Politics

[seperot]

aye tony dose have his head up bush\'s rear end

i think leb dem actually has a chance if things keep going as bad as they are for tony and the gang and mr howard\'s stream lined cabaint full of people that are well trained at messing things up

[cmhitman]

I want to see peace, and america helping the world for the sake of helping the world.
I would have voted for arnold too, he is  better than davis (or so they said) , plus if he messes up, with all the high strung promises he\'s made, he\'ll be shouted from cali with no chance of re-election.

[Monketh]

You know what? We could do that.
How, you ask?  Simple, you guys force the electoral college in to voting for my friend Tim.  (He\'s in high school so this will require a constitutional ammendment.)  After taking office, Tim will use the pay raise issue (senators get to choose their pay) to black-mail them in to doing his bidding.  Then, he cuts the fat, and imposes tariffs on all imports (double on cheap plastic McDonald\'s toys ) into the United States.  This strengthens american industry, and america becomes the world economic powerhouse again.  We get richer, develop fuel cells, subsidize (correct word?) solar panels and spread the wealth.  President Tim luanches a campaign on the benefits of recycling, and diet & excersize(in america, if it\'s on TV it must be true, problem solved).  After words we improve our image.(...and setup a program for cheap distribution of \"The Pill\" in developing nations...)

[KwartzTheKran]

Originally posted by Monketh
You know what? We could do that.
How, you ask?  Simple, you guys force the electoral college in to voting for my friend Tim.  (He\'s in high school so this will require a constitutional ammendment.)  After taking office, Tim will use the pay raise issue (senators get to choose their pay) to black-mail them in to doing his bidding.  Then, he cuts the fat, and imposes tariffs on all imports (double on cheap plastic McDonald\'s toys ) into the United States.  This strengthens american industry, and america becomes the world economic powerhouse again.  We get richer, develop fuel cells, subsidize (correct word?) solar panels and spread the wealth.  President Tim luanches a campaign on the benefits of recycling, and diet & excersize(in america, if it\'s on TV it must be true, problem solved).  After words we improve our image.(...and setup a program for cheap distribution of \"The Pill\" in developing nations...)

America\'s strength is on exports, putting a 20% tarriff on steel to strengthen ur steel industry recently has automatically made the EU react and tax things that will lose jobs in swing states.
Also America has more internationalised companies than any other country, a tax on imports wud kill them =)

[Monketh]

You know I was only kidding.
True about the international companies though.
I feel no sympathy for McDonald\'s and Wal-mart however.

[Vengeance]

Bush Jr. has the same problem Bush Sr. had, which is that until the WMD are found and Saddam is found and thrown in jail, there is no closure on the Iraq situation.

All politicians (in any country) should surround anything they say with tags like Auran, imho.  For example, here in America it is the Right (Republicans) who are for the war, and the Left (Democrats) against it.  In the UK, the Left (Labour) is for it and the Right (Tories) is against it.

Normally, the Left is for more social programs, more nationalized healthcare, etc.  But now in America, \"right wing extremist Bush\" is the one pushing a $3 TRILLION national health care plan, and the Left are the ones arguing NOT to do it and saying we have to balance our budgets.

EU countries are constantly voting to expand and strengthen the EU, pass a constitution, etc. but the rest of the world are splitting their countries up with separatist and terrorist movements (Palestine, Quebec, Rwanda, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Basques, Corsicans, to name a few).  The world hates American unilateralism, but every time the G7 gets together, there are huge anti-globalization protests.

Let\'s face it.  The world is totally fscked up.  :-)

- Venge

[lynx_lupo]

Originally posted by Vengeance
etc. but the rest of the world are splitting their countries up with separatist and terrorist movements (Palestine, Quebec, Rwanda, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Basques, Corsicans, to name a few).  The world hates American unilateralism, but every time the G7 gets together, there are huge anti-globalization protests.

Let\'s face it.  The world is totally fscked up.  :-)

- Venge

Czechoslovakia deosn\'t exist anymore for like 10 years now. :rolleyes:

And it is fscked up. :<

[Jessyn]

oh, this whole thing has gone to hell in a handbasket.  i find it mildl;y entertaining that the \"World\'s richest, most powerful country\" is currently in debt by 21 TRILLION dollars.  wars cost money.  anyways, America should either leave the middle east alone, or move in, take over, and annex the whole damn place, half measures don\'t work, which is what these \"police actions\" are. meh, they\'d just better not attack us.... we beat em last time  

Jessyn

Disclaimer:  this is my opinion.  if you don\'t like it fine, you can even tell me that you don\'t like it.  but it\'s still my opinion, and you\'d better have 19+ charisma and a good argument to get me to change it.

[Davis]

I don\'t think many countries are serious about paying off foreign debt. When you think about the countries in debt to US it kinda balences out.
And you\'re right, I don\'t think half measures will work. I think we should just go on and knock out all the crap dictatorships.

[seperot]

I have the solution............. BURN EM BURN EM ALL!!!!


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