politics

new book" had poll numbers of 84% no and only 16% yes. the poll so far has around 150,000 people responding. When seeing a poll with this kind of "divide" doesn't that show that most cable news channels have their own political leanings? Numbers on the book sale so far are very brisk.

I would love to see that question asked on MSNBC I would bet that 95% say no.

trying to start something, I really want to know if anything can be done to stop it.

Could it be "not on my watch"?

Would you jump at the chance?
Would you be afraid of reprisals against you and your family?
Can an impartial jury even be found - especially in NYC???

Do you think it is fair to the city of New York to have to burden with all that comes with a trial of this caliber? (e.g. the security, the money, ect.)

I'm doing a project for a Peace Studies class at my college on the conflict in Northern Ireland, and I've been having difficulty finding sources on the current state of the conflict. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction? I've tried searching Lexis Nexis and various newspapers but haven't had much luck. Thanks for your help.

According to Reuters, 14.6% of Americans don't, along with about a billion people worldwide.

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5AF42220091116
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AB1RX20091112

That's about 44 million Americans. There's enough food to go around. Why are people still hungry?

I'm wondering if anyone can verify this assertion or if she took action to the contrary.

If we fail to pay pur mortgages, where is the assistance for us? Our homes are repossessed and there goes our credit score. Does it seem fair that we are paying their debt?

What I mean is -- and I'm as passionate and get as wound up as just about anyone -- do you ever think of what a shame it is that the way politics has polarized us makes us actually dismiss one another as bad people, literally? Even breaks up our families?

From what I understand, up until just before the McCarthy Hearings, people spoke easily about politics at parties and gatherings and could disagree pleasantly.

Now, all the issues have been packed with morality and judgementalism and -- hate, actually.

I know this makes me sound like an anarchist, but "divide and conquer" sure seems like a great strategy to me if you want to keep the poor, working, and middle classes from banding together and doing something about the ruling class robbing their savings and importing their jobs, paying for universal healthcare in Israel but not in the U.S., and deciding to become neo-imperialists at the expense of the next four generations to come.

Is there any possible meeting ground?

toss it out here to the World Wide Interweb's Throbbing Brain at Askville.

1) Should the Supreme Court Justices have life long appointments?
2) Should the Senate have term limits?

President Ronald Reagan in 1982 passed the largest peacetime tax increase in American history: the Tax Equity and and Responsibility Act, which raised $37.5 billion dollars, or 1% of gross domestic product(GDP), per year. He also signed a $3.3 billion gasoline-tax increase. The next year he signed another whopping tax hike designed to save Social Security.
So, my question is this: If the hero of the Republican party saw the necessity to impose taxes, why didn't George Bush Jr. do the same at the outset of the Iraq and Afghanistan war instead of borrowing the money from aboard and putting this nation in hock to China?

I just happened to notice a "Righty" who had 'complimented' a "Lefty"...

Purely serendipitous, but it got me curious...

Please give us the link to the 'compliment'...

Just for the record, I am aware of at least 4 "Lefty's" for whom I have
great respect, and believe they do it regularly...

Really would rather hear from the so-called 'flamers', who appear to get
little or no respect from the "Righty's" - I expect you know who you are...

Read into this anyway you want, I don't care... I meant no harm... But,
if this hurt somehow I'm sorry...

I really am 'just curious'...

Those of you "Righty's" - this isn't for you... Go away...

I was reading over history of the pledge of allegiance to see when the phrase 'under God' was added, about the same time 'In God We Trust' was put on our currency , trying to get an idea when the ACLU or whoever will attempt to remove the last few references to a religious diety in our govt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
http://www.ustreas.gov/education/fact-sheets/currency/in-god-we-trust.shtml

Both govt. and religion seem to have the same objective of keeping large groups of people in control, and / or acting upon their impulses that would leave a society in anarchy.

patriotic avatars like the statue of liberty, the bald eagle, stars and stripes and relish in bombastic negative statements about our President? Do patriotic avatars give one the right to slam our President at every turn?

I challenge these patriots to come up with one admirable thing our President has done that they honestly did not expect that he would do. (My husband is painting and my kids are in bed; I am up for this!)

Conservative talk radio and tv networks perpetuate fear consistantly. Is this the real face of the Republican Party? When we are so scared about our future, terrorist win. Do Republican/Conservatives really want to be known as the party of fear? What happened to hope and faith and trust in God?

The majority of Americans self-identify as conservative (31%), moderate (35%), and liberal (16%). Many Askville members are moderates, as reflects the USA as a whole.

Many Askville members are at the far ends of the spectrum. The number who self-identify at either end of the political viewpoint spectrum comprise fewer than 15% of the USA as a whole. 9% self-identify as very conservative, and 5% self-identify as very liberal.

For source of percentages, see: http://www.gallup.com/poll/120857/conservatives-single-largest-ideological-group.aspx

Now I have seen many good questions, and good answers.........that is, answers with logic, with facts, with backup, with sources cited. But I have also seen answers and comments that are primarily personal insults. This has nothing to do with amusing answers or comical comments: it has to do with personal insults.

So I ask Askvillers: is it the emotional involvement in politics, or just plain bad manners?