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    Chavez suggests vote on extension of presidency to 2031

    Even if Chavez HAS been elected democratically, he's certainly allying himself with the dictatorships of the world. I'm talking Cuba and Iran. I think that's a good enough reason not to like this guy.
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    who is the worse president in our history?

    Not as bad as you think: http://zfacts.com/p/318.html Debt as a ratio to our GDP is not as high as it's been. It's government spending we sould be worried about. While President Bush hasn't used the veto power, I think its mostly the fault of congress.
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    who is the worse president in our history?

    Okay. Here's the real issue that I have: I don't believe that approval ratings at the time of the presidency should be a significant factor in ranking presidents from best to worst. I gave 3 measures: policy, effectiveness, ethics. In terms of policy and ethics, approval ratings are...
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    who is the worse president in our history?

    I feel that William Henry Harrison didn't get a fair shake. Also, president Harding had a tough job taking us out of the WWI era and dealing with scandals. He also supported civil rights so he can't be that bad. I think there are several different measures: 1) policy - who do you think won on...
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    who is the worse president in our history?

    I don't believe that opinion polls should be a huge factor in determining the worst president. Think about what Lincoln's poll numbers would have been - probably lackluster in the union and abysmal in the union+confederacy. I can think of other president who may have had bad poll numbers but...
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    Poll from Political Scientists

    I think that what's good about this test is that most people will be happy with the way they are classified. In other words, whatever people self-identify is likely to equal their test results. I'm not sure about the political analysis saying "religious centrists" are the future. That's just...
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    Poll from Political Scientists

    I saw this test being explained on C-SPAN today, and I thought that it was interesting. http://www.iop.harvard.edu/research_political_personality_test.php I am a secular centrist.
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    14th Ammendment: Good for Immigration Policy?

    The 14th ammendment to the constitution guarantees that anyone born in the United States is automatically granted citizenship. Some of you might look at the current crisis with illegal immigration and regret that this provision was ever put in the ammendment. It was meant to apply to former...
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    Tax cuts increase tax revenue.

    I agree with paying back the debt. Unfortunately, Social Security is going to cost us quite a bit down the road. I don't have the numbers, but I don't think anyone disagrees. As has been pointed out, the Laffer Curve doesn't guarantee that cutting taxes will increase revenues. However, it...
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    If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote for?

    Re: If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote fo That's where I disagree. Maybe that's what she wants - but how is she going to get congress to do this?
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    If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote for?

    Re: If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote fo Not unless you live in a swing state.
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    If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote for?

    Re: If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote fo I already told you my reasons. I also made the assumption that I had to vote for either one or the other. If the situation actually occurs, then I'll probably end up voting for an independant candidate, or...
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    If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote for?

    Re: If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote fo I don't believe that Hillary Clinton is a moderate. I do think that if she wins, Republicans will gain control congress and she won't be able to push though her left wing agenda.
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    The Implosion of the Republican Party

    What happened to the democrats in 1994? They lost congress. What happened to the democrats in 1980? They lost the presidency and the senate. What happened to the republicans in 1932? They lost the presidency and congress for a generation. I'd say 1932 comes close to an implosion, but true...
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    If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote for?

    Re: If Hillary and Mccain are the candidates for President in 2008 who do you vote fo I agree. I also do not think that they'll be the candidates. Maybe 1 out of the 2. But - let me take this hypothetical and assume that I absolutely have to vote for one of them. I thought about this, and...
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