Yes I saw your last post. and my response was to someone else hence the quotes.
That person obviosly didn't see that and wants to continue argueing the piont even though they didn't see the question was answered

As I recall some of the questoins asked weren't a matter of opinion. They were yes or no questions that in no way could be validated by an opinion.

I make the distinction between democrat and Democrat with a capital 'D' because I object to the way the media uses the term "Democratic" to describe the Democrat Party.. as if to say the opposition isn't democratic, don't follow or honor the priciples of democracy...

They are the Democrat Party.. not the only party representing democracy..

The 'Demoncrat' was just a typo at first but it seemed appropo and I stuck with it..

You can't say the Republican "don't want to participate". That's a specious assumption. Of course they want to participate. Of course they want to help reform the health care system is the United States. But they have very different views on the ways in which it should be done.

Empowering and encouraging individuals by making certain healthcare expenses tax deductible, promoting **actual** competition by eliminating the federal restrictions preventing you and I from purchasing and carrying insurance plans across state lines, carry out meaningful tort reform.. Those are the things Republican would like to see occur and they are relatively passive

Opposed to the way Democrats want to do it which is by creating a massive new, massively expensive government bureaucracy which will promote it's own dominion and monopoly over the system..

How can you call it "choice and competition" when the only entity which will be available to compete in all 50 States will be the so-called "Public Option".. one which inherently is operated by the regulating entity..

That's not choice and competition.. that's a monopoly..

I'll make you an analogy.. Let's play a game of one-on-one basketball.. but here's the deal. I get to be referee. I get to make the rules. Oh and I get to change them whenever I want to and apply them as I choose..

who do you think will win that game?

they don't want to answer any question tto which they know the proper answer is self incriminating..

The right side of the isle has been completely left out of the process.. none of the ideas that Republicans have offered have been given any consideration at all, despite the fact The One said he'd consider any ideas no matter who they came from.. well, we all know that means, "you can have ideas and we might pay them token attention but they have no chance of getting into any bills we'll consider"

the only people they're concerned about working with are already half way Democrats to begin with..

But I'll ask again since no one answered..

Nobody called you any thing. And you didn't answer my question.

I asked if the democrats coulld be called the party of no because they are in a locked room merging the 2 democratic bills. No offer was made to any repulicans to join in this meeting.

boo do you not think the repubicans would be more wiling to vote yes on something if they could be involved in the debate and what is out in the bill.

Aren't the democrats voting no on everything the rebulicans want to add by not allowing them in on the debates. And being in a locked room while they merge the two democratic bills together?

Now Rahm Emanuel has democratic senaters in a locked room working on combining their 2 bills.

No repulicans were invited. There goes bipartisanship OUT THE WINDOW!
And what happened to that whole TRANSPARENCY thing?

Everyone is blaming him for starting another thread, but instead of letting it die in obsurity, you just have to post your contempt of the thread. Who is really keeping another duplicate topic going people?

Anyone can disagree with me all they like, I'd just like to see people explain their position. There is much I don't agree with TJ with, but unlike others here when I ask a simple straight forward question I get a straight forward answer. Frankly I'm probably closer to agreeing with those who are arguing here with me. Anyway most others here just give some lame excuse as to why they think the question doesn't apply and refuse to answer. TJ gave his excuses why he didn't think it applied in this case, but he still answered the question. I singled out Boo because I've asked several direction questions and not gotten a single answer. That to me says she's never going to so what's the point debating. It's not a debate when the other person just goes off on some tangent when they can't defend their position. That's too much like a politician and I don't like politicians.

Oh no, the thread police are on you now!!

Only applies if people bank with the big banks.

If people were smart, they would join their local Credit Union.

I did.

Well I'll try this in a little plainer english for you since you don't seem to have gotten it from the last post. You've posted about everything except those things asked of you. From that I'm concluding that speaking to you is a waste of my time. Since I'm not fond of wasting my time I am not responding to any topic in this or any other you make. You needn't bother responding I'm not interested.

Yeah that's you skip over everything I posted and post BS like this. Nevermind, last send to you.

funny but could be true, which is partly why I wouldn't judge him on that one video. But if I saw a pattern then it might start to bother me. I was just saying that unlike boo I don't think it's a great thing that he's bouncing around the stage like a 5yo that has to pee.

That is so NOT what anybody is talking about. I suspect you know that and are just trying to avoid the question. No point in continuing on this part of your post.



He did not "fidget" during the elections and such. So none of these are the case in his situation. If he had he may have had a lot harder time winning even against that moronic team from the republican party.



His was not simple hand movement it was his entire body twisting and turning. So again does not apply.



As said, not the same thing. And that is not during a ceremony where one in his position is suppose to be paying attention and showing respect. It's a very short period, I prefer my president to have a much better attention span than a couple min's. Personally I think he does, he just was not showing due respect.



I find that a plus also, but I do not find lack of control a plus. One of the reasons I voted against McCain (among many other reasons)

Well, we disagree, granted.

My main gripe about not being served in the Army is, that they don't have any idea knowing what they are asking the man in uniform when they send them into a battle. There is no way to know it unless you have done it yourself. And no, Bush' controversial air national guard service doesn't qualify either.