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List Of Governors Of Texas Questions and Answers

Resolved Question: What effect will the fire that destroyed all of Harris Co. (Houston) election machines have on Nov 2 election?

If you have not Heard Harris County the county Houston is mostly in and the Third largest County by Population has had EVERY SINGLE ELECTION MACHINE LOST TO FIRE on Aug 27. The warehouse holding the 10,000 machines went up in flames in an early morning fire whose cause is still under investigation - may have been deliberate, but unknown at this time. There aren't 10,000 machines out there and if Harris County cuts any of the 793 polling places the Democrats who are in the minority will scream Election Fraud. The Fire leaves Harris County Election Authorities in a Horrible Spot. 1) There aren't near enough E-Slate machines available by Nov 2 2) Mail in ballots are highly restricted by Texas State Law 3) Texas has to get Federal permission to change any part of elections 4) Harris County can't expand early voting, but will push participation 5) Long lines on election day will cause Democrats to cry foul 6) Governor race will cause controversy because White was Mayor of Houston This is just a short list of the problems faced by the loss of ALL of the election machines just 67 days before a major election with Governor's race. QUESTIONS: WHAT EFFECT WILL THE LOSS OF ALL OF HARRIS COUNTY (HOUSTON) ELECTION MACHINE HAVE ON THE UPCOMING NOV 2nd ELECTION??? WAS THIS FIRE DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO EFFECT THE ELECTION??? http://www.khou.com/home/3-alarm-fire-destroys-Harris-County-Election-Services-warehouse-101636123.html http://offthekuff.com/wp/?p=30849 http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7173960.html Maybe I should add this info - Harris County is majority Republican, BUT Bill White who is running for Governor as a Democrat was Mayor of Houston - giving both sides fanatics reason to try and sabotage the election in Harris County. more

Resolved Question: 2012 Republican Presidential Nominees?

The Following is Wikipedia's list of Speculated Candidates Governor Haley Barbour of Mississippi Former Governor Jeb Bush of Florida House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich of Georgia Former Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas United States Ambassador to China and former Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. of Utah Former Governor Gary E. Johnson of New Mexico Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia Former Governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin of Alaska Former Governor George Pataki of New York Representative Ron Paul of Texas Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota Representative Mike Pence of Indiana Former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Marco Rubio of Florida Former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania Senator John Thune of South Dakota A few who have confirmed not running are Senator John McCain, General David Petraeus, Governor Bobby Jindal, Former VP Dick Cheney. -------- My favorites from the speculated list are Tim Pawlenty, Ron Paul, and Jeb Bush. I really would have liked McCain to run again, he really is a good man who has been serving America all his life. Im not sure on his reasoning, my first thought was retirement, but he is running for Arizona's 2010 Senate Seat, which is a term which will end in 2014. I would also love to see General Petraeus launch a Political Career. He is definetly busy for a while now that he has been appointed to be replacing McChrystal in Afghanistan. I do NOT want Sarah Palin to be running. She is just plain inexperienced, and shaky on a few issues and struggles with earmarks. I think selecting Palin as a running mate over Pawlenty was a big mistake. Also I wouldn't like to see Cheney as a President. Although he is very strong on international issues, and especially as a Secretary of Defense. He is a powerful man, but the I think he would be better to stay out of the White House. Too many people see him as a dirtbag, and sometimes I get that sense too. Ron Paul is great because he is one of the most consistant voters ever. He defends the constitution, far better than any other current politician. He is also a big advocate of shrinking the Federal Government. Although he seems a little close-minded on a few moral issues, that is irrelevent because of his great voting record and straightforward, honest intentions. I also think that Jeb would do a good job. His stances on issues are solid and are something I can agree with. But we will have to wait and see if the public's Bush-Hating fest is over by 2012. It is definetly declining, as Bush-Hate is changing into Obama-Hate, and people are realizing that Bush did not really screw us over, especially not on a scale like the current President has. Tim Pawlenty will cut spending. He will probably be able to make some huge changes in the tax system, especially since there would most likely be a Republican Congress in 2012. In Minnesota he was able to keep balence the deficit in one year. I also think that he will make reasonable steps in alternative fuel. Not anything like the some of the enviro-wako's proposals that would effectivly hurt the fragile economy. I also prefer him over other similar governers because he is just more well-known. I really dont like the idea of the Leader of our Country being virtually unknown before the primaries. ------- Those are some of my thoughts. What are yours? more

Resolved Question: If Obama would have closed the borders as Southern Governors requested, would the 15 yr. old smuggler be alive?

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/09/mexican-teen-killed-border-known-juvenile-smuggler-source-says/?test=latestnews The 15-year-old Mexican boy who was shot dead by a Border Patrol agent as U.S. authorities came under attack along the border Tuesday was known to authorities as a juvenile smuggler, sources close to the investigation told Fox News. Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereka was shot once near the eye as U.S. Border Patrol agents on bicycles were "assaulted with rocks" as they tried to detain illegal immigrants on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. Huereka was charged with alien smuggling in 2009, according to sources who requested anonymity. Further details were not immediately available. "He is a known juvenile smuggler," a source told Fox News. He was also on a "most wanted" list of juvenile smugglers compiled by U.S. authorities in the El Paso area, sources said. more

Voting Question: Why does Europe have no minorities in positions of power like they do in the United States?

Indian-American Piyush Jindal, governor of Louisiana: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jindal Indian-American Harvinder Anand, mayor of Long Island, NY town that is 99% white: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvinder_%22Harry%22_Anand Blind and African-American David Paterson, governor of New York: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Paterson Openly lesbian Annise Parker, mayor of Houston, Texas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annise_Parker African-American Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deval_Patrick Filipino-American Major General Eldon Regua, highest ranking officer US Army: http://www.asianjournal.com/voice-of-fil-america/72-voice-of-fil-america/5250-major-general-eldon-regua-highest-ranking-fil-am-army.html African-American Barack Obama, president of the United States of America: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama Quite honestly, the list is endless.... For shame, europe! For shame! To think you judge Americans! Mother Hubbard, you're a delusional narcisistic marxist european trashed racist. You are the joke of the world. more

Resolved Question: Why is conservative Republican governor Rick Perry spending so much taxpayer money on luxuries?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100517/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_governor_temporary_mansion "Anybody who is not offended probably doesn't know what's going on," said Rep. Jim Dunnam of Waco, the Texas House Democratic leader. To spend so much while asking state agencies to spend less, Dunnam said, is "just rank hypocrisy." "The records detailing the amount of public money spent on Perry's temporary home came from the governor's office, the State Preservation Board and the Texas Facilities Commission, and were obtained by the AP through the Texas Public Information Act. Perry's office is still fighting the release of at least 10 e-mails about his temporary residence." What exactly is his office trying to hide? "Perry's aides add the governor, who has made officeholder transparency a signature issue of his 2010 campaign, has fully complied with ethics and transparency laws that govern such spending. But Perry's state disclosure reports describe the $810,000 directed to the "Mansion Fund" generically as "Mansion Expenditures," despite state requirements that recipients of political dollars be listed by name along with a description of the goods or services they provide." Is this fiscal responsibility? more

Resolved Question: How many people on the Southern Poverty Law Center's new enemies list are you familiar with?

http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/publications/the-patriots?page=0,0 Personally, I'm familiar with most of them. I voted for Ron Paul in the 2008 primary and would have voted for Chuck Baldwin in the 2008 general if he were on the ballot in my state. I have also recently been reading Judge Napolitano's latest book about all the lies the government has told over the years (I have it right beside me at this very moment). There are some people I disapprove of on the list, such as that "Birther" woman the Democratic news networks keep giving publicity to (I don't know what she has in common with the rest), the snake Glenn Beck (he showed he can't be trusted when he smeared Debra Medina, costing her the Texas Governor election), and Michele Bachmann. I also regard some of the people as ineffective, such as those who put an excessive focus on the events that happened on 9/11 (I personally don't care one way or another on this question and I think the "truthers" should focus on trying to convince people to adopt the right views on more important issues). I think the people who made it on the SPLC's enemy list should be proud to be there. However, I do question a few of their inclusions on this list and I certainly do not share their assessment. more

Resolved Question: Will the March 21 protesters bring up these sweeps in EL PASO as part of immigration reform?

