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You are all getting bogged down in semantics and misunderstood interpretations of Darwinism. A belief in Darwinism does not preclude a belief in G-d.
Don't know how I missed this article when you first published it. Very thought-provoking material, indeed. I first noticed the writings of Paul Craig Roberts around the time of the 2004 presidential election.
One of the problems with the way media is structured today is that "framing" by the Big Networks and certain news organizations generally instill a certain level of "reality" to the news reported. For example, it may have been reported somewhere in a "respectable" news outlet that, say, Sibel Edmonds testified before Congress, but unless all the talking heads or hourly updates include that info, it's almost a non-starter in terms of impact.
Thus we are left in a place where a lot of the things that people like Roberts are claiming go uninvestigated by the larger media outlets. Probably he's putting his own spin on a lot of things, but the question remains - does that which he spinneth have a basis in consensual and/or secretive reality?
Strange times, indeed.
Par for the course. But the realpolitik of this thing is that Obama has to get this passed, or else. It looks like there's now a very good chance of that happening.
I would have preferred single-payer, absolutely. Or better yet, making catastrophic health insurance affordable but not mandatory while phasing in a return to cash-based expenses for annual checkups and most preventive care. Getting insurance companies out of the business of covering the basics -- thus making minor visits to the doctors more affordable on an as-needed basis -- would be a huge saver for families and individuals alike.
BTW, where are you getting you info on pre-existing conditions clauses still being allowed?
Why do you think the payroll tax increase will affect incomes that don't fall under the mandated guidelines?
The sad thing about the poll re: ACORN is that those Republicans who say they believe ACORN is powerful enough to steal an election are, in all likelihood, allowing ACORN to unconsciously (or perhaps consciously?) become a lightning rod for all they dislike about Obama. So of course in their minds "ACORN" stole it; that's the only thing that could explain it, right?
The once-great GOP, brought low by a confederacy of dunces.
Far from being a "redistribution of wealth," this is a modest step in addressing the massive gap in the social safety net that Reagan widened with his irresponsible tax breaks for the super-wealthy based on the bogus "trickle-down" theory (which overlooked greed and offshore tax shelters, among other things).
Insofar as any tax is fair, this small increase in the payroll tax would be fair.
I wonder if anyone contributing to this discussion makes more than $200,000 a year. Not prying, just wondering...
He's made a few mistakes, but not nearly as many as Bush or Clinton had made at this point in their presidencies. He was elected to make the tough decisions that Bush dodged, and he's doing just that.
If the gloves come off in regards to religious beliefs, what will be uncovered about Mitt Romney and Mormonism? We already saw how Rev. Wright was pilloried in the press during the 2008 campaign.
I think the religious battle you foresee is something that people who find Palin attractive as a candidate would relish, but I don't think it will be just a Palin issue if religion does, in fact, get scrutinized that much in 2012.
Could it be that belief in evolution could become a hot-button issue in a presidential campaign? That alone seems to prove that God has a sense of humor. Even the monkeys are laughing about it.