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On the home front, the Homeland Security Act has some good points, but so many cannot, and validly so IMO, get over the fact that "the evil politicians and law enforcement" will use it to spy on ordinary American citizens who have nothing to do with terrorism. I mean, I am not that against them montoring what people check out in libraries if I truly thought they were going to use it to monitor people who check out books like "how to make a dirty bomb." The problem is I know in my gut that they are going to also see who is looking at communism or, egads, who is reading that elitist foreign media rag "The Economist" (although clearly elitist, one of my fav. magazines in the world BTW !!!!). Yet, the Homeland Security Act passed by an overwhelming majority. In the end, I am just unsure what else any other President would or could do other than what is being done. Personally, I think we should focus on making the Muslims our allies in the world. I think that would go a lot further. But, that is not a real world solution for a variety of reasons including American hatred of Muslims and vice versa prior to 9/11. Quote:
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As I said, I'm a moderate conservative (Note I don't use the term "Republican"). I look at the extreme left AND the extreme right the same way...Completely ignorant to the realities of life and history. It is rather humorous to see how mad some extreme liberals are at Bush. The man can do no right! There have been a few good articles I have read regarding the "Bush Derangement Syndrome" And yes there was the same kind of anger directed at Clinton from the far right. Silly. I wish people would release their anger and realize that there are real enemies out there. People are sometimes more worried about their own president then other nations and terrorists. If you step back and take a look at how the economy has acted and reacted over the last 50 years, you will see a rollercoaster trend. It is high for a while, then drops, then goes back up. I find it silly to keep pinning the state of the economy on a president who only has 4-8 years in office. Bush inherited an already declining economy which was made worse by the events of 9/11. Hell, I lost my job the following December. But you know what? I worked my ass off to find another job and didn't cry and wine that life was unfair and that I was "owed" a job. I worked two part time jobs to stay afloat and eventually landed another full time position. I have relatives and friends who have done the same. When I was laid off, I remember being at my local grocery store. Granted, I was clipping coupons being careful with what I spent. The woman ahead of me in the checkout line had a cart full of name brand food, steaks, and some of the more expensive food items. Stuff I couldn't afford at the time. She had about 8 kids with her and paid with food stamps. On top of that, she bought two cartons of cigarettes. If that doesn't make a hard working person angry, I don't know what would. (I quit smoking when I got laid off for financial reasons.) People blame the precieved economy and others for their misfortunes way too often in this country. Some people expect everything to be handed to them by the government. People expect us to be nice to everyone in the world and that everything will just be just fine. I think a flat tax is more then fair. If I make $20,000, then I pay 25%. If I make $2,000,000 then I pay 25%. What's the big deal. The rich are still paying way more taxes. Why punish success? Sorry about the rant....I got motivated! Rob
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Rock on Rob - and you got to quit smoking - see there is a bright side to everything!!!!!!! Now just don't go back once you get a great job if you haven't gotten one already!!!
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If you were serious, that's fine. More power to you. It is your opinion and you're entitled to it, I just don't agree (but that seems to be the norm! lol). BTW, The Economist is my *FAVORITE*!!!!! I luv it! PS: Rob67- I must suffer from Bush Derangement Syndrome.
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But, that was one of the main reasons proffered for monitoring libraries. As an aside, I love the fact that the librarians have pretty much refused the govt.'s wishes. Notwithstanding the handsome and talented Johnny Stew (our resident librarian Ledgie), I have this mental image of grannies in flower print dresses marching on Washington Somewhat along the same lines, a friend of mine was complaining the other day about how she got caught running a red light and speeding by a city placed camera in an intersection. She was like that is so "Big Brother." It made me so mad because I think it is indicative of our society's mindset that the rules don't apply to me and it is only illegal if I get caught. The fact of the matter was she was speeding and she ran a red light regardless of whether she got caught. So, don't then blame the cameras when you are the one who broke the law. AARRGGHHHHH!!!!!!!! Well that was cathartic |
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Quite a vivid image! I just think, though, that if they didn't stock books about bombs and stuff that tax money wouldn't have to be wasted on pointless bull. I mean, lordy, are that many people going to take out Mein Kampf? My word, what if someone took out the Kama Sutra AND a book on how to gut fish? That woudl set off some alarms, eh?
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"If you are 20 and are a conservative, you have no heart. If you are 50 and are a liberal, you have no mind."
-Winston Churchill He made a great point. A lot of my views on life have changed since college. Being in the real world definitly affects your outlook on life and reality. College is such an idealistic and protected place that it is hard to understand how the real world looks. THought I'd share...had this conversation with a friend this morning. Take it easy.
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