Posted on 04/21/2011 7:14:17 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
Very good phone interview going on right now on Greta's show.
Trump is venturing into foreign policy.
So far so good.
I never found out Congressman Hunter’s views on the costs of healthcare.
I do know he was very clear on the technology financial and and manufacturing transfer from America to China. He considered that outflow of US manufacturing technology and knowhow (and presumably still does) to be a growing military threat to America.
So do I.
So it would seem, does Trump.
Now let me ask you this as simply as I know how.
Please name one other Republican who does.
uh-huh. And what does he stand to gain for doing so?
I don't disagree. Personally I don't believe in making a distinction between a people and their government. People are responsible for their government. Period. Naturally I wouldn't needlessly attack population centers that are supportive of us, but we get ourselves into much trouble trying to make formal distinctions ahead of time.
We should, in my opinion, have gotten a Declaration of War against both Afghanistan and Iraq.
It isn't that I don't think the Iraqi's owe us big, they do. The problem is you can't, after the fact, just up and decide to seize their oil fields. Militarily you could certainly do that, but realistically you'd make enemies out of just about everyone and cause a conflict this nation is simply not ready or able to deal with considering how deeply in debt we are.
Further, seizing oil fields will not lower the price of gas anyway. To prevent price spikes like we are experiencing now, what we need is MORE supply - ie, more exploiting our own resources to bring additional oil on the market. Simply taking over someone else's existing and operating oil fields won't help.
It doesn’t really matter if the President creates or passes laws. Although they do submit laws to Congress and then sign the bills or veto them. He sets policies and nominates SCOTUS candidates. You make it sound like the President’s political views are unimportant.
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Being the King/Queen-maker does have its perqs.
Didn't we have universal healthcare when Reagan, and Bush were president? I don't remember anyone dying in the streets because they were denied healthcare. In fact, as I recall, healthcare was universally available to everyone in this country, even those here illegally. I know I have sat in a clinic waiting room knowing that many there were not paying, like I was, yet were going to the same doctors I was and getting the same care.
Universal healthcare has been, is now, and will continue to be available in this country. The only fight is who is going to control it and how it will be paid for.
Having an understanding of individual liberty, the rule of law (not the majority) and a commitment to those principles usually clarifies those kinds of questions.
step by step..
Their view you understand. How does creating jobs, development, and a property being prosperous not fall within that realm as long as “just compensation” is provided.
The question isn't the cost of health care the question, raised by Trump's position on it, is support of universal health care. Which is going to cost us our economy and our liberty.
Maybe you have forgotten that one of the reasons Bush got congress, and the people, to agree to the invasion of Iraq was to assure us that the cost would be reimbursed from Iraqi oil?
"but realistically you'd make enemies out of just about everyone and cause a conflict this nation is simply not ready or able to deal with considering how deeply in debt we are"
You are right about other countries being pissed off, but who cares, they do not like us now.
We are not trying to win a popularity contest by electing Donald, we are trying to tell the world "the game is over".
We are not the "United Suckers of America" and once we have the oil of Iraq and Libya we will have plenty of friends that want to buy cheap oil.
At best that is Mussolini style fascism at its worst that is Soviet-Maoist style communism.
West was great on Greta. Its about time the adults started to take control.
Krauthammer was on Hannity tonight. Trump called him up on the phone today and they had a long talk. Kraut said that he was impressed with the graciousness and courteousness of Trump and when he told Trump another article was coming out tomorrow even harsher than a recent one Trump took it with grace. He thinks Trump is really going to run. I got the impression that Kraut has softened a little on Trump since their conversation today.
Trump sounded a lot more focused on Greta tonight. We will see.
Does nobody around here, even think about the fact we are building China’s power every day, while we are becoming weaker every day?
This is how nations LOSE. How populations are defeated. How losing countries are enslaved. For crying out loud, this ain’t beanbag. America is failing in front of our eyes, and we’re stuck debating talking points.
Deck chairs.
You are stuck on deck chairs, on the Titanic.
Wake up please. Trump is pointing out the emperor isn’t wearing any clothes. That we’re heading for an iceberg, if you will. Band, playing away.
You really don’t want to notice that. Do you?
Ans that's what would have happened. If you don't put the extra cheap oil on the world market and make it only available to the US consumers, the gas prices would become stable resisting price spikes. But Bush was an oil man and not having the usual oil price spikes is not good for the oil business. Good for the consumers and the overall economy, but that is not what US oil companies wanted.
The 5th amendment allows for it. I would like to reiterate “just” compensation. I do understand that properties are condemned to remove that obligation. That is pure sin and should be held to the highest standard of scrutiny and debate.
Yes, Bush made promises to the American people that the operation wouldn't cost a lot and some would be reimbursed by Iraq, but that was pie in the sky wishful thinking. He did not strike any such formal deal with Shiites, Kurds or anyone else that stood to gain from our invasion (at least that I am aware of).
Again, I am not saying that they don't owe us, the problem is our reasons for going there had nothing to do with the seizing or taking over Iraqi oil. Iraq was Bush's attempt to deal with bothersome low hanging fruit and to establish a democracy in the heart of the arab world in an attempt to get Muslims to deal with their own problems rather than blame Israel and America for everything. To later decide to seize their oil would confirm every conspiracy theory arabs and anti American propagandist have about us - and achieve next to nothing in reducing the cost of gas.
BTW Mussolini would just take it.
Nice straw man. All I did was point out that Trump supports a fascist-communist taking of property. I said not one thing about his attacks on 0bama. More power to him on that. I have made fifty or more posts supporting that. I will also point out how much of a statist a-hole he is too just like I did about McCain.
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