Moonlight Graham

What % of Americans even know what TARP is? If you polled Americans whether it was Bush or Obama who signed the "bailout" into law, how many would know? The average citizen in our neck of the wood knows jack. People are just PO'd with the economy the issues of the day. You can't blame Bush or Obama completely for the crash & recovery, respectively, though you also can't say they don't hold some responsibility for it. Same with Congress.

Do you realize that permanent members can't use their veto power on particular UNSC votes. They may not be the most important votes, but being a non-permanent member on the council still wields power.

Yes it is Harper's foreign policy that made us lose the seat. But why do you include all these things, yet deny the Harper gov's pro-Israel policies/stances is part of this same foreign policy? You do realize that Muslim countries also have a vote, and have some solidarity at that. All of these things, good or bad, are a part of Harper's foreign policy, which was unquestionably the main factor of why Canada lost the seat. It would be no different had they won.

Wow, Americans sure have a short-term memory. Obama's stimulus package has overall been mostly a failure and he has continued some of the inane policies of Bush, but anyone with half a brain can see he's better than Mr. trainwreck. I guess people forget Bush was the guy who presided over the economic collapse in the first place.

Rick Sanchez was horrible. But why did they put him on at 8pm??? I wish to thank CNN for removing him from my television screen.

Sometimes the NDP just need to shut their lips. This country needs immigration reform. Immigration can certainly be an outside threat. If you bring in criminals, people with communicable diseases, people with health problems that will cost taxpayers money & clog the healthcare system. or people will poor skills/education who are just going to suck the system and cost taxpayers more money than the value they add to our country, then that is a threat. It is a threat to, among other things, the health, economy, and overall quality of this country.

To be fair, Obama doesn't straight-out refer to "slavery". He said "great struggles for equal rights and civil rights." Many things fall under that category, including women's rights, gay rights, and black civil rights that had nothing to do with slavery (ie: black rights movements in the 20thC). But i do think part of what Obama is implying with that statement is indeed black rights/slavery.

You may not agree that Israel should exist as a state, which is fine, but by the definition of the term "state", Israel meets every criteria and it is without a doubt a "state". Here's a decent definition of a "state" in an international political sense: "The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; ( a defined territory; © government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states." Most definitions of a "state" also often include that a state must posses a monopoly over the legitimate use of force (violence), and that the state is a sovereign entity where its sovereignty is recognized in the international system.

Not really. My rankings were based on ODA per capita, while yours are based on total gross aid. Just different ways to look at the #'s. Also, my stats were from 1999. Here's the list i was reading, go to page 261, table 11.2: Africa and Development

The the OP article: LOL bullcrap! Totally agree 100%. Obama hire this man!...he can use more Carter comparisons.

Coincidently, i also read recently that Israel is the #1 recipient of total foreign aid by all countries, according to the World Bank in 2002. Israel's aid was 3 times more than the Congo, and 5 times as much as Haiti. Just shows ya where the priorities lie.

link Duh?

How much do you respect Shady as a poster? Well that's what you look like to most people here when you act like the Democrat version of Shady.

That's a great point.

Can Obama farm peanuts? No. END OF COMPARISON.

If we can save money buy buying drugs in bulk, then just let the gov buy all of Canada's drugs at a discount and let the gov act as a wholesaler to whatever pharmacies/hospitals/docs want to buy from it. No need for a universal plan. Also how the hell are we going to afford it when the baby boomers hit max drug intake? Oh, and wouldn't this increase the # of prescriptions written? Yes, yes, just give me the drugs doc the gov is paying for it anyways. May do more hard than good.

Soldiers aren't volunteers. It's a paid profession. I'm all for giving the soldiers their due but this one is for volunteers, who rarely get recognized in the public eye. Lots of hard-working people out there doing great things & giving a lot of their own time & sweat for zero pay.

Here's a reasonable compromise: make a public registry, but only repeat child sex offenders go on the public list. 2 strikes & you're out. But that begs the question: why would a repeat offender be allowed on our street anyways? Throw away the key after 2 strikes. Or 1 strike if it is a horrible act.

There's no cure for pedophilia, but that doesn't mean a pedophile is 100% guaranteed to repeat an offense.

Invoking smallc's argument on this comment.

Whoa whoa, my picture is vastly more hilarious than any of those pictures because Harper is in a pretty accurate Nazi salute pose, and in front of a mic/podium making a speech to boot. A pic of Harper just sitting in a chair with his arms folded & a mustache drawn wouldn't be very funny.

Oh please judge me! This is possibly the most important topic posted on here since the last federal election. In fact, this topic itself should be an election issue!

Relax, it's just a joke. Geez people don't take this so seriously! I don't think Harper is "Hitler" or even remotely like him. In fact i find such comparisons humourous in that they are so ridiculous & stupid. I just find this funny because some people DO compare him to Hitler because of some of his "controlling" ways, and they caught him in a pic with his arm outstretched. Add a little mustache and it's good for chuckle.

Just came across this picture, it's pretty funny no matter your party preference if anyone hasn't seen it.

What a great thread.