If the FBI is making sweeps in EL PASO will supporters of illegals denounce this as terrorizing the community and indicate this will lead to distrust of the police and illegals will not report crimes ? Will the March 21 protesters bring up these sweeps in EL PASO in Washington as part of immigration reform ? What will La Raza say March 21 about the sweeps and what action will they demand to end these sweeps and what changes will La Raza demand ?McALLEN — More than 200 federal, state and local law enforcement officers swept through El Paso on Thursday, picking up suspected members of the Barrio Azteca gang in an effort to find new leads into the killings of three people with ties to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez last weekend. “The El Paso law enforcement community has come together today to locate Barrio Azteca members as part of a major intelligence collection effort in an attempt to generate leads into Saturday's Juarez murders,” FBI Special Agent Andrea Simmons said. Investigators also are seeking information that could help them find the leader of the gang's Juarez operations, Eduardo “Tablas” Ravelo, who was named to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list last year. Gang members with outstanding warrants were being arrested, but the goal of the all-day sweep dubbed “Operation Knock Down” is gathering intelligence, Simmons said. By late afternoon, officers had interviewed about 100 gang members, she said. Earlier this week, Mexican authorities said U.S. intelligence pointed toward involvement in the slayings by the Aztecas, which operate on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border and work for the Juarez drug cartel. Consulate employee Lesley A. Enriquez and her husband, Arthur H. Redelfs, were killed Saturday in Juarez when gunmen opened fire on their sport utility vehicle after they left a birthday party. Jorge Alberto Salcido, the husband of a Mexican employee of the consulate, also was killed by gunmen after leaving the same event in a separate vehicle. The governor of Chihuahua state in northern Mexico, where Ciudad Juarez is located, said Thursday that Mexican authorities are studying the possibility that Redelfs may have been targeted because of his job as a detention officer at the El Paso County Jail. “Until we get other information, this is a line of investigation we want to follow up,” Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza said. “In the course of the investigation, other evidence is going to come up that we can share with the U.S. government ... to clear up the motive in this lamentable crime.” The FBI has no information leading it to believe that was why Redelfs was killed, Simmons said. Barrio Azteca started as a Texas prison gang. It was not until the late 1990s that U.S. authorities realized it had a growing presence in Juarez, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso. On the Mexican side, the gang is known simply as the Aztecas, but it is the same organization, according to the FBI. The gang is distinguished by tattooed images of the Aztec calendar and other pre-Hispanic images on their chests and arms. Police say the Aztecas work for or are allied with the La Linea enforcement gang, which in turn works for the Juarez drug cartel led by the Carrillo Fuentes clan. FBI agent Samantha Mikeska, who has been investigating the Barrio Azteca for more than eight years from the bureau's El Paso office, said earlier this month that four of the gang's five capos are in prison. The exception is Ravelo. Ravelo is suspected of running the Aztecas operations in Juarez and maintaining contact with top-level members of the Juarez cartel, Mikeska said. The gang was widely believed to be in disarray in El Paso following an extensive racketeering case in which a federal jury convicted six of its leaders and associates in December 2008. “The RICO (Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations act) really slammed them,” Mikeska said. “They don't trust each other.” The gang provided the Juarez cartel with street enforcers to carry out hits and kidnappings on both sides of the border. In exchange, Barrio Azteca got drugs from the cartel at wholesale prices and handled street-level drug sales, Mikeska said. Also Thursday, Gov. Rick Perry ordered Texas National Guard helicopters to the border to support law enforcement efforts to prevent the violence in Mexico from spilling into the U.S. Perry's office issued a statement saying Texas Military Forces OH-58 Kiowa and UH-72 Lakota helicopters will fly between Brownsville and El Paso in the initial phase of his violence prevention plan. The number of helicopters and their exact locations weren't disclosed for security reasons. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6919125.html more

Resolved Question: What do you think of Debra Medina?

The lady running for Texas Governor. Honestly, most people were willing to vote for her, considered her an honest respectable candidate. However, after the Glen Beck interview, (funny how media has so much power to effect public opinion) she was asked deliberately about 9/11. Firstly, why would glen ask that, as it has NOTHING to do with the Issues she is talking about. Secondly, I think it was deliberate because some people just do not want to see these kinds of republicans getting attention. Her answer was simply, that the people haven't received an answer about many questions regarding 9/11. That is all she said, and was labeled a 9/11 truther. btw, there is a reason they are called "truthers" because believe it or not, there some truth in their argument. It's disgusting to me how that one interview was her downfall as Glen Beck says "I can write here off the list".... more

Voting Question: How to address current violations of the separation between church and state?

I recently ran across what I find to be a disturbing inclusion in some state constitutions. It appears as though several states still bar atheists and non-religious citizens from running for public office. I have confirmed that the statutes listed below do indeed appear in the current version of the state constitutions. Seeing as that the supreme court has ruled on this, in favor of atheists, how can citizens hold these states accountable to their legal and social responsibility to update their constitutions? Here are the state constitutions: Mississippi State Constitution. Article 14 ("General Provisions"), Section 265 "No person who denies the existence of a Supreme Being shall hold any office in this state." South Carolina's State Constitution, Article 4 Section 2 "No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor who denies the existence of the Supreme Being; ..." Note: If you continue reading you will find that (in Section 8) the Lieutenant Governor must also meet the same qualifications as the Governor. Tennessee's State Constitution, Article 9 Section 2 "No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this state." North Carolina State Constitution Article 6 Section 8: "The following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God." Texas' State Constitution, Article 1 Section 4 "No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being." The constitution bans such tests in Article 6: "...and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound... to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States." Here is the supreme court case which should have fixed this issue: http://vftonline.org/TestOath/Torcaso.htm (Torcaso v. Watkins) So folks...what can be done? Ignore them? Are you serious? A violation of our constitutional right to freedom of and from religion shouldn't be ignored for any reason! Regardless of whether or not they are implemented, if they are on the books they CAN be used as justification for barring someone from office. Doesn't anyone read anymore? I used the phrase "separation of church and state" so that people know the genre of legal statutes I am talking about. The constitution (Article 6 shown above) explicitly prohibits both the federal and state governments from including any kind of religious "test" to show worthiness for public office. more

Resolved Question: How to address current violations of the separation between church and state?

