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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (64080)	6/5/2010 10:47:26 PM
From: Snowshoe	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 217752

Desire to be #1 is a latent human trait that arises in many peoples when it seems possible. Lot's of folks outside the USA would like their country to be #1. Some of them are regular posters on this thread! :0)

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (64080)	6/6/2010 2:24:23 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 217752

>>> For the more informed people, of total voters how many fall into that category ? <<< Maybe 20-30% of actual voters, 15% of registered voters. Of the people who have ever donated more than $50 to a political campaign, it is about 80%. By the way, there is plenty of money for almost any political position, and raising money is not a problem, it is part of the job description. Sort of like pro sports... Looking at the past 10 years of major California races and propositions, the really big money has lost about 70% of the propositions and about 85% of the major offices. There is a huge number of defeated multi millionaires. Big money doesn't threaten US democracy, we have had big money for a long time. Stupidity is another matter... Look at the UK, everyone out spent the Lib Dems by 10x, but they did okay. California Primary Election is Tuesday, June 8.

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (64080)	6/7/2010 7:36:14 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217752

100 year change: To send cannon fodder to the slaughterhouse you need to give the incautious a spurious feeling of being Nr. 01, albeit dead or crippled. See that 100 years ago coincide with the flexing of the muscle of the US that went to on create an empire on top of the 4 defunct kingdoms: Otoman, British, Romanoff and Habsburg. We are at a new 100-year change. Thus they say: Nr. 01? us? noooo!! But that is because they are facing going down in rank.