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I can only imagine that Bush will have the same reaction as Nixon did on the Presidential Commission on Marijuana report. Bush will scream hogwash and stay the course... "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Skin color. We would all be one color or a multitude of colors (kinda like that ice cream - neopolitan). For a single color, I think, I would choose lime green. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

There are 50 million uninsured Americans and 10 million uninsured children who would agree with this. The amount of tax dollars that are wasted on idiotic causes such as Iraq (which, by the way, is placing thousands more of public healthcare. I feel sorry for the soldiers who will soon be pushed aside by the VA) would had done far better good helping the people who paid those taxes. If I could get away with not having to pay anymore, I would. I for one am tired of giving to a government that cares not if I live. I personally feel that the government is systematicly killing those whom they feel are not fit. People with terminal illnesses that can be turned into a chronic illness and controled with proper healthcare have a right to those tax dollars that they paid into the system. The people whom are screaming about the abuse of universal healthcare should look only at the abuse that is caused by certian people. No one has a right to liposuction, teeth whitening, plastic surgery... but, people do have a right to have access to life saving procedures and medication. Medicaid and medicare fraud is another issue that has cost the taxpayer a tremendous cost. Overcharging, double billing and performing procedures that did not have to be performed has done more to hurt the system than the poor seeking care. You want to scream about cost, scream at the doctor who has sent healthcare into a tailspin as he drives off in his BMW for a day of golf at the country club. Scream at the pharmetcutical corporations that reap billions in tax dollars and charitable funds for research and then charge an outragous price for the life saving drug all the while pocketing the profits. It is unthinkable that some would only blame the poor who want healthcare for their families. It is shamefull that so much is wasted on the lie of promoting democracy in countries that do not wish it. The tax dollars that are given to the war profiteers to kill off third world nations would be better spent building a healthy nation of people who inturn would be better suited to contribute to society in a productive manner. Not everyone who needs public healthcare is a lazy bum as some imply. Truth is that those people are a minority while the majority would rather get back to work. Denying proper healthcare hurts the economy more in the long run as those who are ill will eventually have to apply for more public service to stay alive thus costing society a great deal more. If you were in my shoes, you'd feel the same. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

How did you arrive at that from what John wrote? Jefferson thought that it was unthinkable that a white man would be with a black woman (at least publicly). Although Sally Heming was more white than black. Her mother was mulatto. Sally, from all accounts, was nearly all white in appearance. Still, there is hypocracy in Jeffersons views. He owned near 200 slaves (some, he inherited from his wifes father) while preaching freedom. I tend to believe that what I learned in school of the founding fathers is, for the most, a lie. The same as with the Christopher Columbus story is a lie. Thanks to the vast resources on the internet, it is easy to see past the books from high school and get to the sources that the government would rather one not see. Anyhow, from slave accounts, Jefferson did not rape her and for the most was a very decent man. One slave stated that he seldom had the slaves whipped. I guess, from the standards of the day, that was considered decent. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Could it be possible that the Vatican was seized control of Limbo via imminent domain and may have plans to develope the property for a shopping mall and condos? Up scale living at the Holy Rolling Hills Estate "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

