Right.. the only arab democracy in the middle east, Turkey, would let us Invade iraq directly from thier soil.. go figure… boy, and I cant even imagine the western nightmare if Saudi Arabia became a democracy…they might democraticaally send all their oil to china and russia and sell it in euros..

If TP would recognize IP addresses, and allow only one “recommend” per IP address, trolls could not run up the recommendations on their own posts. Then again, if they would just ban the trolls by IP addresses, their work would be so much easier.

“As Iraqi’s stand up, americans stand d… hey, wait a second, where’d they go?”

April 16th, 2008 at 10:37 am

I’m 100% with you in the gun control issue, but it will be very difficult to implement in your country, as I highlighted yesterday:

Gun rights, gun deaths divide Pa. voters
http://news.yahoo.com/ s/ ap/ 20080415/ ap_on_el_pr/ pennsylvania_primary_guns

Gun control arouses deep emotions here. Deadly shootings have earned the state’s largest city the ominous nickname: “Killadelphia.” One of the strongest antigun control groups, the National Rifle Association, has 250,000 members in Pennsylvania, more than in any other state. This month the Pennsylvania House soundly defeated a bill to require handgun owners to report the theft or loss of their guns to police.

I mean, so bad is to notify the police your weapon has been stolen or lost? And this is a “soft approach”. Just imagine these people if they have their “right” to buy a load of handgunds and assault weapons stripped, or even bruised.

No matter what one thinks about Obama’s political experience, his stance on issues, or his plans for America, one has to admire his ability to show grace under pressure. This is a welcome relief from the tantrums and tirades we get from the other candidates.

Obama stays on message despite all the feces being flung at him. He quietly acknowledges the hits and political dirty tricks without throwing a fit. He admits and apologizes for his own gaffes and moves on, while opponents use them to make political hay. Yet when Hillary missteps and misspeaks, Obama continues to stay on message. We saw no Obama ads pointing out Hillary’s statement about being under fire in Bosnia.

WASHINGTON After addressing the journalists gathered at the annual Associated Press luncheon in Washington, D.C., today, Sen. Barack Obama, standing at the podium, took a few questions. The last one from the audience, delivered via AP chairman W. Dean Singleton, was related to Afghanistan, our troops in Iraq and the threat posed by, as Singleton put it, “Obama bin Laden.”

Obama quickly corrected Singleton. “That’s Osama bin Laden,” he said. The crowd laughed a bit. “If I did that, I am so sorry,” Singleton replied.

Then Obama said, “This is part of what I have been going through for the past months, which is why it is impressive that I am still standing here.”

Can you imaging how Senator John Sidney McCain III would have responded to such an insult? Or the other Democratic candidate?

A year ago, when these things were at the forefront of everyone’s mind, progress was made in these areas. A year later, our attention has become focused on other things, but that doesn’t make this issue less important.

It is a very important issue, so that students are more secure. I don’t know if the solution is stricter gun policies. They are too accessible on the streets. It’s truly sad that students have got to worry about this. I miss the days when I went to school and the worse thing that could possible happen is that a fight would break out in back of the school.

Great Post MissMolly!!

One needs only to look at Australia a week or so ago. Where 2 students, branding machetes, entered a school and attacked. Yes, some were injured, a few seriously, but the attackers were subdued, and there were no fatalities, no parents burying their own children.
Yes, strict gun control does work.
I don’t know how to resolve these issues regarding gun control, and even though I am not a hunter, I agree with their rights to own shotguns, whether for sport, or food. But handguns? What purpose do they attain?
Recently, here in southwest Michigan, a child, thinking his father’s handgun was not loaded, accidentally shot and killed his best friend. I believe handguns do more harm than good (protect). And automatic reloading weapons? What purpose, besides causing death. The students of Virginia Tech may have had a chance if the firing student was only able to obtain a shotgun.
My two cents. I expect to be heavily debated (again, from the left and the right), but I do feel, within deep of my heart, something drastic needs to be done, so children and young adults never have to fear for the lives while attaining an education. EVER!

‘Sick Around the World’ ran on Frontline, PBS, last night.
It studied 5 democratic countries’ health care systems, including Taiwan, Japan, Switzerland, Germany & the UK.

It was a real eye opener, folks. 3 of those 5 pay no health premiums whatsoever. Experts from these countries explained that governments decided long ago health care could not be left up to a ‘free market’. (Free market; what an oxymoron. It should be know as an ‘uncontrolled market’.)

Bottom line was; none of these citizens wait long periods of time for care. An MRI in Japan costs $15.00. The most advanced MRI would cost you $90.00.

America is being raped by insurance carriers, who are trying to take ‘the risk’ out of a business that started by covering risk.

It’s not only insane to keep this going, it should be illegal.