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Re: Afghanistan: The “Dithering” Ends. The Soldiering Begins.

SteveK — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:59:34 -0000

Had to give you a "Like" for that dduck12.

I DO read DLS's comments... Or at least I read them until I get to the first "libbie" or [sighhhhhhhhhhh] or "Please don't be illogical and overly emotional, AGAIN" or "leftie children" and then I stop. Ergo I, and from the sound of things here several others, only get the pleasure of reading about one in ten of his posts. :-)

Re: Afghanistan: The “Dithering” Ends. The Soldiering Begins.

SteveK — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:43:10 -0000

If it hadn't been so disastrous to OUR country... OUR nation the suggestion to stop talking about George W. Bush would be hilarious.

Stop talking about the man that took the United States to a unnecessary preemptive war that has cost us well over a trillion dollars ($1,000,000,000,000.00) and over 5000 American and half a million (500,000) Iraqi lives?

Stop talking about the man that cut taxes while allowing the deregulation of the financial marketplace depriving the government over a trillion ($1,000,000,000,000) much needed revenue?

Stop talking about the man that tried to dismantle civil rights?

The United States is on the brink of financial ruin because of a combination of the policies brought on this nation by the eight year debacle called the George W. Bush Administration. Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, Alberto Gonzales, Carl Rove, etc. etc.

So those who don't like the idea of looking into this travesty, don't seem to see any value of learning from past mistakes are going to be disappointed.... I'm honestly wonder about the motives of those who seem to thing it a good idea.

Re: Food Stamp Usage Across The U.S.

SteveK — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:12:50 -0000

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Re: Afghanistan: The “Dithering” Ends. The Soldiering Begins.

SteveK — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:59:42 -0000

DLS, Let me congratulate you on your 9,000th post at TMV since they moved to disqus.

On January 5, 2008 The Moderate Voice moved the comments to disqus. On that day DLS made the 9th comment in TMV's disqus comments.

In the 694 days since then you have made 9,000 comments (13 things to say... day in... day out... no time off for good behavior) but so far you haven't "liked" a single comment made by anyone else.

Maybe you'll appreciate someone else's opinion in the next 694 days... But then again, probably not.

Edit: [sigh]

Re: Food Stamp Usage Across The U.S.

SteveK — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:52:33 -0000

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Re: Food Stamp Usage Across The U.S.

SteveK — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:16:25 -0000

Don't it make your Red States... Blue. (apologies to Crystal Gayle)

Was somebody hoping that if they painted the Red States BLUE that no one would notice that the part of the country that purports to be for a smaller government and against "give away" programs are the people and places that use them the most?.. Well, it didn't work.

Caveat: I wrote "give away" in quotes because I personally don't see the food stamp program as a give away program.

Re: Sullivan Challenges Rove

SteveK — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:09:07 -0000

spirasol, You just type: [blockquote]selected text you are quoting[/blockquote] (changing the "[ ]" brackets with "< >" and it will look like:

selected text you are quoting

If you use the Firefox browser they have an add-on called BBCodeXtra and it makes blockquotes, links and other html coding easy.

Re: Sullivan Challenges Rove

SteveK — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:55:55 -0000

I don't read anything by...

Ignorance is bliss.

Re: Senator Coburn Finally Does the Right Thing

SteveK — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:03:02 -0000

Thank you Dorian and a Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

And a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone here at The Moderate Voice... A place to be thankful for.

Re: Senator Coburn Finally Does the Right Thing

SteveK — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:35:00 -0000

"... Senator Coburn caved in a few days ago, released his hold, and the bill passed unanimously!"

Good article Dorian. Since the bill passed unanimously it will be interesting to see what those that thought Coburn was right because the bill was flawed have to say about Coburn's 'about face' and the unanimous bipartisan vote.

Re: Of Phones, Phonies and Gadgets

SteveK — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:05:29 -0000

If you want technology you can really get your hands around there's always the ORIGINAL Cell phone handset by Yubz Talk... they've even got a bluetooth model.

Re: Former NIH Director, Bernadine Healy rejects new mammo guidelines

SteveK — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:39:53 -0000

Jill, I'm agreeing with you that some trying to turn the new "mammogram guidelines" into something political and a 'bad' thing that Obama did it.

Since the study was undertaken and their conclusions were reached several years before Obama was elected they are obviously not Obama's (or the Democrats)... ergo the sic after Obamas name.

Re: Former NIH Director, Bernadine Healy rejects new mammo guidelines

SteveK — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:52:27 -0000

Jillmz wrote: "... to suggest that that has not been going on for decades and it's something brand new and different & just introduced into our gov't and society since 1/09."

Proof of this are the "Obama (sic) Mammogram Recommendations" themselves. The 'fact' of the matter is the panel responsible for the report began their work in 2006 and they sent their conclusions out for 'review' in 2007.

Behind Cancer Guidelines, Quest for Data
The task force, a 16-member panel of experts appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services, began its work as usual. It went to an academic center, in this case the Evidence-Based Practice Center at the Oregon Health and Science University, and asked for an extensive review of all the relevant papers published on breast cancer screening, including ones used in the last review. At that time, the task force recommended routine screening starting at 40, saying that there were benefits although they became greater as age increased. The Oregon group had done similar reviews for the panel, including a review for the 2002 guidelines. [...]

The Oregon scientists began by combing the literature. By November 2007, the researchers, led by Dr. Heidi D. Nelson, a professor of medicine, medical informatics and clinical epidemiology at the university, had finished its review and sent its work to 15 outside scientists for review, then sent it to the panel. Finally, the researchers were ready to make their first full presentation to the panel members. [...]

Part of that evidence, which Dr. Nelson’s group included, was new results from a huge study in England of mammograms for women in their 40s. This study, published in 2006, compared 54,000 women offered mammograms starting at age 40 with 107,00 women the same age who were not offered them. [...]

PRI 's Here and Now discussed this story with the author on the program today. (audio of interview available after 2pm EST)

Re: Ignoring Krauthammer or aiding Second Coming? Palin predicts Jewish “flocking” to Israel

SteveK — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:26:04 -0000

"I learned."

What a wonderful thing to be able to say...

Re: Chips in Brains Will Replace Keyboards, Mice, Dial Phones, and TV Remote Controls

SteveK — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:18:49 -0000

This is incredibly exciting... Where do you sign up to be a Alpha test subject?

Re: Would We Win World War II Today? A Response

SteveK — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:35:49 -0000

So maybe we're not so different today than Americans back then - a little more impatient perhaps.

Impatient?.. If Bush's War in Iraq had lasted as long as US military involvement in WWII this unprovoked waste of lives and resources would have been over in June, 2007. Our troops have been fighting in Iraq for two and a half years longer than they did in WWII.

Re: On the Military Draft and True Patriotism

SteveK — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:18:38 -0000

I don't have any ideas to help our worn out heros, do you?

Yes... Re-institute the draft, a LOOPHOLE FREE draft where ONLY legitimate 4Fer's were exempt.

Young men (and women?) of draft age are already required to register for the draft so it would take no time to put their names in the hat and get our military up to a strength that will no longer require 4th and 5th tours of duty in a combat zone.

Those who think this is a bad idea had best go to their next "Town Hall Meeting" and tell... nay, demand that their congress person take the steps required to keep you children out of harms way. (i.e. end the pointless, unprovoked war in Iraq)

I personally believe, as stated above, that once a draft was called American would very rapidly correct the disastrous foreign policy of the Bush years and that we'd extricate ourselves from the war that Bush and Cheney knowingly mislead congress and the American people into allowing them to start. This would end the hawkish, confrontational military posturing of the last 9 years and need for a draft would be short lived... Until next time.

If you don't think it can be done and/or would rather spend time arguing over how low the President should bow then you're part of the problem... Part of the reason 'our heroes are worn out' and not part of a solution.

Re: On the Military Draft and True Patriotism

SteveK — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:07:46 -0000

if we don't help out the existing troops with some relief

You've yet to suggest what you think would work. How about a few suggestions in lieu of ad hominem and personal attack?

Re: “Michele Bachmann:Going Crazy”

SteveK — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:51:22 -0000

Grow up, lefties.

Why don't you grow up? Your constant and continual childish beratings and admonitions are just that... childish.

EDIT: [sigh]

Re: On the Military Draft and True Patriotism

SteveK — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:36:31 -0000

"next to of course god america i
love you land of the pilgrims' and so forth oh
say can you see by the dawn's early my
country 'tis of centuries come and go
and are no more what of it we should worry
in every language even deafanddumb
thy sons acclaim your glorious name by gorry
by jingo by gee by gosh by gum
why talk of beauty what could be more beaut-
iful than these heroic happy dead
who rushed like lions to the roaring slaughter
they did not stop to think they died instead
then shall the voice of liberty be mute?"

He spoke. And drank rapidly a glass of water

e.e.cummings - 1926

dduck12,

You wouldn't be a registered member of the "Party of NO" would you?

It took two rereads of you comment to realize that you've said nothing. You have offered no solutions, you simply chosen to call people who are offering one "propeller heads". Than politely asked everyone not to state the obvious... IF the Republicans hadn't start a unjustified, unprovoked, and unnecessary war in Iraq we wouldn't be sending Americas Youth back for their fourth and fifth deployments.

Re: “Is Sarah Palin Qualified To Be President?”

SteveK — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:24:22 -0000

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy analogy is a good one. Sarah Palin and the Galactic President Zaphod Beeblebrox have a lot in common. Both are two faced, self centered, and crazier than bed bugs. :-)

Re: “Is Sarah Palin Qualified To Be President?”

SteveK — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:35:18 -0000

I was fortunate enough to see him give a talk at the local university...

I'm jealous... Though I've read every (any) thing he wrote I was never that fortunate.

FWIW... Reading Kurt Vonnegut WILL soothe your sole.

Re: On the Military Draft and True Patriotism

SteveK — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:28:03 -0000

None of these arguments convince me of the necessity of a draft.

redbus... why am I not surprised?

I pray that my sons are never drafted.

That's why the draft is so necessary... Without fathers and mothers worrying about their children, the monkeys driving this insane "industrial military complex" would keep the world in perpetual conflict... Don't you see this?

Re: “Is Sarah Palin Qualified To Be President?”

SteveK — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:15 -0000

merkin wrote: "My answer is that probably no one who runs for president is truly qualified when they first run."

merkin, You've hit the nail on the head! To quote one of my favorite human beings:

"There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president. - Kurt Vonnegut"

EDIT: He also said: "Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward." and "I am a humanist, which means, in part, that I have tried to behave decently without expectations of rewards or punishments after I am dead." Two more reasons that he's one of my favorite human beings. RIP Kurt Vonnegut

Re: On the Military Draft and True Patriotism

SteveK — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:55 -0000

... There is nothing "patriotic" about sending young Americans half way around the world to die.

Exactly nicrivera... EXACTLY! Your logic, reasoning and position on this is why I am in favor of reinstating the draft… a loophole free draft.

The "young Americans" that we [sic] have been "sending halfway around the world to die" have not been children or family of those who have sent Americas Youth to war and therefore the fools that got us into, and are keeping us involved in, this waste of life and national resource have nothing personal at stake.

If a “loophole free” draft were to be instituted these unprovoked wars would end long before the first "chicken-hawks" son or daughter set foot in either Iraq or Afghanistan. I don’t think it would take long for a 2010 version of a Truman Commission to be formed either.