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Reply to Apparently, Texas IS A Whole Other Country in Politics JoeUser Forums

Aerotar, I think you are making things a little simplistic there. Are you proposing that Texas as an independant country have no education system, no road maintenence? How many retireees in Texas would vote for succession if they knew they would immediatly lose their social security? Even if they could shift all that revenue over to defense, they have to be able to buy the weapons from someone, and the largest arms dealer in the world is the good old USA, probably not goi

Apparently, Texas IS A Whole Other Country in Politics JoeUser Forums

So, I am reading my usual daily dose of Politico, and I come across a <a href="http:/

Reply to A Monday at Stardock in Demigod Journals Stardock Forums

I keep meaning to stop by and say hello. I know, you must get odd fanboys showing up all the time. I must drive by your place about 12 times a week since I live in Plymouth. I might have to bring youguys bagles some moring as a thank you for great work and for staying in MI. JD

Religion in America in Religion JoeUser Forums

I was pointed to this survey by a friend. It is a very detailed survey of

Reply to Stem Cell Mania in US Domestic Stardock Forums

Lula, If you think politics are not already in the military, then you are a bit niave. Lot at the way that the homesexual issue was inserted into the military during the Clinton years. Seems to me thhe military was getting along fine by just letting people be people. I actually have the dilema you talked about at the end of your last post. I yearn to serve this country, but know that I could be asked to do things I would consider immoral and sinful. I almost went in the Na

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Man are we off topic!

Reply to Stem Cell Mania in US Domestic Stardock Forums

Lulapilgrim, Your quotations form the OT do bear relveance, but the reason we are Christians is becasue of the NT, without Christ we would be Jewish. So I would give the NT a little more creedance in this matter. Especially becasue Christ himself said this words on multiple occasions. I believe that there are justified wars, but they are few and far between. I would consider them to be mostly defensive in nature, as I would condier World War 2. I know that the Bush Doctrin

Reply to Going John Galt on Obama in Politics Stardock Forums

Daiwa, You don't have to be conservative to think that effort should be rewarded. What a vast over generalization. I wholeheadedly believe in both a progressive tax system and initiative being rewarded. Anyone who thinks that we do not reward intelligence and drive in this country is off their rocker. No one, including the PResident is advocating a system as seen in "Atlas Shrugged." Personally I enjoyed the book, the writing style was a little odd, such as the 15 page spe

Reply to Stem Cell Mania in US Domestic Stardock Forums

KFC, I cannot beleive that you ever have to ask me that.....honestly? Let's just say, to superceed anything else, that we follow the greatest commandment as laid out in three of the gospels. I know you are going to ask me for Chap. Verse, so here it is: Matthew 22:24-40, Mark 12:28-34 and Luke 10:25-28. The basic just is this: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind, and your neghbor as yourself. How you could get anyhting but a desire for peace and love out of that I have NO idea

Reply to A Republican Speaks in Politics Stardock Forums

Thanks for the article. I think sometimes American's fail to look at things from the perspective of non-Americans. It is interesting to think about this, and there are many good things that come from Ron Paul.

Reply to What's your priority for the US? in Politics Stardock Forums

Charles, thanks for then article. I believe that you are essentially right. As much as I do beleive that many of the policies being put into action are good ones, we may be overstrecing our bounds to pay for them. As an example, the stimulus package was a good idea, but it got out of hand. Mainly I blame congressional people for this, as Obama's initial proposal did not have any of the rediculous "pork" projects. in it. Infrastructure spending has one of the greatest ROI's of any kind of gove

Reply to Stem Cell Mania in US Domestic Stardock Forums

Charles, I know that its gets opeople fired up when they think of their tax money going to things they dont like, but unless you propose we go back to living in a loose confederacy based on the Articles of Confederation, that is not giong to happen. I happen to be morallty opposed to war, I cannot see how you can be a Christian and support military activity that is not stricly defense (as in someone is invading Florida kind of defense). The God of the New Testament c

Reply to Stem Cell Mania in US Domestic Stardock Forums

I have a side qestion that I cannot wrap my head around. If so many of you deplore abortion, and see this policy as a part of the abortion issue, why are there not massive protests outside fertility clinics? These are where almost all of these embryos come from. It's not the abortion clinic that is storing thousands of embryos. Where is the anger at the fertility clinic for creating a bunch of embyos and then throwing them out? If you are not mad at that, then you cannot be mad at this, becua

