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Show everyone what real change ought to look like. Thank you Joe Lieberman. You've got brass ones. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

Glad your not a law enforcement officer. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

10 days? C.'mon. Everyone knows why. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

What would you do in that situation? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

OK...it was her family that decided. Why would they do that? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

Where's the outrage? When a cop does something like that you all jump on the wagon. Why not now? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

...for 10 days so they can grandstand at her funeral. I guess the convention was more important. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/sen-obama-the-c.html At times the memorial service became borderline political – with many of the speakers in the lineup singling out Obama. "Elect Sens. Obama and Biden; we must rise up," Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick said in the middle of her remarks. "Take it to the bank these people want change," Commissioner Jimmy Dimora said from the podium to Obama: "And you're the person for that" At one point some people in the crowd yelled "Obama" as if in a political rally, prompting "shhh's" from the other mourners. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

I stand corrected...I guess it is a Turkey vulture Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

Looks like your typical red-tailed hawk to me. Lots of 'em here in Ohio. Very beautiful bird, but keep your small dogs inside. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

Hehe...I hope people like Diddy & Luda keep doing this stuff. This is your future? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

Zero boarded up crack houses. So your walk stuck to the nicer neighborhoods. Still no. You’re now 0/3 on assumptions or 0/4(?). Not assuming anything. I know if you walked down and innercity street and didn't see 4 or 5 boarded up houses out of 20 you walked past you were still in the better part of town. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

So, you trade your country's honor for the illusion of safety. If you are satisfied the directions our country has taken these past few years, McCain is the man for you. Sounds like you're willing to trade safety for the illusion of honor. It's not a black and white decision for me. We can have both. If you aren't satisfied with the direction our country has taken these past few years I guess you should buy into the blue sky promises of Barack. I'll admit, he gives a great speech and is an engaging performer, but I need to hear the substance behind the fluff. Haven't heard it yet. Statements like "You know, John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the gates of Hell, but he won't even follow him to the cave where he lives." mean nothing. It's pandering. "I will -- listen now -- I will cut taxes -- cut taxes -- for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class." More pandering. If you want to buy into it go right ahead. I have reservations. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

They might not want to be so quick about having those FEMA trailers hauled out of town. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

Let's take a look at the candidates stand. I'd say you wouldn't be too far off labeling the Dems as more liberal than conservative. Barack Obama Abortion is a woman’s right - Yes Require hiring more women & minorities - Yes Same-sex domestic partnership benefits - Yes Teacher-led prayer in public schools - No Death Penalty- No Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws -No Absolute right to gun ownership -No More federal funding for health coverage- Yes Privatize Social Security - No Parents choose schools via vouchers- No opinion Replace coal & oil with alternatives -Yes Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it - No Allow churches to provide welfare services - Yes Repeal tax cuts on wealthy -Yes Illegal immigrants earn citizenship -Yes Support & expand free trade- No Expand the armed forces - Yes Stricter limits on political campaign funds- Yes The Patriot Act harms civil liberties - Yes US out of Iraq- Yes John McCain Abortion is a woman’s right - No Require hiring more women & minorities - Yes Same-sex domestic partnership benefits - No Teacher-led prayer in public schools - Yes Death Penalty- Yes Mandatory Three Strikes sentencing laws -Yes Absolute right to gun ownership -Yes More federal funding for health coverage- Yes Privatize Social Security - Yes Parents choose schools via vouchers- Yes Replace coal & oil with alternatives -Yes Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it - Yes Allow churches to provide welfare services - Yes Repeal tax cuts on wealthy -No Illegal immigrants earn citizenship -Yes Support & expand free trade- Yes Expand the armed forces - Yes Stricter limits on political campaign funds- Yes The Patriot Act harms civil liberties - No US out of Iraq- No For the purposes of general discussion Dem=Liberal Repub=Conservative. We all know that it's not 100% but it's a majority for sure. Now, which of these issues requires an individual to take responsibility for their actions, and which has the government assumming responsibility? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

Was it just me or did I hear a sucking sound as all the guys clicked over to the homepage? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

And since they know the levee is an issue this time, Please. You're saying they didn't know it could be a problem with Katrina? Common knowledge for years that a direct hit would/could be a problem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FJTn1jbk0&feature=related Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

My sincerest condolences. As I dropped my 17yo senior in High School son off at a party last night my thoughts were all about "what if". Your post brought chills. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

I'm already getting a jump on it. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

There are liberals (like me) who believe in free market capitalism, personal responsibility, limitations on government regulation, and are pro-gun rights. Umm...yea. They're called conservative liberals Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

...will people begin to blame GWB? As was the situation last time, it's no surprise this storm is coming. I have a message to the fine people of Nawlins... THERE'S A HURRICANE ON ITS WAY...PREPARE NOW! DON'T WAIT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP YOU. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

When I see it explored by a credible news source I'll pay more attention. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

Zero boarded up crack houses. So your walk stuck to the nicer neighborhoods. In order to have cogniznance of what the situation is like in states lacking the institutions and infrastructure of the US and western world. That's what it looks like. Have you visited Jamaica? An excellent education system graduates people with no place to work. They have an infrastructure system no one can afford. Deplorable housing. Huge crime rates. Try as they might the government cannot change the plight of its people and in fact are probably making the situation worse. My point? People don't appreciate things that are given to them, only what they've earned and worked for. Yet some in this country think the answer is to just give more. Government entitlements have created a huge class of people who just wait for the check on the 3rd of the month, have kids so they can get a raise, and operate an underground economy that contributes zip. You know the saying, the definition of insanity... Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

That's akin to saying that the basic premise of conservatism is to line the pockets of big business through fraud and to start wars to which other people's children are sent to fight and die as canon fodder. Neither description is accurate. No balls. Ovaries, perhaps. Did a 4 mile walk through inner city Atlanta this morning. How's it looking to you? How many boarded up crack houses did you pass? I'm sure your "walk" had something to do wth MLK. Do you think he'd be impressed with the progress? Lived in South Central Los Angeles during the 1992 riots. When I Washington DC I frequently stay in northeast quad, near North Capitol NE. You don't live there now though do you. Why is that? There are parts of Tokyo & Moscow in which I hesitate to walk alone. I've also been to urban and rural areas of India, Nepal, and Mexico and seen the poverty there. When one compares the US to those areas or to much of sub-Saharan Africa, the US has done very well over the last 75 years since Pres Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. And frankly, we should. Hold the bar high for ourselves, rather than lower it. My question is how many people (1) have seen rural and urban povery outside of the US and seen the deleterious impact on those nations, I'm confident there are quite a few; how that group intersects/overlaps with the most outspoken critics of western liberalism is unknown) and (2) how many people remember or have any knowledge of history of what the US was like in the 1930s? During a depression? Hardly a suitable comparison. Why are we talking about living conditions outside the US? I'm assuming your point is to say it's better here. That's kind of like being the lead car in the funeral procession. Liberal government give away programs are a miserable failure. Not the only one for sure but I always chuckle when I see the poor backing the Dems. Yep, it's working out really good for them. VR/Marg Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

It doesn't matter what "type" of liberalism you're into...the basic premise is that "government should take care of you because you're not capable of doing it yourself". We've had 50+ years of government handouts and what has it gotten us? Take a drive into any innercity neighborhood near you and take a good look around. That is, if you have the balls to go. I'll bet most people on this board haven't been near those areas in a long time, if ever. Go see what your dollars have been spent on...see the effects of "government taking care of it's citizens". Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne

Agreed! Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne