at least you care enough to post this! That's moving in the right direction...away from being apathetic...like everyone else is. But I can't really blame them...if no one else cares, why should WE...what can we do? Its very depressing. But I'm trying to be less apathetic and more involved! You should too!
oh and check your history books rabia.....emo_since_birthApril 9 2007, 22:16:01 UTC
And yes actually Mitt Romney has doen an amazing job in MASS. the defecit has gone down and economy is strong, law enforcement and emergency services have a decent budget and he's done more for the veterans of this state than you'll ever know. he's designed a welcome home bonus for our troops starting from $500-$1000 depending on where you were stationed. As well as other benefits for those who have lost family members or diasbled vets
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i just read all this really quickly...and its funny cuz i've been having a lot of these sorts of global/national political conversations with a bunch of my friends who have all different political backgrounds and I want to offer my opinion but I cant right now cuz its pretty late in Dresden and i just got back from a 10 hour train ride from poland and i still have homework lol...
so...keep this discussion alive and i'll be in...or...i'll post something on my lj
and for the record i agree with many of the things chris is saying but not entirely...and also he's right about needing facts when you talk politics. history books do help
while I am re-checking hist. books, maybe you can re-think your logic?princess_rabiaApril 10 2007, 04:55:57 UTC
Yes the mass defecit has gone down… just like the entire rest of the country post 9/11 which impacted the country as a whole… it had almost no where to go but up. I’ll give Romney the fact that he balanced the budget (which is a law in mass soo woop-de-doo), and he did eliminate/consolodate frivolous spending. What has he done for the veterans, I’m not one so of course I WOULDN’T know… since u know please tell me. The welcome home bonus is nice… and the benefits for lost family members is a must… its great that Romney took the initiative to do what our federal government should be doing in the first place… we wouldn’t want our federal deficit to go any lower though so you guys get the shaft on that one… anyways that’s a stale argument, porkbarrel politics have always existed and the Bush admin doesn’t even try to keep them a secret. Ohh ya take a look at what Romney cut in addition to his consolodation… u might be surprised… in fact did u hear about the cut to state schools… maybe not because it got reinstated by our new governer
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Re: while I am re-checking hist. books, maybe you can re-think your logic?emo_since_birthApril 10 2007, 18:56:31 UTC
reading the fine print? Not actually offer me that much at all eh? Without the Air Force I would never be able to go to college. My family has and probably will never be able to afford that kinda cash. I will receive a fee and tuition waiver for both HCC and Westfield State and the only thing I have to pay for is books. Which I have he G.I Bill and kicker for. For my first year of college I will recieve around $1000 a month for school expenses i.e. supplies books whatever There's no regulation on what you need to spend it on it could be food for all they care. after my second year in school it jumps to $2000 a month, and then my 3rd and 4th year it jumps to around $3500
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Re: while I am re-checking hist. books, maybe you can re-think your logic?emo_since_birthApril 10 2007, 18:57:00 UTC
No we did not listen to the U.N. for the Iraq war, but you know what Im tired of people playing monday morning quarterback. We went on the information we had at the time. COuld there never have been WMD's at all? We will never know. Maybe they were moved to Syria? But is an evil dictators regime at an end? Women are now allowed to attend schools. Iraqis no longer have such harsh govt and rules standing in there freedom. they were able to participate in voting and elect there own leaders. Yes, the civil war between them sucks right now. But its not about actions of a gov't its a religious civil war. the palestinians and the jews have been fighting over land and religion for years. We're talking about a man who tested nerve gas on innocent villages just because he could. No we may not have the original reason why we went in there correct. but im damned proud of the reasons we had in the end. Honestly myself, i would have waited a couple more months or so to go in. But that decision in not mine. Do I think we need to move against Iran
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at least you care enough to post this! That's moving in the right direction...away from being apathetic...like everyone else is. But I can't really blame them...if no one else cares, why should WE...what can we do?
Its very depressing. But I'm trying to be less apathetic and more involved! You should too!
ily airee!
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