The whole story of the "founding fathers" is a lie. Their values are but a myth. Equality was but for a select few. If you could go back in time, ask the slaves they owned. Ask the indians that suffered from ethnic cleansing. My own ancestors suffered on the Trail of Tears. The values of the "founding fathers" would not even come close to getting off of the ground today. Their values were the reason for the civil rights movement. They were traitors, criminals and violators of human rights. If someone today were to try what they did, they'd be tried and convicted for life. I, for one, am glad that we are past their "values" (though it does seem that we are sliding in reverse). "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Come January 1st that is going to change. A large portion of people who depend on Medicare will be effectively cutoff from being able to depend on it for healthcare. Medicare eligibility income levels are to change. For a single person the income limit is $14,700.00. I recieve 1235.00 a month for SSDI. This puts me a shade above the limit. I got my letter awhile back stating that I am to be dropped from Medicare. At that time I was paying a premium of $98.00 a month. I got 2 Dr. visits a year. One to have bloods drawn and 6 months later to hear the results. 6 months later the cycle starts again. I canceled the visit I was to have in September as I am still paying the bills from the visit last March. If I want to hear the results from that visit it will cost me close to $1000.00. After learning that I am to be dropped, I volunteered to drop myself. Why should I continue giving money back to the government if I am not going to get any kind of service. I was dropped from Medicaid earlier this year as the income level was reduced to $669.00 a month. That is the new poverty level in the state of Missouri. Half of what it was. I would have to pay the $669.00 each month to qualify for Medicaid. I am angry at what has become of a good (not great but, good) system that did help alot of people. Up untill 2001, I had a great paying job and great insurance. I was on the required medications. I was monitored every 3 months. My job went to Mexico. My insurance went with it. I was quickly taken off of meds and everything went downhill from that point. The last thing that I wanted to do was go on SSDI. With worsening health issues, I had no choice. But, eventually I figured, "hey, I paid into it, I am entitled". Unfortunately, the current administration does not see it that way. I am angry that so many do not see it that way. I worked hard and made more than $50,000.00 a year. I am a veteran (the V.A. put me at the bottom of the list, not easy getting an appointment and there is only 2 VA hospitals in this state that will see AIDS patients, both are 200+ miles away). I say that I and everyone who has paid into the system has a right to good healthcare. I see part of the problem being overpaid doctors who DO NOT give a damn about their patients. I, also, see part of the problem being those people who scream about tax dollars being used to help people. If you want to scream about waste, scream about the pork barrel projects that waste more on bullshit projects that do nothing to benefit the people of this country. Not providing healthcare will ultimately cost more in the long run. As I get sicker, I will apply for any and everything that I can. Keep me healthy and I will be able to get off of this damn SSDI and back to work. Don't think that I am just sitting all day doing nothing. I have been trying to make a go at it with a home based embroidery business and t-shirts that I design. But, untill it starts to make money, I needed what Medicare provided. Everyone who paid into it needs it or will need it someday. Think about that. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

So much for democracy building... I wonder how many Iraqis are wishing for the good ol'days when Saddam ruled the roost? "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

On several grounds, doing such would only cause more hatred towards the West. Many in N. Korea have very little idea what goes on beyond their border. They only know what they are told by their government. I suspect they are lied to on a daily basis. Starving the innocent would just be wrong. So much is just wrong about N.Korea and there is no easy way to handle the situation. The whole world should be aware of just how close we are to the drain and the point of no return. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Short People got no reason Short People got no reason Short People got no reason To live They got little hands And little eyes And they walk around Tellin' great big lies They got little noses And tiny little teeth They wear platform shoes On their nasty little feet Well, I don't want no Short People Don't want no Short People Don't want no Short People Round here Short People are just the same As you and I (A Fool Such As I) All men are brothers Until the day they die (It's A Wonderful World) Short People got nobody Short People got nobody Short People got nobody To love They got little baby legs And they stand so low You got to pick 'em up Just to say hello They got little cars That got beep, beep, beep They got little voices Goin' peep, peep, peep They got grubby little fingers And dirty little minds They're gonna get you every time Well, I don't want no Short People Don't want no Short People Don't want no Short People 'Round here "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Wasn't uncommon at all in the Phillipines to see the local kids carrying knives, chasing a dog down the street. Hey, dog is not so bad. Tried it in Olongapo after a few (possibly more) bottles of San Miguel. To this day, I still have to fight back the urge to hump a leg or two. Monkey on a stick ain't bad neither. Balute (eggs with legs) is also a tasty treat once you get it past your nose. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

DONE!!!! You can wishfully expect it any day now "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

It was just wishful thinking. Diplomacy is but a pipedream and all countries should arm to the tooth and prepare for MAD. It sure looks to be heading in that direction. WW3 is but a stone throw away. Glad I kept my nuke suit and radiac and nuclear yield calculator set from my navy days. Now, I should consider a lead lined bomb shelter. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Has anyone checked Rumsfelds scalp yet for the mark of the beast? "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

