and your ignorance is shining at full beam.
I really don't know where to begin with your mess of an argument.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Simple facts - Bushed messed up the economy, Palin and McCain vote with Bush.
What else do we need to know?I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?I'd agree that it is a good decision. The greed of capitalism and deregulated markets has allowed the current global financial crisis. Obama should bring innovation and new ideas to the table.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Based on what you said, yes you made the right choice. You see failure in the past and want to correct it. Doing the same thing over and over will not fix the problem.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?%26quot;It means cleaning the house and voting out all incumbents regardless of party affiliation.%26quot;
Weren't Barack Obama and Joe Biden also part of the problem? Where were they while all of this was going on? I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?You do realize that we have a majority of democrats in senate that got voted in under the premise of CHANGE. Dont' believe all the hype. We have always had greedy people in wall street and Bush did not make them be greedy and Obama is not going to make people stop being greedy. The market will bounce back when people stop being scared.
Don't you remember the democrats getting voted in saying %26quot;change%26quot;??..gas was like 2.30 then.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?For the last time Bush did not start the crisis, it was Clinton. Bush just didn't do anything about it. John McCain is NOT Bush. You either vote yes, no, or don't vote. It's not like their is a lot of room for McCain to disagree. McCain voted with the Republican Party just like Obama always voted with the Democratic Party. And of course John McCain is sort of unpopular with his party because he does disagree with them on some key issues. Obama on the other hand never challenges his own party. So who should you vote for? They both suck if you ask me and both of them are running campaigns to distract you the voter from realizing that they don't really have solid solutions. John McCain with Obama's inexperience and then after the Palin choice with the Bill Ayers nonsense, and Obama with the McCain is Bush's clone bullcrap.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?I'd reason it is. why? because after 8 years of bush I became leery of the republican agenda. If I knew anything about the 3rd party candidate (which I'm doubting there is one at this point) I would've voted in that boat, but since that's not the case I'd go Obama too.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?No that is not a good decision.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yga7TlsA-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaABV1CWXI was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?If you don't mind being a socialist. If you don't mind your kids going on a field trip to see their queer teacher marry anouther queer. If you don't mind your kids being taught that everything their country stands for is evil, then vote foor him.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Yes, you are right.
GRIP - Get Rid of Incumbent Politicians! I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?regardless of who I am voting for.. these reasons seem poorly backed and general.... i think you need to do more research.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?good choice.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?So you are going to vote for two of them that are responsible for our economy crises??????? Sure that makes sense to those who lack understanding and research skills.
McCain is NOT responsible for this mess, he and other Republicans tried over and over again to bring a bill to correct the mess the Democrats caused. The Dem's filibuster, when the Rep's were in the majority, and when the Dem's came into control they were the once who chose what comes to the floors of both houses.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?i really admire your way of thinking. I STRONGLY SAY THAT OBAMA IS THE THE BEST CHOICE FOR AMERICA AFTER BUSH'S CRUELTY. I THINK MC CAIN WANTS TO CONTINUE THE PATH OF BUSH TO SPOIL AMERICA. ALL THE MC CAIN VOTERS PLEASE DO NOT CONSIDER THIS MESSAGE.
i am sure obama will do his best to make america a better country.
I DO NOT AGREE THAT OBAMA DOES NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE.
IT IS GOVERNOR PALIN WHO DOES NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE.I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?%26quot;Whatever led to the economic collapse, must be CHANGED. It means cleaning the house and voting out all incumbents regardless of party affiliation.%26quot;
BRAVO.............
Off goes Obama, Biden, McCain, Palosi, Dodd, Frank and so on............
Voting for Independent
I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?I guess what you need to ask yourself is this;
can I actually replay all the tapes and still think that Obama isnt lying to me?
If so, vote for him and see what happens.
Personally, I recommend you LOOK at all of his interviews, speaches and voting record and see if he has told the truth. I wont say if he has or hasnt, but if you really wanna know - just go back and look. MOST people can tell when they are being lied to. It takes a little more savvy to know if you are being lied to based on what he can deliver on- but in HIS case, you should be able to see if he is honest or just full of hot air.
Of course, this is ONLY if you arent sure. Most Obama supporters had their mind made up 4 years ago- they were voting for a Democrat no matter what. Then came this marketable Obama, who, along with Hillary- would have never made it through the primaries if he wasnt black and if she wasnt a woman, she wouldnt have been a top runner either.
If Obama and Clinton were both white men- based on their politics and their experience, they would have been beaten in the primaries by just about everyone they ran against. If Obama, and Hillary were both white men- John Edwards would probably be the one running against McCain right now. Hillary and Obama would have came in last place with Richardson right there with them, then Gravel and Kucinich better yet- with Edwards being the primary choice of the Democrats.
But if grasshoppers had .45's - birds wouldnt mess with them!I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?The only good vote is a well informed vote. If you have put in the time to do your homework, then you have made a good vote.
By homework I mean,
Worked as a volunteer at both (all) Campaign HQs in your area.
Go, volunteer to work for Obama, Knock on doors, talk to people, see what their concerns are, learn the truth about what Dems want for USA.
Then do the same for McCain campaign HQ in your area.
