$86 million seems like a pretty small amount to how much the California economy probably benefits from Walmart though. I don't know numbers & i'm not an expert, but a little cost should be expected to come with the benefits.
interesting how this "apolitical point of view" starts with "President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values."
apolitical - Having no interest in or association with politics. http://dictionary.reference.com/search? q=apolitica l
glad that simple definitions still aren't hindering/. editors' bias.
I'm sitting here with a book on my desk call "Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents" by Richard E. Neustadt. Perhaps you should read it. It's very easy to pick & choose random quotes & show an agreement that's really not there. Give me a few minutes & I could create a list of quotes that shows that Bush has a very conservative view of President Power.
In case you're seriously interested, a few other good books are "The Paradox of the American Presidency" by Thomas E. Cronin and "The Ferocious Engine of Democracy" (2 volumes) by Michael P. Riccards.
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good point. i guess my response was more aimed at so many of the other posts that bash bush first, then think about it later. if you support the guy, it's hard to not to be overly defensive around here.
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If Iraw was allowed to vote in November, Bush would win by a huge majority of the popular vote. The vast majority of Iraq prefers Bush because they know Kerry wouldn't have had the balls to ever do anything at all. They may be frustrated about alot of things, but 90% of the country prefers Iraq today when compared to life under Saddam. It's a very small minority that is causing the problems. Just like the minority of tree-huggers in california starting fires to save trees.
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"We're perfectly capable of reading manifestos and proposed policy documents"
Sorry, I didn't intend to suggest that the information wasn't available & that you couldn't look at it. Just that most probably don't. Why would you want to? I don't know anything about political candidates in most other countries.
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well, 72 is bigger than 20. so kerry leads on the site. but actual polls of the public in the US show Bush leading.
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You have to think though, that most of the rest of the world doesn't have access to, or at least doesn't pay attention to most of the campaigning. Much of the rest of the world will go against Bush in a heartbeat based on one or two issues because the rest doesn't affect them. Americans though are the ones that have judge based on not only all of the issues, but also how they want to be represented.
I'm not saying both parties are equally reprehensible. I'm saying that people in general are so reprehensible that there's no point in comparison. Grouping them in parties just makes it easier to throw mud. If you honestly believe that one side is justifiably less dirty than the other, then you're still falling for the same crap you've heard from others.
You're first post above sound like a 16 year old kid explaining why his side is more important than his 5 year old brother's side. The funny part is that if you change one or two words in each example, it could just as easily fit liberals.
My point isn't to say that either side is right, or wrong. Just that there's no benefit in bashing either side. If you can't persuade others based on why you think your beliefs are right & not why others' are wrong, then are you sure you're right?
lol, that's just politics man. if you honestly believe that conservatives are politically worse than liberals, or vice versa, you're just silly. politics are politics. doesn't matter which side you're on.
"you're sure to get modded flamebait to some extent by claiming that people are gay by their own volition"
possibly, but probably not. while it's politically correct to tout the official homosexual "gay by nature" line, slashdot readers aren't exactly known for being politically correct. also, such a small percentage of the world is really gay compared to what they show on TV that most people just don't care unless their trying to be PC.
continue using dial-up like she had when she bought it.
She can't expect to use a product for a new purpose without considering what impact that may have. if she wants to upgrade to broadband then she needs to be responsible and install a firewall.
"From what I know, during the premier they get off to Atlantis, and then goof up and get themselves stuck there"
actually, the problem is that it takes so much energy to get them from earth to the new gate, that they have no idea whether the other gate will support it coming back the other way.
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"(and reflects very badly on the electorate)"
American's are very petty people. I should know, I am one.
who is this DeMendi fellow?
In other news a living "brain" of cultured rat cells now controls the slashdot editorial process....
In other news, /. readers have finally discovered a successful source of reproduction.
$86 million seems like a pretty small amount to how much the California economy probably benefits from Walmart though. I don't know numbers & i'm not an expert, but a little cost should be expected to come with the benefits.
hmmm, maybe dictionary.com would work better....
interesting how this "apolitical point of view" starts with "President Bush is endangering our safety, hurting our vital interests, and undermining American values."