Resolved Question: How come, in the entire history of Texas, there has never been a governor that served 2 full terms?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Texas Not a single one of Texas' 42 governors has served 2 complete terms. You'd think, just by chance, that's bound to happen once in 42 tries. hell........you'd think the incumbents usually have an advantage. but not in Texas. This could be a bad sign for Rick Perry's reelection bid. more

Resolved Question: Is Texas success greatly due to the fact that it has been run by mostly Democrat Governors?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Texas Texas has elected: 39 Democratic Governors 83 % 6 Republican Governors 13 % 1 Independent 2 % 1 Unionist 2 % more

Resolved Question: Would removing marijuana prohibition be the way to pay for national healthcare?

Taxes now pay about $35-40,000 per year to house prison inmates. Dollars spent on building prisons could build new medical facilities and pay for more nurses and doctors. Money spent by the DEA can pay for staff. The new industry can create more jobs. Taxes from sales can pay those salaries. Sales can pay new industry employees. And this isn't even counting the new industries, innovations and solutions created from legalizing its hemp cousin: energy, materials, food sources, animal feed sources - all created from hemp, for a simple list. All of the answers and solutions are available within our reach. Not to mention the reductions, likely, in alcohol-related problems, and medical and health issues created therefrom. If Texas elects Kinky Friedman(D) as governor the state could become a model for the entire country. That "dumb stoner" argument has no merit and I really doubt those numbers of $ have really ever been accounted in a non-biased way I hear about drug busts every so often with marijuana found of $500 million in street value, that has absolutely ZERO effect on availability th fact remains that currently we feed and house hundreds of thousands of people a year in prison we pay salaries of hundreds of thousands of people in the industry gangs in Mexico bring in billions of dollars per year in sales, even after these enormous law enforcement hauls these dismissive arguments just seem the more nonsensical especially now with the current health care funding debates why cause more harm to peoples' lives when we can be helping so many? >>Because that argument could then be used for making anything legal, as long as you have the money to pay. It also prevents people arguing for medical MJ, because it will hurt poor people that need medicine.<< anything available for those who can pay? It's called a free market. And I can't think of a cheaper medicine than one grown on one's own And the idea that home grown would harm a mass market product is also totally without merit as evidenced by the fact that home brew beer has hardly put a dent into budweiser. Quite the opposite, as micro-brew beer companies have skyrocketed, being a boon for small business growth more

Voting Question: What would happen to the U.S. if Texas was to leave?

being that it's one of the three state economies that tower above all other states. (New York, Texas, California)...but now that Cali's had it, that leaves only TX and NY. ................................................................................................... The economy of Texas is one of the largest growing economies in the United States. In 2006, Texas was home to six of the top 50 companies on the Fortune 500 list and 56 overall, more than any other state. [1] Texas has an economy that was the second largest in the nation and the 15th largest in the world based on GDP (nominal) figures. As the largest exporter of goods in the United States, Texas currently grosses more than $100 billion a year in trade with other nations. In 2008, Texas had a gross state product of $1.245 trillion,[2] the second highest in the U.S.[3] The Gross state product per capita as of 2005 was $42,975. Texas had the second largest workforce in the United States,[4] with almost 11 million civilian workers. The lack of personal income tax as well as the largely undervalued real estate throughout Texas has led to large growth in population. Since the 2003 legislature the Governor's office has made economic development a top priority...................................................................................... govequiterorwhatever....and what are the other states Netting? more

Resolved Question: I am going to take a final on the July 10 and i already answer 115 questions. All i need 85 questions?

Hi. I have 200 questions to study for the test. Can anybody help me answer this 85 questions. Here they are 1. Describe four events that transpire at the Democratic and Republican national conventions. 2. Differentiate super-delegates from elected delegates and describe the impact of super-delegates in the 2008 Democratic primary. 3. Differentiate open primaries, closed primaries, and Caucuses. 4. Describe the Democratic "Texas Two-Step" and which candidate won each part in the 2008 Democratic primary. 5. Describe why many states raced to move up their primary or caucus and describe the fiasco in the Democratic Party over the Michigan and Florida primaries. 6. Differentiate the "winner-take-all" Electoral College system used by 48 states, the Congressional District Electoral College system used by Maine and Nebraska, and the proportional Electoral College system proposed (but rejected) by Colorado voters in the 2004 election. 7. Describe the differing impact of the national popular vote and the state popular votes on the Electoral College vote. 8. List and briefly describe two criticisms of the Electoral College + one current argument for keeping the Electoral College. 9. In our current system, describe what happens when no Presidential candidate gets 270+ Electoral votes. 10. Describe how Electoral College affects campaign strategy in the general election (i.e. the three-step plan for winning the EC vote). 11. Describe three strategies for winning swing states. 12. List four key swing states that Obama carried in the 2008 election that George Bush carried in 2004. 13. Describe three reasons why Obama won the 2008 election. 14. Describe four reasons why the American system of selecting Presidents is undemocratic. 15. Describe how the Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore on each of the three Republican arguments. 16. Differentiate the positions of Classical Liberals v. Classical Democrats with respect to Campaign Finance Reform. 17. Define and discuss the significance of the Iron Triangle. 18. Give three differences between a campaign contribution and a bribe. 19. Differentiate "hard money" and "soft money." 20. Describe the debate over whether or not a Presidential candidate should take FEC money during the general election and describe the decision that Obama and McCain have made on this issue. 21. Briefly discuss one argument for & one argument against public financing of all federal elections. 22. Briefly discuss one argument for & one argument against free TV time for Presidential candidates. 23. Describe the basic provisions of McCain-Feingold and the arguments for/against it. 24. Define and discuss the significance of 527's and give an example of a Republican and a Democratic 527. List and briefly describe three roles of the Modern President. Define and discuss the significance of the "rally around the flag/president" phenomenon. Describe how the court ruled and discuss the significance of Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer. Describe how the court ruled and discuss the significance of the Prize Cases. Describe how the court ruled and discuss the significance of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. Describe how the court ruled and discuss the significance of Boumediene vs. Bush Describe three ways that President's make policy. Describe three ways in which President Bush attempted to expand the executive power of the Presidency. Compare and contrast the veto powers of the US President and the Texas Governor - defining each type of veto. Describe the Basic Provisions of the War Powers Act of 1973 and briefly describe how the President has circumvented the act. Differentiate the President's control over fiscal and monetary policy. Discuss three source of power for the Texas Lieutenant Governor Describe (or diagram) how a bill becomes a law. Describe five ways in which a bill may be killed. Define pork and earmarks and discuss their significance. List three major differences between the Texas Legislature and the US Congress OTHER than size or term in office. List and briefly discuss four roles of US Congress. Briefly describe what happened 2000-2006 in the Texas Redistricting Fiasco. Define and discuss the significance of reapportionment and redistricting. Describe three basic differences between the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate relating to procedure or responsibilities. Define and discuss the significance of filibusters and cloture and describe the current Democratic situation in acquiring a "filibuster proof" Senate. Discuss how membership on the House Rules Committee or the Senate Appropriations Committee translates into power for the members of those committees. Give the names of the current US Speaker of the House, House Majority Leader, House Minority Leader, Majority & Minority Leaders of the US Senate. Nam more

Resolved Question: Why are Liberal cities the slowest to recover?

Here's a list of the fastest and slowest recovering cities. Among the top is Texas, and at rock bottom is Liberal Mecca New York. Why is this? Does it have something to do with entitlements, and high taxes on the wealthy? New York does have some of the highest taxes BTW. Also, I know California has a Republican Governor, but the entire state is run by Democrats, not to mention Arnold is a RINO, and is paying the price for it.. http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/107183/the-best-and-worst-cities-for-recession-recovery?mod=realestate-buy John, I guess local government employees in NY losing ALL their retirement pension is ok? more

Resolved Question: Should National Guard be approved to be placed on the border?

