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Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008 - 07:37:59 am CST

In regard to the employee at Wal-Mart who was trampled to death in New York: I can only ask, when in the world will this greed and insanity stop?

Are all of these people so desperate that they will stop at nothing for their 5 a.m. doorbusters? The obvious answer is simply, “yes.” And don’t for a second think that this kind of thing can only happen in larger metropolitan areas. Greed has no limitations or boundaries, and it is not only our responsibility as human beings to assist in halting this madness, but moreover, it is the responsibility of the corporations to end Black Friday before anyone else gets killed in the name of the holiday spirit.

Of course, Black Friday will go on and on, because no one is willing to stop making money, and no one is willing to stop spending it on more stuff they don’t need, no matter how deranged it may have become or has ever been. Ah, well, happy holidays!

Amanda Owen-Doerr, Lincoln

A mess to clean up

Ronnie L. Herrold seems to think we should blame the stalemated Congress of the past two years for most of the problems we are now facing. Even if its members did come up with anything constructive, President Bush would veto it or threaten to do so. The Republicans had six years of total control to turn the country from peace and prosperity to war and ruination. Consequently, we will have a new Democratic president and Congress in January.

Herrold must have forgotten that the elder Bush left growing debt and budget deficits during his term, partially because of the Gulf War. When Bill Clinton took over, the debt was about $4 trillion. His administration added more than another trillion, making more than $5 trillion of debt. The present Bush administration doubled that amount, and it is now increasing at an alarming rate, thanks to six years of war, tax cuts for the rich and a credit fiasco. However, the Republicans took over with a budget that had improved in each of the previous eight years ending with a surplus, which was certainly much different from the disaster Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress will have to start with.

The present sad conditions are the result of total mismanagement and lack of oversight and regulation by a Republican administration and Congress, coupled with a war of choice that we did not pay for, as previously has been done, but charged to the next generations. Eight years ago, we had a functioning economy, a climbing stock market, plenty of jobs, low fuel prices, a balanced budget, peace instead of constant war and respect from the rest of the world.

Obama likely will chart a course very similar to the one FDR used, because we have just finished our Herbert Hoover episode. Our best bet is to support our new president in this troubled time as we supported President Bush after Sept. 11, 2001, and give the new team a chance to repair the damage.

This is not a good time to engage in negative comments or divisive actions because it could mean the difference in a decent future for our children and grandchildren.

Bernard Marvin, Imperial

Ironic

With no apparent sense of irony, Karen Azparrent pens the following:

“… There’s the choice to abort …. All of these are going to affect only the person making the decision: to abort or have the baby … (second italics mine).

Henry Eugene Brass, Lincoln


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db wrote on December 2, 2008 4:52 am:
" Bernard, you are right on about the national debt the republicans have gotten us into. I just want to add some information to it.

Republicans Saint Ronald Reagan also ran up the national debt under his "Trickle Down" economic policy. When he took office in 1981, the national debt was approx $994 Billion. When he left office in 1989, the debt was $2,867 Billion. Triple what it was 8 years earlier and he didn't even have a war unless you call the invasion of the small island of Grenada a war. "

 soccermom wrote on December 2, 2008 5:59 am:
" Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas is a little bit more. From "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Thank you for your letter Amanda "

 STF wrote on December 2, 2008 7:20 am:
" Bernard, you apparently forgot to take your own suggestion, "this is not a good time to engage in negative comments". It appears your letter (which I didn't fully read because it's full of democrat drivel) is full of negative comments. I did get to the part of 6 years republican control, you do know that the last 2 under democrat control was extremely uncoperative. If the democrats were any better at working with people, they should have won over the republicans. And of course, republicans are just responding to the last 8 years of democrat negativity. But now that the democrats are completely in rule, you want everyone to just join hands, sip the (spiked) kool aid that you drink and become one of you pod people. Our country is too great to let it go down your path without a fight. Nice try. "

 to Bernard wrote on December 2, 2008 7:31 am:
" If this is not a good time to engage innegative comments, why don't you set a good example and start with yourself? "

