Politics

[Anonymous]

On the topic of Dick Cheney being the real president, Robin Williams made quite an astute observation.  Bush is never talking while Cheney's drinking water, check that out.

[Anonymous]

My room mate just showed me a web-site detailing quite a bit of interesting info in regards to John Kerry, I thought it was pretty interesting, some of you might like to read it as well.    http://www.johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com/

[Anonymous]

One thing.  Never in the history of America has a president gone to war and lowered taxes at the same time.  Never.

That's why right now Fire Stations are being built in Iraq and closed in NYC.

I've seen a bumper sticker that said that an american voting for "dubbya" is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.

I'm a canadian so I guess I don't know squat right ?  :-)

[Anonymous]

No, Canadians konw how to make maple syrup.

[Anonymous]

Yeah.  That and hockey I guess :-)

[Anonymous]

They don't know how to beat an great british coxless four though

[Anonymous]

I guess I don't understand because I'm not british.  What the heck is a "great british coxless four" ?

:-)

[Anonymous]

rowing, the coxless fours, the fours without a cox, four men in a boat, no cox to steer, in the olympics

[Anonymous]

Ok.

I get it now.

We'll take our revenge in diving I guess. :-)

[Anonymous]

i just found out something interesting lately...let me find it....make sure ya read it all, our tax dollars at work baby!

"Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years.

Our Senators and Congresswomen do not pay into Social Security and, of
course, they do not collect from it.

You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their
rare elevation in society. They felt they should have a special plan for
themselves. So, many years ago they voted in their own benefit plan.

In more recent years, no congress person has felt the need to change it.
After all, it is a great plan.

For all practical purposes their plan works like this:

When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until they die.

Except it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments.

For example, former Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may
expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand
Dollars), with their wives drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of
their lives.

This is calculated on an average life span for each of those two
Dignitaries.



Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will receive much more
during the rest of their lives.

Their cost for this excellent plan is $0.00. NADA....ZILCH...

This little perk they voted for themselves is free to them. You and I pick
up the tab for this plan The funds for this fine retirement plan come
directly from the General Funds;

"OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK"!

From our own Social Security Plan, which you and I pay (or have paid) into,
-every payday until we retire (which amount is matched by our employer)- we
can expect to get an average of $1,000 per month after retirement.

Or, in other words, we would have to collect our average of $1,000 monthly
benefits for 68 years and one (1) month to equal Senator Bill Bradley's
benefits!

Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.

That change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under
the Senators and Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with
the rest of us ... then sit back and watch how fast they would fix it."

WTF is up with that shit?

[Anonymous]

holy crap....
 for once I'm speechless......

[Anonymous]

Maybe i shud become a senator........

[Anonymous]

I've heard of that before Zink, but I never beleived it, or atleast didn't want to beleive it.

On another Note: Iluvatar, are your purposefully trying to discredit my arguements? It seems liek you are. I'm not mad or anything I just want to know.

[Anonymous]

No, since I'm  just arguing your point with another perfectly fair and balanced one. Nothing persona man. And yes, discrediting your arguments is a point in debating.

[Anonymous]

Duh, it just seemed like you took particular interest to my points....hmmm I'll have to watch out for you - Although you're not my #1 foe......we all know who that is