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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 (108759)	7/26/2011 9:32:55 PM
From: Sedohr Nod	7 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

Hopefully she didn't give up her place in the soup kitchen line to make that statement.......I wonder who she imagines the "we" in that particular fairy tale to be.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (108759)	7/26/2011 9:52:21 PM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224748

ken..It appears not all democrats are complete a$$ kissers like some we know of. Democrats Oppose Obama-U.N. Gun Control Treaty By Paul Bedard Posted: July 26, 2011 usnews.com Twelve Democratic senators have joined 45 Republicans in a fast growing movement to halt progress on an Obama-backed United Nations effort that could bring international gun control into the United States and slap America's gun owners with severe restrictions. [Read more about gun rights and gun control.] Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester's office today provided Whispers with their letter, signed by 11 other Democrats, urging the president to press for significant changes in the treaty. Their major concern: that domestic manufacture, possession, and sales of firearms and ammo will be included, thereby giving an international authority the right to regulate arms sales already protected by the Second Amendment. They also said any move for an international gun registry would be a non-starter. [See editorial cartoons about the Democrats.] A Republican letter circulated by Kansas Republican Sen. Jerry Moran has 45 signatures. Ratification requires two-thirds of the Senate. So far 57 senators have said they would vote against the treaty, expected to be wrapped up next year. In his letter, Moran wrote, "Our country's sovereignty and the Second Amendment rights of American citizens must not be infringed upon by the United Nations," Moran wrote in the letter. "Today, the Senate sends a powerful message to the Obama Administration: an Arms Trade Treaty that does not protect ownership of civilian firearms will fail in the Senate. Our firearm freedoms are not negotiable." The emergence of strong Democratic resistance comes as the president is trying to deal with fallout from liberal Democrats upset that he has opened the door to major changes in Social Security and Medicare as part of the debt ceiling crisis. [Check out political cartoons about the budget and deficit.] The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, which the Bush administration had opposed, would regulate with the international trade of arms. It would cover the trading of conventional firearms likes those used by collectors and sportsmen and women. [Read NRA Boss: Obama's Gone in 2012.] The goal of the treaty is to come up with internationally recognized rules governing the trade of guns and ammo. The United States is the world's largest exporter of arms. Tester's letter concludes, "As members of the United States Senate, it is our constitutional responsibility to advise and consent on the ratification of the United Nation's Arms Trade Treaty. Before we could support ratification, we must have assurances that our concerns are adequately addressed and that the Treaty will not in any way impede upon the Constitutional rights of American gun owners. Anything short of this commitment would be unacceptable.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (108759)	7/26/2011 10:01:17 PM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

kenny.."Nancy Pelosi tells it like it is: "‘We get the sacrifice, they get the wealth.""... Ah gees, poor nancy and here I thought she had a few bucks stashed away.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (108759)	7/26/2011 10:27:04 PM
From: Carolyn	6 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224748

I am sick of this typical Dem mantra! Rich? I believe many of the rich are Democrats. I don't see them volunteering to donate to the US Treasury! Forget that 250K Obama always touts. In this day and age, 250K is not much. Besides, these are the people who create jobs - which they won't now because of Obama's relentless assault on them. You should be ashamed of yourself. But Democrats have no shame. Or honor. Or class. Or character.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (108759)	7/27/2011 4:55:44 AM
From: tonto	9 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224748

Pelosi and sacrifice? Loll. Pelosi is the extravagant one. Jets, flowers, and expensive booze charged to the taxpayers...Pelosi is a phony politician. We know that.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (108759)	7/27/2011 8:40:09 AM
From: chartseer	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224748

Has nancy read the healthcare bill yet? You know the one when after it passes you will find out what is in it.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (108759)	7/27/2011 8:49:49 AM
From: chartseer	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224748

We? What do you mean we? I don't ever remember my family or any families I know consuming over $100.000.00 of liquor on government airplanes in their entire lifetimes never mind in a year. Maybe we should try to keep things in a proper prospective. That amount of liquor consumption does go a long way to explain many strange responses and actions.