 Randy wrote on December 2, 2008 7:39 am:
" We must remember that Congress controls the money. Congress passes the tax cuts. Congress decides how much money will be spent on what program. President Reagan tax cuts doubled the revenue and Congress tripled spending. President Reagan's budget was declared dead on arrival by the democratic controlled Congress. Congress is the one to blame more than any president. "

 negative wrote on December 2, 2008 7:52 am:
" Where is bernard negative? Just because he points out facts it is negative? I guess this is the new way to spin things on the billorushohannity show, telling the truth is negative (but only if its about the Republicans). "

 mitchy_v wrote on December 2, 2008 8:29 am:
" I for one would like to thank Target for their preperation. I went to the store at 72nd and Dodge in Omaha. They staggered the opening of the two sets of doors so customers would not collide inside the store. They had carts and security blocking off part of the entrance so that those who patiently waited in line got in first and those who loiter next to their cars and try to cut were all sent to the end. Crowd control will go a long way. People in line are worried about losing their spot to these cutters, they then add to problem. "

 Jody P. wrote on December 2, 2008 8:44 am:
" Bernard assures us that Obama will chart a course similar to FDR. I'm no economist, but even a cursory reading about the Great Depression suggests that it was WWII which ended the depression, not FDR. And there is certainly no shortage of reputable opinion which blames FDR for actually prolonging the depression with his policies.

We might do best to avoid attributing godlike status to politicians, be it Reagan, FDR or even this new guy. "

 Why Ironic wrote on December 2, 2008 8:50 am:
" Henry, why is Ms Azparrent's statement ironic? Yes... if the mother has THE BABY, it's a baby. Until that happens, it's not. It can't survive on it's own. It's something that has taken up residence in HER body. Not yours. It's HER choice. "

 Mark wrote on December 2, 2008 8:51 am:
" More of the same garbage we read day after day from the those on the left. If you point out a fact, your being negative. This latest spin is great. It's not the democrat's faught they have gotten NOTHING done with their time in power these past 2 years....lol...no thats funny. I can't wait to hear what their arguments will be in a few more years when the do nothing democrat's still hasn't gotten a constructive thing done. Who will they blame then? Oh thats right, it will still be all GW fault. After all, everything is the world under the sun according to some democrat's is GW's fault. "

 Moral Choice wrote on December 2, 2008 9:06 am:
" When will people realize that abortion is a moral choice (just like premarital sex, extramarital affairs, corporate greed or any of the other Cardinal sins), and if Americans had higher morals, there wouldn't be any abortions........and Roe vs. Wade would have never come to be.

And isn't it ironic that the male dominated pulpit seeks to make this moral issue a legal issue when they cannot control female parishoners with their words. I think my faith might be strengthened if their pursuits of legal morality included premarital sex and extramarital affairs as crimes. If men had to do time behind bars for impregnating women outside of marriage, the playing field might be a bit more even. "

 katierose wrote on December 2, 2008 9:23 am:
" Good point Henry! Uh, Karen, if you were the baby in question, you would feel a little differently now wouldn't you?

We have indeed become an uncaring and selfish society. "

 Black Friday wrote on December 2, 2008 9:24 am:
" Black Friday is capitalism at its best. Isn't that what America is built on, and isn't that the mantra of the Republican party? So what if somebody gets trampled to death in our urgency to keep the economy flowing so the CEO's of America can get their multi-million dollar bonus package. Who cares if we get up at 4am to get yet another TV so EVERY room in house has its own; or the latest cell phone so our kids can text each other during tests, while going to the bathroom, or in their sleep; or a GPS system because everyone in the world has suddenly lost the ability to read a map. Who cares if greed has replaced the true meaning of the holidays. After all, this is America and we get to do what ever we want..........because that is what freedom is all about. Isn't it????? "