Then any others that may have campaign HQs in your area.
Tell them all you are fact finding and want to learn all you can about where they stand by getting involved in elections.
If you vote based only on what you have seen or heard, (without getting involved) you have not done your homework.
If you only vote for one side because you are afraid of what would happen with the other side, you have become an enemy to our Nation and should be deported.
Being an informed voter is a responsibility you should take very seriously. If you vote for someone without knowing all of the facts, you are in essence committing an act of Terrorism against this country.
The real issue this country needs to address is the apathy and ignorance of the voting public, not the economy, not racial issues, not any of the mud either side slings at each other.
It is the fact that, %26quot;The fundamentals of our Apathy are strong%26quot;,is what is hurting our Nation. Remember, our Nation is in trouble, and only an informed vote is acceptable.
Everything you said above is not GOP or Dem fault, it is the fault of those who elected them .
I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?It really depends on how you view change;
Voting with Bush 90% or the time means nothing...
Obama's experience means nothing...
Do you believe that giving away money to lower income families will boost the economy at the expense of higher business taxes (higher costs of goods and possible job cuts) - %26quot;trickle up%26quot; - Obama
or do you believe reducing corporate taxes will create jobs and improve the economy (though the poor will not get as much money) - %26quot;trickle down%26quot; - McCain
Do you believe in significantly raising taxes on the wealthy to provide to those who do not pay taxes a credit, while giving the middle class a tax reduction is fair - Obama
Do you believe we can afford to spend an addition $860B for new programs and over $1trillion in healthcare over 10 years based on the current deficit? - Obama
Do you believe in a strong military and safe borders also at high cost in the current deficit - McCain
Are you pro-life - McCain or Pro-Choice - Obama
The both want alternative energy, education reform, etc.
Personally, I see Obama's plans as socialist and too much government for the country. I do not want the government controlling every aspect of my life... and I would like to be wealthy someday. But it is really up to you.
I was unsure whom to vote for but now i decided to vote Obama. is it good decision?Stop being a dog and follow common sense.
Basic facts. THE PRESIDENT DOES NOT CONTROL THE ECONOMY! They have even very little to do with the monetary policy.
LIberals (Democrats) have created a welfare state. Their need to equalize everything has led to our current situation. Fanny and Freddie were forced into giving loans to people who did not qualify for them simply based on their lesser economic status and in most cases their skin color. This is a easy way to control votes. Even looking at it now, the Democrats are very pleased with their bailout plan that will create a situation where people who should be back in apartments and out of homes they can't afford and allowing them to make a ton of money in the future when they sell their subsidized home. Since the poor don't pay taxes the Democrats will take more from the rich.
If you think Obama is going to be different than Bush when it comes to spending... think twice. Our spending now is based on a war economy. When Obama pulls out the troops that money will simply be spent on social programs. Obama has already admitted his spending will not be lessened. The more money we print to bail us out the more debt we will be in and the lower the value of the dollar which makes places like the Arab states even richer in comparison.
Please explain to me.... what is Bush's economic policy? Did he create pressure for Fanny and Freddie to give out loans that could never be paid? Did he ask for higher taxes to slow our growth? Did Bush stop job creation in sectors like energy because of fears of global warming? Does Bush support unions that boost wages for jobs that can be done for far less and there for force companies to leave the US and go where it's cheaper? Did he increase capital gains taxes so those who do get money from taking risks might reconsider their returns and not venture into new companies?
NO he did not. Obama will and you will see a depression quickly appear if not a serious recession like Clinton left us with on his way out.
Your statement of %26quot;you cannot declare anything as failure until it has been tested%26quot; is simply an uneducated one. With this as your argument then I guess Bush simply did not try doing enough things and hope that the odds of failure would be lessened by the mere amount of things he tried.
The president can do very little without the approval of Congress. In the first 6 out of 8 years of Bush we had unprecedented growth. Some of the lowest unemployment numbers ever (and even with it now only hitting around 5 or 6% we are still far better than any other country out there). Only the last 2 years and the pounding beat of doom and gloom from Pelosi and the Democrats who now control the congress and thus our budgets and our over spending has left us with our current situation. You are about to put the very people who created, supported and drove this process in power of fixing it and they will totally f*ck it up.
Too many Americans are sheep. You don't need the government to watch you. You need to take care of yourselves and be motivated to be better and not wait around for the next handout, even if it is a house you can't pay for and I can only imagine you will need free landscaping vouchers eventually too!
How do we go about restarting the parties?
I%26quot;m talking about democrats and republicans getting along, rather than playing the hate race with who can grab more ammo out of the news than the other one can.
People need to wake up and realize we are diverse in almost everything, even culture and we don't all think alike.
But look at it this way, if you can only make 2 political parties in congress, you can get a group of people to agree on something, in-spite the minor indifferences.
So how can we go about stoping people on YA answers spreading hate? I don't think we probably can go that far, but we can probably discredit posters to not encourage such actions. For example, when someone makes a sterotype question, obviously hitting millions of people just for their party affiliation and not so much their own actions or thoughts, I say %26quot;Sterotype Question, free 2 points%26quot;.