Should obama sign off on placing the National Guard on the border to help law enforcement? Will this help with the drug cartel and illegals coming over here? Are these not some of the same people Janet has placed on DHS list? Border troops only awaiting Obama’s OK By RICHARD S. DUNHAM and STEWART M. POWELL WASHINGTON BUREAU May 19, 2009, 6:17PM WASHINGTON — The Defense Department and Department of Homeland Security are finalizing plans to station National Guard troops along the Mexican border, most likely as backup support to local law enforcement personnel in Texas and other border states. Four border-state governors, including Texas’ Rick Perry, have provided input, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told reporters Tuesday. The final decision on whether to implement the plans is in the hands of White House officials, she said. Napolitano said that the White House decision-making process “is not by any stretch final” but that “most of the planning process has been done.” Newly appointed border czar Alan Bersin told the Houston Chronicle that any National Guard troops deployed to the southwestern border, from California to Texas, would be used “in support of law enforcement.” Duties include helping to staff checkpoints targeting vehicles suspected of ferrying firearms or cash drug proceeds from the United States into Mexico. “Every time you have (National Guard) support at the border, you’re plussing up law enforcement,” he said. Guard troops would help “in the support capacity, not doing the searches,” he said. “The process of consultation, information-gathering and formulation of recommendations is ongoing as we speak,” Bersin said. “The states have made clear their requests for additional National Guard deployments,” he said. “I am certain that will be taken into account by the White House as it has been by Secretary Napolitano.” Perry has joined with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the governors of Arizona and New Mexico to request that President Barack Obama send National Guard troops to the Mexican border. Napolitano, a former Arizona governor, said that she has tried to bring “a real focus on bringing state and local governments in at the get-go” of planning. The governors, all of whom face significant budget squeezes, are hoping that Obama will decide to deploy the National Guard troops, thus making the added security a federal expense rather than a state cost. richard.dunham@chron.com stewart.powell@chron.com http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6431959.html more

Resolved Question: WE know Obama is stupid by his 57 states comment, but why does he think Texas is a country?

In a list that intended to brag about how much Hillary Clinton had traveled as the new Secretary of State to foreign countries, Foggy Bottom included a trip to *Texas*: I figured that this was simply a clerical error, albeit a rather stupid one by a clerk who didn't realize that Texas wasn't a foreign country. Unfortunately, it turns out that State has apparently decided to give full diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Texas, helping Governor Rick Perry <http://hotair.com/archives/2009/04/15/audio-rick-perry-flirts-with-secession-at-tea-party-presser/> by mooting a need to secede first. In their press release <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/122390.htm> celebrating 100 days of the Obama administration, State continues to include travel to Texas as one of their major accomplishments: more

Resolved Question: Can you guess who wrote this article?

"If conservatives don't want to be seen as bitter people who cling to their guns and religion and anti-immigrant sentiments, they should stop being bitter and clinging to their guns, religion and anti-immigrant sentiments. It's been a week now, and I still don't know what those "tea bag" protests were about. I saw signs protesting abortion, illegal immigrants, the bank bailout and that gay guy who's going to win "American Idol." But it wasn't tax day that made them crazy; it was election day. Because that's when Republicans became what they fear most: a minority. The conservative base is absolutely apoplectic because, because ... well, nobody knows. They're mad as hell, and they're not going to take it anymore. Even though they're not quite sure what "it" is. But they know they're fed up with "it," and that "it" has got to stop. Here are the big issues for normal people: the war, the economy, the environment, mending fences with our enemies and allies, and the rule of law. And here's the list of Republican obsessions since President Obama took office: that his birth certificate is supposedly fake, he uses a teleprompter too much, he bowed to a Saudi guy, Europeans like him, he gives inappropriate gifts, his wife shamelessly flaunts her upper arms, and he shook hands with Hugo Chavez and slipped him the nuclear launch codes. Do these sound like the concerns of a healthy, vibrant political party? It's sad what's happened to the Republicans. They used to be the party of the big tent; now they're the party of the sideshow attraction, a socially awkward group of mostly white people who speak a language only they understand. Like Trekkies, but paranoid. The GOP base is convinced that Obama is going to raise their taxes, which he just lowered. But, you say, "Bill, that's just the fringe of the Republican Party." No, it's not. The governor of Texas, Rick Perry, is not afraid to say publicly that thinking out loud about Texas seceding from the Union is appropriate considering that ... Obama wants to raise taxes 3% on 5% of the people? I'm not sure exactly what Perry's independent nation would look like, but I'm pretty sure it would be free of taxes and Planned Parenthood. And I would have to totally rethink my position on a border fence. I know. It's not about what Obama's done. It's what he's planning. But you can't be sick and tired of something someone might do. Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota recently said she fears that Obama will build "reeducation" camps to indoctrinate young people. But Obama hasn't made any moves toward taking anyone's guns, and with money as tight as it is, the last thing the president wants to do is run a camp where he has to shelter and feed a bunch of fat, angry white people. Look, I get it, "real America." After an eight-year run of controlling the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court, this latest election has you feeling like a rejected husband. You've come home to find your things out on the front lawn -- or at least more things than you usually keep out on the front lawn. You're not ready to let go, but the country you love is moving on. And now you want to call it a whore and key its car. That's what you are, the bitter divorced guy whose country has left him -- obsessing over it, haranguing it, blubbering one minute about how much you love it and vowing the next that if you cannot have it, nobody will. But it's been almost 100 days, and your country is not coming back to you. She's found somebody new. And it's a black guy. The healthy thing to do is to just get past it and learn to cherish the memories. You'll always have New Orleans and Abu Ghraib. And if today's conservatives are insulted by this, because they feel they're better than the people who have the microphone in their party, then I say to them what I would say to moderate Muslims: Denounce your radicals. To paraphrase George W. Bush, either you're with them or you're embarrassed by them. The thing that you people out of power have to remember is that the people in power are not secretly plotting against you. They don't need to. They already beat you in public. more

Resolved Question: what's your favorite "Bush-ism"?

And here is a list of the ones that I can remember: 'The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.' 'If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.' 'One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.' 'I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.' 'The future will be better tomorrow.' 'I stand by all the misstatements that I've made.' 'Public speaking is very easy.' 'A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.' 'I have opinions of my own -- strong opinions -- but I don't always agree with them.' 'We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.' 'For NASA, space is still a high priority.' 'Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children.' 'It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.' "They misunderestimated me," "There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on ... shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again," "I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today ... He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me," "I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office," "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace," "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we," "For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times," "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully," "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?" "Those who enter the country illegally violate the law," more

Resolved Question: 10 points to whoever answers the most questions correctly TEXAS HISTORY!!!?

