Speaking of Cabin Fever

Frank Reid wrote:

Damn, news is just too depressing.

How many innocent people died in Iraq today? The carnage is unabated and
even increasing, but no one here seems to care or to pay attention.
We're pushing 3,000 of our troops dead, and many more grievously
wounded. Just today, there were three US soldiers killed and six wounded
in Baghdad. The number of Iraqis beheaded (the Sunnis' favorite
method) or tortured to death with drills into the skull (the Shiites'
favorite method) are beyond counting. The Baghdad morgue doesn't have
enough room for the bodies. They classify Sunni vs. Shiite by the mode
of death, and essentially throw the bodies on a pile. Maybe two
different piles.

The ignorant, incompetent assholes who've been running our country have
a lot to answer for.

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"rw" wrote in message
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The ignorant, incompetent assholes who've been running our country have a
lot to answer for.

Then help me get rid of them by joining our movement.

We are the third party. We want a government that we can trust and that is
not the current government controlled by Democrats and Republicans.

Salvation awaits you! Join a third party!

Op

Opus wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
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The ignorant, incompetent assholes who've been running our country have a
lot to answer for.


Then help me get rid of them by joining our movement.

We are the third party. We want a government that we can trust and that is
not the current government controlled by Democrats and Republicans.

Salvation awaits you! Join a third party!

I like the Democratic Party. Good luck. You'll need it.

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"rw" wrote in message
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I like the Democratic Party. Good luck. You'll need it.

So you *like* the "ignorant, incompetent assholes who've been running our
country?"

Good luck. You'll need it!

Op

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I like the Democratic Party. Good luck. You'll need it.


So you *like* the "ignorant, incompetent assholes who've been running our
country?"

The Republicans have been running the country, totally, for at least 6
years.

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"rw" wrote in message
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Opus wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
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I like the Democratic Party. Good luck. You'll need it.


So you *like* the "ignorant, incompetent assholes who've been running our
country?"

The Republicans have been running the country, totally, for at least 6
years.

See, that's the problem with you partisan types. You refuse to admit that
your party is culpable for anything beyond ignorance.

As a political party, the Democrats are just as shiftless, corrupt and
worthy of blame as the Republicans.

That both parties *main* focus, year after year, has been partisan control
of government and not bi-partisan work to improve the income, health, and
educational status of the American people is proof positive that the current
two-party system is detrimental to the well-being of Americans. By
extension, Americans have come to show, at best, a benign neglect for people
of even less means around the world. Why do you think so many people jumped
on the Bush bandwagon, and held on so tightly as it careened off a cliff to
certain death, doom and destruction.

We talk of competition in capitalist economics, yet distain competition in
out political system? Why? Because, those who have the most to gain,
monetarily, have the bullhorn and have inculcated the American people with a
myopic view of the political landscape.

Why haven't we done anything to improve our energy situation? It's not the
fault of one or the other party, it's the fault of BOTH parties. Why didn't
we, like the Brazilians, recognize the potential dangers of foreign energy
reliance, back in the 1970s? Did our elected representatives assume that a
magic pill would be developed to solve our energy needs? or did they assume
that our geo-political ties would remain unchanged forever and/or our
military would ensure the free flow of oil for the U.S. economy forever?

We need new ideas in our government, and they won't be forthcoming from the
Dems. or Repubs.

What was your perspective on Johnson's escalation of the Vietnam conflict,
rw? I can only assume that you were or would have been in favor of our
incursion into Vietnam, by your unwavering support for the Dems.

Hell, neither of the sons a bitches (Dems. and Repubs.) can even bring
themselves to do the most important task charged to them by the U.S.
Constitution--Declaration of War!

Op

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Opus wrote:

"rw" wrote in message
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I like the Democratic Party. Good luck. You'll need it.


So you *like* the "ignorant, incompetent assholes who've been running our
country?"

The Republicans have been running the country, totally, for at least 6
years.


See, that's the problem with you partisan types. You refuse to admit that
your party is culpable for anything beyond ignorance.

Let's see. You're trying to get me to support some third party that
doesn't exist. At least, I assume it doesn't exist because there's no
third party in the US that (a) I would even consider voting for in my
wildest nightmare, or (b) has the slightest chance of winning even a
seat in Congress. Which one were you thinking about? Lyndon LaRouche's
Labor Party? The Green Party? The Libertarian Party? They're all nut
cases AFAIC.

I think a system of two dominant parties is a very good system AS LONG
AS ONE PARTY DOESN'T GET NEARLY TOTAL CONTROL! That's what's happened in
the past six years, and that's what will change in January.

The world view and the policies of the liberal wing of the Democratic
Party suit me fine with only a few exceptions (if you don't like that,
tough), but I wouldn't want to see them in complete control of the
government. As Lord Acton said, power corrupts, and absolute power
corrupts absolutely.

There are serious problems with large numbers of relatively small
political parties. They individually lack broad support (by definition)
and tend to be focused on narrow issues. They are typically guided by a
rigid and extreme ideology. In parliamentary systems it's often
necessary to create coalitions of several parties to form a government,
and the government is then hostage to the demands of the most extreme
minority. We see this happening now in Iraq, where Al-Malaki's so-called
government can't stand up to the Shiite militias because he needs their
political support. It also happens in relatively "mature" parliamentary
democracies, as well, like Israel, where the hard-line right wing has
been able to block progress on a "land for peace" solution to the
Palestinian problem, even though a majority of Israelis support it.

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"rw" wrote in message news:_hndh.7236
"... The ignorant, incompetent assholes who've been running our country have
a lot to answer for"

They should be tried as war criminals!
and
At the very least spend some quality jail time!
and Yes!
I do mean Bush Cheney et all !

Too bad- it won't happen!
Fred


"rw" wrote in message
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Frank Reid wrote: