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In reply to the discussion: The Million-Ton Gorilla [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)19. WTF does that have to do with the price of prunes in Peru? nm
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I won't waste my vote in protest like some did in 2000. Just say NEVER AGAIN.
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#1
People shouldn't have tossed LBJ aside in 1968. Might have been 53 straight years & counting
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#4
Nixon sabatoged the peace talks. Fact. Reagan sabatoged the hostages. Fact.
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#8
Gawd, you are so historically and politically illiterate I'm not even going to bother to educate you
MadHound
Feb 2013
#10
no, its the ones that blame our President, that are attempting to shift the blame
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#40
Yep, after all, the choice was Romney (or any Repuke) or a centrist, moderate "Republican"..
Katashi_itto
Feb 2013
#52
We are eminently disposable, commodities to the global 1%. The question, as
coalition_unwilling
Feb 2013
#6
It amazes me that people think this is a new practice/tactic being used by our Govt.
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#9
Please link me to material regarding our previous standing assassination programs
Democracyinkind
Feb 2013
#51
Obviously the way to defuse these concerns about Obama's arbitrary execution powers
kenny blankenship
Feb 2013
#11
They may have had the power, but they were never bold enough to claim it was legal
Bonobo
Feb 2013
#21
It's side tracking to point out foreigners dying to the same attacks are just as horrific?
jeff47
Feb 2013
#29
I'm not and yes, there is something preventing non-citizens be killed at the discretion of the POTUS
Bonobo
Feb 2013
#38
Jeff is saying what I was saying above, this is nothing new. Would it make you feel better if
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#25
All war is a lack of morality. I just can't seem to work up the paranoia about this because
JaneyVee
Feb 2013
#34
Yup. I would vote for a 3-4-5-6-7-8 term. Wish they would change the rules however
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#62
I do not support the idea that any president can order the murder of an American citizen.
JDPriestly
Feb 2013
#47