Higher Gas Prices Would "Ruin" Us
"I just don't understand the Democrats. Here they're preaching that George W. Bush has ruined the economy and we're in a recession, but yet they want to raise gas taxes 50 cents to save the earth. I would never vote for a Democrat after hearing this. This would ruin the whole U.S. if this would ever happen." - Boonsboro
Ok, so I don't like high gas prices either, but in case you haven't noticed, the gas prices are tied to the commodities markets and the commodities markets fluctuate when you have things like wars in the Middle East. If you don't like high gas prices then maybe you should rethink being a republican who believes the gas tax is the worst thing that could happen. If you want to lower gas prices then you would do well to write a letter to your president and let him know that the instability in the middle east is what he really ought to actually be working on sorting out. Don't blame the Democrats for something that the Republicans are just as guilty for in many other forms.
Mail Call – A Rarity, I Agree on a Political / Military Stance
"I would like for people to forget their 'I hate Bush and everything he does' for a few minutes and seriously think about what would happen if we left Iraq now. Iraq is full of terrorists of many kinds, including al-Qaida. This is a fact I got from my son, who was just there. Would you want to turn the country over to these 'people' who have no qualms about blowing women and children up, using Down Syndrome victims for their purposes, and have no regard for life? You would be throwing innocent people to the wolves, along with the oil revenue to use to spread their terror further. Terrorists are not like we are. They have one objective - to kill anyone who does not share their warped version of Islam. Please think before you speak."
Mail Call - The Herald-Mail Online - News for Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
For once I agree with something in mail call, this person is absolutely right that we could not simply up and leave in Iraq, as we would be turning it over to the Iranians which would be worse than what we've got now.
Here is where I stand:
- Establish a timeline that we can actually adhere to, one which provides a realistic amount of time for the Iraqi government to get their act together and shape up.
- Establish a realistic victory scenario. This is not wiping out all terrorism in the middle east, I have news for you all, it isn't going to happen. This should be more like getting a government together that would work to try and sort out the social issues without killing each other first.
- Begin a draw down of troops now. We need to make the Iraqi government realize that it is their country and they need to commit to training their soldiers to fill the gaps. If they can't agree on this then we may be destined to see the country slip away from us regardless of the progress militarily.
- Begin to seriously promote national unification under the banner of the state rather than that of individual sects. This is going to be the hardest thing to do and could take time, but to be truly successful this must happen.
I'm sure these could all be elaborated on quite a bit but since I am not running for national office I will put them out there for others to see and then hopefully policy makers will see them someday.
Janet Huckabee stumps for husband in Washington County today
When asked about gun rights, Janet Huckabee said the U.S. Constitution's second amendment is about more than sport shooting. She said the amendment was created to allow people to protect themselves and should remain that way."If someone wants to keep an AK-47 in their house, they should be allowed to. I have a .38 (caliber), .40-caliber Sig (Sauer) and a 9 mm Glock," Janet Huckabee said.
Yet another reason not to vote for Mike Huckabee and another reason why he won't win. He and his wife can keep their AK-47's in Arkansas and away from me, my family and my future children. No one needs an AK-47, NO ONE.
I dare Mike Huckabee to try and argue this point in open debate about why you should need an assault rifle with armor piercing bullets in your home. Better yet, let's send both him and his wife over to Iraq and Afghanistan to see how well they fare with their AK-47 rifles then if they are so great, I bet they wouldn't last 15 minutes but it would be a way to introduce them to what religious fanaticism is when mixed with weapons. It's funny how we could essentially get the same atmosphere in the US so easily if we did not keep people like him out of national public office, after all apparently he is a big proponent of both religion and guns which is exactly what you have in the middle east.
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