Lion's Daily Blurb - Thurs., Friday Sept. 6-7

[Lion]

Did anyone watch the Republican Presidential Debates on Wednesday night? There was eight candidates present. There should have been a ninth there since Fred Thompson, former Tennessee Senator and 'Law & Order' actor has officially joined the race for the next President of the USA. Dunno why he decided not to participate, but I'm sure he'll be in the next one scheduled for October. Anyhoot, I watched em, and so far Senator John McCain is my fav. He sincerely supports the war in Iraq and our troops. He's a military man and comes across as a leader, in my opinion. He has experience and acts and looks the part of someone I'd want for my President. When push comes to shove, he's the man. I'll keep and eye on Thompson to see how he makes out over the next few months. He's being compared to Ronald Reagan, who was a very popular President, and of course an actor as well. As for the rest of the bunch, I don't particularly like any of em. Whatever happens, it's gonna be an interesting race to the White House. :chin:

[Wrecking Crew]

Just remember, when all the voting is done and the ballyhoo dies down, you all get the government you deserve! :lol: :evil:

[starscream007]

McCain is a really good candidate it just his position on the whole immigration debate is what really tanked him. He was really on the wrong side of the issue there. I believe he is the only one of the whole bunch including all the Democrats who actually has military experience although I believe Chris Dodd was in the peace corp. If he makes it through the primary I believe Ill vote for McCain but not sure yet.

[berlin88]

I support McCain, as he is the best candidate, but I have my doubts about his ability to win. His stance on immigration and some campaign management issues have really hurt him. Its far more likely that Rudy Guliani or Fred Thompson would win the GOP nomination.

However, there is still the possibility of good old Newt Gingrich running, since he claimed he would run if the other GOP candidates did not meet his standards.

I think if Historians and the national media exposed the Democrats for what they truely are, then the GOP would win. You can find numerous historical examples of the Democrats raising taxes, increasing the debt, starting wars/ conflicts and acts of descrimination.

You can literally find hundreds of examples of the Democrats of previous eras doing exactly what the Democrats of today claim to oppose. I think the media needs to take more note of that.

Democrats claim Iraq is increasing the national debt, but they had no problems with that when they funded Vietnam and NASA for years. Just convert the Vietnam and NASA budget into 2007 dollars.

Democrats love to flip flop on issues, fear an educated electorate and hope people forget about or ignore the past mistakes of their party.

A perfect example is Bush v Gore, where they argued against the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment, even when they were normally big supports of it.

Democrats have a distorted view of the law. They support the laws when it benefits them and oppose them when it does not. You have Freedome of Religion and Speech, but only if it agrees with their politically correct viewpoint.

Liberals fear the military, and will not let our forces use all the fancy toys and weapons we have. They bring a knife to a gunfight so to speak. They go into the fight, but won't commit themselves 100%, and would rather lose then use non Politically correct methods or strategies.

The Economy and the Health Care market would be doing a lot better were the government not interfering so much. Government interference by the Liberals only makes things worse.

Last but no least, congress funded that huge boarder fence project, yet we have only built a few miles of fence? If the Democrats are so concerned about wasteful spending, why did they agree to finance a project if they aren't going to let us complete it?

[NuclearDreams]

Vin Diesel for president.

[SgtRicko]

I've lost track of who the Presidential runners are at this point because they're getting too large in numbers for me to keep track of. However if I had to choose, I might go for Juliani (a Republican with respect, experience, and some charm too), or maybe Obama (a fresh face with few private interest groups debts or too many 'friends' unlike Hillary).

[starscream007]

Democrats have a distorted view of the law. They support the laws when it benefits them and oppose them when it does not. You have Freedome of Religion and Speech, but only if it agrees with their politically correct viewpoint.

Yes but which party is busy courting the religious fundamentalists? Who have no respect for religion other than their own


The Economy and the Health Care market would be doing a lot better were the government not interfering so much. Government interference by the Liberals only makes things worse.

