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What a differance a week makes Obama's 12000 mile journey: Fact-finding or photo op ? Now ,we are getting somewhere Go ahead and buy that Toyota Prius The Straight Talk Express has been derailed The surge worked ,we won A constant battle..Does it have to be? What are we afraid of? Not that important? Finally October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 John Edwards & Barack Obama went straight for the jugular in going after Hillary. They attacked the vote on calling the Iranian Revolutionary Council a terrorist organization. Saying it will give this president the excuse he needs to go to war with Iran. Hillary’s inconsistent answers were exposed on social security and at the end of the debate she agreed with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's controversial plan to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants but then a minute later started backtracking. Now Bill Clinton was a master at being evasive but her facial expressions and demeanor showed she is no Bill Clinton. Will this debate change the numbers? I don’t know. I think what was really exposed last night was status quo positions of the front runner. How can my party complain about the secrecy in the Bush Administration if Hillary does not turn over all her documents? I understand it gives the other candidates an unfair advantage, because she will be the only candidate required to do this. But if this lack of transparency is going to stop, someone has to take the lead. The other is lobbyist money; Hillary has out raised all the candidates of both parties in lobbyist money from Wall Street, defense department, and insurance and drug companies. Some might see it as success but really it business as usual. Somehow we must have a leader to take us to public financing because these lobbyist have too much influence. I am getting suspicious as to why the Bush Administration is getting their way on the latest NSA spying bill. Did the telecommunication lobbyist have something to do with it? I don’t know. This may sound like a slam on Hillary but it really isn’t, it just exposes some of her weakness in a primary. Great leaders learn form mistakes and they don’t usually repeat them. Constructive criticism will only make a person stronger. 
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How to have a civil illegal immigration discussion
Of course,this is just my opinion, and it’s not based on scientific data, nor has it been tried and tested. My only qualifications are my scars for doing battle on this subject for many years. If you were raised in the south Texas area you already have a working knowledge of the subject .I did read the entire Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill that was not passed. (1) Bring your bias, personality, and agenda but most importantly bring the truth. If it’s the ethnic landscape,you are concerned with;say so. (2) Limit your personal stories, because just about everyone has one ,after a while this becomes counterproductive. (3) Present your concern along with a solution. (4) No slogans please (5) Dust off your old your high school economics book, because it will come in handy . (6) Offer studies, media stories, and documentation to back up your claims. (7) Be aware what’s in the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill ,because it has already addressed many problems that are in question. (8) Leave out the Constitutional issues such as the 14th amendment because this issue stands alone ,and is not easy to amend (9) Unless you’re prepared to define asimulation for every county in United States, this also might be a stand-alone issue. (10)labels and name-calling are always counterproductive. ****This was based on an assumption that only the immigrants from Mexico and south would be the topic of discussion ,since that's where the subject usually drifts to.******* 0 comments from 0 users
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