Obama sucks.

[Blademaster]

I'm pro-Obama.

This thread amuses me.

That is all.

[kazr]

The mental gymnastics required to be able to come to the conclusion that the Alaskan-Russian comment about foreign policy is anything but completely ridiculous and borderline retarded is astounding.

The France/Britain analogy is terrible. Is the Prime Minister of Britain going to hang out on the edge to watch France and see what they're up to to base his decisions? Likewise is Palin going to squat down on some remote island that technically still counts as Alaska and watch the shit hole waste land of Siberia and come to some ground breaking conclusions?

[Roy Karrde]

The mental gymnastics required to be able to come to the conclusion that the Alaskan-Russian comment about foreign policy is anything but completely ridiculous and borderline retarded is astounding.

Not really if you have knowledge of the events that take place upon that border, as well as the information and knowledge that is presented to a border state governor.

The France/Britain analogy is terrible. Is the Prime Minister of Britain going to hang out on the edge to watch France and see what they're up to to base his decisions? Likewise is Palin going to squat down on some remote island that technically still counts as Alaska and watch the shit hole waste land of Siberia and come to some ground breaking conclusions?

No, they have radar as well as military officers and advisers to do that, but then again I would hope you would know that since you just said the analogy was terrible with no real argument to back that up.

[Blademaster]

The mental gymnastics required to be able to come to the conclusion that the Alaskan-Russian comment about foreign policy is anything but completely ridiculous and borderline retarded is astounding.

Not really if you have knowledge of the events that take place in Misc. on a regular basis.

FTFY, kazr. You've just been gone too long to realize what 'debating' on this forum has become.

Hay guys I haven't read the thread!

But at least Obama is trying to change things, I think it's probably just the USA's indoctrinated into a culture of not getting anything done quickly through bureaucracy.
I think it also comes back into the whole "Look, unless this policy is for my political party, I ain't supportin' it!" Regardless of how good it is for the people.

Words!

Roy, you destroy everything you touch in Misc.

I was talking more bout the politicians than 'the people.'

Btw - My opinion is that of a casual outside observer, I am not privvy to the power plays for each bill.

Dear Andrew,

If this is your general viewpoint, please post in every Misc. topic concerning politics from now on.

Sincerely, Blade

I love you too? See this is why I stopped debating in Misc!

You stopped debating in Misc.!? Really!? *looks wildly through topic* When?! When!?

[Roy Karrde]

You stopped debating in Misc.!? Really!? *looks wildly through topic* When?! When!?

You haven't noticed me pretty much being absent from Misc for the vast majority of 2009?