 Hey Black Friday wrote on December 2, 2008 9:47 am:
" So it's the Republicans fault a bunch of people line up the day after Thanksgiving to get deals? This practice has been going on for many years, even during the Clinton years. Your comment sounds of one a bitter idealogue would say. "

 Nina wrote on December 2, 2008 10:09 am:
" In today's news, much sadness - another young soldier, husband and father from Nebraska gone, abuse and neglect of the most helpless at care institutions, people putting greed above the worth of people's lives, and more. What a mess we humans have made of things! I'm not one to preach 'repent' to use faith as a scare tactic; but for our own good we need to take better care of our world and its people. Whether we rely on our faith to improve, or rely on our inner character, it's time, people, it's past time. "

 Henry Eugene Brass wrote on December 2, 2008 10:25 am:
" So, if it's a twenty-five week preemie, who can't survive on its own, it's a baby, but if it's a thirty week foetus, it's "something"?

Okay, thanks for clearimg that up for me. "

 To Moral Choice wrote on December 2, 2008 10:27 am:
" Nice, inprison the "men" for inpregnating women outside of marriage. While I don't condone the act, I find it pretty stereotypical and sexist to put all the blame on the men. Are the women in your hypothetical situation not at fault at all? "

 Ignignokt wrote on December 2, 2008 10:35 am:
" Let's see here...I'm trying to work out these comparisons.

Abortion = death of unborn child
Extramarital/premarital sex = death of no one

Yes...I can totally see how one would equate the two issues. "

 Wow wrote on December 2, 2008 11:00 am:
" If all the men were doing time in jail for impregnating out of wed-lock
women, we'd have all jails in this country and revolving doors on jails
and there'd be no men to run this country and get double the wages a
gal gets. And just think, no men trying to out talk each other on all
the TV programs. And no more rude drivers shoving ya down the street. Wow, what a great idea!! "

 To Mark wrote on December 2, 2008 11:24 am:
" I'm curious... It hasen't been the Republicans who are still blaming Clinton for everything a DECADE later? "

 Nina wrote on December 2, 2008 11:41 am:
" Ignignokt, try this equation:
Unprotected sex instances = 0
Abortions = 0
and To Moral Choice, try this equation:
Responsibility accepted for unwanted pregnancy:
Females = 100%
Males = under 40% (according to federal stats) "

 Chris wrote on December 2, 2008 11:46 am:
" Why don't all these partisans stop trying to take the higher ground on whether their party has squandered the public's money or not? I have been following politics for sometime and one thing that is clear to me is that Democrats are just as wasteful as Republicans when it comes to spending. Democrats also have just as much of a disregard for the Constitution and the liberty of all Americans as Republicans do. The truth is both major parties have gotten so far out of their depth and above themselves in the last hundred years that we no longer have a government that governs by the people's consent. We have a government that governs by the consent of the two major parties and there will never been any real change until there is wide spread revolt from both these political monsters. "

 Luna wrote on December 2, 2008 12:04 pm:
" Stereotypical and sexist to put all the blame on men? Who puts all the blame on men? Of course both are to blame! However, you cannot deny that it is the woman who has to take responsibility, one way or another, for an unintentional pregnancy. Men have the ability to walk away and never look back, and many of them choose to do so. "

 Pete Allen wrote on December 2, 2008 12:16 pm:
" Mr. Bernard Marvin should read the Constitution. The President has a small discretionary fund to spend. All other spending starts in the House. Under Bush I, a Democratic Congress could not find a giveaway they would not fund. When the Republicans took control in 1995 spending dropped dramatically. And it stayed down until we were attacked on 9/11.

Even with sharply higher expenditures and a moderately poor economy, the R's did quite well in holding the lid on. The deficit was slowly coming down - until the Dem's took control in 2006. And just look at the mess the Democrats have us in now.

We have a trillion dollar budget looming, the bailout was at 5.7 Trillion last night, it has ballooned to 8 trillion today. Thanks Dumbocrats.