1/ To define each color on a pie chart, one might use a a: compass rose b: a list of colors c: legend d: a color bar 2/ In a chart organized as a table, each box is called a a: a point b: a cell c: a unit d: a position 3/ In order to show how one event led to or caused another, you could draw a: a table b: a bar chart c: a statistical projection d: a time line 4/ The Caddo valued farming so highly that a: the men decorated their shields with corn stalks and sunflower seeds b: their farmlands were fenced and cross fenced c: the men took a role in planting crops d: they almost never hunted True/false 5-about 85 percent of texas now live in rural areas 6-the average total rainfall in east texas is more than 20 inches per year 7-there are 10 natural regions in us, 4 of which are found in texas 8-the northeastern corner of texas is part of the Appalachian Highlands region 9-a natural region is an area with a common physical environment 10-the blackland prairie is noted for rich soils 11-military bases are no longer important to the economy of San Antonio 12-The Balcones Escarpment separates the Edward Plateau from the Gulf Coastal Plain 13-Native Americans along the Texas coast used dugout canoes to travel the bays and inlets 14-When Caddo couples married, they loved with the wife's family 15-The Wichita Indians lived west of the Caddo along the Red River 16-In 1519, Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba to land his army in Mexico 17-Coronado was disappointed to find only Pueblo villages made of adobe brick rather than gold 18-One spanish explorer, Moscoso, reported finding something that would later prove to be petroleum 19-The Hasinai were eager to recieve religious instruction from Spanish missionaries 20- Some people grew wealthy raising cattle for sale in Coahuila and Louisiana 21-Spanish authorities discouraged Mexicans to moving into Texas 22-Moses Austin was the first to attempt to settle American families in Texas 23-The governor of Texas promised Moses Austin his friendship more

Resolved Question: What exactly made Palin qualified to be Vice-President, again?

Let's face it, New York City has more than 10 times the amount of people than Alaska does. In fact, if Alaska were a city: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population It would rank between Austin and Fort Worth Texas in terms of population. So, I get very confused when people claim she was qualified for the Presidency. I still think she is unintelligent, and I have yet to see anyone give me a video of her giving an unscripted, unique intelligent thought, despite numerous requests for one from people who claim she is intelligent. She was the mayor of a VERY small town, then governor of a state that has less people than Jacksonville, FL. So, she hasn't had any experience in leading a large amount of people, either. She has 0 foreign policy experience. Given: She has VERY good morals, and I think she is VERY trustworthy. But are those alone enough to be president, or even vice-president? Is intelligence, foreign policy experience, and executive experience over a large population that unimportant nowadays that we can sacrifice them for someone who makes funny rhymes at a debate? And yes, I know I keep going off on her, but I am a Republican, and she made me vote Democrat for the first time in my life, and I am upset by that, and more upset that if she runs again in 4 years I will be forced to vote against her once again. more

Resolved Question: Has there ever been a President with fewer qualifications than Obama?

I've seen JFK mentioned, but he was both a Representative and a Senator for Massachusetts, plus military experience before he ran. I've seen Bush mentioned, but he was a two term governor of Texas and ran several corporations prior to running. I've seen Eisenhower mentioned, but he commanded the Allied Forces during WWII. I've seen Lincoln mentioned, but he was both a state and congressional representative for Illinois and had spent over 30 years in politics and the legal profession prior to running. How is it that someone with as short a list of achievements as Obama is about to be elected President of the most powerful country in the history of the world? Harding and Carter are good mentions, but even they had resumes that were way more impressive than Obama's. Hopefully that isn't a harbinger of things to come. Nickky, that's very nice, scary, but nice. Your tone seems reverential to the point of an almost messianic worship based on nothing more than feelings and impressions. Unfortunately, that seems to the be basis of decision-making for many people in this election. more

Resolved Question: Why is Michigan such a glutton for punishment?

They are and have been in a severe single state recession for some time now. Most of which has been caused by liberal democrat policies. That state has been run by Dems from the ground up for years, and they are supporting Obama as well. Don't give me that spill about Bush causing jobs to go elsewhere either. It's the states high corporate tax rates and heavy regulation, pet projects of the Dems, that made those business's and jobs move. Same thing is happening in California right now. Their only saving grace is that Arnold is governor. If it weren't for him they would have been in deeper doo doo than they are now long ago. In states like Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, where we're much more business friendly, we're getting all kinds of big companies moving in. Mercedes, BMW, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia just to mention a few. The list goes on and on. I want to know why in the world folks in Michigan are continuing to elect people to office that are basically destroying them from the inside out? more

Resolved Question: Out of all the Qualified republican women...?

I found of a list of qualified republican women and i had to wonder why Palin was choosen out of all of these... I really do like mccain... but im having doubts in this vp choice..... This choice feels more like it was made for political reasons instead of the good of our country...I know obama's experience isnt anything to harp about (but thats NOT the point of this question) i cant help but ask... Heres a list of republican women....What makes palin better than any of these women....??? Senators: Lisa Murkowski, Alaska(?!?); Olympia Snowe, Maine; Susan Collins, Maine; Elizabeth Dole North Carolina; Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas Governors: Oline Walker, Utah; Linda Lingle, Hawaii, M. Jodi Rell, Connecticut Members of the House: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Florida; Deborah Pryce, Ohio; Barbara Cubin, Wyoming; Sue Myrick North Carolina; Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri; Kay Granger, Texas; Mary Bono, California; Heather Wilson , New Mexico; Judith Borg Biggert , Illinois; Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia; Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee; Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida; Candice Miller, Michigan; Marilyn Musgrave, Colorado; Thelma Drake, Virginia; Virginia Foxx, North Carolina; Cathy McMorris Rodgers, West Virginia; Jean Schmidt, Ohio Cabinet: Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State; Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor; Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education; Mary Peters, Secretary of Transportation; Susan Schwab, US Special Trade Representative Please no rude responses and thank you in advance... more

Resolved Question: George W Bush was governor of Texas for five years, his only political experience before becoming President?

While a list of Bush's supposed "qualifications" would be hilarious, especially his DUI and failed businesses, I find it interested that he was Governor of Texas for only 5 years before becoming President of the United States. Obama already has more political experience than that if you count his time in the Illinois Senate and the United States Senate. Am I missing something here? To Griz, Who says that Bush is or WAS qualified? more

Resolved Question: Will Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine become Obama's VP?

In a few short months, the 50-year-old governor has emerged from relative political obscurity to the short list of possible running mates for Sen. Obama. ARLINGTON, Va. -- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine took the stage at the Texas Democratic Party's annual convention last month and began by offering the standard party dogma. As national co-chairman of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, he offered the proper tribute to Sen. Hillary Clinton and urged everyone to now "come together" behind his candidate. Then he paused, and broke into fluent Spanish. The huge ballroom, which included hundreds of pro-Clinton Hispanics, erupted in cheers. more

Resolved Question: Republicans: Who do you want as McCain's Running Mate?

