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Monster Brain
Who was more successfull in their pre presidential run?
Romney governor. Olympic committee, bane capital
Obama state rep, us senator and community organizer?
Side note. Is the community of where ever Obama was an activist better off or worse off since Obama used them as a political ladder?
1 AnswerElections9 years agoIf voting is a "right" then why can't?
People with green cards vote and why do we have to register? Why not just allow everyone in America no matter where they are the day of the election just vote? I have to register and wait 7 days to get a hand gun and in some states the local sheriff has to workgroup an license.
Can someone tell me which of the Bill of Rights protects Voting?
7 AnswersElections9 years agoWhy are people against showing an ID to vote?
Voting is a privilege not a right. I can not buy beer, cigarettes or a gun with out ID so what gives? If this is about the poor then how can the poor buy the items listed above with out ID?
6 AnswersElections9 years agoShould Registered Democrats who keep voting for.....?
Tax hike and spend Democrats not get any tax right offs? Should they be forced to pay for the programs they want to the govt to offer? I seldom meet a Democrat who brags about how much they pay in taxes I only meet Dems that complain about paying too much or using the tax code to get money back?
I advocate for less taxes and vote for people of a like mine so I gladly take my deductions and write offs with a clear mind.
3 AnswersElections9 years agoDo the Democrats on whole have no working knowledge of the economy or?
do they do things on purpose to destroy the economy through their policies and laws.?
7 AnswersGovernment10 years agoWhere are all the non white protesters at the OWS protests?
Does this not mean that because of a lack of minority participation make this an illegitimate protest?
Was this not the same thing said about the tea party?
6 AnswersCivic Participation10 years agoIs it true that china is stealing manufacturing jobs from America?
I hear this all the time and if true then why or how can this be?
10 AnswersGovernment10 years agoIf you are a liberal can you define what a corporation is?
How do they function? Can You?
Please no wiki links paste and copy use your own writings and thoughts for a change.
6 AnswersLaw & Ethics10 years agoWhy do so many Americans worship at the alter of Govt?
6 AnswersPolitics10 years agoWould the libs and dems approve of the recent tax cuts it Clinton had signed them into law?
Does calling the tax cuts the "Bush" cuts do the libs get Bush Delirium Syndrome all over again?
Do the Libs realize that the tax cuts affected every tax payer equally but do to income inbalance the rich of course would get bigger savings?
Obama 2011 Budget 3.9 trillion
2011 revenue 2.2 trillion
deficit 1.6 trillion
bush cuts account for about 200 billion
1.6 trillion subtract 200 billion equals 1.4 trillion deficit?
any questions?
These numbers are approxiamte but close enough to make my point. no one reads the links so why bother?
4 AnswersElections10 years agoIs it fair to drug test welfare recipients?
If the Fed govt can dictate what companies do and operate when they get TARP or bailout funds why not tell social program recipients test positive no money?
15 AnswersGovernment10 years agoEcxactly what govt subsidies do the oil companies get from the govt?
I here this all the time and I am curious the exact nature of the subsidy and the amount they receive? Can someone tell me?
A subsidy is when the govt gives a check much like the 14 billion it gives directly to ethanol producers.
7 AnswersPolitics10 years agoafter the govt controls every aspect of our economical engine, our social standards and our health care?
Then what? Will the leftest want to take away private property? When will the size and scope of govt get so big the current liberals will be scared of it?
2 AnswersGovernment10 years agoif the president and govt in general can determine whether social security checks are sent out....?
a good reason to privatize the entire thing and let the people OWN their own retirement funds rather then let the idiots in Washington use it to fund bailouts of greece or AIG?
4 AnswersOther - Politics & Government10 years agoWhy can not gays simple be happy by having legal unions rather then being called "Marriage"?
Why is this really an issue that involves less then 5% of the population?
9 AnswersLaw & Ethics10 years agoDoes anyone besides me find it funny how people question the bonifides of Backman and the rest of the gop?
Yet never questioned a first term Senator from Ill who once was a community organizer and a supposed Constitutional Schola yet can not quote any of it?
2 AnswersElections10 years agoshould the rich boycott Obama and the Dems?
Wall Street, Small businesses, Corporations, Health Care Providers and the Rich should all stop giving money to the Demorcativ Party since the DNP it out for to ruin the way they earn money so why should they donate to them?
4 AnswersElections10 years agoshould govt non-essential employees just be fired?
If they have been labeled non-essential then why should they be employed? Govt employees cost tax payers a lot of money and this would start the deficit recovery.
5 AnswersLaw & Ethics10 years agoWhy do so many people think the Fed Govt has our best interests in mind?
Do the politicians do what is best for the American people as a whole or just what is best for their careers?
Did electing Obama really change your life?
Did electing Republicans to a HOR majority change your life?
Do we put too much trust and faith in our govt officials?
7 AnswersCivic Participation10 years ago