Pete Allen "

 stop wrote on December 2, 2008 12:28 pm:
" Folks, enough.  We are ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.  We need to pull together.  Congress is going to do what they do, because we elected them as well.   When are you people going to get that this is all the result of US?   We need to support the current system and the one that succeeds it.   We are ALL to blame.  Let's work together on this.   Gibe the next administration a chance, just like we did with the last one (miserable failure that it is...). "

 Ignignokt wrote on December 2, 2008 12:30 pm:
" Wow Nina, believe it or not, I completely agree that's an equation that actually makes sense.

And how are men able to just "walk away"? Did someone outlaw 'child support' when I wasn't looking? "

 stop wrote on December 2, 2008 12:30 pm:
" Folks, enough.  We are ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.  We need to pull together.  Congress is going to do what they do, because we elected them as well.   When are you people going to get that this is all the result of US?   We need to support the current system and the one that succeeds it.   We are ALL to blame.  Let's work together on this.   Give the next administration a chance, just like we did with the last one (miserable failure that it is...). "

 Tom wrote on December 2, 2008 12:48 pm:
" Well, Henry Brass, I guess irony is where you look for it. It would be nice if anti-abortion folks such as yourself would learn a bit of English semantics before they begin pontificating. There is a reason we call a chicken a "chicken" and an egg an "egg." A fetus is aborted, but a baby is born. Get it? I guess you can call a chicken an egg, if you like, and you can call a fetus (or embryo or zygote) a baby if you like. Make up whatever definitions you want, just don't expect everyone else to go along with them. Certainly, the founders understood the difference when they declared that citizenship is bestowed on one who was *born*, not conceived, in the United States. "

 HB wrote on December 2, 2008 1:20 pm:
" To Henry Brass: When you look in your refrigerator, is there a long carton with egg shaped partitions? Do you consider that a chicken house? "

 Henry Eugene Brass wrote on December 2, 2008 1:58 pm:
" I get it, Tom! Thanks for the lesson. We can easily resolve moral quandries with semantics! Just the other day, my niece informed us she was carrying her and her husband's foetus. We were thrilled, needless to say. "

 Henry Eugene Brass wrote on December 2, 2008 2:08 pm:
" Dear HB;

If the eggs are fertile, yes! "

 Ignignokt wrote on December 2, 2008 2:14 pm:
" Chicken eggs can only be equated to human eggs...not human fetuses. An elementary understanding of biology should reveal the difference between egg and fetus.

And according to the illegal immigrant supporters, Constitutional rights are not just granted to legal citizens of this country, but to everyone residing within the U.S. borders. But I suppose if one is in the business of making up definitions, it would be very easy to say that a developing human being is, in fact, not human...and therefore, not protected by the constitution. "

 Colleen wrote on December 2, 2008 2:45 pm:
" The abortion/fetus/baby issue is more complicated than anyone writing on here is willing to admit. Not all pregnancies end in a baby--many, many end because of miscarriage. According to some writing here, that means a baby has died. As someone who has experienced two early miscarriages and recently given birth to a baby, I can tell you there is a world of difference between the two sets of experiences. I am sad that I had miscarriages, but I didn't buy headstones or hold a funeral for those losses (and it would be bizarre if I did, wouldn't it?). Pregnancy doesn't mean a baby in every instance. It is why women wait to tell others about a pregnancy until after the first trimester (and even then, the survival of the fetus is not guaranteed).

The basic issue underlying the concern over abortions is not morality and not all of these other techniques for criticizing others. The basic issue is this: half of all pregnancies are unplanned. That is horrifying. Children should be planned and wanted, not a matter of chance in our society.

