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

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (51732)	10/15/2008 5:43:10 PM
From: DizzyG	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224667

Hey Kenneth, what ever happened to man-made global warming? Alaska glaciers grew this year, thanks to colder weather By Craig Medred \| Anchorage Daily News Two hundred years of glacial shrinkage in Alaska, and then came the winter and summer of 2007-2008. Unusually large amounts of winter snow were followed by unusually chill temperatures in June, July and August. "In mid-June, I was surprised to see snow still at sea level in Prince William Sound," said U.S. Geological Survey glaciologist Bruce Molnia. "On the Juneau Icefield, there was still 20 feet of new snow on the surface of the Taku Glacier in late July. At Bering Glacier, a landslide I am studying, located at about 1,500 feet elevation, did not become snow free until early August. "In general, the weather this summer was the worst I have seen in at least 20 years." Never before in the history of a research project dating back to 1946 had the Juneau Icefield witnessed the kind of snow buildup that came this year. It was similar on a lot of other glaciers too. "It's been a long time on most glaciers where they've actually had positive mass balance," Molnia said. That's the way a scientist says the glaciers got thicker in the middle mcclatchydc.com I have noticed that your boy AL has been pretty quiet lately. LOL! Diz-

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (51732)	10/15/2008 7:37:52 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224667

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 campaignspot.nationalreview.com BARACK OBAMA Rove: Obama Is Deemed 'Unqualified' By More Americans Than Any Other Modern Candidate - Besides Dukakis Karl Rove, a moment ago on Fox News: "Ronald Reagan was behind at this point in the 1980 election... There were doubts as to whetehr or not Reagan was up to the job. He was being potrayed as this out of touch Hollywood star. There are deep and persistent doubts about whether Obama is qualified to be president. In May, the Washington Post poll found that 44 percent said he was unqualified. In June, August, September and now October, between 44 and 48, now 45 or 44 percent, say Obama is unqualified. That is the second-highest total in modern American history, exceeded only by... Michael Dukakis in October 1988 after two disastrous debate performances." UPDATE: Looking at the poll, the question is, "Regardless of who you may support, do you think Obama does or does not have the kind of experience it takes to serve effectively as president?" Right now it's 54 percent yes, 45 percent no.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (51732)	10/16/2008 7:54:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224667

In some cases gov't assistance is needed; but in most cases people need to take responsibility for their own lives.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (51732)	10/16/2008 8:51:04 AM
From: Thomas A Watson	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224667

dear kenny, a heads up, Joe the plumber is going to kick boney Carl Marx ass back to it's slum. Joe The Plumber: Obama Tax Plan 'Infuriates Me' October 16, 2008 2:46 AM ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: John McCain may have found a blue-collar face to help him argue that no American -- not even the richest 5 percent -- should pay higher taxes. "Joe The Plumber" has weighed in on Wednesday's presidential debate and he says that Barack Obama's tax plan "infuriates me." "To be honest with you, that infuriates me," plumber Joe Wurzelbacher told Nightline's Terry Moran. "It's not right for someone to decide you made too much---that you've done too good and now we're going to take some of it back." "That's just completely wrong," he added. Wurzelbacher, who says no one from the McCain campaign got in touch with him before Wednesday, was a centerpiece of the third and final presidential debate. The plumber's brush with fame began on Sunday when he confronted Barack Obama outside of Toledo, Ohio. Wurzelbacher challenged the Democratic candidate on his plan to raise taxes on the top five percent of earners -- a policy which would, by the Obama campaign's own estimation, mean higher taxes for 184,000 small businesses. "I'm getting ready to buy a company that makes 250 to 280 thousand dollars a year," Wurzelbacher told Obama. "Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" Under Obama's plan, individuals making more than $200,000 per year, or couples making more than $250,000 per year, would pay higher taxes on income, capital gains, and dividends. Starting ten years from now, Obama supports an additional 2-4 percent tax on individual income above $250,000 per year to help shore up the Social Security system. To evaluate how Wurzelbacher and his wife would fare under Obama, one would need to know his wife's income (if any) plus what the plumber meant when he told Obama that the company he is getting ready to buy "makes" $250,000 - $280,000 per year. Was Wurzelbacher referring to gross revenue or net profits? Obama's higher taxes on small businesses would be leveled against those whose net profits exceed $250,000 per year, according to Obama's campaign. While at least 184,000 small businesses would face higher taxes under Obama, the Illinois Democrat is also proposing a series of tax credits that could aid small businesses. Obama has proposed a $3,000 tax credit for every new job that companies create in the United States over the next two years, a small business health tax credit on up to 50 percent of employee premiums paid by employers, and elimination of capital gains taxes on investments in small and start-up businesses. Regardless of how Wurzelbacher would personally fare under the candidates' plans, he suggested to ABC News' Nightline that he is against all forms of progressive taxation. During his telephone interview with ABC News, the Ohio plumber argued that the government should not tax some more than others and argued that this principle should extend not only to Americans at his income-level but also to the world's richest man. "I don't like it," said Wurzelbacher. "You know, me or -- you know, Bill Gates, I don't care who you are. If you worked for it, if it was your idea, and you implemented it, it's not right for someone to decide you made too much." blogs.abcnews.com