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Originally posted by Regenmacher
reply to post by aiolosmartine
I recall a couple of major instances the government hyped up the fear level and got their way....
1. Iraq has WMDs and Al-Qaeda terrorists.
2. We need $700 billion to avoid market collapse.
Originally posted by niceguybob
Do you REALLY want the Military to come home with nothing to do? I LOVE those guys and girls. But sitting idle? And trigger happy? Ask Egypt how well that's going. Kinda TENSE don't ya think?
I really don't want my family in Military being forced to look at us as the enemy. They don't want to either.
Not good. Just not good end results.
Let's make the enemy over THERE for now..
Rats... Not good Not good.
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
We are addicted to debt and like any addict we deny we have a problem and the only way we will change our ways is when we have hit rock bottom.
Originally posted by woodwardjnr
We are addicted to debt and like any addict we deny we have a problem and the only way we will change our ways is when we have hit rock bottom.
Originally posted by apacheman
reply to post by dnvrliz
Unfortunately, no joke at all.
You can thank the Tea Party zealots for this:
Originally posted by skeptic_al
reply to post by Regenmacher
So the Government collects 2,171 Billion in Taxes and it spends 3.492 Billion and their running Paranoid
about cutting 61 Billion. 61 Biliion on 3.492 Billion is loose change that falls between the seat cushions.
Originally posted by mossme89
reply to post by Regenmacher
I really dislike when they pull the "it'll benefit our enemies" and "it could hurt the war on terror and affect our troops". Okay, YOU made the enemies and label them as such and YOU put our troops over there, so don't you pull that line because you just look like an idiot (moreso than usual).
Belgians Celebrate Setting No-Government Record Saturday, February 19, 2011 Belgians Celebrate Setting No-Government Record Citizens of Belgium have no trouble poking fun at themselves or their government, which gave them plenty of reason to celebrate this week as the country broke the world record for longest time without forming a government. As of February 17, Belgium had gone 250 days since the election last year that left no political party in clear control. With politicians unable to form a coalition government, the Belgian people watched as their European nation passed Iraq, the previous record holder (249). The mockery began even before the record was surpassed, with a senator calling for the spouses of politicians to withhold sex until the political parties agreed to work together. Once the record became theirs, large crowds gathered in cities to share servings of the national dish, chips (fries), and free beer. In Ghent, 249 young people—one for each day without a government—planned to strip to their underwear this weekend as part of an open-air dance to congratulate “our wonderful politicians.” Citizen Simon Vandereecken told The Independent: “Okay, we may be an invented country, and a bizarre country, but Belgium does stand for something. At our best, we represent a willingness to accept cultural differences, a wry tolerance, a capacity to make fun of ourselves, to overcome antagonisms and to live together.” It is worth noting that although it took Iraq 249 days to agree on a coalition government, it was another 40 days before that government sat down to work.
Originally posted by mossme89
reply to post by Regenmacher
The guys in the first video basically said that. It would hurt "national security" and be "of benefit to our enemies".edit on 21-2-2011 by mossme89 because: (no reason given)