I wonder, do the common people of N.Korea know exactly what's at stake. Their leaders are very close to turning their country into a wasteland. Any invasion at this point would be justified but, with a tremendous cost to human life. What side would China and Russia take and would the U.S. have to take this on alone? Something clearly has to be done before they are capable of sending warheads to the U.S. mainland or any other country. NKorea: Sanctions Are Declaration of War 10/17/2006 Associated Press/AP Online SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea on Tuesday blasted U.N. sanctions aimed at punishing the country for its nuclear test, saying the measures amount to a declaration of war and that the nation wouldn't cave in to such pressure now that it's a nuclear weapons power. The bellicose remarks - the central government's first response to the U.N. measures imposed last weekend - came as China warned the North against stoking tensions and the American nuclear envoy arrived in South Korea for talks. The North broke two days of silence about the U.N. resolution adopted after its Oct. 9 nuclear test, issuing a Foreign Ministry statement on its official Korean Central News Agency. "The resolution cannot be construed otherwise than a declaration of a war" against the North, also known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The North warned it "wants peace but is not afraid of war" and that it would "deal merciless blows" against anyone who violates its sovereignty. The communist nation "had remained unfazed in any storm and stress in the past when it had no nuclear weapons," the statement said. "It is quite nonsensical to expect the DPRK to yield to the pressure and threat of someone at this time when it has become a nuclear weapons state." China has long been one of North Korea's few friends, but relations have been frayed in recent months by Pyongyang's missile tests and last week's nuclear blast. On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao warned Pyongyang against aggravating tensions and said the North should help resolve the situation "through dialogue and consultation." The verbal volley came as the U.S. pressed on with a round of diplomacy in Asia aimed at finding consensus on how to implement the sanctions. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was expected to arrive in Japan on Wednesday before traveling to South Korea and China. After landing in Seoul on Tuesday, the U.S. nuclear envoy, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, said he couldn't confirm media reports that the North may be preparing for another test explosion. But Hill stressed that the international community should make the North pay a "high price" for its "reckless behavior." Hill told reporters he wanted to talk to South Korean officials about reports the North was getting ready for a second nuclear test. Japan's government also had "information" about another possible blast, Foreign Minister Taro Aso told reporters, without elaborating. But a senior South Korean official told foreign journalists that despite signs of a possible second test, it was unlikely to happen immediately. "We have yet to confirm any imminent signs of a second nuclear test," the official said on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information. China, whose support for the sanctions is key to whether they will have any impact on neighboring North Korea, began examining trucks at the North Korean border. The measures ban trade with the North in major weapons and materials that could be used in its ballistic missile and weapons of mass destruction programs. They call for all countries to inspect cargo to and from North Korea to enforce the prohibition. Hill planned to meet his South Korean counterpart, Chun Yung-woo, and the two were to hold a three-way meeting with their Russian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alexeyev, who has been in Seoul since Sunday. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov was also due in Seoul for talks with his South Korean counterpart. North Korea was expected to top their agenda. South Korea has said it would fully comply with the sanctions but has also indicated that it has no intention of halting key economic projects with the North, despite concerns that they may help fund the North's nuclear and missile programs. "Sanctions against North Korea should be done in a way that draws North Korea to the dialogue table," South Korean Prime Minister Han Myung-sook said Tuesday ahead of her meeting with Fradkov, according to Yonhap news agency. "There should never be a way that causes armed clashes." In Washington, U.S. National Intelligence Director John Negroponte's office said Monday that air samples gathered last week contain radioactive materials that confirm that North Korea conducted an underground nuclear explosion. In a short statement posted on its Web site, Negroponte's office also confirmed that the size of the explosion was less than 1 kiloton, a comparatively small nuclear detonation. Each kiloton is equal to the force produced by 1,000 tons of TNT. It was the first official confirmation from the United States that a nuclear detonation took place, as Pyongyang has claimed. Meanwhile, the U.S. envoy on North Korean human rights, Jay Lefkowitz, urged China and South Korea to rethink aid policies to North Korea, saying unmonitored assistance could prop up a "criminal regime." China and South Korea provide large amounts of badly needed economic and energy aid. Both Beijing and Seoul worry that a collapsed regime in Pyongyang could send refugees flooding over their borders. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Great idea...Never happen. The problem would be that a country like Israel would never admit to having them would suddenly be the world power. Or that all the others get rid of them and then a country like N.Korea suddenly has them. Are you going to invade a country that has nukes? MAD worked as a deterant since both sides were afraid of dying. But a country like Iran might not be as afraid. My biggest fear is N.Korea will lob one at Japan when Kim comes close to death. The UN does a poor job of controling anything. Think Darfur. What makes you think they could handle this? Didn't work with Korea...No one wanted them to get the bomb. Not working really well with Iran. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