Reply to Stem Cell Mania in US Domestic Stardock Forums

Charles - I cannot prove that no money will be spent, in fact I am sure some will be spent, but it will not be additional funds, which seemed to be the beef you had in your earlier post. I read it as you were pissed we were spending MORE money on this. The funding will come from the same pool as all other funding for medical research. I can understand the problem some of you have with the government funding medical research in general, but that was not really the point of my post. I won

Reply to Stem Cell Mania in US Domestic Stardock Forums

Island - so what you are basically arguing is for the government to get out of funding ANY scientific research? I beleive, and I could be wrong that most government grants for medical research are actually channeled through the military or the CDC or NIH. I don't know much about how much is actually spent on medical research by the government, but I could see where there would be a savings by just letting private interests do the research. Charles - As far as I undestand

Stem Cell Mania in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

Yup, that thing pictured above is what is causing all these divisiveness and argument. It is a human embryonic stem cell. During his ei

Reply to Democrats in Congress...Step Up or Get Out The Way in Democrat Stardock Forums

I am saying that Reid and Pelosi are getting int eh way od Obama's success... absolutly. As to you thinking I am contradicting myself, I defintely am not. I think that the stimulus could have been better orchestrated, but the idea of massive infrastructure speding and environmental modernization is something I see as nessecary, so I am behind it in idea...we will see how it works out in practice.

Democrats in Congress...Step Up or Get Out The Way in Democrat JoeUser Forums

So, as a Democrat in this resurgent age of liberalism, I thought it might be a good idea to take stock of how things have gone in the Obama administration so far. In general, I like what I see so far. I think the stimulus is a bit unruly, and could get out of hand, but in general I like the direction the new administration is heading. BTW, all of you who thought that line item for the Coast Guard Ice Breaker was obnoxious... here is an <a href="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID

Reply to President Obama sets time table for Iraq for August 2010 in Politics JoeUser Forums

Charles, To answer your statements.... Yes, i do beleive that mose Democrats were whinnig the past 8 years, I beleive in solution oriented discussions, not just calling out someone else for doing something wrong. If you want of example of that not working read up on the Kerry Campaign. In your response to my questioning about the Withdrawl plan, you point to a comment by a congressional Democrat, again, not actually adressing the issue. Your issue is not with the

Reply to An honest question on the new Stimulus Bill in Current Events Stardock Forums

Charles, To my knowledge no one will be getting any "stimulus checks." That is mostly a rumor and actualy there are some scams out there trying to capitalize on that rumor. Most taxpayers will see a small (approx. $13) reduction in income taxes starting in April I beleive, so that is a payment in some form. If I am incorrect on this, anyone can correct me, but I beleive I've got your question covered.

Reply to President Obama sets time table for Iraq for August 2010 in Politics Stardock Forums

Look, I cannot speak for others regarding treatment of President Bush, but I always repected the guy, if not agreeing with his policies. Using the lowest common denomanator argument just sucks, it makes all of youguys look like you are whinning. Tell me WHY you do not like his withdrawl plan...what is wrong with it? Don't just complain that he is Deomocrat, and you were rooting for the other guy. Don't just bitch about perceptions and the media, and all that crap, give me something of substan

Reply to President Obama sets time table for Iraq for August 2010 in Politics Stardock Forums

You know, I get really annoyed at the fact that almost no one on this board even thinks about giving the guy a chance. Nitro, what would it take for you to give the guy a little credit? I mean he has ammended his Iraq timeline after talking to the generals...doesn't that seem smart? He is going after the Taliban in Afghanistan....isn't that a good idea? He tried to work with congressional conservatives on the stimulus plan before the idiot Dem. congresspeople got in the way. He has most of th

The Paczki Obsession in Misc JoeUser Forums

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Reply to I like Obama more than Bush, I just don’t agree with him in Politics Stardock Forums

My only beef with the government doing a universal internet is that it would put many people currently at work at different ISP's out of work. You also raise the spectre of government "controlling" the internet. I could see a rural push to provide areas service where it is not economically feasable for private interests to go there. I agree that this stimulus bill is overkill, and in many ways I wish there were seperate appropriations bills for each category so we could debate each one

Reply to Why is it the most compassionate are the most stingy? in Politics Stardock Forums

My church, First Presbyterian of Plymouth , certainly has never charged a "membership fee" I cannot beleive that such a thing would exsist. But Presbyterians are a little odd in thier form of governance, as almost all decisions about money are made by the local chuch and there is very little in the way of money we send to next level of church athortiy, maybe 20 dollars a member. That money comes out of regular offerings though, not a per head assesment.