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Topic: What a thankless people we are!!!
Lindyy Joined Tue 01/01/08 Posts: 2699	Mon 06/30/08 06:45 PM
I agree that the US is the best place to live, and that we should be more gratefull. DITTO Lindyy

Fanta46 Joined Sat 11/11/06 Posts: 29361	Mon 06/30/08 07:05 PM
And, It will be so much better when Bush is history!! Bush said: “The people’s trust in their Government is undermined by congressional earmarks — special interest projects that are often snuck in at the last minute, without discussion or debate.” FACT — BUSH HAS ENGAGED IN HIS OWN EARMARKING: In 2007, Bush stuffed approximately 580 earmarks worth $15.6 billion into his appropriation request for military construction and veterans affairs. Bush’s earmarks included $24 million for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program and “$8.9 million for the Points of Light foundation, a pet project started by his father, former President George H.W. Bush.” [Washington Examiner, 11/15/07] FACT — BUSH HAS REPEATEDLY SIGNED PORK-LADEN BILLS INTO LAW: According to the Congressional Research Service, there were 997 earmarks in the Fiscal 2000 defense appropriation bill. By the Fiscal 2005 law that Bush signed into law, there were 2506 earmarks, “more than two and half times the number contained the Fiscal 2000 bill.” In the bill funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, the number of earmarks grew from 291 in 2000 to 3,014 in 2005. [Lilly, 1/28/08] FACT — EARMARKS EXPLODED UNDER THE GOP-CONTROLLED CONGRESS: When Republicans took over Congress in 1994, there were 4,000 earmarks on appropriations bills. At the end of the 109th Congress in 2005, there were 15,000. [Washington Post, 1/25/06; The Gavel, 1/28/08] FACT — CURRENT 110TH CONGRESS HAS CUT EARMARKS IN HALF: “As promised when they took control of Congress,” in 2007, “House Democratic leaders cut in half from last year the value of earmarks in the bill, as they did in the other 11 agency spending measures.” [New York Times, 11/4/07] http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/28/sotu-federal-earmarks-have-exploded-under-bush-and-gop-led-congress/

egoodrich Joined Wed 09/12/07 Posts: 7140	Mon 06/30/08 07:30 PM


ReddBeans Joined Sat 10/27/07 Posts: 6930	Mon 06/30/08 10:37 PM
Has the thought crossed anyone's mind that is so discontent with this wonderful country of ours to do something to change the reason ur unhappy with it? Sittin in front of ur computer *****in about the issues aren't gonna change them. Here's an important question, Have you voted in any elections, local, state or otherwise?

Fanta46 Joined Sat 11/11/06 Posts: 29361	Tue 07/01/08 10:39 AM
Has the thought crossed anyone's mind that is so discontent with this wonderful country of ours to do something to change the reason ur unhappy with it? Sittin in front of ur computer *****in about the issues aren't gonna change them. Here's an important question, Have you voted in any elections, local, state or otherwise? Only the minds of the Republicans! Who else could be so blind to the current State of the economy? Who else is willing to pass the smell of sheet as a Rose? Who else but the measly 28% Bush Neocons could still vote Republican after the last 8 yrs?

Dragoness Joined Wed 10/17/07 Posts: 23320	Tue 07/01/08 04:10 PM
Being grateful and being unhappy with the direction of this country's leaders is not even in the same ball park. If we are unhappy with the leaders, it is time for a change of leadership, a different style of leadership, a different course of leadership, etc.... Being grateful for what you have that others may not, is a given. Even those who do not live in this country have this same attitude. Taking "God" as you say out of the government should have happened a long time ago. A government that honors one god does not respect all gods.

Fanta46 Joined Sat 11/11/06 Posts: 29361	Tue 07/01/08 04:11 PM Edited by Fanta46 on Tue 07/01/08 04:12 PM
First of all, Only 17% of Americans think the country is headed in the right direction. Thats what happens after 8 yrs of a lying, economy destroying President! I dont care what party he's with! Second, It isnt everyone who has to wait until their children are shopping for clothes from a Goodwill box late at night because they cant afford to even pay Goodwill prices. It isnt everyone who has to wait until they cant afford groceries and go on Food stamps. It isnt everyone who has to wait until they are forced to walk to the unemployment office because they cant afford the gas and the country has went so deep into recession that they are laid off from good jobs before they stand up and ***** about it! That's what I said Dragoness!!

Dragoness Joined Wed 10/17/07 Posts: 23320	Tue 07/01/08 04:21 PM
First of all, Only 17% of Americans think the country is headed in the right direction. Thats what happens after 8 yrs of a lying, economy destroying President! I dont care what party he's with! Second, It isnt everyone who has to wait until their children are shopping for clothes from a Goodwill box late at night because they cant afford to even pay Goodwill prices. It isnt everyone who has to wait until they cant afford groceries and go on Food stamps. It isnt everyone who has to wait until they are forced to walk to the unemployment office because they cant afford the gas and the country has went so deep into recession that they are laid off from good jobs before they stand up and ***** about it! That's what I said Dragoness!! And then even those people are grateful they do not live in a third world country but are pissed as hell about the direction of this country..lol

cutelildevilsmom Joined Sat 04/07/07 Posts: 8862	Tue 07/01/08 04:22 PM
Excuse me while all those things are nice who the f!@#$k can afford them? This country needs to go back to a government for the people and by the people which means if I want to ***** I will with my vote and my very big mouth.No millionare comic has a sense of the real america anyway so thbttttttttttttttttttt.