Should we ask?

[Onime No Kyo]

Theyre also elected for 2 years. Imagine having to go through this twice as often. God help us indeed.

[dtravel]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Theyre also elected for 2 years. Imagine having to go through this twice as often. God help us indeed.

[&:] Senators do not hold office for 2 years, they hold office for 6 years. The elections are staggered so that one-third run for office each two years. Not the same thing. [:-]

[dtravel]

Oh, and Mr.Frag, the current Bush is not the first president to be elected with less than 50% of the popular vote.

[BoerWar]

Oh, and Mr.Frag, the current Bush is not the first president to be elected with less than 50% of the popular vote.

To find the last time this occured we have to look all the way back to ............ the last President. What was his name, its been so long, Clinton I think. Nothing like selective memory.

[pad152]

Good God, the only thing worst than waiting is politics.[:@]

Politicians are like diapers, sometimes they stink before you change them, sometimes they stink soon after, all you can do, is keep on changing them, just like diapers. That's because all politicians are full of, you know what.[;)]

[Bosun]

But the question is; did Ron?

[strawbuk]

ORIGINAL: Bosun

But the question is; did Ron?

Dudes (and 'Fat-Bottomed-Bell-Bottom-Guy as I will always see bosun as now - cheers ron)

Bin the politics and back to more meaningless comendy please (though us Euros recoginse the full comedy of presidential elections... (ignore that))

Meanwhile to make work for idle thumbs (and for you Canucks)

MAKE A MAPLE LEAF QUILT BLOCK

[canuck64]

Straw are those maple leafs or German hand grenades?

I think that's a quilt for Canadians on acid, frankly...

And as a canadian living in the US, I can assure you all that US politics is not the strangest thing you've ever seen. It's just a political game, much the same as in any other country. I fled my country because the francophones in Quebec kept asking whether or not they needed to be part of Canada in the first place, that is, until we won a Stanley Cup or had the Olympic team do well or some other such nonsense.

What IS amazing about living stateside, is the US population's generally complete lack of understanding of history, and so it goes.....

Currently there is a fuss in the US about FLU SHOTS for god's sakes...like that's a major election issue.

What I find curiously lacking about all of the conversation about the desire to take "terrorism on the offensive" is that it means the US has to act like a fascist country, which it is. Without getting too moral, doesn't that seem to be the issue at hand? Can't fault them for not wanting to be attacked by crazies in the mideast, but to be in a constant state of invasion (sometimes justified, sometimes not, but oh well)-not healthy.

Finally, if you elect someone, make him bright. Don't make it so that you can see the wheels creaking in front of the stage lights. Regardless if that makes him "homey"-but there you go...

NOW WHERE'S THE DAMNED PATCH??????

[fbastos]

the US population's generally complete lack of understanding of history

I second that, but also notice that the Mathematics and English skills out of US schools is very low, and I'm not talking only about the average students: the US team on Mathematics Olympics is regularly beaten by Asiatic and Eastern European teams.

For Christ's sake, Vietnam got 42 gold medals while US got 36 on the latest IMO (International Mathematics Olympics) competition on 2003...

F.

[Skyros]

ORIGINAL: RevRick

Our system is not so different, but we do not vote for a person, the party's Leader that wins the most seats (in your case senators i would guess) is the leader.

No, in our system, it is the House of Representatives which receives the most populous vote and has the most direct relationship to the people - and that would have made Tip O'Neill President - Heaven help us!

And whats wrong with TIP, he got Boston the Big Dig before he died![;)] and still votes in every presidential election [:D]

Vote early, vote often, vote Curly

[Tankerace]

Curly is my hero!

Woo woo woo woo, nyuck nyuck nyuck!

[Williamb]

Well we are up to democracy patch 2004.5 for the for elections.

It breaks as many things as it fixes.

BTW if we really wanted to do things the old way women wouldnt vote and only certain land owners could.

Like Churchill's comment "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the rest."

[canuck64]

Do I need to post anonymously to state that ever since we gave women the vote it's been all downhill from there?

Yes, I believe I do...fortunately the g/f is not home to see this act of non-pc'ness. ....

Frankly, I don't know if our current state of society in the US is more frightened than the one that hid under desks for air raids from potential USSR nuclear strikes (almost as stupid as the shoe bomber if you ask me, so things haven't changed much there)....

But a frightened society it is that elects dubya. In turn frightening....


GOOOD i wish there was some news about the patch. I'm bored to tears discussing politics....and of reading them. HEY-wasn't there some completely refreshing nonsense posted about WB cartoon characters and Monty Python sketches a few discussions ago? Couldn't we just spin this into unbridled nonsense?

Tankerace has shown us the way with his love of curly-incidentally, Tanker-kudos to you for releasing monthly updates as to the ongoings of your project. I've worked with hardware and software a looong time, and I know if you keep people in the dark about patches and stuff you're apt to get burned...wonder why Kid et al have gotten so quiet. Nothing embarrassing about running into snags....?

[Skyros]

ORIGINAL: Tankerace

Curly is my hero!

Woo woo woo woo, nyuck nyuck nyuck!

I meant Mayor Curly, but to tell the truth Boston politics is a lot like the stooges; Walla-Walla X marks the spot..... No wonder they have plumbing problems these pipes are full of wires! Moe Larry the Cheese.

[Tankerace]

Hehe. The line I always think of is from Dizzy Detectives:

Moe: "Well, were is she?"
Curly: "I didn't see her, but I could swear" [SMACK!]
Moe: "That's a bad habit."

Or "Why don't you get a toupee with some brains"

[RevRick]

That must be the King.
How can you tell?
Hasn't got s^$t on him.

Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead!

[pasternakski]

How about getting some "Hard Day's Night" dialogue into the act?

Reporter: So, how do you find America?
John: Turn left at Greenland.

Reporter: What do you call that collar?
Ringo: A collar.

Hairdresser: What a clean old man!
Paul's grandfather: Ah, don't press your luck.

[rogueusmc]

Did you see where Paul, Ringo and Yoko are teaming up with that contortionist circus to replace Sigfreid and Roy in Las Vegas?

[Tankerace]

ORIGINAL: canuck64

Tankerace has shown us the way with his love of curly-incidentally, Tanker-kudos to you for releasing monthly updates as to the ongoings of your project. I've worked with hardware and software a looong time, and I know if you keep people in the dark about patches and stuff you're apt to get burned...wonder why Kid et al have gotten so quiet. Nothing embarrassing about running into snags....?

Thanks for the kudos. I know how everyone likes to know that things are still working. Plus, I never bought the whole "If they're not updating, their working" shtick. If I'm not updating, I'm usually doing something else other than working.

[pasternakski]

ORIGINAL: rogueusmc

Did you see where Paul, Ringo and Yoko are teaming up with that contortionist circus to replace Sigfreid and Roy in Las Vegas?

Is it too late to arrange a terrorist attack?