But that's alittle stupid, i'm talking about real agreements, where we can change YA answers that's enjoyable to debate, rather than hear everyone telling each other how much they suck because your on team blue or team red.How do we go about restarting the parties?I was just thinking about this today, how can we restore some kind of civility to this section. My only solution is that we become responsible for our own Q%26amp;A's. We can't force people to be civil, but I can ignore their questions.How do we go about restarting the parties?Force them (congress/pres) to not identify with any political party. Ppl are farily ignorant about who represents them so it will force them to actually find out what they believe in and go with that insead of what side they are on.
People need to wake up and realize we are diverse in almost everything, even culture and we don't all think alike.
But look at it this way, if you can only make 2 political parties in congress, you can get a group of people to agree on something, in-spite the minor indifferences.
So how can we go about stoping people on YA answers spreading hate? I don't think we probably can go that far, but we can probably discredit posters to not encourage such actions. For example, when someone makes a sterotype question, obviously hitting millions of people just for their party affiliation and not so much their own actions or thoughts, I say %26quot;Sterotype Question, free 2 points%26quot;.
But that's alittle stupid, i'm talking about real agreements, where we can change YA answers that's enjoyable to debate, rather than hear everyone telling each other how much they suck because your on team blue or team red.How do we go about restarting the parties?I was just thinking about this today, how can we restore some kind of civility to this section. My only solution is that we become responsible for our own Q%26amp;A's. We can't force people to be civil, but I can ignore their questions.How do we go about restarting the parties?Force them (congress/pres) to not identify with any political party. Ppl are farily ignorant about who represents them so it will force them to actually find out what they believe in and go with that insead of what side they are on.
Why are Republicans in denial over economics?
I posted this list of how administrations rank for economic growh, from best to worst, and Republicans came up with any number of rationalizations to, er, make it go away. For example, they claimed that the economy depended on Congress -- which is partially true, obviously, but doesn%26#039;t explain why the results here are correlated to the party of the president -- for example compare Clinton with the last two years of Bush. Or they mentioned that correlation isn%26#039;t causation, which of course is true, except that the probability of this ranking being acausal with respect to political affiliation is miniscule. Why do they always come up with excuses to overlook the obvious? It seems to me that it would make more sense to say %26quot;OK, Dems are better for economic growth, we should figure out why and do the same thing.%26quot;
PERCENT CHANGE IN GDP (IN INFLATION ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
1. D FDR (40%26#039;-44%26#039;) 74.69
2. D FDR (32%26#039;-36%26#039;) 34.63
3. D LBJ (64%26#039;-68%26#039;) 21.81
4. D TRUMAN (48%26#039;-52%26#039;) 21.00
5. D JFK (60%26#039;-64%26#039;) 19.86
6. D FDR (36%26#039;-40%26#039;) 19.33
7. D CLINTON (96%26#039;-00%26#039;) 17.87
8. R REAGAN (84%26#039;-88%26#039;) 15.98
9. D CARTER (76%26#039;-80%26#039;) 13.67
10. D CLINTON (92%26#039;-96%26#039;) 13.53
11. R IKE(52%26#039;-56%26#039;) 13.45
12. R REAGAN (80%26#039;-84%26#039;) 12.63
13. R NIXON (68%26#039;-72%26#039;) 12.38
14. R IKE (56%26#039;-60%26#039;) 10.91
15. R FORD (72%26#039;-76%26#039;) 10.62
16. R BUSH SR (88%26#039;-92%26#039;) 8.81
17. R BUSH JR (00%26#039;-04%26#039;) 8.75
18. R BUSH JR (04%26#039;-07%26#039;) 8.35
19. D TRUMAN (44%26#039;-48%26#039;) -9.04
20. R HOOVER (29%26#039;-32%26#039;) -25.60
Original data is at http://www.bea.gov/national/xls/gdplev.x
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(Reposted because someone censored it)Why are Republicans in denial over economics?republicans are in denial over economics because if they face the truth and reality they have to admit that their boy bush and his cronies have screwed things up horribly!Why are Republicans in denial over economics?These statistics don%26#039;t give the big picture. Like how Clinton had 4 surpluses at the beginning, ended with none and put programs into place that would take years to feel the effects. That has happened many times and is something most Republicans understand. That repub presidents have had to take over just as the economy is in a downward spiral due to the administration before them.