Here is a list of possible Running Mates. Most Viable and Mentioned: HALEY BARBOUR, 60, governor of Mississippi (2004-?) CHARLIE CRIST, 51, governor of Florida (2007-?) KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, 64, senator of Texas (1993-?) MARK SANFORD, 47, governor of South Carolina (2003-?), representative (1995-2001) TIM PAWLENTY, 47, Governor of Minnesota (2003-?) BOBBY JINDAL, 37, Governor of Louisiana (2008- ?), representative (2005-2008) Somewhat Mentioned: Tom Coburn, 59, senator of Oklahoma (2005-?), representative (1995-2001) Tom Ridge, 62, former governor of Pennsylvania (95-01), former representative (83-95), cabinet (03-05) Rick Perry, 58, governor of Texas (2000-?) John Thune, 47, senator of South Dakota (2005-?), representative (1997-2003) Mike Pence, 48, representative of Indiana (2001-?) Marsha Blackburn, 55, representative of Tennessee (2003-?) Sarah Palin, 44, governor of Alaska (2006-?) Rob Portman, 52, former representative of Ohio (1993-2005), cabinet (2005-2007) Jim DeMint, 56, senator of South Carolina (2005-?), representative (1999-2005) Duncan Hunter, 59, Representative of California (1981-?) Mike Huckabee, 52, former governor of Arkansas (1996-2007) Condoleezza Rice, 53, secretary of state (2005-?), cabinet (2001-2005) Colin Powell, 70, former secretary of state (2001-2005) Fred Thompson, 65, former senator of Tennessee (1994-2003) Joe Lieberman, 66, senator of Connecticut (1989-?) Mitt Romney, 60, former governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007) more

Resolved Question: Can anyone please help me add to this list of famous homeschoolers? thanks! I appreciate your help guys.?

I'm trying to make a very big list. :o) ARTISTS: Leonardo da Vinci | Books About Leonardo Da Vinci Claude Monet | Books About Claude Monet John Singleton Copley | Books About John Singleton Copley Andrew Wyeth | Books About Andrew Wyeth Jamie Wyeth | Books About Jamie Wyeth COMPOSERS: Irving Berlin | Books About Irving Berlin Anton Bruckner | Books About Anton Bruckner Felix Mendelssohn | Books About Felix Mendelssohn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Books About Wolfgang Amadeuz Mozart Francis Poulenc | Books About Francis Poulenc EDUCATORS: Frederick Terman (Stanford University President) | Books About Frederick Terman William Samuel Johnson (Columbia University President) | Books About William Samuel Johnson Frank Vandiver (Texas A&M University President) | Books About Frank Vandiver John Witherspoon (Princeton University President) | Books About John Witherspoon GENERALS: Stonewall Jackson | Books About Stonewall Jackson Robert E. Lee | Books About Robert E. Lee Douglas MacArthur | Books About Douglas MacArthur George Patton | Books About George Patton INVENTORS: Alexander Graham Bell | Books About Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison | Books About Thomas Edison Cyrus McCormick | Books About Cyrus McCormick Wright Brothers: Orville and Wilbur Wright | Books About Wright Brothers PRESIDENTS: John Quincy Adams William Henry Harrison Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln James Madison Franklin Delano Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt John Tyler George Washington Woodrow Wilson PREACHERS & RELIGIOUS LEADERS: Moses Joan of Arc John the Baptist William Cary Jonathan Edwards Phillip Melanchthon Dwight L. Moody John Newton John Owen Charles Wesley John Wesley Brigham Young SCIENTISTS: George Washington Carver Pierre Curie Albert Einstein Blaise Pascal Booker T. Washington STATESMEN: Konrad Adenauer Winston Churchill Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry William Penn Henry Clay U.S SUPPREME COURT JUDGES: John Jay John Marshall John Rutledge WRITERS: Hans Christian Andersen Pearl S. Buck Agatha Christie Charles Dickens Bret Harte C.S. Lewis Sean O'Casey George Bernard Shaw Mark Twain Mercy Warren Daniel Webster Phillis Wheatley CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATES: Richard Basset (Governor of Delaware) William Blount (U.S. Senator) George Clymer (U.S. Representative) William Few (U.S. Senator) Benjamin Franklin (Inventor and Statesman) William Houston (Lawyer) William S. Johnson (President of Columbia C.) William Livingston (Governor of New Jersey) James Madison - 4th President of the U.S. George Mason John Francis Mercer (U.S. Representative) Charles Pickney III (Governor of S. Carolina) John Rutledge (Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court) Richard D. Spaight (Governor of N. Carolina) George Washington - 1st President of the U.S. John Witherspoon (President of Princeton U.) George Wythe (Justice of Virginia High Court) OTHERS: Abigail Adams (Wife of John Adams) Ansel Adams (Photographer) Clara Barton (Started the Red Cross) John Burroughs (Naturalist) Andrew Carnegie (Industrialist) Charles Chaplin (Actor) George Rogers Clark - Explorer Noel Coward (Playwright) John Paul Jones (Father of the American Navy) Sandra Day O'Connor Tamara McKinney (World Cup Skier) John Stuart Mill (Economist) Charles Louis Montesquieu (Philosopher) Florence Nightingale (Nurse) Sally Ride (Astronaut) Bill Ridell (Newspaperman) George Rogers Clark (Explorer) Will Rogers (Humorist) Jim Ryan (World Runner) Albert Schweitzer (Physician) Leo Tolstoy Martha Washington (Wife of George Washington) Sweetie, you need some serious help with math. lol This actually makes twice, but thanks for your useless input. ;o) If you were really homeschooled, maybe you'd know how many of these people are alive now. more

Resolved Question: Can anyone find Obama's name in this list?