? q=apolitica l
/. editors' bias.
apolitical - Having no interest in or association with politics.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search
glad that simple definitions still aren't hindering
I'm sitting here with a book on my desk call "Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents" by Richard E. Neustadt. Perhaps you should read it. It's very easy to pick & choose random quotes & show an agreement that's really not there. Give me a few minutes & I could create a list of quotes that shows that Bush has a very conservative view of President Power.
In case you're seriously interested, a few other good books are
"The Paradox of the American Presidency" by Thomas E. Cronin
and
"The Ferocious Engine of Democracy" (2 volumes) by Michael P. Riccards.
good point. i guess my response was more aimed at so many of the other posts that bash bush first, then think about it later. if you support the guy, it's hard to not to be overly defensive around here.
If Iraw was allowed to vote in November, Bush would win by a huge majority of the popular vote. The vast majority of Iraq prefers Bush because they know Kerry wouldn't have had the balls to ever do anything at all. They may be frustrated about alot of things, but 90% of the country prefers Iraq today when compared to life under Saddam. It's a very small minority that is causing the problems. Just like the minority of tree-huggers in california starting fires to save trees.
"We're perfectly capable of reading manifestos and proposed policy documents"
Sorry, I didn't intend to suggest that the information wasn't available & that you couldn't look at it. Just that most probably don't. Why would you want to? I don't know anything about political candidates in most other countries.
well, 72 is bigger than 20. so kerry leads on the site. but actual polls of the public in the US show Bush leading.
You have to think though, that most of the rest of the world doesn't have access to, or at least doesn't pay attention to most of the campaigning. Much of the rest of the world will go against Bush in a heartbeat based on one or two issues because the rest doesn't affect them. Americans though are the ones that have judge based on not only all of the issues, but also how they want to be represented.
oh yeah, fp
It's about time we find that other dialing device.
nope
I'm not saying both parties are equally reprehensible. I'm saying that people in general are so reprehensible that there's no point in comparison. Grouping them in parties just makes it easier to throw mud. If you honestly believe that one side is justifiably less dirty than the other, then you're still falling for the same crap you've heard from others.
You're first post above sound like a 16 year old kid explaining why his side is more important than his 5 year old brother's side. The funny part is that if you change one or two words in each example, it could just as easily fit liberals.
My point isn't to say that either side is right, or wrong. Just that there's no benefit in bashing either side. If you can't persuade others based on why you think your beliefs are right & not why others' are wrong, then are you sure you're right?
"It looks to me that this is what we have all known for years. Democrats vote with emotion, Republicans vote with logic."
does that mean women are democrats & men are ?republicans
lol, that's just politics man. if you honestly believe that conservatives are politically worse than liberals, or vice versa, you're just silly. politics are politics. doesn't matter which side you're on.
"you're sure to get modded flamebait to some extent by claiming that people are gay by their own volition"
possibly, but probably not. while it's politically correct to tout the official homosexual "gay by nature" line, slashdot readers aren't exactly known for being politically correct. also, such a small percentage of the world is really gay compared to what they show on TV that most people just don't care unless their trying to be PC.
lol, I was thinking the exact same thing.
<sarcasm>I sure hope Kerry wins so we can pay for some more of this impressive research.</sarcasm>
"So what's the solution for Jane Boxwine?"
continue using dial-up like she had when she bought it.
She can't expect to use a product for a new purpose without considering what impact that may have. if she wants to upgrade to broadband then she needs to be responsible and install a firewall.
"Or is a 52 ounce Mountain Dew now a standard beverage for normal college students?"
I prefer to call it breakfast.
wouldn't "semiconductor for dummies" be on the same shelf as "brain surgery for dummies" & "rocket science for dummies"??
I wonder if they read slashdot too....
"From what I know, during the premier they get off to Atlantis, and then goof up and get themselves stuck there"
actually, the problem is that it takes so much energy to get them from earth to the new gate, that they have no idea whether the other gate will support it coming back the other way.