They got double charged. Me thinks they got ripped off. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

Hell, my mother was mad when I joined. Even my father was not real happy and he was a 21 year lifer. What is clearly Bush's fault is that the U.S. is in Iraq when it did not have to be. If Iraq attacked the U.S., then sure, Cindy would be clearly out of line. But, Iraq did not attack the U.S. so therefore her question is valid as to why do so many have to die for this President ( a man who coward his way out of going to Vietnam). "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

3001 men and women who DID NOT have to die. Not counting the ones who will die today or tomorrow or in the years to come for the failure of an incompetant president who wouldn't dare put his own ass in the line of fire. And don't question why I am not over there. I am 46yo, have a serious health issue and I did join in 1979 during the Iran crisis and did spend time in the Gulf. I find it sad that you consider those men and women to be an insignificant number. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

There you go. Answer her question with violence. She clearly loved her son and she wants an answer to why he and so many other have to die for what is clearly an illegal action. That is truely a sad statement. Would you prefer that your mother jump for joy? Maybe if she should just ask why, would you prefer that she be kicked and made to look like a fool for her love? I applaud Cindy and others like her for standing up and asking why. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

It is anything but, "junk science". Yea, but you're forgetting that marijuana can be grown cheaply and by anyone. What good is a drug like that to a pharmaceutical company who would prefer to synthesize an expensive, inferior product that may not be as safe as the natural extract? What an affront to capitalism! I mean how can you possibly deny those companies the means with which to raise the revenues necessary to install our political leadership? Those execs and politicians have to eat, feed their children, pay for health care, not to mention the property taxes on their seven homes. Jeeez! Next you'll be suggesting that the cotton industry was in cahoots with the government all along to keep THEIR inferior market on the top shelf, and the middle shelf, and the bottom shelf You forgot to mention the DEA. Legalize marijuana and you put a good number of Federal thugs out of work, not to mention the amount of tax dollars that would go else where. Just think!!! legalizing cannabis would unleash those ungodly cancer patients to run amok and demoralize the nations youth. WEED FROM SATANS GARDEN!!!!!! would be everywhere. Panama Red, Panama Red, on his white horse mescalito, he comes breezing through town, bet your woman's up in bed with ol' Panama Red. SEXUAL PERVERSIONS, MURDER, RAPE, INSANITY!!! Remember, the DEA is your friend. Truth is, is that they spend more money and time on chasing pot smokers than any other drug. More than 90% of the marijuana that the DEA and local DTF's eradicate is, in fact, feral ditch weed that not even the most desperate toker would smoke. It is asinine that such efforts are even being made. Washington, DC: US marijuana policies, which rely primarily on criminal penalties and law enforcement, are wholly ineffective at controlling the use and sale of marijuana, concludes a comprehensive report issued today by the NORML Foundation. The report, entitled "Crimes of Indiscretion: Marijuana Arrests in the United States," includes a detailed examination of the fiscal costs associated with the enforcement of marijuana laws at the state and county level, as well as a complete demographic analysis of which Americans are most likely to be arrested for violating marijuana laws. Among the reports' findings: * The enforcement of state and local marijuana laws annually costs US taxpayers an estimated $7.6 billion, approximately $10,400 per arrest. Of this total, annual police costs are $3.7 billion, judicial/legal costs are $853 million, and correctional costs are $3.1 billion. In both California and New York, state fiscal costs dedicated to marijuana law enforcement annually total over $1 billion. * Marijuana possession and sales arrests disproportionately impact black adults. African Americans are among the demographic groups most adversely impacted by marijuana law enforcement. While adult African Americans account for only 8.8% of the US population and 11.9% of annual marijuana users, they comprise 23% of all marijuana possession arrests in the United States. * Marijuana possession and sales arrests disproportionately impact younger Americans. One out of every four marijuana possession arrests in the United States involves a person age 18 or younger. Seventy-four percent of all US marijuana possession arrests are for people under the age of 30. Marijuana users who are white, over 30 years old, and/or female are disproportionately unaffected by marijuana possession arrests. * Over one million US teenagers sell marijuana. The enforcement of state and local marijuana laws has neither reduced adolescent demand for marijuana, nor has it reduced the number of teens supplying marijuana to other adolescents on the black market. * Marijuana prohibition fails to produce intended results. Total US marijuana arrests increased 165% during the 1990s, from 287,850 in 1991 to 755,000 in 2003. However, these increased arrest rates have not been associated with a reduction in marijuana use, reduced marijuana availability, a reduction in the number of new marijuana users, reduced treatment admissions, reduced emergency room mentions of marijuana, any reduction in marijuana potency, or any increases in the price of marijuana. NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre called the report an official "indictment" of US marijuana policy, noting that present US marijuana strategies resoundingly fail when measured against the federal government's handpicked drug use and public health indicators. "Public policies are measured by their ability to produce intended results," St. Pierre said. "The stated goal of criminal marijuana prohibition is to deter marijuana use and promote public health. As the data show, the current prohibition-oriented policy clearly does neither. Rather, the enforcement of state and local marijuana laws unnecessarily costs American taxpayers billions of dollars annually, disproportionately impacts the lives of young people and African Americans, and encourages approximately one million teenagers to become entrepreneurs in the criminal drug trade." The report and analysis lists states and counties by rank for categories such as for marijuana possession and sales arrests; and total arrests versus per capita arrest rates. For example: Top five states for all marijuana arrests: 1) California (60,111 marijuana arrests) 2) New York (57,504 marijuana arrests) 3) Texas (51,563 marijuana arrests) 4) Illinois (41,447 marijuana arrests) 5) Georgia (23,977 marijuana arrests) Top five states for marijuana arrests per capita (National Average = 239 marijuana arrests/per 100,000 citizens): 1) Nebraska (458 marijuana arrests per 100,000) 2) Louisiana (398 marijuana arrests per 100,000) 3) Wyoming (386 marijuana arrests per 100,000) 4) Kentucky (364 marijuana arrests per 100,000) 5) Illinois (359 marijuana arrests per 100,000) This report is available online from the NORML website: * Crimes of Indiscretion: Marijuana Arrests in the United States http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6411 * Introduction http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6421 * Table of Content http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6412 * List of Tables and Figures http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6420 * State-by-State | County-by-County Arrest Data http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6427 "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

