If the Conservatives have a 33% APPROVAL RATE why don't we free America from them starting today? YES OR NO?
479478
OK I'm with you, let's start a grass roots campaign and get this party started.  I've been trying to do this since Gore, and there was so much apathy then, and then the chads, the miscounted votes, blah blah, then somehow Bush became a hero because the most horrendous act in the history of the nation happened while he was President.  It boggles my mind, but I'm not stopping, I'm not going to wait until all the warmongers are in jail (cunningham),  resign, (deLay, card, scooter libbey) Let's just make something happen
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Leaving Iraq would open the door to such evil that you cannot imagine it. What if the terrs get their hands on a nuke? What if they use oil to blackmail the rest of the world? What will be the fate of all the people who supported their first chance at freedom in decades? The Democrats want to cut and run from a fight for our nation's survival. We face an enemy every bit as cruel and evil as the Nazis were in the 1940s. To run from them like little schoolgirls would tell them and all our enemies around the world that we won't fight for our country, our freedom or our future. Don't you think the Communists in China would like to know what kind of stomach we have for staying free? I guarantee you they are watching all of this very closely...
603074
This is just step 40032 in our slow but gradual march to an Orwellian 1984 hell.  I'm waiting for the majority of Americans to wake up (they may have already) to this fact that every day this war on terror is costing us our freedoms that we enjoyed just a few short years ago.  You should see the video of the woman getting arrested for having a copy of the Constitution in her car (and a Michener novel, LOL), after being almost sickeningly polite to the officer questioning her.  I just see myself in the same situation having the same thing done, it scares the hell out of me.
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Um yea, they have been planning the hijacking of the conservative party for decades. Time for everyone to wakeup. These people are paranoid, suicide politicans that think we are in the end times and will stop at NOTHING to force the coming of Christ as they see it.\n\nhttp://www.thefourreasons.org/
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Right now the republicans are using scare tactics to try and hold their position.\n" If Democrats take over, they will withdraw from the war and make every American citizen a target or terror!!!"\nGive me a break.\nRegardless the political agenda, Americans will vote by what they want from the government, not what the government wants from them, even though it may not make a difference.\nJust watch what happens, and maybe you will agree it is time to change ALL of government, not just the persons in it.
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Okay, I agree with SOME of what you say, but not all. Here's what I think --\n\nIraq -- Yes, we should get out as soon as possible, possible being when Iraq is capable of standing on it's own feet. If we leave before then, we will only be destroying what we have fought for the last 3 years. I wouldn't even worry about Iran or North Korea. Iran is really just posturing, and North Korea won't do anything China doesn't want them to do, like attack their biggest trading partner.\n\nDeficit -- We should put as much money into paying off the deficit as possible, WITHOUT stagnating the economy.\n\nTaxation -- No more than 35% taxation for corporations and the rich, and preferably less, for two reasons. First, most rich people weren't born that way, they worked hard and succeeded. They shouldn't be insanely taxed just because they "can afford it". The richest 1% of all Americans pay 33.7% of all federal income taxes, even after the Bush tax cuts, while the bottom 50% of earners pay a mere 3.6% share, so in a sense, they are already being screwed. Second, experience has taught me that rich people will always have fast cars, big houses, expensive vacations, and all the other "rich people" things. But whatever money is left over after those and taxes, they usually spend on making more money. That means investing in the stock market, opening businesses, etc. Basically, encouraging economic growth. Corporations work pretty much the same way. The more money a corporation has after taxes, the more money they have to spend on labor costs, which allows them to hire more workers. They also have more money for research and development, marketing, and distribution, which is needed to keep them competitive with foreign firms. I do agree, though, that the government needs to be more aggressive in keeping tabs on corporate accounting practices. \n\nState vs. Federal tax -- No argument here.\n\nState's rights -- See above answer.\n\nIllegal immigrant amnesty -- A big mistake. President Reagan gave unconditional amnesty to 3 million illegal immigrants in 1986 in hopes of fixing the same problem we have today. It, of course, didn't work. I believe we should beef up border security ASAP, and institute some sort of grace period for illegals in this country to register themselves, and any person caught without papers after that should be immediatley deported. \n\nReligious tax exemption -- I don't think they should be taxed. What should happen to religions that refuse to pay? Should they be banned? I don't think so. It also opens the door to a lot of cases of perceived religious persecution by the government. You also need to consider the ethics of forcing people to pay to worship their religion.\n\nDrug legalization -- I think small amounts of marijuana, hashis, and certain other mild drugs should be legalized as long as they are only allowed in the home or certain designated areas. The war on hard drugs (cocaine, heroin, and the like) should continue to be fought, but smarter, not harder. Like you said, education is the key. We will never win the War on Drugs by attacking the supply, we need to place more emphasis on the demand.\n\nAnyway, that's what I think. If you are still reading this answer, it shows me that you are really serious about this, and I hope you will be open to serious discussion on this matter, because I think you are on the right track.
