Comments on: Putting Our Values To Work

By: The Oracle

The Oracle — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:08:54 +0000

$600,000.00???

In reading this, I could not help but think about the BILLIONS of dollars that the Republicans have stolen from our nation’s treasury, handing out no-bid contracts to crony corporations like Halliburton, taxpayer money that could have easily covered these humanitarian expenses involving families of our service members.

Once again, I have to ask what happened to the Republican Party, supposedly the “Christianized” party? Oh, that’s right, greed has trumped sanity in the Republican Party of today.

The CEOs of these (primarily) crony Republican-run corporations, who’ve made millions of dollars in yearly bonuses, have betrayed all of us, but especially the members of our military and their families.

Have these Republican CEOs no conscience at all? No shame? Do they believe that there will be no backlash against them as more and more U.S. citizens awaken to the damage these corrupt, money-mad Republican CEOs have done to our democracy, and to the future financial outlook for our nation’s children? Incredible.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 21:10:11 +0000

Informative article. Thanks.

By: mauimom

mauimom — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:06:50 +0000

This morning’s “Sunday Morning” on CBS had a piece on two summer camps for children whose parents are serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Comments from the individual kids about their parents were heart-wrenching. I went to CBS’ site, and they don’t have a link to the video, but here’s info about the two camps:

Children of the men and women serving in our armed forces tell how they’re having fun, coping, and even helping to keep the home fires burning, all while facing their country’s, families’, and their own unknowable futures.

For more information:
Operation Purple Camp
www.operationpurple.com

Rockfish Camp and Retreat Center
www.rockfishoutdoorcenter.org

By: JetTx

JetTx — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:19:51 +0000

There is another very BIG way that mail-order companies can support troops deployed overseas: Offer the option to ship goods to APO addresses by USPS Priority Mail. A major drawback to assignments outside the U.S. is that many companies will not ship to APO addresses because they only use shippers like UPS or FedEx to send their products. Only USPS can send shipments to APOs. As a result, those of us outside the US do not have access to those same goods (without using an intermeadiary to mail them to us and thus paying for shipping twice). This is a real problem facing deployed military members and it really sucks!

By: behindthefall

behindthefall — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:08:04 +0000

Any guesses on what Putin is saying to POTUS?

And WHY is Putin there at all?

1) Brought over by 41 and cronies to talk some sense into 43? Such as: OK, you ignored the Iraq Study Group; try ignoring this guy when he says that he’ll nuke the U.S. and its military assets if you attack Iran?

2) Brought over by 43 to offer Putin some shiny things in return for NOT nuking the U.S. WHEN POTUS gives the order to invade Iran?

3) Where the dickens is the VP? Shouldn’t he hear some of this?

4) Maybe they’re just having lobster?

By: GSD

GSD — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:05:56 +0000

Hollywood Freddie sounds like a Not Ready for Prime Time Player.

-GSD

By: dakine01

dakine01 — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:57:16 +0000

GSD @ 57

Hollywood Freddie Thompson just laid a big turd in the punchbowl here in NH.

Seems the politically astute folks here were not impressed at having to pay $50.00 to hear some Hollywood elite, lawyer-lobbyist speak for a total of 9 minutes.

Rumors of Hollywood Fred’s laziness are more true today than yesterday.

-GSD

Oh, but it gets even better, Freddie alienates the one reliably Repub voting block of Hispanics.

By: Get Tough

Get Tough — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:55:11 +0000

I know this is off subject, but have you seen W’s comments about the failed immigration bill? He is putting the blame on Congress and not taking responsibility for himself. That is not news. But does anyone think the whole immigration bill ploy the last month or so, and Bush’s break from his party, is more camouflage for his administration in upcoming scandals, and less his domestic legacy as a compassionate conservative?

I can just see Rove and Bush saying, “don’t budge, in fact go against the repubs in order to blame Congress, lower their poll numbers further, and create cover for us.”

By: GSD

GSD — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:54:58 +0000

Hollywood Freddie Thompson, just what America needs in troubled times, another pampered, lazy lightweight.

-GSD

By: LS

LS — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:50:22 +0000

Iraq Gold Rush is almost on:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/mon.....raq101.xml

What are we fighting for - OIL and EVERYTHING else…