These were the people who voted against the authorized use of force in Iraq, I have looked over and over and I can't find Obama anyone see it? Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) * Jeff Bingaman (D-New Mexico) * Barbara Boxer (D-California) * Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) * Lincoln Chaffee (R-Rhode Island) * Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota) * Jon Corzine (D-New Jersey) * Mark Dayton (D-Minnesota) * Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) * Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) * Bob Graham (D-Florida) * Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) * Jim Jeffords (I-Vermont) * Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) * Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) * Carl Levin (D-Michigan) * Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) * Patty Murray (D-Washington) * Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) * Paul Sarbanes (D-Maryland) * Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) * The late Paul Wellstone (D-Minnesota) * Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) Tom Allen (D-Maine) Joe Baca (D-California) Brian Baird (D-Washington) John Baldacci (D-Maine, now governor of Maine) Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) Gresham Barrett (R-South Carolina) Xavier Becerra (D-California) Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) David Bonior (D-Michigan, retired from office) Robert Brady (D-Pennsylvania) Corinne Brown (D-Florida) Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Lois Capps (D-California) Michael Capuano (D-Massachusetts) Benjamin Cardin (D-Maryland) Julia Carson (D-Indiana) William Clay, Jr. (D-Missouri) Eva Clayton (D-North Carolina, retired from office) James Clyburn (D-South Carolina) Gary Condit (D-California, retired from office) John Conyers, Jr. (D-Michigan) Jerry Costello (D-Illinois) William Coyne (D-Pennsylvania, retired from office) Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) Susan Davis (D-California) Danny Davis (D-Illinois) Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) Diana DeGette (D-Colorado) Bill Delahunt (D-Massachusetts) Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) John Dingell (D-Michigan) Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) Mike Doyle (D-Pennsylvania) John Duncan, Jr. (R-Tennessee) Anna Eshoo (D-California) Lane Evans (D-Illinois) Sam Farr (D-California) Chaka Fattah (D-Pennsylvania) Bob Filner (D-California) Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) Charles Gonzalez (D-Texas) Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois) Alice Hastings (D-Florida) Earl Hilliard (D-Alabama, retired from office) Maurice Hinchey (D-New York) Ruben Hinojosa (D-Texas) Rush Holt (D-New Jersey) Mike Honda (D-California) Darlene Hooley (D-Oregon) John Hostettler (R-Indiana) Amo Houghton (R-New York, retired from office) Jay Inslee (D-Washington) Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Illinois) Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio) Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) Dale Kildee (D-Michigan) Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-Michigan) Jerry Kleczka (D-Wisconsin, retired from office) Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) John LaFalce (D-New York) James Langevin (D-Rhode Island) Rick Larsen (D-Washington) John Larson (D-Connecticut) Jim Leach (R-Iowa) Barbara Lee (D-California) Sandy Levin (D-Michigan) John Lewis (D-Georgia) Bill Lipinski (D-Illinois,retired from office) Zoe Lofgren (D-California) James Maloney (D-Connecticut, retired from office) The late Robert Matsui (D-California) Karen McCarthy (D-Missouri, retired from office) Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) Jim McDermott-D-Washington) Jim McGovern (D-Massachusetts) Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia) Carrie Meek (D-Florida, retired from office) Gregory Meeks (D-New York) Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-California) George Miller (D-California) Alan Mollohan (D-West Virginia) Jim Moran (D-Virginia) Connie Morella (D-Maryland) Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) Grace Napolitano (D-California) Richard Neal (D-Massachusetts) Jim Oberstar (D-Minnesota) David Obey (D-Wisconsin) John Olver (D-Massachusetts) Major Owens (D-New York) Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-New Jersey) Ed Pastor (D-Arizona) Ron Paul (R-Texas) Donald Payne (D-New Jersey) Nancy Pelosi (D-California) David Price (D-North Carolina) Nick Rahall (D-West Virginia) Charles Rangel (D-New York) Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) Lynn Rivers (D-Michigan, retired from office) Ciro Rodriguez (D-Texas, retired from office) Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-California) Bobby Rush (D-Illinois) Martin Olav Sabo (D-Minnesota) Loretta Sanchez (D-California) Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) Thomas Sawyer (D-Ohio) Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois) Bobby Scott (D-Virginia) Jose Serrano (D-New York) Louise Slaughter (D-New York) Vic Snyder (D-Arkansas) Hilda Solis (D-California) Pete Stark (D-California) Ted Strickland (D-Ohio) Burt Stupak (Michigan) Mike Thompson (D-California) Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) John Tierney (D-Massachusetts) Edolphus Towns (D-New York) Mark Udall (D-Colorado) Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) Nydia Velaquez (D-New York) Pete Visclosky (D-Indiana) Maxine Waters (D-California) Diane Watson (D-California) Melvin Watt (D-North Carolina) Lynn Woolsey (D-California) David Wu (D-Oregon) Alabama Rep Earl Hilliard Arizona Rep Ed Pastor Arkansas Rep Vic Snyder California Sen Barbara Boxer- Rep Joe Baca- Rep Xavier Becerra- Rep Lois Capps- Rep Gary Condit- Rep Susan Davis- Rep Anna Eshoo- Rep Sam Farr- Rep Bob Filner- Rep Mike Honda- Rep Barbara Lee- Rep Zoe Lofgren- the late Rep Robert Matsui- Rep Juanita Millender-McDonald- Rep George Miller- Rep Grace Napolitano- Rep Nancy Pelosi- Rep Lucille Roybal-Allard- Rep Loretta Sanchez- Rep Hilda Solis- Rep Pete Stark- Rep Mike Thompson- Rep Maxine Waters- Rep Diane Watson- Rep Lynn Woolsey Colorado Rep Diana DeGette- Rep Mark Udall Connecticut Rep Rosa DeLaura- Rep John Larson- Rep James Maloney Florida Sen Bob Graham- Rep Corinne Brown- Rep Alice Hastings- Rep Carrie Meek Georgia Rep John Lewis- Rep Cynthia McKinney Hawaii Sen Daniel Akaka- Sen Daniel Inouye- Rep Neil Abercrombie Illinois Sen Dick Durbin- Rep Jerry Costello- Rep Danny Davis- Rep Lane Evans- Rep Luis Gutierrez Rep Jesse Jackson, Jr- Rep Bill Lipinski- Sen Bobby Rush- Rep Jan Schakowsky Indiana Rep Julia Carson- Rep John Hostettler- Rep Pete Viscloskey Iowa Rep Jim Leach Maine Rep Tom Allen- Rep John Baldacci Maryland Sen Barbara Mikulski- Sen Paul Sarbanes- Rep Benjamin Cardin- Rep Elijah Cummings- Rep Connie Morella Massachusetts Sen Ted Kennedy- Rep Michael Capuano- Rep Bill Delahunt- Rep Barney Frank- Rep Jim McGovern- Rep Richard Neal- Rep John Olver- Rep John Tierney Michigan Sen Carl Levin- Sen Debbie Stabenow- Rep David Bonior- Rep John Conyers, Jr- Rep John Dingell- Rep Dale Kildee- Rep Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick- Rep Sandy Levin- Rep Lynn Rivers- Rep Burt Stupak Minnesota Sen Mark Dayton- the late Sen Paul Wellstone- Rep Betty McCollum- Rep Jim Oberstar- Rep Martin Olav Sabo Mississippi Rep Bennie Thompson Missouri Rep William Clay, Jr- Rep Karen McCarthy New Jersey Sen Jon Corzine- Rep Rush Holt- Rep Robert Menendez- Rep Frank Pallone, Jr- Rep Donald Payne New Mexico Sen Jeff Bingaman- Rep Tom Udall New York Rep Maurice Hinchey- Rep Amo Houghton- Rep John LaFalce- Rep Gregory Meeks- Rep Jerrold Nadler- Rep Major Owens- Rep Charles Rangel- Rep Jose Serrano- Rep Louise Slaughter- Rep Edolphus Towns- Rep Nydia Velaquez North Carolina Rep Eva Clayton- Rep David Price- Rep Melvin Watt North Dakota Sen Kent Conrad Ohio Rep Sharrod Brown- Rep Stephanie Tubbs Jones- Rep Marcy Kaptur- Rep Dennis Kucinich- Rep Thomas Sawyer- Rep Ted Strickland Oregon Sen Ron Wyden- Rep Earl Blumenauer- Rep Peter DeFazio- Rep Darlene Hooley- Rep David Wu Pennsylvania Rep Robert Brady- Rep William Coyne- Rep Mike Doyle- Rep Chaka Fattah Rhode Island Sen Lincoln Chaffee- Sen Jack Reed- Rep James Langevin South Carolina Rep Gresham Barrett- Rep James Clyburn Tennessee Rep John Duncan, Jr Texas Rep Lloyd Doggett- Rep Charles Gonzalez- Rep Ruben Hinojosa- Rep Sheila Jackson-Lee- Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson- Rep Ron Paul- Rep Silvestre Reyes- Rep Ciro Rodriguez Vermont Sen Jim Jeffords- Sen Patrick Leahy- Rep Bernie Sanders Virginia Rep Jim Moran- Rep Bobby Scott Washington Sen Patty Murray- Rep Jay Inslee- Rep Rick Larsen- Rep Jim McDermott Washington DC Rep Brian Baird West Virginia Sen Robert Byrd- Rep Alan Mollohan- Rep Nick Rahall Wisconsin Sen Russ Feingold- Rep Tammy Baldwin- Rep Jerry Kleczka- Rep David Obey If I am overlooking it someone please point where it is! Thanks! I don't understand why is Obama not on the list, all these people took a stand since day one! WHY can't I find his name, I am so disappointed! Dave, these people on THAT day took a position, anyone can say anything to the contrary now, like take the popular position, but is that the SAME as voting THAT DAY with the info you have? Maybe that Dennis K. should be the nominee he is on the list! FROM DAY ONE! He is trying to have his cake and eat it too, he did not campaign for a seat in the US Senate until 2 years after the war began, at that point anyone knew it was not a good war! no where am I a Hillary supporter, she is better than Obama but neither will beat McCain! more

Resolved Question: Running Mates.?