Women and men need to respect their bodies and their ability to reproduce and use one of the many methods for birth control available until they decide to be parents. With proper use, the numbers of unplanned pregnancies could be dropped substantially and make abortion less of an issue. If you aren't willing to use birth control, you probably are not ready or mature enough to have sex (and are definitely not mature enough to have primary responsibility for a baby). "

 Mike wrote on December 2, 2008 3:34 pm:
" Colleen, your arguments may make sense to many when they are read, but look at the history of what you are proposing. Contraceptives were legalized in the US in the 1960's and the great promise was that they would reduce unplanned pregnancies and stop illegal abortions. The real truth is that contraceptives bring a mentality to many that they can use each other with no consequences. While you may belive faithful use of them will change things, I believe the mentality they have brought to us will forever outweigh faithful usage. Not to mention the harmful side effects of the pill. Oh and by the way, I know many women who bury their unborn babies after a miscarriage and no, its not "bizarre" "

 Nina wrote on December 2, 2008 3:37 pm:
" You wouldn't call a foam plastic or cardboard box that held a dozen eggs a chicken house, because those are UNfertilized eggs. It would indeed be yucky to eat fertilized eggs. So it's wise not to put all your eggs in one basket regarding arguments on the abortion issue. On the farm we just isolated the productive hens, and had other, more delicious plans for the roosters - hmmm. 'A merry heart doeth good.' "

 To Ignignokt wrote on December 2, 2008 4:03 pm:
" Someone with an elementary understanding of biology would know that chicken reproduction is decidedly different from human reproduction, and that a bird "egg" is decidedly different from a human "egg." The chicken egg serves the same purpose as the mammalian uterus, a place where the fetus is sheltered and fed, whereas a mammalian "egg" is merely an unfertilized female gamete.

The 'egg carton as chicken house' metaphor remains perfectly valid, and for mocking somebody's supposed lack of "elementary understanding of biology" when it is in fact you who suffers this ignorance, I, hereby declare that you FAIL. "

 I wonder wrote on December 2, 2008 4:15 pm:
" who can we blame? that seems to be the issue. get over it! we all need to work together to get out of this mess. blame is too easy. consider solutions. "

 Hey Pete wrote on December 2, 2008 4:48 pm:
" Where did you get the idea that the debt skyrocketed since the democrats took control of congress? The debt increases by year: 2001 144 Billion -Repub controlled; 2002 409 Billion -Repub; 2003 589 Billion - Repub; 2004 605 Billion - Repub; 2005 523 Billion - Repub; 2006 536 Billion - Repub; 2007 459 Billion - Dem; 2008 less the bailout Bush forced on us 317 Billion- Dem. Now, where do you see that the debt skyrocketed under the dems? All this data can be found on wikipedia.

I hate to admit it but it seems to this conservative republican that the dems are the ones who held the line on deficit growth and not the republicans. "

 So.... wrote on December 2, 2008 5:19 pm:
" If any of you pro choicers have been pregnant, or if you are a man and have a child or know someone close to you that has been pregnant, what did you/they call the 'fetus' while you/they were pregnant? Did you wait in bliss for the fetus to arrive? Did someone throw a fetus shower? Did you hear the fetus heartbeat? Was the pregnant person SO HAPPY to be pregnant with a fetus, just waiting for that magical moment it just turns into a baby? Did the fetus kick? Did the fetus hiccup? Could the fetus be felt moving? I mean, I'm just wondering. If it's just a fetus until it comes out, how did you refer to it during the 9 months of pregnancy? "

 Zoomie wrote on December 2, 2008 5:19 pm:
" Pete, no one rewrites history better than you!

As of last estimates, total bailout guarantees (not spending...BIG difference) now stands at $8 trillion. Of that, thus far, $350 billion (less than 5%) was approved bailout money by the Democratic controlled Congress (with, FYI, GOP support...or did you forget McCain's dramatic parachuting in to "save the day"?). To spend the 2nd $350 billion requires Congressional approval first. The remaining $7.3 trillion has been handed -- VERY quietly -- by Bernanke at the Fed and Paulson at Treasury, along with several smaller programs, created for a multitude of purposes over decades, but they've been used in bulk by the Bushies to guarantee and support, well, we're not sure what! With typical Bush arrogance, Bernanke and Paulson are refusing to release any info, even to Congress, to account for where they've committed over $7 TRILLION taxpayer dollars! Currently Bloomberg News actually has a lawsuit pending to force them to release details of what firms they've supporting and with how much money and under what terms (FOIA). So...if you're so critical of Democrats for allowing use of $350 billion, why haven't we heard you screaming and attacking Republicans for allowing use (in secret) of more than $7 TRILLION dollars? "

