I can't wait until February so let's do this now.
Too bad we can't vote on which work camp Shrub, Dick, and half of Congress should be sentenced for life.
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> half of congress
Why not all? ;)
Your poll is completely impartial and scientific; I appreciate your journalistic integrity.
God, it's good to be excited about politics again.
Who the hell voted for Huckabee and reads this site?
> God, it's good to be excited about politics again.
Hells yes.
Who voted for any of those red names? Have you been paying attention? May I draw your attention to this thing called "The News"? It's full of interesting anecdotes about all the things those people have been doing to screw up this country and the rest of the world. You should totally look into it. :-)
All the blue people want to socialize medicine. I'll pass.
> All the blue people want to socialize medicine. I'll pass.
That won't happen in a million years.
I've been living in London for the past 10 years now (originally from New York). The process one must go through to vote when abroad isn't simple and it isn't easy, but my GOD I've never felt so joyous about the prospect. I've certainly felt as compelled, but never as joyous. One thing I would mention is that whatever your thoughts on Obama, his team have really nailed the online campaigning process. They've even managed to create an entire section within their site that speaks directly and effectively to US citizens living abroad. This targeting of focused groups is a trend used throughout his site and is really quite impressive. Just look at this article over at Speak Up on the use of his campaign logo. http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/004262.html
Ron Paul FTW.
Yes, Russ, God forbid everyone in this country have health care. While were at it, lets get rid of socialized education, highways, and fire departments. Goddamn pinkos!
> Ron Paul FTW
Unfortunately, Ron Paul is the Howard Dean of this go-around.
@John:
You reading a blog, not cnn.com
@Kris:
Come on! He plays BASS! (BTW, I didn't vote for the crazy bastard)
@Russ:
I'm actually pushing for social networked healthcare. I'd like to choose a doctor based on how many friends he has.
@Beerzie:
The only reason we still have fire departments is because Big Fire's lobbyists keep bribing our senators.
Not sure which is worse ballot design...hanging chads or Adobe Flash. ;o)
"All the blue people want to socialize medicine. I'll pass."
Why?
"Ron Paul FTW"
He certainly would have a remote chance if online voting were the norm.
> Unfortunately, Ron Paul is the Howard Dean of this go-around.
More like the David Duke.
Is it exciting that Barack is winning?
@Beerzie Just a point of clarification... I'm all for universal health care coverage. Great idea, long overdue. My perspective on a government run health care system is highly skewed by my experience with 2 things.
My best friend is a product of the military medical system and worked in several military hospitals. Most of them are fine facilities with talented doctors, I'm just not sure I want that to be the pinnacle of the US Health Care system.
Finally, my father is a veteran and has had extensive dealings with the VA hospital system. And if that's the standard of care that emerges from a government run system, I'll definitely pass.
A universal insurance system that maintains choice works for me. If I need some super expensive treatment and can afford it, I'd like to be able to get it without waiting 6 months. I may not use it, but I at least want that choice.
> Is it exciting that Barack is winning?
He's not. Hilary has the most electoral votes to date:
"In the overall race for the nomination, Clinton leads with 187 delegates, including separately chosen party and elected officials known as superdelegates. She is followed by Obama with 89 delegates and Edwards with 50."
Barrack is only winning the popular vote and we all know how that works.
Hi, Russ. I can understand how experience with a bad system will color your feelings. For a humorous take on this, check out this cartoon; specifically the "Feb. 18th" panel. (Not that I assume you are conservative.)
My own bad experiences have been with the current market-based health care system/goat rodeo, and I am hard pressed to see how it could be any worse.
In any case, I'm not sure I understand how universal health care would prevent someone with the ability to pay for their own treatment outside of the system to do so if they wanted to. People can opt out of the educational system and send their kids to private schools; I would envision a government-run health care system being run in the same way.
A. Gore as a choice but no M. Bloomberg?
Nice to see some topics here other than web design.. :)
Beerzie, I agree with you. Anyone could pay for their own treatment outside of a government-run system which is what we would probably see. After all, I would rather pay modestly for a good procedure rather than have it covered 100% and performed by a guy who went to medical school is Haiti.
I think what a lot of people fear is that the government will do what it has done to every other "government" organization, which is to create another enormous bureaucracy, raise taxes to pay for it, and build even a bigger government.
IMHO the government should stay out of the healthcare business and the education business.
Jared, the pharmaceutical, insurance, and healthcare industries has already built an enormous bureaucracy, continuously raise rates to pay for it, and continue build even a bigger bureaucracy.
If you can explain to me how a for-profit-based health care bureaucracy that fails to meet the needs of our citizens is better than "another enormous [government] bureaucracy" that would accommodate everyone's health care needs, I am all ears.
We have tried the market-based approach for many years, and it sucks. It's time for something new.
In a news conference Deanna Favre announced she will be the starting QB for the Packers this coming Sunday. Deanna asserts that she is qualified to be starting QB because she has spent the past 16 years married to Brett while he played QB for the Packers. During this period of time she became familiar with the definition of a corner blitz, and is now completely comfortable with other terminology of the Packers offense.
A survey of Packers fans shows that 50% of those polled supported the move. Does this sounds idiotic and unbelievable to you? Well, Hillary Clinton makes the same claims as to why she is qualified to be President and 50% of democrats polled agreed.
She has never run a City, County, or State.
When told Hillary Clinton has experience because she has 8 years in the white house, Dick Morris stated "so has the pastry chef" !!!!!!.
"Does this sounds idiotic and unbelievable to you?"
Almost as idiotic as having two Bush's in office.
> She has never run a City, County, or State.
Not that I support her campaign, but she is a Senator serving a large population in the United States. Though she may not have logged any time in the top seat I wouldn't dismiss her many years of service elsewhere. Plenty of candidates in our countries history never ran a city, county, or state and that's how it needs to be, how it ought to be.
Favre's wife probably KNOWS a lot about football, even though she maybe wouldn't PHYSICALLY make a good quarterback. I imagine she can certainly talk the talk, though.
My wife has absolutely know interest in Graphic Design or Microsoft Sharepoint, but by shear fact that she's married to me, she likely knows a lot more about the subjects that most average folks would ever care to (and likely hates me for it. ;o)
Yikes, how did that white-supremacist-favorite Ron Paul get so many votes? What's going on here? The only thing I can think of is the poll has become a victim to spam!
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