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Is McCain a Type A Liberal? |
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Written by entropy
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
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 John McCain was expected to apologize for his little parody, singing “Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran...” Instead he told people who didn't like it to “get a life.” When George W. Bush is expected to apologize for something, it's usually something a little bigger and more important. Some good examples would be a pointless war and an olympic-sized pool filled with his lies. McCain's little song, however, was a stab at humor in front of a group of military men and women. The question pertaining to Iran had been asked and McCain made a joke. Is his refusal to apologize for this a prelude to a “Bush-esque” presidency should he take the office? Or is it a grown man who's been through some tough times in his life making the same jokes that many people do every day? If it can be summed up as a simple one liner, whether or not you found it offensive, maybe the question is not one of McCain's ability to run the country, but a true test of your tolerance.
We, in the U.S. have laws that will put you in jail for spouting racist or discriminatory remarks such as “kike” or “nigger”, “fag” or “sand nigger”. Technically, one could probably press charges against McCain for inciting hate crimes if one were to be linked to his comments. But again, does this mean that he should watch what he says more carefully? Or does it mean that we take these things to seriously and the majority of people who found this offensive should try to “get a life”? Recommend this article... |
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Will The Government Save Us From Foreclosure? |
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Written by entropy
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
 They're trying. President Bush announced that along with more of those tax cuts that helped put us in the position we're in now to begin with, he'd also sweeten the deal by adding upgrades to loans by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae from $417,000 to $729,000. It seems to me that someone who couldn't afford $417,000 can't afford $729,000, but I'm guessing the purpose here is to allow people with more expensive homes to refinance their home via federal mortgage programs. I have two problems with this:
No one should be taking out a home loan for $400K+ and not be able to pay their mortgage. This is a mortgage payment of around $3,500.00 per month, give or take. If you can make enough to afford that much of a mortgage, regardless of the area you live in, and not be smart enough to realize that a sub-prime is going to balloon your payment by $600-$1,000 per month in a few years, you're not smart enough to be able to buy a home to begin with. Why did the federal government ever get into the mortgage industry to begin with? It seems like in a system of capitalism, this is a completely detrimental aspect of free market ideals. The federal government has a job to protect the interests of the people in many ways, however, buying a home is not one of them. For this we can blame many presidents, but right or left, you have a happy scapegoat named either George or William (he likes to be called Bill).
What may be even more disheartening is... Recommend this article... |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 March 2008 )
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Is Pro-Life Really Pro-Life? |
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Written by entropy
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Tuesday, 25 March 2008 |
 An issue which rages on, takes precedence for some in every election and a set of ideals which supporters believe are fundamental to their being, abortion, begets the question for those who have deemed themselves “pro-life”. The question is - “Who's life are you in favor of?” It would be hard to argue that a fetus isn't life. By all modern definitions of science it surely is. The question focuses more on whether being the voice of the voiceless is a choice made when weighing all of the sides of the issue. By supporting the birth of unwanted children, are you also supporting the burden on society as a whole that goes along with it? Do pro-life supporters really ever stop to consider the fact that there are over half a million births every year in the U.S. to teenage mothers? There are people looking to adopt, but when you consider that there are over 15 million births worldwide every year to parents who didn't plan on it and really can't afford it, there aren't that many looking to adopt. So what happens to these children? Do they... Recommend this article... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 March 2008 )
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