[The Reason I have a problem voting for Clark]

This was a NATO sanctioned action- all done in an attempt to end the genocide happening in Kosovo. While these 'military actions' never end well, I still respect the guy. In the end we did more good than harm.... just out of curiosity, who would you like to see win the Dem ticket??

[Politics & War: when in doubt, follow the money.]

Originally posted by DiscoProJoe

Here's an analogy to ponder: imagine if the U.S. were a Third-World country, and David Duke was a domestic American dictator who was literally ruling over us. Now imagine that the Chinese government had several military bases inside our borders with tens of thousands of their troops stationed here. Next, imagine these Chinese troops propping up David Duke and keeping him in power -- as long as he complies with the economic demands of the Chinese government.

It would then be extremely difficult for Americans to put together a rebel militia to overthrow David Duke because the Chinese military was propping him up.

In this situation, wouldn't you hate the Chinese government far worse than David Duke? Wouldn't you hate them for traveling halfway around the world with their foreign military to keep us oppressed?

This is exactly how the Arabs feel about the U.S. government and what it's doing in the Middle East.

Well said DiscoProJoe.... I'm impressed. Not to mention, I haven't thought about David Duke in years.... blech!!!

[America NEEDS another Great Depression.]

Originally posted by DiscoProJoe

I want to see another depression because America needs it!

Americans need to learn some simple lessons in life.

They need to learn that we cannot get away with taking more from life than what we put into life.

They need to learn that a person's financial net worth is not determined by the size of his or her mortgage or car loans, or credit-card debt.

Americans need to learn the virtue of saving, and the importance of not blindly following the crowd and mainstream press when investing.

Americans need to learn firsthand about the financial and cultural fallacies of big government -- especially when it starts to collapse in the coming years. This includes government-business partnerships, socialistic welfare handouts, draconian healthcare regulations, government-run schooling, and the insidious War on Drugs.

The U.S. military-industrial complex (i.e., the worst polluter, the most ridiculous waste of money, and biggest provoker of terrorism in the world) needs to go bankrupt in order to restore hope and dignity for the future of humankind.

Another great depression would negate the need for a libertarian revolution, since the corrupt government would simply collapse unto itself instead of the bloody alternative!

Remember the U.S.S.R.'s demise in the 1980s? It, too, was a healthy and necessary event, wasn't it?

Here's to America...

But what would happen to my internet??? And would I still be able to afford gas for my behemoth SUV..... or buy Polo jeans & Lorac cosmetics??? I can see I'm going to have to give some serious thought to this 'depression' issue.

[German newspaper claims Bin Laden captured.]

If we do, indeed, have him and aren't bragging about it yet, I wouldn't expect to hear of his 'capture' until late-summer. Just in time to boost Dubya's approval rating before the election.