Moonlight Graham

I get your point. Of course Americans, and Americans alone, should determine who the next President it. But just remember when you vote that your decision will greatly influence the lives of billions of the other people on this earth, thousands if not millions of whom will live or die based on the decisions of one man. Maybe you don't care about the world's opinions, but the world certainly has every right & cause to care about who sits in the White House. So goes America, so goes the world.

So what are you saying? That you concede to a war of civilizations between West & Middle-East, such as that which is occuring more feverishly everyday? I think we can do better than that.

well if that happens for you please put it on youtube, that would good for a laugh

Its not just Al-Qaeda, its a substancial portion of the muslim population. Lucky for us most of them don't care enough to plot & train to fly planes into our buildings. edit: i wonder when we in the West will admit that maybe, maybe...maybe some this angst against us from the middle east is partly our own fault? That will be the day when "the war on terror" may actually come to an end (minus the odd crazy loon).

Embassy fine, if the Iraqis want it there. But no permanent military bases. But i guess an embassy would be a military base in disguise, right? While randomly searching just now i came across an article from foxnews.com from 2005 where McCain says he wants permanent military bases in Afghanistan: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148311,00.html Dont know whether he's changed his tune since then, but perm. military bases would be so entirely stupid. Much of the reason Al-Qaeda & other militant muslims wish to attack the U.S. & allies is for its military presense in Muslim countries, which apparently is against Islam. When will we learn???

If you want the war to end & all U.S. soldiers to leave, why would you vote to actually INCREASE the # of troops there?

Yes, Bill mentioned that during the interview. I'll definately watch. Thanks for the heads-up anyways though. Bill seems on his very best behaviour so far lol...

If you want to change the system, then write to your local MP & voice your opinion. Write to the PM, the leaders of all the major parties, and the people who are running for each party in your riding. Start a petition, or search for an exisiting one on the interent. Write letters to editor in newspapers & magazines of your choice. Voicing your opinion on a message board is a good start, but likely won't reach the powers than can enact change.

The Greens have enough support among Canadians & in the polls that i think they deserve a spot in the debates. If the party is supported enough to be on my ballot, i don't understand why they can't be on a freakin TV debate.

I agree. I have to give credit to McCain, he took a massive risk & Palin came up huge for him. Funny how when the VP pick was announced many (including I) thought McCain had gone bonkers & had virtually sealed the deal for Obama, then a week later Palin is a freakin superstar & McCain is back in the game. Unfortunately, i still think Palin is more style than substance as a VP. She's hot, she's funny, she's a great speaker, and she's likeable (especially if u share her old-school conservative values & hobbies). However, the experience factor is still a major concern for her. But i suppose everything i just said could be said the same for Obama. Palin = the female/conservative Obama. Definately a new political superstar in the U.S. and potential Presidential candidate material down the line. Even though i disagree with her on most issues, i offer congrats to you & all other conservatives/Republican voters. She's a great find politically, and has totally changed the face of this election.

probably ya

Tasers are fine, as long as they are used in the proper context, which obviously sometimes isn't the case. I would look into possibly dropping the voltage on those things. There is certainly a safety concern with them. My hope is they can make them safer, or a better technology altogether is found to replace the taser. But until then....ZZZZZAP!!

BC, he never really admits to being wrong about the surge. He does admit that it has succeeded, but he says he doesn't regret his vote against it. Great interview btw i can't this interview took place & i never heard about it until now!...proving once again anyone will do anything for some votes.

why in the world wouldn't you add the Bloc & Greens to this poll?

Some wars, unfortunately, are necessary (: ie: WWII). To forget the sacrifices that generation and others have made in order to protect your right to freely post a poll like this on a message board is a cultural crime. Despite your honest intentions, your head is cleary shoved far up your posterior on this issue. Canadians are being taught less & less about our history, we need to learn from our past in order to make the best decisions in the present & future. This statement is entirely false. Pick up a history book (or visit the war museum! ). BTW, if you actually visited the war museum you'd know that there is an entire section dedicated to the history of Canada's involvement as U.N. peacekeepers. Canada wouldn't be much of a "peaceful nation" if the U.S. suddenly sank into the ocean.

I don't blame Cheney nor Bush nor Biden for not wanting to fight in that war. I probably would have done the same thing. Though i suppose there's a difference in being a conscientious objector and being a coward.

