Whether the pro-life crowd is hypocritical or not is irrelevant to the moral dilemma. Arguing for the free destruction of embryos in the name of science because the opponents may occasionally violate their own public beliefs is just an ad hominem.
To put it another way, nearly everyone believes that speed limits on highways are a good idea, but nearly every driver also speeds from time to time.
"Only" $50 billion is being spent by the federal government on education... in addition to the billions being spent by the state and local governments. Meanwhile, $650 billion is being spent to defend the entire USA... and almost none by the states, because after all they aren't allowed to keep standing armies.
We are spending tons of money on education, and getting nothing for it. The federalization of education has been a failure.
Are you seriously suggesting that Americans don't lynch gay men? I mean seriously? It's not common place, but there's a disturbingly large number of Americans that think that's OK.
[citation needed] And unless we're prosecuting thought crime, immoral thoughts (not actions) are the concern of religious institutions, not the government.
Considering that it's only recently become a hate crime to lynch gays.
It's always been a crime to torture and kill people. Labeling something a "hate crime" and giving it a special penalty is creating a thought crime. This is against the 14th amendment.
You can blame the Republicans and blue dogs for that. They want to cut taxes, but are unwilling to cut any of the services which their constituents want.
The Republicans introduced a bill to extend the tax cuts.
The Democrats have introduced no bill at all.
The Democrats have a majority in both houses, a supermajority in the House.
These tax levels are already in effect. We aren't cutting taxes for anyone, but if we don't do anything we'll be raising them. Raising taxes is not something you do in a recession. People can't spend money they don't have. This has nothing to do with only raising taxes on the "wealthy"-- because the Democrats couldn't be bothered with even introducing a bill to support that claimed strategy. Instead, they're fearful of the TEA party, and hitting the campaign trails in the hopes of keeping their jobs, the country be dammed.
Have you seen how much money is spent on the D.C. public schools? Nearly all of them serve primarily poor students. Strangely enough, it costs more to educate a student in a D.C. public school than in a private school. Naturally, this was an embarrassment to the establishment, so they eliminated the voucher program. Have to keep the peasants in line!
Why is it that the progressives never suggest removing the quotas? If you want all the immigrants from Mexico and central America to come here, why not just let everyone who isn't sick come in instead of undermining our laws? Oh yeah, that would require having principles.
It's funny how the people who think everyone should work hard are called "freeloaders". Paying taxes is not charity. You'd probably call John Huntsman a freeloader because he'd rather decide for himself how to give away his fortune rather than let some politician or bureaucrat figure out which union boss or Soros-backed special interest to funnel it to.
Well, when I saw the video of those little school kids chanting, "MM MM MM... Barack Hussein Obama," I thought it was OK. I guess it's not OK for crackers, then?
The assault on workers happening in the U.S. is going to continue unabated until those well-fed people you see on TV marching around dressed as Sam Adams figure out that there are bigger villains out there than the black guy in the White House.
I don't really consider that he's half Kenyan, but if you want to be prejudiced, that's your right.
With labor unions
Whoa, stop right there. You found the real culprit. Have you noticed what representatives of SEIU and AFL-CIO have been up to lately? Did you notice that they got their payouts from GM before bondholders?
the middle class being crushed by trickle-down economics
I never got a job from a poor man. I never got a job from an unemployment check, either.
It's the New Feudalism and the poster boy is John Boehner.
*facepalm* Picking on one politician isn't going to help things. And the American dream really should be starting one's own business, not trying to get government to take them over.
He's not calling them idiots any more than agreeing with them confers veritable Hawking-like authority. Or is science now about laymen immediately accepting hypotheses as fact?
Thanks, Stalin. I'm sure you'll find someone to sell all those now-useless cars to (that's step 2, "???"). Please don't forget to seize everyone's personal assets and liquidate the undesirables, as well.
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If you want the benefits of a civilized society, you can't demand "survival of the fittest" to be your mantra. Civilization has laws.
Whether the pro-life crowd is hypocritical or not is irrelevant to the moral dilemma. Arguing for the free destruction of embryos in the name of science because the opponents may occasionally violate their own public beliefs is just an ad hominem.
To put it another way, nearly everyone believes that speed limits on highways are a good idea, but nearly every driver also speeds from time to time.
Let's start with you! And yes, I'll be modded down for this even though you weren't.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't find your office because the address say 201 Wall St and the sign clearly reads 'WALL ST'!"
What does that have to do with the tea party?
We are spending tons of money on education, and getting nothing for it. The federalization of education has been a failure.
You forgot Poland.
[citation needed] And unless we're prosecuting thought crime, immoral thoughts (not actions) are the concern of religious institutions, not the government.
It's always been a crime to torture and kill people. Labeling something a "hate crime" and giving it a special penalty is creating a thought crime. This is against the 14th amendment.
Apparently we still have the freedom to repeat progressive rhetoric ad-nauseum.
Really? How brainy is Biden, anyway?
I'm so glad that we have a big-toothed jackass who thinks "j-o-b-s" is a three-letter word a heartbeat away from the presidency instead.
The Republicans introduced a bill to extend the tax cuts.
The Democrats have introduced no bill at all.
The Democrats have a majority in both houses, a supermajority in the House.
These tax levels are already in effect. We aren't cutting taxes for anyone, but if we don't do anything we'll be raising them. Raising taxes is not something you do in a recession. People can't spend money they don't have. This has nothing to do with only raising taxes on the "wealthy"-- because the Democrats couldn't be bothered with even introducing a bill to support that claimed strategy. Instead, they're fearful of the TEA party, and hitting the campaign trails in the hopes of keeping their jobs, the country be dammed.
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I'm glad they were working on this instead of extending the tax cuts!
Two plus two is five...
Have you seen how much money is spent on the D.C. public schools? Nearly all of them serve primarily poor students. Strangely enough, it costs more to educate a student in a D.C. public school than in a private school. Naturally, this was an embarrassment to the establishment, so they eliminated the voucher program. Have to keep the peasants in line!
Why is it that the progressives never suggest removing the quotas? If you want all the immigrants from Mexico and central America to come here, why not just let everyone who isn't sick come in instead of undermining our laws? Oh yeah, that would require having principles.
It's funny how the people who think everyone should work hard are called "freeloaders". Paying taxes is not charity. You'd probably call John Huntsman a freeloader because he'd rather decide for himself how to give away his fortune rather than let some politician or bureaucrat figure out which union boss or Soros-backed special interest to funnel it to.
Well, when I saw the video of those little school kids chanting, "MM MM MM... Barack Hussein Obama," I thought it was OK. I guess it's not OK for crackers, then?
I don't really consider that he's half Kenyan, but if you want to be prejudiced, that's your right.
Whoa, stop right there. You found the real culprit. Have you noticed what representatives of SEIU and AFL-CIO have been up to lately? Did you notice that they got their payouts from GM before bondholders?
I never got a job from a poor man. I never got a job from an unemployment check, either.
*facepalm* Picking on one politician isn't going to help things. And the American dream really should be starting one's own business, not trying to get government to take them over.
He's not calling them idiots any more than agreeing with them confers veritable Hawking-like authority. Or is science now about laymen immediately accepting hypotheses as fact?
A panda eats, shoots and leaves.
Look, if he was crashing, he wouldn't bother to text "HOLY SHIT," he'd just say it!
Actually, that's pretty much how some of the progressive organizations want us to live, and it's close to how workers in China live.
Thanks, Stalin. I'm sure you'll find someone to sell all those now-useless cars to (that's step 2, "???"). Please don't forget to seize everyone's personal assets and liquidate the undesirables, as well.