I%26#039;m not a Republican but I don%26#039;t usually vote Democrat either. Because I have looked at history and what each president has done.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?I am not... that is why I know that our Government doesn%26#039;t really have that much to do with the economy.... sure politics (both domestic and global) play a role in things... but they are not the means to the end by any measure... :/
I would wager that it is likely that if the dotcom bubble had happened during one of the Bush terms that they would have had just as big of a GDP.... there are a TON of factors in the economy outside of politics.. :/ Why are Republicans in denial over economics?They are not in denial, they are just devious. Note how they support bail outs for financiers; but, not for manufacturers.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Why would a % change need to adjusted for inflation, unless of course the raw numbers don%26#039;t seem so compelling...Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Republicans are only good at three things; Economics isn%26#039;t one of them!!Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Republicans keep saying that the Democrats are the spenders, but the facts say the opposite. Bush has spent more than any president in history. That is the thing that I hate most about that party is that most of them live in a fantasy land and they really do need to wake up and see the truth.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Uh...truth hurts I guess
I don%26#039;t really know that much about GDP and things like that so I%26#039;m just looking at the statisticsWhy are Republicans in denial over economics?could be the reason it was censored is because it is pure b.s ...your facts are mistaken and they are making you look foolish .. congress is the one who makes the laws regarding the money spent, the president just approves or vetoes it ..maybe if you took the time to study the government instead of trying to bash a current president you would be better enlightened ..democrats spend more money on making bigger goverment and then as luck has it ( the US gets tired of free spending ) we elect a conservative president and congress and then the chit hits the fan .that is why you hardly ever have a democrat voted in a second time (other than daddy clinton) do you homework and listen to all people instead of just left wing bullchit artist ...oh and have a great day
oh and your source has also been deleted so go figureWhy are Republicans in denial over economics?You would do just as well to assign party affiliations to the last twenty winners of the Kentucky Derby to try to prove something about party and speed.
What you don%26#039;t get is the basic Truth that %26quot;Connection is not Causation.%26quot;
Ever see the old tv show %26quot;The Beverly Hillbillies%26quot;? Remember how Jed would always remark when he%26#039;d hear the doorbell that %26quot;Every time that music plays, someone comes to the door.%26quot; He figured out the Connection, but hadn%26#039;t yet mastered the Causation.
The fact is that governments don%26#039;t have any positive influence on Economy. The only thing they can do is to create an environment, one that recognizes Private Property, and let individuals do what they do best.
If governments don%26#039;t have any positive effects, then neither can %26quot;factions%26quot;.
So, getting back to Causation. Let%26#039;s look at number 20 on your list, the worst contraction of GDP of all. What caused the Depression?
Economists don%26#039;t actually agree on the answer to that question, and yet you want to pin it on %26quot;faction%26quot;.
Even to attribute the answer to %26quot;faction%26quot;, you%26#039;ve totally ignored the fact that you%26#039;re only measuring a single branch of our federal government. You don%26#039;t have anything about the strength of either faction in Congress, as no president can actually do anything without a willing Congress.
Your numbers are completely meaningless without establishing Causation, which you not only failed to accomplish, you don%26#039;t even seem to be aware of Causation. Why are Republicans in denial over economics?This might be another Republican dismissal, but here goes. How are you going to base the economy on the GDP, and then try to blame that on the party in the White House? First, the economy goes in cycles. Second, where are the affects of war in your list? You have to just throw that 74.69 out the window because of WWII. That was an extrodinary circumstance that we won%26#039;t see again, and it had nothing to do with the party in charge. FDR%26#039;s Presidency was focused on GDP. That is what he promised to do. If the GOP were to shut out the rest of the world and say they were going to get the GDP up, they could do the same thing.
Clinton chose to ignore the problems in Africa and the Middle East, and look what kind of a mess he handed Bush.
The best indicator of economic times is how do the citizens feel. Looking back, we had the roaring %26#039;20s, the %26#039;50s and the %26#039;80s. So about every 30 years we feel good about our economy. Oh look, Coolidge(R), Ike(R) and Reagan(R). So in 5 years or so, we will feel good about things, and Obama will get all the credit, but we will have a Republican in the White House.
Edit: Presidential policy from either party has little to do with the economy. Throwing the GDP up there and trying relate it with presidential policy is just rediculous, again regardless of who is in power. And the president pardons turkeys every year. Dems and Republicans alike.
Thanks for the good laughs here.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?They are too busy. Bush was just on TV petting %26amp; pardoning a turkey. That shows their priorities.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Theory interprets data and so republicans will always find fault with anti-them data. I still think these statistics are wrong because 1) why is GDP a good measure of economic growth? if hurricanes destroy a good part of the u.s. it increases gdp but i wouldn%26#039;t consider that economic growth! 2) correlation doesn%26#039;t imply causation is a pretty good response and i don%26#039;t think that a probability can likely ever be zip or pure zero. 3) even if the correlation is non-random the gdp measure only tells me that democrats spend more than republicans -no surprise there! 4) inflation adjusted numbers obscure the deleterious effect of inflation and probably hide the extent to which republicans spend!better first name tvs
PERCENT CHANGE IN GDP (IN INFLATION ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
1. D FDR (40%26#039;-44%26#039;) 74.69
2. D FDR (32%26#039;-36%26#039;) 34.63
3. D LBJ (64%26#039;-68%26#039;) 21.81
4. D TRUMAN (48%26#039;-52%26#039;) 21.00
5. D JFK (60%26#039;-64%26#039;) 19.86
6. D FDR (36%26#039;-40%26#039;) 19.33
7. D CLINTON (96%26#039;-00%26#039;) 17.87
8. R REAGAN (84%26#039;-88%26#039;) 15.98
9. D CARTER (76%26#039;-80%26#039;) 13.67
10. D CLINTON (92%26#039;-96%26#039;) 13.53
11. R IKE(52%26#039;-56%26#039;) 13.45
12. R REAGAN (80%26#039;-84%26#039;) 12.63
13. R NIXON (68%26#039;-72%26#039;) 12.38
14. R IKE (56%26#039;-60%26#039;) 10.91
15. R FORD (72%26#039;-76%26#039;) 10.62
16. R BUSH SR (88%26#039;-92%26#039;) 8.81
17. R BUSH JR (00%26#039;-04%26#039;) 8.75
18. R BUSH JR (04%26#039;-07%26#039;) 8.35
19. D TRUMAN (44%26#039;-48%26#039;) -9.04
20. R HOOVER (29%26#039;-32%26#039;) -25.60
Original data is at http://www.bea.gov/national/xls/gdplev.x
15 hours ago - 3 days left to answer.