 HB wrote on December 2, 2008 5:25 pm:
" Henry, the eggs you buy in supermarkets are usually unfertilized. However, sometimes you may get a fertilized one by mistake (if it slipped through quality control). You will be able to tell because when you crack it there will be blood and maybe a mass inside the egg. When you see one like that, go ahead and call it a chicken if you like. Maybe name it Penny or Little. "

 Its US folks wrote on December 2, 2008 5:26 pm:
" I realize that there is this NEED to blame someone for the current financial fiasco and the current situation in the Government. I've said it before in this blog the face in the mirror is responsible. We've been very foolish during the last 30 years. We have not made our wishes known to Washington, we have ignored the growing problems because for the most part most(NOT ALL) of us have had it fairly easy.
We should have been paying more attention to what these people that we elected were doing, and we should have used more common sense when choosing people to govern us. We put too much emphasis on abortion, gay marriage, instead of infrastructure and good old fashion common sense. We have allowed corruption and greed to invade every crevice.
We need to put Washington on notice, we will no longer tolerate shoddy workmanship, that we will insist upon bipartisanship and we will stop blaming everyone. We just need to fix it. "

 JohnR wrote on December 2, 2008 5:44 pm:
" Randy,
Per US Treasury Historical records, US Gov't tax revenue grew slightly the year of Reagan's 1981 tax cuts, but it then DECLINED 3% the following year! In 1983, Reagan agreed to sign tax increases, and revenue grew 3%. He then signed some sorts of tax increases literally every year thereafter until he left office. Additionally, he never made any effort to hold the line on spending (quite the opposite - lets not forget even Republicans credit him with dramatically increasing Defense spending, the single largest component of gov't spending).

Let's not also forget the studies done by Forbes, Money Magazine and S&P, all of which found stocks and gov't growth have consistently been stronger and better under Democratic led gov'ts, and consistently weaker under Republicans, at least going back 80-90 years! "

 I wonder wrote on December 2, 2008 6:29 pm:
" How many of the pro lifers use birth control pills or if they are male, do their significant other? If the woman is sexually active, you are having an abortion each month by not letting the fetus (fertilized egg) implant in the womb.

Also, how many fertilized eggs do not implant in the womb and are discharged during the woman's monthly cycle naturally? Wouldn't that be called an abortion too because you didn't allow the fetus to develop?

Using the pro-life argument that a fetus was not allowed to develop is an abortion, how many abortions happen to pro lifers each month when the fetus is not allowed to develop in the womb whether by birth control or naturally? "

 pro choice mom who kept her baby wrote on December 2, 2008 8:09 pm:
" to So.. I am a Pro-choice pregnant woman at moment who male part is part of that 40% stats.But also I do know my baby inside is a baby. But not all women in my shoes can say this. But I believe that I am not the person to decided to keep or not the woman who is pregnant and has no one to help makes that ultimate decision. I also belive this should be a private and personal decison and that we dont get self rightoues and put OUR values on one another. Til you walked in shoes of this decison I feel its no one right to comdend. Because I know in keeping my child that out of wedlock I still am condemend. Just my life story on that. "

 to Colleen wrote on December 2, 2008 11:52 pm:
" why would it be bizarre to grieve over the loss of a miscarriage?Why were you sad then?When I had my miscarriage I was devastated at the loss of MY CHILD.You are one of the lucky ones not to feel the depths of the grief.Many people have memorial ceremonies and memorial walks to make sure those little one's were not insignificant.There are also support groups for those who have had miscarriages.Just because your reaction did not cause you the same depth of grief many of us felt doesn't make the existence of those unborn babies any less precious!
And to those Pro-lifers who'll jump on the real feelings of loss, for their own agenda-I have no respect for you.Many of your kind told me to "get over it" "It's not a big deal" "it wasn't really a baby" etc.I guess to you the only "life" worth politicizing and pontificating about are those aborted and not miscarried! "

