tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post1533599628915417096..comments2023-11-02T06:56:57.999-04:00Comments on Saurly Yours: President Bush's State of the Union SpeechSaur♥Krauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-44687448884879387842007-01-25T22:29:00.000-05:002007-01-25T22:29:00.000-05:00Bush became a lame duck President the moment he wo...Bush became a lame duck President the moment he won Ohio in 2004 by 118,000 votes (or so). Therefore what I predicted has come to pass - that Dubya has no more elections to face and therefore could give a rat's bottom about what the American people think or how low his approval rating goes. That's why I referred to him as King George. Thank God he only has two more years.....<br /><br />I'm glad we have now a democratic majority in Congress - maybe it'll teach W a lesson. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well, probably not.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498898076985012831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-89381355163067789962007-01-25T13:43:00.000-05:002007-01-25T13:43:00.000-05:00I don't always agree with you, but in this case, I...I don't always agree with you, but in this case, I'll make an exception.<br /><br />Except that medical benefits are <i>not</i> part of my salary package. That's a misnomer. I pay $194 a month for the two of us, then a $25 co-pay who know's how many times a month, and then the balance of what Aetna won't pay. I pay <i>a lot</i> for my medical benefits, although a little less than straight out of my pocket. My First Wife's recent trip to the emergency room cost over $2300 for a 3 hour visit. Aetna paid $600+. I have to pay the rest. How is that a salary benefit when it takes more than a week's salary?Paul Nicholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098830523732944655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-2346292581049839832007-01-24T20:23:00.000-05:002007-01-24T20:23:00.000-05:00socialized health care is crazy in my opinion. An...socialized health care is crazy in my opinion. Anything the g'ment does they fuck up, it costs more and works less. All you have to do to see this clearly is look at g'ment education, social security and welfare, whoever came up with these programs should be tried for treason but they would get off for being insane.<br />I do agree the war was poorly planned and fought wrong but always remember this, The US has never lost a war they fought on offence, never, and the weak and the soft cause us to pull out before the end. I submit that prior to the vast media coverage and the weak and cowardly in our country crying and whining about the atrocities of war escallated by the instant media, we would have won Iraq and be gone by now, we surely would have won in vietnam. Those people that continuously cry and whine are the real ones that tie the hands of the troops and put them in far greater danger.<br />And you are also correct no idiocrat ever met a tax they didn't love, they seem to hate the accomplished (and love the idea of punishing them for being accomplished through taxation)I wonder if this is because they aren't or do those that are feel guilty about it<br />and last on the same note as "the public is against the war, the overwhelming majority of the public are against the southern invation and neither party has the guts to do anything about it, thats my #1 bitch with bush, hell id pay more taxes to build a wall. I can't understand why the Dems want to help big business so much that they will allow those illegals to stay, the Dems in the sack with big biz!<br />jsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-74509197232954131662007-01-24T19:55:00.000-05:002007-01-24T19:55:00.000-05:00I'm going to hang with Susie on this one. She pret...I'm going to hang with Susie on this one. She pretty much hit the nail on the head.<br /><br />A great post, SaurBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07959663250358349507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-47273505294076629882007-01-24T18:02:00.000-05:002007-01-24T18:02:00.000-05:00I've heard that those death figures dont include s...I've heard that those death figures dont include soldiers who've died outside of Iraq, even if they died of wounds recieved in Iraq. As for Iran being a threat, much of it's current dangerousness can be directly attributed to the actions of the Bush Administration. It's almost like Dubya and Ahmadinejad exchange e-mails on how one can help the other retain power.<br /><br />Huh, what this man <i>DESERVES</i> is, at the least, impeachment. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treason">Treason</a> might do, also, although there doesnt seem to be any cooperation with our enemies (except according to the "loonies"), but Bush certainly qualifies for <i>"A person who betrays the nation of their citizenship and/or reneges on an oath of loyalty"</i>. Uphold the constitution? Hello signing statements. Not enough, then how about warrantless wiretapping? <br />Tell you what, I'll settle for a nice stay at the Hague with a War Crimes trial.<br /><br />*^*^*<br /><br />Ed, the reason behind high health costs is simple: we've established a health system based on the market system. Unfortunately, capitalism, while terrific for making money, isnt so good for things that require something other than money to be foremost (like helping people). In our system, the primary goal is not to make people well, the primary goal is to make a profit. Everyone talks about how great our Health Care system is, but statistics dont bear that out. Even <a href="http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_01-14-2007/Where_We_Are_Number_One">Parade magazine</a>, one of the nation's major America-boosters will tell you we've got a problem.daveawayfromhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237313399294302353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-80500910168032738552007-01-24T17:34:00.000-05:002007-01-24T17:34:00.000-05:00I think you are righ ton about everything except f...I think you are righ ton about everything except for socialized medicine. That does nothing but shift the buck from employers paying for it to taxpayers paying for it and thus demanding higher wages from employers. It is a viscous circle that can only be solved by eliminating the reasons behind the high cost of health care. Who pays for it is irrelevant.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-68566270814792001412007-01-24T12:13:00.000-05:002007-01-24T12:13:00.000-05:00Saur, remember the 200 election when "qualificatio...Saur, remember the 200 election when "qualification did not matter"? I do. Remember the reports of all the companies Bush ran into the ground? I do. About how daddy would get friends to invest in Junior so he could play CEO? That kind of thing?<br /><br />No, it did not matter that he would run company after company into the rocks. <br /><br />Now, too late to do us any good, we see EXACTLY how this happened. We can see his management style in action. He will not listen to anyone. He will keep doing what he thinks is right, REGARDLESS of the outcome. He is the spoiled rich kid who nobody has ever said no to. He has never had to listen to anyone, or compromise with anyone. He can not relate to other people, except for a few others just like him and in FULL AGREEMENT with him. <br /><br />He does not want to listen to anyone who says things that voice in his empty head does not agree with. Including, but in no way limited to, the people who "elected" him. Hell look at what he did from day 1! He "won" by what? 10 or 15 votes in Florida? Then what does he do? He announces he has a "mandate" and pushes his agenda through - content to leave the Democrats out of everything. <br /><br />And this was just the start. A GOOD LEADER would have realized they in no way had a mandate, and that it was important to not cut the other side out. But who ever confused Bush for a good leader? The man could not lead ants to a picnic. Just ask the people daddy suckered into investing in Junior's play companies. <br /><br />Before 2000, I was about 1/3 as liberal as I seem to be now. I have turned into a "yellow dog" democrat, I would vote for a yellow dog before a Republican. <br /><br />What this man DESERVES at this point is to have his legacy as President be that of a total failure. He has never before in his life been forced to face the fact he is just a rich kid, with poor management skills, poor business skills, poor leadership skills, and at best average intelligence. He is nothing special, nothing worth remembering, and certainly not worthy of being included in US History, except maybe as the worst President of this century.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-47439075900766043752007-01-24T10:12:00.000-05:002007-01-24T10:12:00.000-05:00A representative republic? Ha.
I find it interest...A representative republic? Ha.<br /><br />I find it interesting that when the House tries to do anything about border security critics decry the move as "playing politics."<br /><br />But isn't playing politics a good thing if that means that elected officials are actually responding to the wishes of voters?M@https://www.blogger.com/profile/11907796642043083093noreply@blogger.com