Hers was definately a very good speech. But i think it has been elavated because of the expectations & pressure she had (and rightly so). However, if you just look at the speeches on their own merit, i think there's been a few good speeches as good as hers. For instance, i thought Joe Biden's DNC speech was really good also.

Hey Moonbox, love the name. You'll have to pay some royalties though . I'll call it the 'Moon Shift' and you have to pay me a tax for every post you write under that username. I was out of the country when Dion proposed this Green Shift plan, so i've had to catch up whats been happening. Seems there are advantages and disadvantages to all the proposed systems. I'll have to do more reading to see which one most analysts say works best. Here's a good little article with some of the pros & cons of some of the proposed plans: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=552899 BTW, i sorta agree with you. IMO the only way we're going to really tackle this carbon & pollution problem is if nations like Canada and the U.S. etc. grab China & India by the balls and tell them that if they don't join in on a plan for seriously tackling their emmisions & environment problems, that we simply will not trade with them or put some sort of limit on their trade. This would also help human rights issues in China. Good ol' fashion blackmail baby!!

She had a good speech i thought. She speaks very well & can react on her toes. If i were a Conservative/Republican i'd be very happy with the speech.

This is impossible. The Palin pick was announced, what, about 12 hours after the DNC had ended the night before? Do you have some poll numbers from in-between those hours i'm not aware of?

Palin is such a horrible pick for McCain. He more than virtually any other candidate in U.S. history needs a VP thats ready to step in & be Pres. on Day 1. Even less experience than Obama. McCain is totally pandering with this pick. I thought Romney would have been a good choice, at least that ticket could run on experience. If only Romney had a vagina. But at least Palin is kinda hot. That will make the debates more entertaining for me.

I'm sure you'd agree that would be a pretty short invasion.

But we're never going to get them all. Even if Afghanistan were 100% successful, how many other countries would we have to invade? They're still in our country for cripes sake!! Even if we were to export or jail every terrorist-linked immigrant/refugee in every western country in the world, you're still going to have home-grown terrorists, like the ones that were training near Toronto for an attack within Canada. Why were they pissed off? They said because Canada was among the countries in Afghanistan killing other muslims. Heck, even if we were to kill every terrorist that existed in the ENTIRE WORLD right now, we would do something stupid again at some point in the future that would get more Muslims PO'd & another generation of Muslim extremists would be created. Most of us don't understand or really give a poop about Islam. Militarily occupying or even having a military presense within a muslim country is a big no-no for a lot of them. We didn't give a crap that when we launched attacks & set up military bases within Saudi Arabia near Mecca & Medina (Islam's 2 holiest sites) during the Gulf War, & that a great many Saudi's & muslims became PO'd (including Bin Laden). It's like we kicked a couple of honey-bee nests and one of the bees stung us, & instead of just trying to avoid the nests, we instead got really angry & decided to kill all the bees in the world. I'm sorry but there's no freaking way we're going to kill all the bees, we're just going to end up making more of them angry.

What you said here is kind of frightening, don't you think? Ya its a war & they are the enemies, but they are also surrounded by millions of innocent civilians. The gov't (and thus by extention the military also) works for us, they represent our will. We, the ordinary citizens, should decide when to go to war & when not to go to war. We do this through our elected representives. And though you may not like it, anti-war supporters have as much say as the pro-war supporters. And history has shown that sometimes the anti-war supporters have been right. Obviously we need to leave the day-to-day operations and & general strategies up to the military, but we must also also have a say in what our military does, ie: which wars it fights & the basic behaviour/rules they must follow (ie: Geneva Conventions & other human rights issues). I'm sure there are a few generals who, if left unchecked & able to do whatever they wanted, would just carpet bomb the hell out of Afghanistan in order to get the job done quickly & easily with little regard for civilians & infastructure. I agree, most of us have no idea how to fight & win a war, but we do know right from wrong. That's why i think its a great idea the media is in there, so they can keep our military (and gov't) honest, not to mention send the pictures & stories of war back home so we all aren't living in our la-la land bubbles & we can see ourselves the true impact of war.

I used to believe in it, but "multiculturalism" is a sham. You can keep your religious beliefs etc., but you must also assimiliate into Canadian culture. Immigrants & new Canadian citizens should be made to learn english or french, not encouraged to keep to their own kind. This is Canada, not an airport terminal. There also has to be more Canadian history taught in our schools.