(Reposted because someone censored it)Why are Republicans in denial over economics?republicans are in denial over economics because if they face the truth and reality they have to admit that their boy bush and his cronies have screwed things up horribly!Why are Republicans in denial over economics?These statistics don%26#039;t give the big picture. Like how Clinton had 4 surpluses at the beginning, ended with none and put programs into place that would take years to feel the effects. That has happened many times and is something most Republicans understand. That repub presidents have had to take over just as the economy is in a downward spiral due to the administration before them.
I%26#039;m not a Republican but I don%26#039;t usually vote Democrat either. Because I have looked at history and what each president has done.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?I am not... that is why I know that our Government doesn%26#039;t really have that much to do with the economy.... sure politics (both domestic and global) play a role in things... but they are not the means to the end by any measure... :/
I would wager that it is likely that if the dotcom bubble had happened during one of the Bush terms that they would have had just as big of a GDP.... there are a TON of factors in the economy outside of politics.. :/ Why are Republicans in denial over economics?They are not in denial, they are just devious. Note how they support bail outs for financiers; but, not for manufacturers.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Why would a % change need to adjusted for inflation, unless of course the raw numbers don%26#039;t seem so compelling...Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Republicans are only good at three things; Economics isn%26#039;t one of them!!Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Republicans keep saying that the Democrats are the spenders, but the facts say the opposite. Bush has spent more than any president in history. That is the thing that I hate most about that party is that most of them live in a fantasy land and they really do need to wake up and see the truth.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Uh...truth hurts I guess
I don%26#039;t really know that much about GDP and things like that so I%26#039;m just looking at the statisticsWhy are Republicans in denial over economics?could be the reason it was censored is because it is pure b.s ...your facts are mistaken and they are making you look foolish .. congress is the one who makes the laws regarding the money spent, the president just approves or vetoes it ..maybe if you took the time to study the government instead of trying to bash a current president you would be better enlightened ..democrats spend more money on making bigger goverment and then as luck has it ( the US gets tired of free spending ) we elect a conservative president and congress and then the chit hits the fan .that is why you hardly ever have a democrat voted in a second time (other than daddy clinton) do you homework and listen to all people instead of just left wing bullchit artist ...oh and have a great day
oh and your source has also been deleted so go figureWhy are Republicans in denial over economics?You would do just as well to assign party affiliations to the last twenty winners of the Kentucky Derby to try to prove something about party and speed.
What you don%26#039;t get is the basic Truth that %26quot;Connection is not Causation.%26quot;
Ever see the old tv show %26quot;The Beverly Hillbillies%26quot;? Remember how Jed would always remark when he%26#039;d hear the doorbell that %26quot;Every time that music plays, someone comes to the door.%26quot; He figured out the Connection, but hadn%26#039;t yet mastered the Causation.
The fact is that governments don%26#039;t have any positive influence on Economy. The only thing they can do is to create an environment, one that recognizes Private Property, and let individuals do what they do best.
If governments don%26#039;t have any positive effects, then neither can %26quot;factions%26quot;.
So, getting back to Causation. Let%26#039;s look at number 20 on your list, the worst contraction of GDP of all. What caused the Depression?
Economists don%26#039;t actually agree on the answer to that question, and yet you want to pin it on %26quot;faction%26quot;.
Even to attribute the answer to %26quot;faction%26quot;, you%26#039;ve totally ignored the fact that you%26#039;re only measuring a single branch of our federal government. You don%26#039;t have anything about the strength of either faction in Congress, as no president can actually do anything without a willing Congress.
Your numbers are completely meaningless without establishing Causation, which you not only failed to accomplish, you don%26#039;t even seem to be aware of Causation. Why are Republicans in denial over economics?This might be another Republican dismissal, but here goes. How are you going to base the economy on the GDP, and then try to blame that on the party in the White House? First, the economy goes in cycles. Second, where are the affects of war in your list? You have to just throw that 74.69 out the window because of WWII. That was an extrodinary circumstance that we won%26#039;t see again, and it had nothing to do with the party in charge. FDR%26#039;s Presidency was focused on GDP. That is what he promised to do. If the GOP were to shut out the rest of the world and say they were going to get the GDP up, they could do the same thing.
Clinton chose to ignore the problems in Africa and the Middle East, and look what kind of a mess he handed Bush.
The best indicator of economic times is how do the citizens feel. Looking back, we had the roaring %26#039;20s, the %26#039;50s and the %26#039;80s. So about every 30 years we feel good about our economy. Oh look, Coolidge(R), Ike(R) and Reagan(R). So in 5 years or so, we will feel good about things, and Obama will get all the credit, but we will have a Republican in the White House.
