This nation in general is so afraid of big change a real person for change (Ron Paul) doesn’t have a chance. So it takes a much deluted dem to have a chance. This whole country is lame. Everything will always be about money, that’s why your car doesn’t last long before needs repairs, that’s why your laptop will be outdated in an average of 3 months. It’s why electric cars aren’t everywhere, the oil companies bought up the patents. Money runs everything and makes the people with a lot of corrupt. This world will be a better place from my perspective when i’m dead and I don’t have to deal with all this evil that’s everyone. But people are too blind to see it. “It’s just the way it is” or you’re use to it. I hate paying for gas when I know I could be plugging in my car (electric car) at night and run it all day. Paying just for the electricity. I hate paying for groceries at so high of cost since gas for the transportation is too high. I hate the federal reserve, that even if you take every single dollar owned by ALL americans it still wouldn’t pay off what he have borrowed. This country sucks, but the rest of the world isn’t much better off. We need a clean slate. WW3, global nuclear winter and we can start over millions of years later.
It’s rad when you find out you’re ok with dying. I suppose I can enjoy watching a global collapse. At least I’ll get the benefit of telling all the arrogant republicans (and some dems), told you so.
Btw… If I am wrong, please throw it in my face. I WANT to be wrong. If i’m wrong the world is fine. but keep in mind, if you are wrong. Then the USA is a horrible, false flagging, country and the world is gone.
If you don’t mind, save the war until after I’m gone. What you need is to go live in a third-world country for a few weeks because you don’t seem to have an objective idea of what you’ve got. How about Afghanistan?
Sure the world is imperfect. It’s never going to be perfect. But those of us who would rather do something positive rather than suicide could use more constructive criticism rather than so much bitching. Do you plan to vote? It’s a start. I’m mailing mine today.
Do you think Joe the Plumber has a good shot at being President because he’s corrupt? And his corruption has been widely publicized? That seems to make McCain a viable candidate.
So,
Here’s the scenario: The president is under anesthesia while a dentist prods one of his molars (or maybe he’s flying in Airforce One and weather conditions have affected the planes communication system). A doomsday scenario unfolds in the Middle East involving a suicide bomber, a US military installment and foreign diplomats, immediate action is required— Who’s your best pick: Senator Joe Biden or Gov. Sarah Palin?
In the last 8 years, decision making power was transferred to Vice President Dick Cheney multiple times under similar circumstances. Most notably on September 11, 2001; during the terrorist attacks, the President had lost communication with the White House while flying to a secure location. Amidst the confusion in the chain of command, and not knowing the full extent of the situation, Vice President Cheney Would you give this power to Sarah Palin? Seriously?
I’m unclear on exactly what power you’re referring to. The power to reestablish communication with the president? The power to choose my last meal? The power to shoot down civilian airliners?
Duh. But why did you include all that extraneous stuff about Air Force One and all?
On 9/11/01, shooting down a civilian airliner may have been a correct worst-case choice to make, depending on the circumstances. The White House probably had less people in it than Flight 93, but the Capitol? Tough choices. No matter which way one decided, it could look horribly wrong.
Your point is well received; the first and the last question, but in reverse order punctuated by the remaining question. I should have linked “Seriously?” instead.
Filler/packing peanuts.
And that’s likely true given the situation. The drawn out conclusion would show that Vice President Cheney had to immediately cite factors such as the appropriate military response, rules surrounding the chain-of-command, legal authority of the executive office, contingencies guiding the military, followup procedures, the underestimation or overestimation of intelligence reports…
I think the elusiveness of Joe Biden threads speaks to his policy expertise by way of this absence.
What if I change the hypothetical: The President is incapacitated and there’s a moose loose in the house. Who’s your best pick: Senator Joe Biden or Gov. Sarah Palin?
Greg, prior to the 2000 election there was not a single Cheney or Gore thread started. Prior to the 2004 election there was not a single Edwards started. (There were Cheney threads started, but we had gotten to know him.)
I’m not really sure to which demographic you are referring, but I would suggest that run of the mill male politicians with careers based largely on making their bases happy don’t rile people up.
Palin is an unexpected novelty and as such a thread magnet.
Certainly. I was beginning to think that perhaps Emma had snuck into your account when you were still logged on and was posting drivel to make you look silly(er).
That is not the result I expected. I figured that Biden’s career in the Senate would have given him more hits that Palin.
But that google fight is also catching the mentions of Michael Palin (of Monty Python) and other Palins. However, even restricting the google fight to Sarah-Palin and Joe-Biden results in a big Palin win. Weird.
Love you, Shaun!!! :):)
Gilby stole my caps! Someone has to do something!