Guantanamo Stats

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by tooblue

Oh now be serious Babs ... Pandora's box has been opened and an Obama administration isn't going to close it; they will use it to their advantage to expand their version of socialism.

Don't worry. You are safe in Canada.

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

Don't worry. You are safe in Canada.

Don't be so certain!

[Tex]

Originally Posted by BlueK

Where would you draw the line on presidential power? You've said you like a strong executive. So where is the line?

Can you be a little more specific?

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by tooblue

I never used the word Democrat or suggested this is a Dem v Repub issue. Do you struggle with reading comprehension or are you so entrenched in your dogma that every argument is framed a certain way? I'd use LOL also but I find your apparent lack of objectivity alarming, not funny.

And you mean to tell me you have no fears about what ANY individual might do with the expanded powers? I have serious concerns about McCain in regards to this issue and have voiced them -- by the way he's a Republican. And I have serious concerns about Obama, but I certainly haven't heard any of his supporters voice their concerns which for me is extremely disconcerting.

Are you really voting for Obama because he's a Democrat and he's not Bush? That's what it sounds like.

Of course I have fears about expanded executive powers! Have you read nothing I have written for the past 4 years? I have lambasted Bush for doing what he has done. I am not on board with it in the least. So what is the rational response at this point? Vote for the party who has expanded the powers of the executive to dangerous levels, or vote for the guy who has called for curtailing those powers? Seems pretty clear to me. If this is your chief concern, I fail to see how it is remotely possible for you to vote for McCain in good conscience.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by Tex

I think the article is full of crap.



Weren't you the one whining about Arch-like hyperbole earlier?



More hyperbole.

Which part of my post is hyperbole, Tex? Please, do tell!

And of course you think the article is full of crap. The only studies your brain can process are the ones that already agree with your views.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Which part of my post is hyperbole, Tex? Please, do tell!

When they came for the Jews ...

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

And of course you think the article is full of crap. The only studies your brain can process are the ones that already agree with your views.

When the author of an article sets out with an agenda, it's often a simple matter to make facts and stats say what you want them to say, an art with which you are intimately familiar.

[RockyBalboa]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

tooblue, if you don't mind I'm going to excuse myself from this exchange now.

Why not answer his legit questions?

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

Why not answer his legit questions?

I understand why she wants to let it go -- so I'm happy to let it go.

[tooblue]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

Of course I have fears about expanded executive powers! Have you read nothing I have written for the past 4 years? I have lambasted Bush for doing what he has done. I am not on board with it in the least. So what is the rational response at this point? Vote for the party who has expanded the powers of the executive to dangerous levels, or vote for the guy who has called for curtailing those powers? Seems pretty clear to me. If this is your chief concern, I fail to see how it is remotely possible for you to vote for McCain in good conscience.

You really are only talking about Bush and not Obama. Has he specifically said he WILL curtail said powers if elected, or is it an unknown? And what if, as always happens, ultimate power corrupts ... what then? He gets a pass because he is not Bush?

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by RockyBalboa

Why not answer his legit questions?

Because I've already answered those questions probably thirty-six times over the last two years, because he's clearly already made up about Obama so there would be nothing gained from the discussion, and because I've been told the election is turning me into a jerk.