Edit: Presidential policy from either party has little to do with the economy. Throwing the GDP up there and trying relate it with presidential policy is just rediculous, again regardless of who is in power. And the president pardons turkeys every year. Dems and Republicans alike.
Thanks for the good laughs here.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?They are too busy. Bush was just on TV petting %26amp; pardoning a turkey. That shows their priorities.Why are Republicans in denial over economics?Theory interprets data and so republicans will always find fault with anti-them data. I still think these statistics are wrong because 1) why is GDP a good measure of economic growth? if hurricanes destroy a good part of the u.s. it increases gdp but i wouldn%26#039;t consider that economic growth! 2) correlation doesn%26#039;t imply causation is a pretty good response and i don%26#039;t think that a probability can likely ever be zip or pure zero. 3) even if the correlation is non-random the gdp measure only tells me that democrats spend more than republicans -no surprise there! 4) inflation adjusted numbers obscure the deleterious effect of inflation and probably hide the extent to which republicans spend!
Young political activists have yet to grow up?
anyone ever notice these little college hippies sitting on these forums talking about how theyre going to change the world and end poverty and promote world peace and all this cheesy crap? sounds like they either need to grow up and learn the harsh realities of reality, or they need to quit smoking so much weed and get back to reality.
its just funny how theyre so naive and optimistic when theyre 20, then when they become 40 the cliche's dont mean anything anymore because they realize that its incredibly difficult to help someone who wont help themselves.
age really seems to make a difference in party affiliation.Young political activists have yet to grow up?Hmmm I am 15.. where do you stand on me? I am a 15 year old conservative (yes i actually know what that means, i'm not an idiot) , so I guess that doesnt apply to me.
Oh Usama.... what good are we doing for those people giving them handouts??? Creating a vicious cycle that wont be stopped anytime soon. Telling people they dont have to find work. So, no, making people dependant on the govt. is not Christ-like.
Oh and love your neighbor doesnt have anything to do with %26quot;pay for your neighbor%26quot;Young political activists have yet to grow up?Ahh alot of people were in that state of mind at one point or another. I think its just a stage of life we learn from but why kill the spirit of well meaning enthusiasm.. even if it is misguided.Young political activists have yet to grow up?a good mugging by some welfare recipients helps too.Young political activists have yet to grow up?That's one reason why i think they should bring back the draft, for all these stupids idiots.Young political activists have yet to grow up?What about the 99% corrupt politicians already grown up? ;)Young political activists have yet to grow up?Sadly, since Thatcher in Britain and Reagan in the US and the whole %26quot;greed is good%26quot; philosophy, the saying,
%26quot;If you haven't rebelled by the time you're 20, you've got no heart. If you're not establishment by the time you're 40, you've got no brain%26quot; is truer now than it ever was.Young political activists have yet to grow up?I love that %26quot;college hippies%26quot; are talking and showing that they actually care about this country we live in, nothing wrong with getting involved no matter the age. I suppose they could just hide in their rooms playing Nintendo and smoking pot letting their parents make all their future decisions for them.
I have a huge optimistic attitude and as a health care worker in my 30s, I probably know better then most that it is difficult to help someone who won't help themselves, but I practice patience and learn techniques on how to speak and motivate others. It would be easier and more effective to just put a gun to their head but with force comes resistance and that never works.Young political activists have yet to grow up?They have so much to learn, they are very ignorant of the world around them.
its just funny how theyre so naive and optimistic when theyre 20, then when they become 40 the cliche's dont mean anything anymore because they realize that its incredibly difficult to help someone who wont help themselves.
age really seems to make a difference in party affiliation.Young political activists have yet to grow up?Hmmm I am 15.. where do you stand on me? I am a 15 year old conservative (yes i actually know what that means, i'm not an idiot) , so I guess that doesnt apply to me.
Oh Usama.... what good are we doing for those people giving them handouts??? Creating a vicious cycle that wont be stopped anytime soon. Telling people they dont have to find work. So, no, making people dependant on the govt. is not Christ-like.
Oh and love your neighbor doesnt have anything to do with %26quot;pay for your neighbor%26quot;Young political activists have yet to grow up?Ahh alot of people were in that state of mind at one point or another. I think its just a stage of life we learn from but why kill the spirit of well meaning enthusiasm.. even if it is misguided.Young political activists have yet to grow up?a good mugging by some welfare recipients helps too.Young political activists have yet to grow up?That's one reason why i think they should bring back the draft, for all these stupids idiots.Young political activists have yet to grow up?What about the 99% corrupt politicians already grown up? ;)Young political activists have yet to grow up?Sadly, since Thatcher in Britain and Reagan in the US and the whole %26quot;greed is good%26quot; philosophy, the saying,
%26quot;If you haven't rebelled by the time you're 20, you've got no heart. If you're not establishment by the time you're 40, you've got no brain%26quot; is truer now than it ever was.Young political activists have yet to grow up?I love that %26quot;college hippies%26quot; are talking and showing that they actually care about this country we live in, nothing wrong with getting involved no matter the age. I suppose they could just hide in their rooms playing Nintendo and smoking pot letting their parents make all their future decisions for them.
