Reader comments
GOP cheers Lieberman, heaps praise on McCain
40 comments | Read story
A headline back on Jan 11, 2007 was "President Bush today signed the Lugar-Obama proliferation and threat reduction initiative into law." This was a bill authored by Senator Obama and Senator Lugar (R) Indiana (note the reaching across the aisle) that provided the means to clean up loose nuclear material in foreign countries so that it does not end up in the hands of terrorists to make dirty bombs.
And he forgot the Obama-Coburn Government Transparency Act that would publicly disclose all recipients of federal funding and financial assistance, you know, the earmarks. This bill required all earmark recipients and the sponsor of the earmark to be disclosed in a single web database.
"A recent study found that Utahns would vote for a monkey if it had an "R" next to its name on the ballot. Very telling."
Good one. Very nice. And I read a study that liberals would vote for a donkey if it had a 'D' next to its name.
How do you like THEM apples? LOL
That's because a monkey is typically more intelligent than the "D" option.
You said "...Thus, nuclear power faces many hurdles and safety issues before we can radically expand it as McCain promises. With breakthroughs in batteries, plug-in cars in 2010, and growth in renewables, McCain's plans are wrong!" Ok, Einstein, if we have the breakthrough in batteries and plug-in cars just were are we going to get the extra electricity from? Now, I agree that renewable power is the way to go, but, assure me that we have the means to create the extra electrical power needed?
Do we get it from wind turbines? If so , then what is their efficiency after the power needed to manufacture them?
Do we get it from the sun? Can the photo voltaic cells produce enough power? in a small enough of an area and efficient, again, after their manufacture?
Do we get it from the dirty, pollution causing coal? Do we get it from the big audacious hydro-electric facilities?
If you are serious then stop your whining about high gas prices and let the natural capitol based economy make its path using the brains of its engineers to solve the problems.
1. The economy
2. The war in Iraq
3. The budget deficit
4. Energy policy
5. Housing
6. Social Security
7. Healthcare
8. Defense
9. Foreign Affairs (including Iran/Middle East, Russia, Europe, China and Pakistan.)
10. Free trade
I realize that this is not a comprehensive list but the point is that abortion and gay marriage do not even come in the picture! So go ahead and ignore the elephant (pun intended) in the room and base your vote on abortion and gay marriage when you do not understand Democrats positions on these issues anyway. I'll give you a little hint pro choice does not equal pro abortion.
Less foolishness
Maybe people in Utah are getting smarter or just not posting
The big problemm I see is Republicans is
They do not follow the 10 Commandments
They are greedy Rich People
Doing nothing for the Country and expecting our boys to give their life
The Judges sons always become Doctors and Lawyers
Your son is sent to jail
Think about this
Jail is a bad Joke
Think again please. You are only seeing what you want to see.
It is precisely because those positions of liberals regarding the list of ten items ARE understood and are rejected.
You need to understand that it is not conservatives pressing for the extreme selfishness of abortion and gay marriage. It is the focus of the liberal media trying to influence rather that to report. This need not be such a difficult issue for you once it is understood that selfishness is not progress.
Iraq (multiple operations)
Bosnia (multiple operations)
Somalia
Macedonia
Haiti
Liberia (miltiple operations)
Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Sierra Leone
Cambodia
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Tanzania
Afghanistan
Sudan
East Timor (multiple operations)
Yemen
Certainly these deployments did not *all* devolve into combat actions but the potential was there. Attempts to portray the Republicans as warmongers and the Democrats as "the party of peace" are misleading and misguided. Perusal of a history text will reveal that the Korean War was fought under 2 Democratic Presidents and the Vietnam War was escalated by and largely fought under 2 Democratic administrations.
Neither major political party are particularly peace-loving!
The real difference is that Republicans recognize that it is corporations that employ people and enable them to support themselves. Taxing corporations to the hilt only causes job cuts and higher prices for everyone. But the Democrats don't care because the only way they know to "help" single moms, students, the elderly and the poor is through government handouts. Republicans believe in helping the poor through jobs, education and lower taxes. Democrats just want handouts. Studies have shown that Republicans give far more of their own wealth to charitable causes than Democrats do. Demos just want the government to do it. Who really cares about the those who need help?
