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Ridiculous! Which of the items in the platform is so insignificant as to be trusted to someone from the other party to execute? It's not like they won't be looking out for their interests in the midterm elections... no... keeping Lieberman is concession enough....
Barack Obama should not invite Republicans to serve in his administration. (Obama Administration)http://whereistand.com/nick/65148http://whereistand.com/nick/65148Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:06:25 GMT<div> <em>Ridiculous! Which of the items in the platform is so insignificant as to be trusted to someone from the other party to execute? It's not like they won't be looking out for their interests in the midterm elections... no... keeping Lieberman is concession enough....</em> </div>Obama Administrationauthor added
I have to agree with @adoringgifts. A black man is going to President... anything is possible.
It is possible for an openly non-religious candidate to win a U.S. presidential election. (U.S. Presidential Elections)http://whereistand.com/nick/56067http://whereistand.com/nick/56067Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:30:58 GMT<div> <em>I have to agree with @adoringgifts. A black man is going to President... anything is possible.</em> </div>U.S. Presidential Electionsauthor added
It will always be equivalent to mob rule.
Open source governance is not a viable concept. (Political Philosophy)http://whereistand.com/nick/52573http://whereistand.com/nick/52573Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:20:11 GMT<div> <em>It will always be equivalent to mob rule.</em> </div>Political Philosophyauthor added
You can argue over what adjective to use to describe them, but the Beatles transformed the music industry and have achieved the status of immortals for their entire body of work - still relevant today.
The Beatles are the greatest rock and roll band of all time. (Rock)http://whereistand.com/nick/65532http://whereistand.com/nick/65532Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:51:25 GMT<div> <em>You can argue over what adjective to use to describe them, but the Beatles transformed the music industry and have achieved the status of immortals for their entire body of work - still relevant today.</em> </div>Rockauthor added
For a lot of reasons, it's pretty clear that Palin contributed to McCain's pounding. I couldn't really be any more pleased than I am about it. The only thing I'd like to see is for this woman to disappear from the national stage as quickly as possible.
Sarah Palin had a negative impact on John McCain's candidacy. (2008 Presidential Election)http://whereistand.com/nick/64984http://whereistand.com/nick/64984Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:41:38 GMT<div> <em>For a lot of reasons, it's pretty clear that Palin contributed to McCain's pounding. I couldn't really be any more pleased than I am about it. The only thing I'd like to see is for this woman to disappear from the national stage as quickly as possible.</em> </div>2008 Presidential Electionauthor added
I have to go with a nuance here... in the extremely unlikely event that Israel were to find itself either surprised or overwhelmed by Iran, then I do believe the U.S. should intervene in support of it's ally. But they should have a go at Iran first. The little guy that roars may not want us to jump in and make it look like they are weak.
The U.S. should intervene with military force if Iran attacks Israel. (Confronting Iran)http://whereistand.com/nick/45830http://whereistand.com/nick/45830Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:28:28 GMT<div> <em>I have to go with a nuance here... in the extremely unlikely event that Israel were to find itself either surprised or overwhelmed by Iran, then I do believe the U.S. should intervene in support of it's ally. But they should have a go at Iran first. The little guy that roars may not want us to jump in and make it look like they are weak.</em> </div>Confronting Iranauthor added
I once thought it should be. Then a friend suggested I should also agree with the government telling libraries which books they couldn't have... and I changed my mind.
Art depicting religious figures in an offensive manner should not be censored. (Censoring Art)http://whereistand.com/nick/18098http://whereistand.com/nick/18098Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:52:24 GMT<div> <em>I once thought it should be. Then a friend suggested I should also agree with the government telling libraries which books they couldn't have... and I changed my mind.</em> </div>Censoring Artauthor added
The U.S. should play an active role in the Israel-Palestine peace process. U.S. leaders should actively pressure both sides to seek a peaceful resolution. (U.S. Policy on Israeli/Palestinian Conflict)http://whereistand.com/nick/13994http://whereistand.com/nick/13994Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:16:07 GMT<div> </div>U.S. Policy on Israeli/Palestinian Conflictauthor added
I do think corrections are necessary. If the government wants to provide a safety net to assist homeborrowers in paying their mortgages... then do that... but telling businesses they can't execute contracts unilaterally is bad for investor confidence and smacks of nationalization.
The government should not prohibit the financial services industry from executing universal default clauses. (Lending)http://whereistand.com/nick/26432http://whereistand.com/nick/26432Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:44:17 GMT<div> <em>I do think corrections are necessary. If the government wants to provide a safety net to assist homeborrowers in paying their mortgages... then do that... but telling businesses they can't execute contracts unilaterally is bad for investor confidence and smacks of nationalization.</em> </div>Lendingauthor added
This is true even if you argue that the US had no business going into Iraq to get back at al qaeda. This is how their oil revenues should always have been used.
Iraq's oil revenue should be used to finance all of the country's reconstruction. (Iraq War Funding)http://whereistand.com/nick/43637http://whereistand.com/nick/43637Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:42:12 GMT<div> <em>This is true even if you argue that the US had no business going into Iraq to get back at al qaeda. This is how their oil revenues should always have been used.</em> </div>Iraq War Funding