I have a huge optimistic attitude and as a health care worker in my 30s, I probably know better then most that it is difficult to help someone who won't help themselves, but I practice patience and learn techniques on how to speak and motivate others. It would be easier and more effective to just put a gun to their head but with force comes resistance and that never works.Young political activists have yet to grow up?They have so much to learn, they are very ignorant of the world around them.
What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?
what specific things will your candidate do to address the concerns you have? I'm looking for specific issues, like economy, Oil Prices, Iraq, Healthcare, Taxes. Not Issues like race, Party affiliation, He loves america, he hates america. Also Change is not an issue because both candidates offer change, I want to know specifics. Maybe its time we start to change america by not looking for others to change it for us blindly, but maybe if we can engage and look for real solutions and elect politicians based on issues and looking for candidate that have real world solutions we can finnaly move past the BS bureacracy and better ourselves and our Country. So what are you biggest concerns and how will your candidate address your concerns? afterall isnt this how candidate should be choosen?What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?Economy and the invasion on lies and Health care.What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?My issue is How much will the price of gas be in 2 years if McCain wins?
Price of Gas was around $1.10 when Bill Clinton was in office 8 years ago.
It rose to $1.50 after the ENRON conspiracy.
It was around $2.00 before Bush invaded Iraq.
It was around $3.00 last year.
It is around $4.00 today.
Would it be less than $7.00 in two years if McCain wins?What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?Oil. The US economy will buckle and implode if oil prices increase at the same rate they did under Bush.What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?Verycomplicated. few people will answer this question.
A tip: do it again in a simple way.
Good luck.!What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?I'm concerned about several things. Of course the Iraq war is my biggest concern. Why? Because if Obama is elected, every single soldier that bravely went into combat, and died, DIED FOR NOTHING. How can you claim to be a patriot when you don't let the soldiers fight, for what they believe in, and die for nothing. How is liberating a country that its citizens have never had any kind of freedom be wrong? And to label it American imperialism? How about you liberal toads bash Europe for destroying Africa. Pulling out of Iraq now would spin the entire country in chaos, the terrorists would return to Iraq, cause massive mayhem, and ruin everything every soldier in Iraq fought hard for. Support the troops on their mission. Obama doesn't know a damn thing about being a patriot, he hates American, attends a church that's sole purpose is to bash America. Obama doesn't even salute the flag.What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?After 9/11 we should have closed our boarders %26amp; taken a good hard look at who is in our country. Deported anyone illegal %26amp; got all muslims out! The illegal immigration %26amp; mexicans making %26quot;anchor%26quot; babies is really bugging me! Stop handing mine %26amp; every other hard working Americans money to every tom dick %26amp; harry! Take care of our own people %26amp; take all these drug users %26amp; put them in Iraq. They'll clean up their act or get shot %26amp; die. That will save us alot. Wasteful gov. spending is out of hand! Obama will just add to it %26amp; also open up the white house to terrorist. You cannot negotiate with terrorism... it is not in their blood. Kill the cockaroaches. Any illegal wants in then they need to serve in our military for 10 yrs. Earn it!!!What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?utopia is not to be had my friend the average voters vote for a candidate, by personal appeal, for those that say the economy, they should have to explain how the president, has any lasting effect on it, my major con cern, is national security, I believe john McCain, is best suited to keep%26quot;the hound from the door%26quot;, military people like McCain will be the least person to go to war, especially unnecessarily, but having him in charge may be a deterrent to rogues like Hugo Chavez and the twerp in Iran, although I believe the new president will be tested by radical islamists, soon after taking office, his response, will show the measure of his mettle and his acceptance by world leaders excluding the foreign pressWhat are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?I haven't decided on who will be %26quot;my candidate%26quot;. But, I have concerns that I am waiting for each candidate to specifically address with a plan before I decide. I am concerned about energy overall, gas prices, electricity shortages, natural gas supplies and water shortages. We need an energy policy that is inclusive of all of the natural resources we use that will guide us toward self-sufficiency. I'm concerned about the economy. I think outsourcing jobs to other countries has hurt Americans who are already struggling. I think we need a better educational system because no child left behind isn't working. Our children still aren't being prepared to compete in the global marketplace for high paying jobs, the dropout rates aren't even being tabulated and fewer kids can go on to college because the tuition is out of reach as aid is drying up. I'm saddened to see jobs that were middle class, tax paying, and skilled like in the trades (construction) and meat packing go to people who don't pay taxes and send billions back to their own countries of origin. We need a comprehensive immigration policy that doesn't reward people who disobey our laws and doesn't give scare resources like health care, education and social services to those who don't pay taxes. At the same time, we will have thousands of veterans who will require long term medical and mental health care. We must provide for them and make certain that they receive quality care as a reward for their service to our nation. My candidate would have a plan to do that and ensure them a means by which they can continue to contribute to society despite their war wounds. Health care is another major concern and the system needs an over haul. At the very least, those of us paying outrageous premiums, copays, deductibles, etc. should have the same tax deduction that business receives providing their portion of healthcare. Insurance companies should not have control over health care procedures, doctors and patients need to have that decision restored to them. My candidate would have a well thought out system which provides access, quality health care and reduces delivery costs by taking insurance and big pharma's financial interests and making them secondary to practicing good health care. And, my candidate would take a good look corporate compensation, special interests, banking regulations and how money buys influence in government. Opening a dialogue on these dark issues is the first step toward bringing forth a solution. We need a candidate who understands that it has been the American people who have been paying the taxes keeping our government running who have been short changed and it is time to focus on our own people, our own economy and the state of our own democracy.