You need regulation in order to keep the consumer from being taken advantage of (ie the Ford Pinto) and from the worker being exploited and treated no higher than a dog. (labor laws)



Last but no least, congress funded that huge boarder fence project, yet we have only built a few miles of fence? If the Democrats are so concerned about wasteful spending, why did they agree to finance a project if they aren't going to let us complete it?

The fence project was approved but neither party wants to fix the immigration problem. The Democrats want the votes while the Republican want their slave labor.

[Doh004]

The fence project was approved but neither party wants to fix the immigration problem. The Democrats want the votes while the Republican want their slave labor.
Slave labor because they're definitely forced to work here.:rolleyes: The problem with the border doesn't lie between different political parties, it's rather the problem with Mexico struggling to sustain itself. The reason the illegal immigrants come up from Mexico (and other Latin American nations) is that even getting way below minimum wage, is more than they'd ever get back at home.

Do I think it's ok that they have shoddy working conditions and get paid "relatively" little? Of course it's not ok. But it's a double edged sword. It's not ok that they come into the country, use or health and educational services, and don't pay a dime in taxes.

I also enjoy having strawberries that don't cost an assload per bushel. /shrug

(PS, I've been down to those areas. Look up Nogales. It's a border town that's literally cut in half by a massive, 20ft fence.)

[berlin88]

You need regulation in order to keep the consumer from being taken advantage of (ie the Ford Pinto) and from the worker being exploited and treated no higher than a dog. (labor laws)



I am not against all government interference, I am against the government getting to involved. An example would be the health care market, where the government regulates price, services and who gets services.

[General Al Ramsey]

Yes but which party is busy courting the religious fundamentalists? Who have no respect for religion other than their own



You need regulation in order to keep the consumer from being taken advantage of (ie the Ford Pinto) and from the worker being exploited and treated no higher than a dog. (labor laws)




The fence project was approved but neither party wants to fix the immigration problem. The Democrats want the votes while the Republican want their slave labor.

You don't need regulation to protect the consumer from the evil corporations. Nobody I knew bought the Pinto and everyone knew it was a piece of junk. The market took care of the Pinto.

[GoMilton]

I like the saying "Politicians are like diapers, they need changing often and for the same reason". It doesn't matter what party they are with, they are all the same.

I'm keeping my eye on Guiliani and Thompson. I don't agree with some of the issues that Guiliani stands for but I like the fact that he knows what he stands for and sticks to it. He doesn't change based on what the popular thing is at the time. Thompson seems like a straight shooter but I don't know much about him at this point so I'll be keeping an eye on him.

As long as I don't have to listen to Hillary's voice for 4 years, ill be content with who is in office.

[Derek]

You don't need regulation to protect the consumer from the evil corporations. Nobody I knew bought the Pinto and everyone knew it was a piece of junk. The market took care of the Pinto.
My Mom's first car was a Pinto, she drove it for years and never had any significant problems.

[General Al Ramsey]

My Mom's first car was a Pinto, she drove it for years and never had any significant problems.

Sorry Derek.......but you don't see any of them around anymore. Kind of like a Yugo! But different!:hyper:

[Derek]

Sorry Derek.......but you don't see any of them around anymore. Kind of like a Yugo! But different!:hyper:
I never said it wasn't a bad car, I was just pointing out that people did own them and they didn't all exlode as soon as the ignition was turned. (And of course you don't see them anymore, they stopped making them years ago!)

[Mysterius]

I honestly don't think it's fair that there are so many who support either Giuliani or Romney over McCain. You can see how either candidate works quite clearly by following the news; neither has the integrity, leadership, and experience that McCain has... yet no one looks at McCain. Why is this?

I'm really hoping that voters will see their candidates more clearly, after Giuliani and Romney are forced to actually take real stances, and realize that McCain is by far the best Republican candidate for President.