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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 (56923)	12/17/2008 12:08:42 AM
From: MJ	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224733

To respond to your rather naive question------there is no doubt that the Republicans are a National Party. The Republican base voted in this General Election----that is a base that will not be silenced nationally. The General Election did not result in a mandate for Obama and the Democrats---------the popular vote was Popular vote 69,450,067 59,927,235 Percentage 52.9% 45.7% 9,450,067 59,927,235 One can pose the same question of the Democrat Party. The 52.9% of the popular vote does not represent a united Democrat Party. The Democrat Party is split---------you have the progressive left of Obama and you have the Blue Dog Conservative Democrats. This split will very likely be reflected in the coming Congress-------will be interesting to see how that split works over the next 6 months to a year.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (56923)	12/17/2008 10:32:37 AM
From: lorne	Respond to of 224733

ken..Maybe coming to America very soon...maybe barrack hussein obama can speed things up a bit when he sits down for a spot of tea with the leaders of the islamic world. But of course this is of no concern to you or your family as you have stated, Government launches consultation on Islamic finance in the UK The Centre For Social Cohesion December 15 2008 europenews.dk The Government has launched a consultation on the legal implications of regulating Islamic finance in the UK. The joint Treasury – Financial Services Authority (FAS) consultation will set out the proposed legislative framework for regulation of an alternative financial instrument commonly known as an Islamic bond, or sukuk, which is interest-free and asset-backed. Ian Pearson MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, launched the consultation as part of the government’s work to support the growth of Islamic finance in the UK. “We value the contribution Islamic finance makes to London’s position as an international financial centre and we want to see this sector continue to grow and prosper in this country,” he added. Islamic finance is a growing market in the UK. Lloyds TSB, Royal Bank of Scotland, and HSBC all offer Sharia compliant products. The Islamic Bank of Britain – Britain’s first stand-alone, Sharia compliant, retail bank, opened in 2004 – recently reported an increase in the number of non-Muslim customers since the start of the credit crunch. The Islamic mortgage market has grown to over half a billion pounds since 2003. However, Chancellor Alistair Darling said last month that in light of the current economic situation the Government would not be releasing the country's first sovereign sukuk. The Economic Secretary also spoke of the government’s commitment to equal opportunity and access to financial services: “The Government wants to ensure no one in the UK is denied access to good financial services on account of their religious beliefs.” Increasing the availability of Islamic finance will also ensure that Muslim communities in Britain have equal access to business opportunities, according to a Treasury statement. Today’s launch coincided with the publication of a government paper Islamic finance, The development of Islamic finance in the UK: the Government's perspective, which aims to raise public awareness of sharia-compliant finance.