Price of Gas was around $1.10 when Bill Clinton was in office 8 years ago.
It rose to $1.50 after the ENRON conspiracy.
It was around $2.00 before Bush invaded Iraq.
It was around $3.00 last year.
It is around $4.00 today.
Would it be less than $7.00 in two years if McCain wins?What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?Oil. The US economy will buckle and implode if oil prices increase at the same rate they did under Bush.What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?Verycomplicated. few people will answer this question.
A tip: do it again in a simple way.
Good luck.!What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?I'm concerned about several things. Of course the Iraq war is my biggest concern. Why? Because if Obama is elected, every single soldier that bravely went into combat, and died, DIED FOR NOTHING. How can you claim to be a patriot when you don't let the soldiers fight, for what they believe in, and die for nothing. How is liberating a country that its citizens have never had any kind of freedom be wrong? And to label it American imperialism? How about you liberal toads bash Europe for destroying Africa. Pulling out of Iraq now would spin the entire country in chaos, the terrorists would return to Iraq, cause massive mayhem, and ruin everything every soldier in Iraq fought hard for. Support the troops on their mission. Obama doesn't know a damn thing about being a patriot, he hates American, attends a church that's sole purpose is to bash America. Obama doesn't even salute the flag.What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?After 9/11 we should have closed our boarders %26amp; taken a good hard look at who is in our country. Deported anyone illegal %26amp; got all muslims out! The illegal immigration %26amp; mexicans making %26quot;anchor%26quot; babies is really bugging me! Stop handing mine %26amp; every other hard working Americans money to every tom dick %26amp; harry! Take care of our own people %26amp; take all these drug users %26amp; put them in Iraq. They'll clean up their act or get shot %26amp; die. That will save us alot. Wasteful gov. spending is out of hand! Obama will just add to it %26amp; also open up the white house to terrorist. You cannot negotiate with terrorism... it is not in their blood. Kill the cockaroaches. Any illegal wants in then they need to serve in our military for 10 yrs. Earn it!!!What are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?utopia is not to be had my friend the average voters vote for a candidate, by personal appeal, for those that say the economy, they should have to explain how the president, has any lasting effect on it, my major con cern, is national security, I believe john McCain, is best suited to keep%26quot;the hound from the door%26quot;, military people like McCain will be the least person to go to war, especially unnecessarily, but having him in charge may be a deterrent to rogues like Hugo Chavez and the twerp in Iran, although I believe the new president will be tested by radical islamists, soon after taking office, his response, will show the measure of his mettle and his acceptance by world leaders excluding the foreign pressWhat are the issues that Concern you the most and why? Also what specific things regarding those concerns....?I haven't decided on who will be %26quot;my candidate%26quot;. But, I have concerns that I am waiting for each candidate to specifically address with a plan before I decide. I am concerned about energy overall, gas prices, electricity shortages, natural gas supplies and water shortages. We need an energy policy that is inclusive of all of the natural resources we use that will guide us toward self-sufficiency. I'm concerned about the economy. I think outsourcing jobs to other countries has hurt Americans who are already struggling. I think we need a better educational system because no child left behind isn't working. Our children still aren't being prepared to compete in the global marketplace for high paying jobs, the dropout rates aren't even being tabulated and fewer kids can go on to college because the tuition is out of reach as aid is drying up. I'm saddened to see jobs that were middle class, tax paying, and skilled like in the trades (construction) and meat packing go to people who don't pay taxes and send billions back to their own countries of origin. We need a comprehensive immigration policy that doesn't reward people who disobey our laws and doesn't give scare resources like health care, education and social services to those who don't pay taxes. At the same time, we will have thousands of veterans who will require long term medical and mental health care. We must provide for them and make certain that they receive quality care as a reward for their service to our nation. My candidate would have a plan to do that and ensure them a means by which they can continue to contribute to society despite their war wounds. Health care is another major concern and the system needs an over haul. At the very least, those of us paying outrageous premiums, copays, deductibles, etc. should have the same tax deduction that business receives providing their portion of healthcare. Insurance companies should not have control over health care procedures, doctors and patients need to have that decision restored to them. My candidate would have a well thought out system which provides access, quality health care and reduces delivery costs by taking insurance and big pharma's financial interests and making them secondary to practicing good health care. And, my candidate would take a good look corporate compensation, special interests, banking regulations and how money buys influence in government. Opening a dialogue on these dark issues is the first step toward bringing forth a solution. We need a candidate who understands that it has been the American people who have been paying the taxes keeping our government running who have been short changed and it is time to focus on our own people, our own economy and the state of our own democracy.
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