No one is pleased that their candidate is destined to lose.

Heck, most Republicans were probably expecting it for 2008.

But, thanks to the Democrats, the Republicans actually could win the one they probably shouldn't.

The worse enemy of the party is themselves.

Democrats don't deserve to win the election.
Neither do Republicans.

Deserve is the wrong term.

Expect may be, but not deserve.

If you pull one lever in November, then I hope you really believe that every candidate in that party should be elected.

For myself, this country needs more than two parties. We flip coins and choose the lesser of evils. It is the same evil either way.

Neither party is fiscally responsible. Neither party has really done anything to change the status quo. Take a good look at the past 50 years.

These two parties have not cut spending, abuse the welfare clause, the National Debt is outpacing any attempt to pay it down, we continue to borrow, we don't understand the difference between isolationist and non-intervention, we still hold to the UN charter which is a worthless piece of paper compared to our Constitution and the UN members are extremely guilty of more crimes than those they point out, etc.

Deserve? No.
Expect? Yes.
Do we deserve better? Yes.
Do we expect better? No.

Why should Japan surrender because of blockade?

Has Cuba? Why didn't we just blockade Cuba?

How about Iraq? Why didn't we just starve them instead of invading?

What about Bosnia? Could we just starve them?


If you blockaded Japan, would the American public accepted that in 1945? Would the American public accept a war without end? I think people underestimate the Japanese people's will to never surrender. A blockade would not have caused the Japanese to surrender.

They would rather starve than surrender. Do you think this statement is true?

Think Americans. Would you rather starve than surrender? Do American soldiers, being tortured, resist or surrender? Ask John McCain.

"We discovered that, although your son died of friendly fire, your son's weapon also killed other soldiers in his unit. We are sharing this information with all the families. As you know, we are sorry for your grief. The other families should be filing lawsuits against your son's estate for the friendly fire. We recommend you sue the other soldier that killed your son. All is fair in love and war."

"SPC Bubba was leading a group of Army Rangers in hostile territory, heavily surrounded by enemy Taliban. After days of heavy fighting in which numerous enemy were killed, and after several instances where Bubba heroically saved his team members' lives, he was mortally wounded in action."

"But, we also want to inform you that your heroic son also was caught raping and pillaging a few locals, cutting off ears as souvenirs, and is celebrated for having killed over 200 people, most of them enemy soldiers and some, unfortunately, were civilians - some just little kiddies. It happens."

By the end of World War II, the IJN had sacrificed 2,525 kamikaze pilots, and the IJA had lost 1,387.

The number of ships sunk is a matter of debate. According to a wartime Japanese propaganda announcement, the missions sank 81 ships and damaged 195, and according to a Japanese tally, suicide attacks accounted for up to 80 percent of the U.S. losses in the final phase of the war in the Pacific. In a 2004 book, World War II, the historians Wilmott, Cross & Messenger stated that more than 70 U.S. vessels were "sunk or damaged beyond repair" by kamikazes.


This was the enemy of the US and the suicidal enemy just didn't have enough airplanes. Imagine this enemy again you on the ground. The US wanted the war to end. A naval blockade of Japan, although a strangling hold on the country, most likely would not have resulted in surrender.

More likely, the Japanese would have used every available resource remaining on the island, including theirselves, to kill their enemy.

Not unlike the nuts in the middle east, this would have been a nation willing to die.

It is ironic that the countries that started the war were defeated and rebuilt by the US. Perhaps my history knowledge is faulty, but wasn't it the US that wanted these countries to remain intact and not divided up as spoils of war?

I believe, and maybe I'm wrong, that without US intervention, Germany, Italy, and Japan would not exist today as countries. Other countries devasted by the war wanted revenge and the Axis powers
existance erased.

Left. Right. Left. Right. Pray Left. Pray Right. Left. Right. Left. Right.

Big industry came into my neighborhood.

They wiped out all the little guys.

Nobody complained.

The neighborhood cheered about the cheaper prices.


---signed, the teenagers who wanted to cut your lawn, bring your groceries to your door, deliver newspapers, shovel the snow, babysit kids after school, walk you dogs...............

These are the same physicians who use their medical judgment (sic) when an abortion is recommended.

After the Speaker of the House presented her request to begin impeachment, what the ending vote?

Quick. Send taxpayer money to help.

From Roosevelt's Speech:

"The United States was at peace with that nation, and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its Emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific."

BS - we were deliberatly provoking a military response.

"During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace."

How could we be deceived? We wanted war. We didn't want peace. Who deceived who?

"Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. "

There wasn't any surprise. The US was waiting to be attacked, an attack we provoked and anticipated.
The facts of Tomorrow are speaking for themselves.

"As Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense."

Yeah, because we were being offensive to provoke attack.

"But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us."

An onslaught we wanted.

"No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might, will win through to absolute victory. "

Premeditated is right, Mr. President. Premeditated.

"I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the People when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us."

But, what will prevent such treachery from being repeated by our own gov't?

"I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7, 1941 a state of War has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire."

Unprovoked? Are you kidding? Oh, that's right. You should have said - unbeknownst to the public - it was definitely provoked.

"However now even O'Reilly, a staunch Bush loyalist, said the oil companies should start to pay a windfall profit tax. O'Reilly said their 1000% increase in profits are obscene." Posted by CalifChris at 2008-05-05 09:07 PM



If the Oil Companies made a 1000% increase in profit, how much more in taxes did the Federal Gov't collect on the 1000% profit?

Didn't the gov't already take their share of the profits?

Obscene is a personal point of view. So is what Congress will spend the increased tax revenue on.

How about this? The increased federal tax revenue on the increased profit will go towards energy research? How about directly to the National Debt?