You beat me to it! ...or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Sorry, just hed to finish the title. Seems that it really was the message that our governments pushed on us. Don't worry, love the bomb, it loves you! Animal Farm is another great movie (animation). The book is far better but, the movie is not bad. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

N. Korea already feels as if they are in the corner, even though they are not. It is Kim Jong Il's Neopolian complex that is the main problem and the main problem of any country that insist that they need the bomb. Nobody wants to be the small guy on the block. Back in the sixties, I recall all of the atomic attack drills that we had in school. We would get under our desk to "protect" ourselves. I didn't actually realize exactly how idiotic doing such was as I has unaware of the tremendous power of such weapons. When I was in NBC warfare school (1980) only then did I realize how idiotic it was for any country to have such a weapon. It was stressed that any such conflict involving nukes would be a lose-lose situation for all involved. There is no winner. Everyone who has such weapons (and those who don't) knows this. Everyones says that they would never use theirs first. Everyone stresses that they only need them as an deterrent and that they are needed to maintian peace (peace through superior fire power). That is idiotic. Much like a Mexican standoff, as long as I'm pointing my gun at you there is little chance that you will pull your trigger. Kim Jong knows this and believes that he too needs that gun as he thinks (in his muddied mind) that the U.S. could possibly pull its trigger (or any other nuclear country). India and Pakistan are in such a standoff and have came dangerously close to pulling. Israel could possibly pull theirs (everyone knows they're armed) if Iran were to realize their ambition. If N. Korea continues on the path they are on, more countries are sure to follow. We (the U.S. and Russia) had a golden oppertunity to set the path to total disarment and failed to do such. Russia's weapons are still armed and are but a few degrees off target. The same with the weapons in the U.S.. It is the Cold War all over again (it never actually ended). How soon untill the "get under the desk drills" again? How idiotic. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young

3001 is an extremely significant number. This number is subject to increase. Sad. "...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young