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just a point about dems and republicans. Dems bring in new york bankers. They like a strong dollar. Republicans bring in people who are pro manufacturing. They like a weak dollar. I never bothered confirming the research... but I know someone who made good money using that info.
Pabst, I know where Blinder comes from and I've always blamed James B. yelling at the Germans over Dollar/DM for precipitating the Crash. That said, how do we explain the Clinton years? I think Greenspan (who hated Dems} has the answer in his book where he talks about meeting with the new President and getting him to agree to walk away from his lofty campaign spending pledges to get the bond vigilantes to back off - the economy ripped after that is pretty much AG's assessment.
This point was made yesterday - it says a lot about this woman that she would knowingly put her child through this. It isn't like she didn't know what it would be like. The coverage has been devastating and will only get worse. The rumour that the youngest son is really Palin's grandson has hit the mainstream media, which ran a picture of Palin a month before the alleged birth of the son looking like a trim 132 pounds. What sort of woman would choose this for her child? No doubt her daughter said 'Go ahead, Mom' but aren't adults supposed to be able to make better choices? Hard to believe. As an aside, Pabst, I noticed you forgot to respond to my post to you in the other thread. This has been knwon to happen to the far right when it is pointed out that this woman would try to force a 14-year old child to carry a gang-rape induced pregnancy to term. Sudden onset of acute laryngitis. You, of course, probably just missed the post, even though you were around all that day right around that time and responded to all the other posts to you... : ) Yes, those religious extremists overseas are barbaric, all right. Just barbaric.
I don't know what you came here to debate or not. I write what I know and what I feel is relevant. You do the same, but try to stay civil because insults have a way of getting back at you. Abe Lincoln was a Republican, it's a fact. Now, which of the two parties of today is closer to his ideals is up for debate - you say one thing and many others say the opposite. What else is new. My post was about the evolution of human rights, not about religion per se. Btw, Judaism and Christianity never condoned slavary or capitalism or any other human social/political scheme. They address our inner world. "Love thy neighbor as thyself" should cover it all in terms of social relationships.
Would you please explain how you are using the verb to Condone Is it not in the accepted way to: Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with ..as in Judaism and Christianity, where in the same place it addresses your inner world of " Love thy neighbor as thyself " via the Bible , it also addresses the inner world of condoning slavery by such things as...." You may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. " Or do you use the verb to Condone as meaning... to ignore the nasty bits.. selectively cherry pick the nice bits... and then surreptitiously pretend there are no bad bits?
The GOP has been the party of Lincoln in name only since they got rid of Eisenhower. Moving on ... 1 Timothy 6:1 "All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God's name and our teaching may not be slandered. 2 Those who have believing masters are not to show less respect for them because they are brothers. Instead, they are to serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers, and dear to them. These are the things you are to teach and urge on them." "Saint" Paul was more worried about public relations than about actual human rights. The Old Testament is just as evil.