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If there is one prevailing attitude toward the rule of law in this country, it’s that it is more of a guide, a series of suggestions really, than a solid line that one should not cross.
Take, for example, the idea of corporate tax fraud and loopholes. Sure these massive companies should have to pay the amount owed as established by U.S. law, but if we let them slide and they get to keep more of their money, then it promotes the U.S. economy by enticing more companies to our shores. By enforcing the tax laws on these corporations we are endangering our economic stability.
Does this sound ridiculous? That’s because it is ridiculous. American law is established by our elected officials and reflects the will of the American people. Public officials, who are elected by the people and paid out of our pockets, have absolutely NO right to take the law into their own hands.
need i say more?
Case in point: the impending investigation of the CIA regarding torture. Torture, as established by the U.S. constitution is illegal. For public figures such as Dick Cheney to come out and say that the investigation is a mistake is not only ridiculous, but irrelevant. If a crime is perpetrated, that crime should be investigated no matter who says otherwise.
If the people of America believed in the effectiveness and morality of torture, than through the proper channels torture would be legalized. But that is not the case. If the law was broken there should be an investigation. Just as if a murder or robbery was perpetrated, even if the intentions for the crime were morally ambiguous, it should still be investigated. To let our institutions (especially those in the military or intelligence field) go unchecked is a very slippery, and VERY dangerous slope.
I have not felt the motivation to blog since the election, but the precarious state of health care reform has me itching to scream my opinion out into that digital echo chamber known as the blogosphere. I realize that it doesn’t really make a difference what one person thinks, but I suppose I’ll contribute my one small slice of perspective to whoever may be reading.
Lately it seems like the media and the court of public opinion has been focused on one bizarre issue, that of death panels. These death panels (or so the story goes) would weigh a citizen’s worth in society against the cost of keeping them alive. Well guess what? We won’t have to wait for the evil liberal’s Marxist plot to take fruition; this country is already plagued with death panels.
When a patient can’t receive a life saving procedure or transplant because a doctor on health insurance payroll says its ‘experimental,’ that patient has been sentenced to death. When a health insurance company denies a patient coverage because of a pre-existing condition, that patient has been sentenced to death. When a health insurance company decides they’re only going to pay so much for a certain procedure and the patient must pay the rest of the ridiculous bill, that patient has been sentenced to death.
But they aren’t completely evil; most of their malfeasance has to do with thievery and deception, such as multiple denials of covered claims (and paying large bonuses to employees who deny the most amount of claims.) You see, death panels have been around for a long time and the really sick thing is that they’re turning a huge profit. God bless capitalism.
Sure capitalism works great for inanimate products and services, but when we’re dealing with a person’s life, should making a profit really be the first priority? Shouldn’t a system that advocates prevention of illness instead of reactive treatments be what we are striving for? Shouldn’t doctors get bonuses based on how healthy their patients are rather than kickbacks for ordering extra tests or prescriptions? I do want a bureaucrat between me and my doctor, because I’d rather have a bureaucrat than a capitalist.
What a nefarious moustache....
So Obama knows William Ayers. A man who forty some years ago, when Obama was eight, founded the Weather Underground, a radical group which was responsible for various terrorist acts. Obama has classified their relationship as ‘tenuous,’ and he has called the acts of the Weather Underground ‘despicable.’
“My government is my worst enemy. I’m going to fight them with any means at hand.” This was a statement made by Ayers…um…no…wait…the guy who said that is named Joe Vogler. He was the leader of the Alaskan Independence Party and preached armed insurrection against the American government.
Vogler was a radical that stated many times that he wouldn’t hesitate to use force against bureaucrats who would try to control him and his fellow AIP members. His most glorious moment was to be a speech he was to give in front of the UN in 1993 preaching against the “tyranny” of American influence. And, get this; Vogler had persuaded the government of Iran to sponsor his anti-American harangue. You heard me, Iran.
I suppose you all know what’s coming, that’s right, the Palin family was a part of the AIP for over seven years. Sure Vogler never committed any acts of terrorism, but he sure called for them. And guess what? It’s the same for Ayers. Although Ayers founded and supported the Weather Underground, he was never directly involved in terrorist acts. In fact, Ayers is now an education professor in Chicago, and was even awarded the Chicago Citizenship award in the late 90’s.
I think it’s risky for McCain to bring up these kinds of issues when he more than knew Charles Keating, and was even directly involved in the savings and loan scandal of the 80s. Obama may have loose ties to Ayers, but he never committed crimes with him, like McCain did with Keating; and Obama never belonged to Ayers’ radical group, like Palin belonged to the AIP. I guess what I’m trying to say is it goes both ways Senator McCain, so you better be careful playing with that fire, cause you might get burned.
September 25th 2008 19:32
you can do it McCain, just take it one step at a time...
Yesterday John McCain suspended his campaign in order to travel to Washington and deal with the economic crisis. He feels its imperative that he is in Washington helping to pass the bailout bill that will cost tax payers 700 billion. Its interesting that McCain is so motivated right now to vote in the senate, given that he hasn't voted since April due to his campaigning.
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September 24th 2008 19:47
McCain knows how to play the game
John McCain has announced this afternoon that he will suspend his campaign in order to return to Washington and help pass the 700 billion dollar bailout. This would entail the debate on Friday to be at least postponed if not cancelled. McCain has also called on Obama to follow suit and return to Washington to deal with the economic crisis.
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September 22nd 2008 19:20
Why not just fight to the death and get this over with?
Man, they must think we're stupid. I feel like I can't stand any more, no more promises and rationalizations, no more mistruths and assertions of superiority.
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September 17th 2008 18:23
I am no environmentalist, if drilling will help lower gas prices, so be it. But is drilling now really going to alleviate the energy crisis?
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September 10th 2008 15:35
somebody get some pants on that pig
So, how about this lipstick on a pig remark? Its "issues" like these that make so many Americans and people around the world stay away from politics. This is the spin strategy of the GOP to twist words and insert their own meaning. This is the stupid crap that can actually turn momentum in an election. The fact that something like this can actually be news for a day or two is severely depressing
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probably appluading as someone sets fire to Huck Finn...
I'll admit that I was a bit carried away by Sarah Palin's charisma and spunk when she first gave her speech at the RNC. But as those that oppose Obama like to say, the cloud of Rhetoric and spectacle is gone, and the true Sarah Palin is coming to light
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her speech was surprisingly passionate and well delivered
I'll be the first to say that Palin's speech impressed me last night. I thought for sure that she would flounder, she would seem nervous, a fish out of water. But instead she seemed confident and delivered her words with passion, even if they weren't the words she wrote (apparently Bush's speech writer wrote her speech for her.) All in all she did very well and I have a new found respect for her
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Comment by Edward 4
on BUSH, WOMEN, BOOZE AND COKE
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think with your dick, not your head....yeah, the one on your shoulders.
this line is priceless.
My only suggestion is that you should make this post an audio file so we can hear you slowly getting more and more enraged.