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But I've said enough on this subject on other threads.Originally posted by ludahai:
The United States doesn’t strive for empire.
Possibly the author was referring to Mr. Carlos Padilla. That's just conjecture on my part.Originally posted by ludahai:
“It’s attorney general claims the right to arrest American citizens and hold them indefinitely without charges.” Again, there is no citation for this. I will look forward to a discussion on this later in the book to see exactly what they are referring to.
This is a good thread, and so is SKILMATIC a great complimentary originator.Originally posted by SKILMATIC:
Why dont you compliment me? I am a great originator.
Billo_Really said:This is a good thread, and so is SKILMATIC a great complimentary originator.
Kerry's a *****!Originally posted by SKILMATIC:
Awe thanks billo. Ok go on with your ranting against the radical right but to be fair please go rant on about the radical left. Thanks guys
Billo_Really said:This is a pretty good thread. I compliment the originator for his attempt at cordial discourse.
Possibly the author was referring to Mr. Carlos Padilla. That's just conjecture on my part.
Overall, this is a good thread.
Out of respect for ludahai, ask me these questions on another thread.Originally posted by SKILMAITIC:
There we go now my turn.
Bush is a monkey.
SKILMATIC said:HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHA:lol: :rofl :lamo
This will never happen when the opponents are liberals.
kal-el said:O man, you sound like that jackass Navy Pride.
ludahai said:October 10, 2005 – Entry 6 www.xanga.com/ludahai
Capture the Future: An Apollo Program for Energy Independence
The authors point out that there should be a program for energy independence. I couldn’t agree more. The United States needs to be more proactive in securing an independence energy supply. There is an initiative called the Apollo Program, which is a “$300 billion, ten-year plan to invest in hybrid cars, renewable energy, efficient buildings and appliances, and diversified transit. (page xx)” This is designed to reduce dependence on “Persian Gulf oil.”
The search engines shows an Apollo Alliance, but their website didn’t come up when I tried to link into it. Hopefully, there is an essay that talks about Energy independence. However, the President has had a plan on the table for more than four years! It is designed to both meet short term needs, including the exploitation of American fossil fuels, something the Left has consistently been against, as well as investment into future, cleaner, renewable technologies (http://www.whitehouse.gov/energy/.) Once again, the left is being disingenuous in implying that President Bush doesn’t have a plan on the table, he does. They just don’t like it.
There is also the remark on the Persian Gulf and America being reliant upon it. Of the top five foreign suppliers of U.S. oil, only one, Saudi Arabia (third) was from the Persian Gulf. The others are Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and Nigeria. It is an overstatement to say that the United States is overly dependent on Persian Gulf oil.
The Right to a High Quality Public Education
The authors make the claim that the reason the United States has prospered and the democracy has thrived is due to public education. They call for school reform and the elimination of bureaucratic red tape. Who can argue with that? I certainly will not. Here is where there may be a bone to pick. “(W)e need to invest enough to guarantee the right to a high-quality public education to every child.” Of course, if that we means the State and local governments should invest, I have no argument. However, when we get to the essay on education, I will not be surprised to see that they mean the central government, despite the fact that there is nothing in the constitution that authorizes such a heavy federal interest in education. They also call for “invest(ment) in building new schools, recruiting new teachers, and reducing class size.” Again, sounds good if it comes from the state and local governments and not the federal government. As for class sizes, in some cases the class size argument is overrated. Taiwanese high schools regularly pack 35 to 40 or more in a classroom, and yet students here regularly outperform U.S. students in science and math. Something is obviously at work here, and my suspicion is that the factors lie beyond school and class size in many cases.
The Right to Affordable Health Care
The claim is made in the introduction that some 75 million Americans go without health insurance. I remember for years they were saying 45 million. When did the liberal establishment raise that number to 75 million? I must have missed that policy shift. It probably came shortly after George W. Bush won the presidency in 2000 and took office two and a half months later. It will be interesting to see how that number is backed up.
A Secure Retirement
They point out that half of all workers have no pension plan at work and that Social Security must be bolstered. They criticize those wishing to privatize social security. Pension coverage should be mandatory, argue the authors. Workers should be given a choice in where to put their retirement savings. Their solution, of course, is to reverse the tax breaks, as they put it, to the wealthiest Americans.
First of all, if you allow people to have their own retirement accounts, they can choose. Those who choose to avail themselves of the Roth IRA can do exactly that. This is an initiative that was opposed by many Democrats, yet provides exactly this freedom of choice these authors are clamoring for. Of course, in the interests of a government solution, they would rather the government control it ultimately than allow people to have true control over their retirement savings. As for Social Security, the numbers simply do not add up. It was devised in an era when many people didn’t even reach the age of retirement. Furthermore, this system is the biggest transfer of wealth from black men to white women than has ever been devised elsewhere, and it was devised by DEMOCRATS! More on this as we reach the essay on this topic.
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