In my neighborhood, the rich snobs are very active Democrats, but I don't assume that goes for ALL Democrats nation-wide. Look around yourself and see if this steriotype is true enough to foist on people YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW every day. I think if you're honest you'll find most of the Republicans, Libritarians and Independents YOU know are common every day people living in the smaller houses in your neighborhood (like me).
Just because the media and your Democrat leaders keep telling you "Republicans are rich people" don't just fall for that type of rhetorical hype.
Let's drop the usual political rhetoric and try to make some progress.
If the Democrat posters expect us to respect Obama when he becomes President, I think they need to show similar respect now, instead of calling Bush a Monkey etc and then when their guy is in office saying, "OK, Now that our guys in we need to all quit calling names and playing political one-up-manship games and show more respect".
You can't continue to hand out insults and disrespect to your political opponent and then expect the opposite in return!
Think about it... How many Hollywood stars are rich? How many in hollywood vote Republican?
How many rock stars, rappers, etc are rich? How many of them are voting Republican?
This type of steriotype based logic shouldn't work anymore, but it does. Democrats think, "The more we say it, the more people will believe it".
Almost every Democrat I hear talking eventually pulls out the, "Democrats are for the poor, middle-class and little people", line. Problem is... the guy you're listening to is usually wearing a $1000.00 suit and smokeing a $100.00 cigar and lives in one of his multi-million dollar mansions (usually in LA, DC or Chicago) paid for by your donations, contributions and taxes.
The "You can only vote Republican if you are rich", line is a lie. Lot's of poor people have conservative core values. Lots of NOT RICH farmers, ranchers, factory workers, etc, in middle-America vote Republican. Credible studies show most Rural American's vote Republican/independent, while most RICH city snobs vote DEMOCRAT! The DEMOCRAT strong-holds are the rich snobs living in America's big cities. It's a LIE!
I must be lost. Would someone tell me what happened?
Add your comment
Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, off-topic, misrepresentative, more than 200 words or containing URLs will not be posted.
E-mail address: For internal use only. We may want to contact you to publish your comment (not your e-mail address) in the newspaper or for a separate story idea.
- Aggies beat Spartans in snowy Logan 4:31 a.m.
- TCU 55, Utah 28 4:24 a.m.
- BYU 24, New Mexico 19 4:21 a.m.
- Jazz game at a glance 3:00 a.m.
- Real Salt Lake: Game at a glance 3:00 a.m.
- Stanford ends Y's soccer season 2:20 a.m.
- Jazz hope D-Will returns soon 2:19 a.m.
- Snow, SUU lose 2:18 a.m.
- Toone saves day for Wildcats 2:15 a.m.
- Win in New Mexico good for Y? 2:15 a.m.
- Apostle's wife felt comfort in attack
- Can BYU root for (ick) Utah Utes?
- Short-handed Jazz fly past Sixers
- D-Will home for daughter
- Utes excited for 'dream' game
- Bench proves fruitful for Y.
- Crash on snowy road kills woman
- BYU happy to escape with victory
- GameDay in Fort Worth
- Born of water and the spirit
- SLC council OKs gay rights policies
358 - Editorial: Mormons and gay rights
200 - BYU happy to escape with victory
194 - Will state consider gay rights law?
148 - TCU creams U.
134 - Can BYU root for (ick) Utah Utes?
130 - Letters: Strange breed in Utah
129 - Utes remain silent about BCS
120 - Pratt pleads not guilty to sex charges
106 - Celtics crush Jazz
104
If you are looking for a bird on the cheap, the following specials from...
How do you handle kids and contests? Our oldest daughter, 7, is of the...
So Great!!! So Proud - Love RSL - Bring Home The CUP!!!!!
mr cannon's bold assertation that the purpose of the first ammendemnt as...
Great great great game!!!! Nicky Rimando is a god! We're the most complete...
I had the game on DVR and just watched it. That was the most exciting game...
financially cannot this year, but I will watch loyally, how great to hear...
This is hardly surprising. Bennett has a remarkable arrogance which is also...
I guess that is why "they play the game" as Herman Edwards would say.. ...
What was the score of the LSU vs LA tech game? Alot closer than you'd like to...
Has Fedor not said that THIS IS OUR YEAR all year long? Go back and...
This is just a small glimpse of the future with Obamacare: corruption, waste...