 Respect from other Nations wrote on December 3, 2008 9:55 am:
" That is quite an assertion to claim that other nations don't respect GW, but they did respect Clinton. I seem to remember a man who had a problem with his zipper and then lied to to world about it... For the record, I'd rather have someone running our country who can make the call to go to war, rather than a man who can't get to the phone to make the call because his pants are around his ankles.
But that's ok, since he only added 1 trillion to our debt, rather than 2 trillion we should be grateful to him. "

 Tom wrote on December 3, 2008 10:12 am:
" Well, I guess the anti-abortion fanatics still don't get it. They can stop the trivial biology arguments. Obviously, there is a difference between a fertilized egg and an unfertilized egg. So let's call a fertilized egg a "fertilized egg". It's still not a chicken. And an embryo is still not a baby. And Henry Eugene Bass: No, you don't get it yet! Your niece is carrying her baby-to-be, if that's what you want to call the embryo or foetus that she's carrying right now. Get it now? "

 New Dad wrote on December 3, 2008 10:55 am:
" When I went to La Maz class last night, my instructor called it a baby. The pictures sure looked like a baby. So Tom, you mean to tell me that it is only a baby when it fully delivered from my wife, and when it is 37 weeks...for example....its not!?!? I guess I don't get it. "

 Sorry Pete wrote on December 3, 2008 1:08 pm:
" I won't quote the facts cause other posters before me took care of that already but you need only ask yourself one question. How can fighting two wars without raising taxes to pay for it do anything except increase debt? You do remember taxes were lowered, right? So the problem was even worse. Simple to understand now, right. Glad I could help. Here's another helpful hint: turn off your am radio. "

 Julie wrote on December 3, 2008 2:01 pm:
" Obviously most of you don't get it. It really doesn't matter if you call it a fetus or a baby or a fertilized egg. It isn't going to make the decision to end a pregnancy any easier. The woman knows it is a baby and that it is her child. It is a heart wrenching decision that is hers and hers only to make. You will never know how hard of a decision that is when you are in a seemingly impossible situation with no money, no support, no way to give that child a healthy stable life. So quit with the judgements and leave that to someone higher up than you. "

 Re-Amandas editorial wrote on December 3, 2008 4:45 pm:
" Let's get off the abortion debate--where nobody is going to say anything to change an opposing mind, and consider what Amanda refers to. I agree, Amanda, and I found the story about the incident on Black Friday to be just heartbreaking. That isn't what the spirit of Christmas is about; and if you don't believe in Christ it doesn't change the point, because Christmas shopping is for Christmas. People are losing their compassion, their regard for one another, and are more concerned about 'stuff'. It truly saddens me. I think we should all make it a point to be courteous and respectful to one another while we're out this season. We should always do this, but how about we just start there? This is a senseless thing that happened, and I truly hope that the people that caused that death feel remourseful. Peace on earth. "

 davidb wrote on December 3, 2008 9:52 pm:
" Condeleeza Rice is actually respected by many countries. Part of the reason is that she has made herself distinct from the current President. I don't believe she has accomplished this on purpose, but she has done this by giving her own opinion that conforms to what she can make it conform to (within the current administration) and by being an educated human being. I think Rice's biggest problem is her loyalty to the current administration. This can be her biggest strength, depending on how one construes it. I respect Rice if not for anything else -- she stays loyal but gives her opinion. I'm shocked that she was able to last as long in the current administration without being ousted. (and I could be harsh towards her, but she is a shining star among the rubble) "

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