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I’m not so sure this list is correct. I spoke with one of the Senators on the list over a month ago and he was adamant about the need for a special session, and had not seen any real movement to call one, and said as far as he knew they were coming up 4 votes short in the house of making it without the Governor calling it. He had some choice words for the Governor.

Do yourself a huge favor and buy a pre-assembled rifle from a tier one mfg (Colt, Bushmaster, Rock River Arms) and get a flat top.

You DO realize that Hartwell also borders Georgia right? You DO realize that the Dam is actually in Georgia and the main water source for the lake also comes from Georgia? I don’t think you’ll be “selling” us anything.

You can spot the Hannitized posters a mile away. “Most important issue of our time” or “defining issue of our time” indeed. This is nothing more than Hannity codespeak. It boils down to one thing. Hannity has been behind Rudy from day one, and you lemmings are allowing him to define the most important issue for you.

As for me, nothing...and I mean nothing...could hold greater importance than protecting completely innocent and helpless little babies. Radical Islam doesn’t scare me. If we can’t put a stop to the wanton murder of our own citizens, then what’s the point of preserving the nation?

Folks need to understand that this is probably the most conservative congressional district in the whole country. There are districts that are more “Republican” but that doesn’t necessarily reflect the true nature of things. When the people in this district send someone to Washington, you can rest assured that they picked the most conservative candidate available in the end.

So what’s to stop us from intervening in Mexico should such a scenario come to pass? Foreign entanglements in the ME?

So you have no problem placing politics over principle? It used to be that the idea was to win in order to advance your principles. Now it seems that the idea is to retard your principles in order to win.

Giuliani may be a “bit to the left” of you, but he’s so far left of me that I can’t tell he’s there.

In other words, you want to win...and couldn’t care less how that happens.

If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear that our government was trying to deliberately provoke a violent reaction from the citizenry...oh wait...I don’t know any better. The question is, why?

It still has to pass the Senate though.

That is a bell that cannot be “unrung” now because of the nature of the amendment process. What senator in his right mind is going to vote himself out of what has essentially become a lifetime appointment? The article hits the nail on the head, but I’m afraid it’s about as productive as pissing in the wind.

Yeah, but are we Santa Anna or Sam Houston. Frankly, I'm not sure.

I didn't say I was on his side. I am simply pointing out that attempts to discredit him based on his military service will fail miserably, and frankly are quite shameful. The trend of immediately trying to discredit a veteran, by questioning the legitimacy of their service records the minute they say something you don't agree with, is a tactic that I consider to be in direct conflict with conservative values. Of course, the Republican party isn't exactly a bastion of said values anyway. Personally, I think Murtha's recent conduct is an embarassment ot the Marine Corps, but that in no way justifies these pathetic attempts to discredit his prior service. It just proves that so called patriots who claim to "support the troops" really mean "support the troops who support us." It's a little frustrating to watch. As I've said before, if Murtha decides to sign a form 180 and release all his records, I believe many Freepers will wind up looking silly, and Murtha's credibility will have been bolstered as a result.

In short, ad hominem attacks are completely unnecessary and quite risky. Yet, many continue the relentless pursuit of proof that Murtha is another John Kerry. It has become almost automatic. If some folks don't learn to rise above this sort of thing, many folks like myself will start looking elsewhere.

Krulak indeed had a father who was also a LTG.

I am a Marine. I don't need to ask one.

As I've said before, I and other Veterans are watching closely and so far what I see is a Republican Party that will turn on us in a heartbeat and chew us to pieces if it suits their agenda. Do us all a favor and drop it already.

Take the number of reported civilian casualties and subtract 20% to account for real, regrettable civilian casualties. The number you are left with is probably close to the number of terrorists killed. It is quite clear to me that the media is reporting Hezbollah casualties as civilian casualties.

Unless you speak the language and have tons of cash on hand, you're better off finding other Americans/Canadians/Brits/Aussies in your vicinity and staying put.

Registered Sex Offender does not equal Child Molester in Georgia folks. If you stop on the side of the road and run into the woods to pee, you can be charged, tried, and convicted of indecent exposure...which requires you to register as a sex offender after paying your nominal fine. Oral sex is still illegal in Georgia. Getting that special favor from your spouse and forget to close the curtains? Uh, oh! You can be charged, tried, and convicted, etc, etc.

Bingo. This is not some epidemic. This is not new stuff. It has always happened in war zones. The difference is, today we have a media conglomerate that is on a mission to bring down a President and they are more than willing to use the mistakes of our troops in harm's way to do just that. We will continue to hear the most minute details of every negative story in Iraq, while not hearing so much as a brief overview of anything positive.