542800
Trying to figure out how this new "War on Terror" justifies suspension of our Constitution.  In 1812, with a foreign enemy burning down Washington D.C., NO PART of the Constitution was re-written or suspended.  Emergency provisions did not ever give the president the power to unilaterally enforce the law before.  This was in the face of our absolute destruction with an very real enemy on our soil.  Now we have a fantasy enemy over-seas that takes occaisional potshots at us, which we created through our own failed foreign policies, so we now need to give up every fundamental legal and expression freedom we have?  Do Americans just not have balls these days?  Why aren't the real conservatives trying to "conserve" our damned Constitution which has weathered EVERY CRISIS before this?  I just don't get it.\n\nIf you want to hunt me down, I'll be easy to find in the postage stamp sized "Free Speech Zone".  When I was a kid, everywhere was a Free Speech Zone...except maybe in church.
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I'd support such a move not because of any of my personal politics or beliefs, but because Americans need to be reminded about what all this freedom and democracy and inalienable rights $h!t is about.  If heads are so fed up, if everyone's so f--king outraged, they need to get offline and go do something about it.  Look how fast immigration issues got sent up when all the illegal workers rallied and boycotted.  They're not even citizens and they're more American than Americans!\n\nFor some interesting info, though, check Harper's magazine's April issue (I think)-- there's a round table discussion about the possibility, feasability, and consequences of a modern-day American coup detat.
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Thankfully, we're veering right.\n\nStill with that tired, old "war for oil" hippie protest I see. Tell me, exactly where is all of this oil we've stolen in the war.\n\nWe became the world's police after WWII, way before you were born.\n\nWe could be spending our money on making our military even stronger is we weren't busy wasting it on failed liberal social programs.\n\nThe LAST THING libs need is a better drug program.\n\nWho's threatening your freedom of speech? Do you mean when those "evil conservatives" try to prevent you from urinating on the graves of soldiers?
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One, I'm not a "conservative sypathiser".  Two, you have already played your hand by identifying yourself with a majority which MUST mean that you are a Democrat or mistakenly believe that our country is a democracy.  Is your reliance on the "majority" necessary for you to formulate and justify your questions?\nThree, by placing restrictions on and making pre-judgements regarding the "truth" of Iraq, you show yourself to be intellectually dishonest.  \n\nHere are your three things, for what little regard you will pay to them:\n\nExempted food from unilateral trade sanctions and embargoes. \n\nSigned the LARGEST nuclear arms reduction in world history with Russia. \n\nCommitted US funds to purchase medicine for millions of men and women and children now suffering with AIDS in Africa\n\nFor the record, I am not a Republican.  I am a Libertarian.
