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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RMF who wrote (13450)	8/18/2007 11:54:14 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

Break your obsession>Clinton-Obama 08 Ticket? By Robert Novak Anticipating that Sen. Hillary Clinton will clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, some supporters are beginning to argue against her principal rival -- Sen. Barack Obama -- for vice president. They maintain that Obama provides no general election help for Clinton. As an African-American from Illinois, Obama represents an ethnic group and a state already solidly in the Democratic column. This school of thought advocates a Southerner as Clinton's running mate. The last time Democrats won a national election without a Southerner on the ticket was 1944. Prominent Democrats from the South are in short supply today. The leading prospect: former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner. FRED THOMPSON'S DEBUT Key advisers in Fred Thompson's campaign for the Republican presidential candidacy believe he must begin with a superior performance in his first debate in order to generate funds. Although the actor-politician ranks high in the polls, his platform performance as a non-candidate has been so-so. Consequently, advisers say it is essential that he come over as dynamic in his debate debut. That conceivably could be at the University of New Hampshire debate Sept. 5 but more likely will come at Morgan State University in Baltimore Sept. 27. That performance may decide the course of major Republican contributors, including donors to Sen. John McCain's fading campaign. Many givers are inclined to Thompson but want to see how he performs under pressure in a debate. MITT'S APPEAL "Why haven't you joined Team Mitt yet?" asked a July 31 mailing sent to contributors of Mitt Romney's successful 2002 campaign for governor of Massachusetts who have not yet given money to his presidential candidacy. "Mr. Smith," said the personalized letter, "in the past you were one of my most loyal and generous supporters and I will be forever grateful for the unwavering support you gave me when I was Governor of Massachusetts. I would be honored if you would join my presidential campaign with a contribution of $500, $750, $1,000 or some other amount today." A '02 Romney-for-governor backer who has not signed on to '08 is no Romney enthusiast. Any contributor falling in that category probably was a Washington insider urged to help Romney's state campaign by then White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, a longtime Massachusetts Republican politician. J.D.'S RETURN Republican J.D. Hayworth has resurfaced with a fundraising appeal for a new organization called Citizens United for a Secure America (CUSA). Republican contributors received a mailing containing "protect America" petitions demanding that the government "stop the 'politically correct' drive to give mass amnesty to lawbreaking aliens." Hayworth requests contributions of $35, $50 or $75 for CUSA. The organization is listed as "a project" of Citizens United, a longtime Washington-based conservative action organization.<

To: RMF who wrote (13450)	8/18/2007 4:52:11 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

The identification of friend and foe has always been a problem on battlefields and likely always will. Did you know we killed hundreds of our own troops during some WWII battles? Do you think that happened because people think "soldier's lives aren't that important, so we should just write the whole thing off to, "stuff happens"? It's NOT like Tillman and O'Neal just walked around a corner and they nor their comrades knew what was happening. Tillman and O'Neal KNEW they were being fired on by "friendlies". Problem is the friendlies didn't know who they were firing at. Tillman and O'Neal knowing doesn't mean the other unit knew.