The Gop is gonna steal the nov elections again

[Agent]

Originally Posted by Tommy

UW the muslems were getting a bit uppidty and someone needed to get bitch slaped :-)

If that is true then the majority Muslim population of Iraq are the last people who should have Dubya bombs lobbed their way. Saddam Hussain lead a secular, non-Islamic government. Any goodwill towards Muslims from Saddam has merely been for PR and ultimately control (descrating a Koran by printing it in his own blood comes to mind.) They were victims under Saddam and they are still victims now. Perhaps worse off.

One could say "well great, that's why the US is bringing them democracy!" If thats the case then it isn't going well. Throughout the world there's a lot of pissed off Muslims who have seen the US foreign policy under Dubya in action over Foxnews (in all its pretentiousness) and Al Jazeera -- or have experienced it personally. Because of Dubya's administration non-Muslims in other Western countries have had their view of the US sour. Dubya is not totally to blame. Bad US foreign policy is nothing new. It's just that its a lot more transparent and seems magnified under his administration.

Before and during the Sept 11 fallout I was inherently Pro-American. I was glad to have my country lend any support needed to find OBL and his band of terrorists. Up until the months after Sept. 11 I hardly considered the US very much different from Canada. I was younger and ignorant about my country (when you're young and constantly being exposed to US television its easy to forget you're Canadian if you don't keep your nationality in check.) The Bush Administration has created a polarisation which I did not expect.

Bush's America seems very different than the one I grew up with. And if America has made any mistakes in its past this administration is repeating them during record time.

The world (and much of the US population, obviously) feel like Dubya is kicking the proverbial bee's nest for short term gain at the expense of future stability.

[Bill]

A flat federal sales tax would reduce to almost nothing the governments surveillance of individuals in their homes.

Therefore it won't ever happen.

Especially not here in the US. It might be tried in europe somewhere.

Besides, it would instantly quadruple the cash gray and black economy.

Quadruple? shit, Octuple.

they'd have to make cash illegal.

It would be great tho. Tax would be completely visible anytime you bought something. Income tax is semi invisible - for most people - the money just never shows up in their paycheck.

I'd vote for it.

[SirMoby]

Originally Posted by Agent Deepshit

Bush's America seems very different than the one I grew up with. And if America has made any mistakes in its past this administration is repeating them during record time.

A decade ago people were emotional about politics. Today they're down right angry. Great leaders join people together. Bad leaders turn people against one another to maintain control.

Dubya's America is about hate and passing the buck. He's already stated that he will NOT get us out of Iraq, which he promised would not be a long war. He has already stated that he will NOT fix the deficit.