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Most Americans today are willing to support any cause pushed by the media because they are unfortunately thoughtless, uneducated sheep who never take the trouble (or don't have the concentration span) to spend five minutes and actually learn about an issue before taking a stance. People, freedom is not itself free. It comes with a price, the price of watchfulness. You must guard your freedom. Protect it. If you do not value your freedom and be prepared to defend it, someone will try to take it from you.\n\nIllegal immigrants will destroy your economy just the way you have described, by sending untaxed money out of your country.\n\nMy uncle was a paratrooper in WW2. He's part of the reason we are not living in a dictatorship now.
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I am chilled, thanks.\n\nI for one realize that the Bush administration are using this as a distraction from the real issues that should be in the public focus. Because we have mid-terms coming up in November, the Republicans need two or three bulls*** platforms with which to enrage their 'base'.\n\nI'm glad to say that so far it doesn't seem to be working. This issue was supposed to start a national debate that would last until the elections. Now that we're almost into May it seems to have been largely forgotten.
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I guess knowing that all the Neo Nazis are part of your party. The Republicans have exposed themselves and their true agenda and views to America. Racism is alive and well in the Far right of your NEO_CON Nation. Bush letting the illegals get out of control in America is back-firing on him, so I look for your approval rate to go even lower. He's going to have to do something about Republican policy that doesn't work. So if there is an Apocalypse, friendly fire will most likely go towards the Republicans. To rid America of this plague.
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Dr. Phil a man with the PHD said they were criminals to the United States of America. Building NEO-NAZISM, NEO_CON, white supremacy, bigotry through out America is not being American, but an enemy of America and the people. This present Dictatorship needs to stand down, and the Conservative criminals should be imprisoned or deported to the Iraq front to fight the war they started. They are sociopaths & psycopaths that is the diagnosis.
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Bush is trying to reestablish his approval ratings on behalf of his fellow Republicans who will be up for election this November.  The Republicans are concerned that they are losing their political base, so they will make overtures like this to at least act like they are serious about curtailing immigration (which is an important conservative position).  Truth is, they are not serious about immigration, and even placing the National Guard there won't stop it.\n\nIf they want to stop illegal immigration, then all they have to do is put of a few employers who knowingly employ illegal immigrants behind bars.  This would have the immediate effect of employers refusing to hire illegal immigrants, and effectively shut down the reason they come here.  But it is pretty clear they won't do that either because illegal immigrants make up too much of the work force, and a drastic shut down like that would be bad for business.\n\nWhy not guard the Canadian border?  Because there are far fewer immigrants that come over the Canadian border.
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You silly thing.  We support the IDEALS of the conservative movement.  Less government involvement, free trade, family values and less taxes followed by a strong national defense.  Just because we got a bad lot that lots of us agree probably got what they deserved doesn't mean our ideals of the conservative movement has changed.\n\nPart of making your party stronger is finding the problem and correcting it.  Is that cut-and-running? or is evolution? (thru you off there didn't I).  \n\nSo, at the end of the day why wouldn't I support those who have the same ideals and values as me?  Pelosi doesn't represent my ideals anymore than Delay does one stands for many things I completely disagree with and one is a complete fraud who I cannot support because my values dictate that I cannot.  \n\nThis wasn't an election to PROVE that conservative movement is dead.  It was an election about getting rid of those who didn't do their jobs either by a large number of democrats voting and a large number of republicans not voting or switching their votes in defiance.\n\nPelosi fixes the world still won't change what our values and ideals are that's just silly.  You one an election not the case against conservatism.
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The forced inflation moves the the numbers up. These are the inflated numbers the Republicans are pushing off to the press and America. Just like Fox's 39%=31% approval rates. The whole thing is bogus, and your best off just not listening to any of their lies. A dollar today = a nickle from the amount of currency the Bush administration has printed. We need Bill Clinton back to show his graft again to America, and show everybody what they have been doing. I want to see at least over 50 indictments with Bush and Cheney first in line.  McKenzie Calhoun is a Republican, and a Rush Limbaugh smoocher.