Cheney can not be a serious Presidential candidate because 1)Health reasons 2)Remember, W. had to really ply him to be the VP nominee. He could GUARANTEE himself four more years and probably another eight for the Replublicans if Cheney were to step aside for "health reasons" and he nominated Rudy Giuliani. This would probably win him the big electoral state of New York, Texas (of course) and yes, Florida. That and fly over counter would put him back in easily.

Because we know, all the original thoughts and ideas from the White House come from Cheney.  Without Cheney's arm stuck up Bush's rear, it's not even clear that Dumbya could even talk.

capable of serving for another four years.

No, you're stuck with him.

However, Cheney could still be an "advisor" in the future without having to be VP.

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All Kerry can do is marry rich women becuse he is not man enough to make it on his own.

"But he has three purple hearts!!!"

Well, since he won't reveal his medical records and based on the evidence I've seen, he must have had his balls blown off, because he doesn't have any now!! (needs to get permission to drive the family SUV)

This guy has more positions than the Kama Sutra...

as opposed to that Silver Star-, Bronze Star-awarded Kerry.

Do yourself a favor, and read his military citations sometime.

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The past 3.5 years have been phony and full of lies, deceipt and dishonesty, I do not think phoniness is keeping the current admin. from doing anything.

In fact, the problem doesn't seem to be limited to either side, GOP or DEM.

Why?

Because the right wing is in favor of NOT taxing inheritance. Which by the way is NOT earned income.

No work is done to receive inheritance and should be highly taxed.

This is the double standard that is especially egregious for the right. Why? because inheritance maintains the wealthy when they don't have to do work.

And no. it is NOT taxing the dead as the right seems want to redfine it.

And no, it is not taxing it twice, since the income to the inheritor is received for the first time by them.


Larry.

Elder, good argument!!

Here's why I do not agree. I belive this is a double tax, we just have to disagree on that...

2nd, if the left wants to be fair, than why does it not kick in until the upper dollars (1M I think now!). The one thing I say is if you really belive this, then it should apply to EVERYBODY!!
Tax ALL INHERITANCE at this ridiculous amount. Oh, but that might cost them votes!! At least the Right wants the rules to be equal for everybody, it seems like the left wants to pick and choose.

I've nerver understood why the left feels it so unfair to discriminte based on Race, Religion or Sexual Preference but it is ok to discriminate based on income level??

Marie Antionette would not have agreed with this kind of socialism, but things didn't work out too well for her.

Remember the land of opportuntiy?? If you can't make a decent living here, look in the mirror and quit blaming people you don't know for your problems...

Come on guys, what ever happened to the concept of personal responsibility!!

What I am saying is that intelligent rich people may bitch and moan about socialism, but also realize that having some socialism in this country helps them avoid the unpleasant things that happen to rich people in a revolution.

Yeah, I hear revolution in the air all the time

When the masses choose to try to overthrow the government, its because they see a better life somewhere else they want to imitate. Considering we have one of the highest standards of living in the world, what are people going to revolt about?
On top of that, we get to vote here every 2 years to change the composition of government. The only reson to revolt is if you don't like the results, well too bad, that's the way we do things in this country...

If you think there is somewhere else that is so great that we are failing to imitate, catch a flight!!

Prosperity thrived,
BJ's revived,
the extreme right writhed,
unity survived!!!

Jimmy hats off to BJ Clinton!

And with any luck at all, we will get some of that back in the following election.

Please read the following copied from the link below .

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William J. Clinton

During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U.S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. He could point to the lowest unemployment rate in modern times, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the highest home ownership in the country's history, dropping crime rates in many places, and reduced welfare roles. He proposed the first balanced budget in decades and achieved a budget surplus.

What HAS happened to personal responsibility?

Hmmmm. It seems as though most everyone wants to blame any shortcomings they may have on someone else.

Are we being taught to do this in a subliminal way?
Could it be the ease of litigation that makes us want to pass the blame, and escape any, or even some of our own fuckups onto anyone but ourselves?

The fact is, people who are not among the prosperous in society still need to have a means of having their needs met.  If we do not provide solid educational opportunities, and a societal safety net, then you WOULD have the conditions necessary for revolution in this country.  The fact is, the reason that these programs exist is to protect the REST of society, not out of altruism.  If you don't want serious strife and crime, don't have a desperate and hopeless underclass.  If you DO encourage such an underclass, don't be surprised when they want what the prosperous amongst us have, and they do what they can to get it.  If that DOESN'T include real opportunity to improve themselves to EARN it, they will use the only power that they have to try to forcibly acquire it.

Please note, I never endorsed abolishing welfare. We are too wealthy a nation to not provide a safety net such as this. However, do I believe welfare recipents should have to perform some type of commmunity service, YES!! (with the exception of the mentally or physically handicapped).  

My point is that somehow we feel we must penalize the wealthy. Where is the justification in that short of a "you've got what I don't have, and that pisses me off!". I am not poor, but neither am I rich. However, I don't walk around begrudging those who do have wealth...

He scared the American people so bad in his first two years that they gave the Republicans the house and we haven't given it back yet

As much as I despise Bush I must say at least he understands such basic concepts.  Would he ever entertain the brilliant idea James86 had - shooting Mexicans trying to cross the border.  Hmmm, just what would happen if that was implemented.  

Damn, I guess I don't literally mean anybody but Bush.

That the Republican Right is not part of the USA ?

I am SO glad that someone finally admitted it! I knew it all along.

The Right is the part of the USA. It's the left that has applied for French citizenship