Well, unless something really dramatic happens this fall should be Obama against McCain. (Sorry Hillary People) So lets look at the list of possible running mates for both. Historically a ticket of 2 senators has only won one time since the civil war, there have been many since then, but they've all failed miserably, so both need governors. John McCain-Needs someone young more than anything Mark Sanford-Governor of South Carolina Tim Pawlenty-Governor of Minnesota Mitt Romney-Frmr Governor of Massachusetts Mike Huckabee-Frmr Governor of Arkansas Sarah Palin-Governor of Alaska Mitch Daniels-Governor of Indiana Rick Perry-Governor of Texas Charlie Crist-Governor of Florida Barack Obama-Needs someone who meets most his demographic weaknesses Phil Bredesen-Governor of Tennessee Evan Bayh-Frmr Governor of Indiana, now Senator Jim Doyle-Governor of Wisconsin Kathleen Sebelius-Governor of Kansas Janet Napolitano-Governor of Arizona Dave Freundenthal-Governor of Wyoming Additional Obama choices Brian Schweitzer-Governor of Montana Bill Ritter-Governor of Colorado Ted Strickland-Governor of Ohio Tim Kaine-Governor of Virginia more

Resolved Question: Who do you think will be McCain's Running Mate?

I have compiled this list of mentioned candidates by the media. Most Viable and Mentioned: HALEY BARBOUR, 60, governor of Mississippi (2004-?) CHARLIE CRIST, 51, governor of Florida (2007-?) KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, 64, senator of Texas (1993-?) MARK SANFORD, 47, governor of South Carolina (2003-?), representative (1995-2001) TIM PAWLENTY, 47, Governor of Minnesota (2003-?) Somewhat Mentioned: Tom Coburn, 59, senator of Oklahoma (2005-?), representative (1995-2001) Tom Ridge, 62, former governor of Pennsylvania (95-01), former representative (83-95), cabinet (03-05) Rick Perry, 58, governor of Texas (2000-?) John Thune, 47, senator of South Dakota (2005-?), representative (1997-2003) Mike Pence, 48, representative of Indiana (2001-?) Marsha Blackburn, 55, representative of Tennessee (2003-?) Sarah Palin, 44, governor of Alaska (2006-?) Rob Portman, 52, former representative of Ohio (1993-2005), cabinet (2005-2007) Jim DeMint, 56, senator of South Carolina (2005-?), representative (1999-2005) Duncan Hunter, 59, Representative of California (1981-?) Mike Huckabee, 52, former governor of Arkansas (1996-2007) Condoleezza Rice, 53, secretary of state (2005-?), cabinet (2001-2005) Colin Powell, 70, former secretary of state (2001-2005) Fred Thompson, 65, former senator of Tennessee (1994-2003) Joe Lieberman, 66, senator of Connecticut (1989-?) Mitt Romney, 60, former governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007) more

Resolved Question: Are you smarter than George W. Bush?

A bachelor’s degree in history from Yale in 1968, then served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. Master of Business Administration from Harvard 1975. He has been ran a business, a sports team, and was Governor of one of the most diverse states in the country before becoming President. In college his grades were better than KERRY or Gore's. (and that was while he was DRUNK and on COKE--supposedly.) Here is some of the books he read---for pleasure this year ________________ American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin (a biography of Robert Oppenheimer, an inventor of the atomic bomb) Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero by David Maraniss (about the late all-star Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder) Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power by Richard Carwardine Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural by Ronald C. White Jr. Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang - Those are not all of his list either. more

Resolved Question: Bush sues Santa?

BUSH LEGAL TEAM SUES SANTA CLAUS By S. Artist Reuters AUSTIN, TX (Dec. 4) - Attorneys for Texas Governor George W. Bush filed suit in federal court today, seeking to prevent Santa Claus from making his list and then checking it twice. The complaint seeks an immediate injunction against the beloved Christmas icon, asking the court to effectively ban his traditional practice of checking the list of good boys and girls one additional time before packing his sleigh. The suit, filed in the Federal District Court of Austin, Texas, asks a federal judge to "hereby order Mr. Claus to cease and desist all repetitive and duplicative list-checking activity, and certify the original list as submitted, without amendment, alteration, deletion, or other unnecessary modification." "There are no standards for deciding who is naughty, and who is nice. It's totally arbitrary and capricious. How many more times does he need to check? This checking, checking, and re-checking over and over again must stop now," said former Secretary James Baker. Baker further claimed that unnamed GOP observers witnessed an elf removing all boys named Justin from the 'nice' list, filing them under 'naughty' instead because "everyone knows all boys named Justin are brats." Gov. Bush cited the potential for unauthorized list tampering, and blasted what he called the "crazy, crazy mess up there at the North Pole." "Their security is really awful, really bad," said Bush. "My mother just walked right in, told 'em she was Mrs. Claus. They didn't check her ID or nothing." Meanwhile, Dick Cheney, Gov. Bush's running mate, issued a direct plea to St. Nick himself. "Mr. Claus, I call on you to do the honorable thing, and quit checking your list. The children of the world have had enough. They demand closure now," Cheney said, adding that his granddaughter has already selected a name for the pony she's asked for. The Rev. Jesse Jackson was quick to respond to this latest development with plans to lead his protesters from Florida to the North Pole via dogsled. The "Million Man Mush" is scheduled to leave Friday. "We need red suits and sleighs, not law suits and delays," Jackson said. Santa Claus could not be reached for comment, but an spokeself said he was "deeply distressed" by news of the pending legal action against him. "He's losing weight, and he hasn't said 'Ho Ho' for days," said the spokeself. "He's just not feeling jolly." A weary nation can relate. more

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Resolved Question: Why are proponents of the NAFTA superhighway attending Bilderberg meetings??

While Texas Gov. Rick Perry received significant Internet attention for participating in the secretive Bilderberg annual meeting in Turkey, the attendance of a second U.S. governor was largely overlooked. WND has confirmed Kathleen Sebelius, the Democratic governor of Kansas, attended the annual meeting of the Bilderberg Group May 31 to June 3 in Istanbul. Spokesman Seth Bundy of Sebelius' office told WND the Bilderberg Group paid for the airfare, but Sebelius expensed the state of Kansas for $1,274 to cover her Ritz Carlton luxury hotel room in Istanbul. Bundy refused to give any information about Sebelius' speech to the Bilderberg Group or about the meeting agenda and attendee list, even though expenses from her trip were paid from public taxpayer funds. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57966 The same governor that has a Mexican sovereign territory in her state... "A Mexican customs facility planned for Kansas City's inland port may have to be considered the sovereign soil of Mexico as part of an effort to lure officials in that country into cooperating with the Missouri development project." http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50918 Jedi...Very interesting take... more

Resolved Question: Texas Gov.Rick Perry: 2 more issues; can't find on internet...?

Heard on the radio this morning that Gov. Perry plans to: Open the highways to Mexican Truck traffic (dangerous!) Renovate the Gov. Mansion for either $1 million or $10 million. Can't find either on internet. Are these two more strikes against our illustrious governor? The same governor who showed moral indiscretion back in 2004 with a secretary of state? Please verify those two issues, so that I can add them to an ever-growing list of snafu's done by this 'riding on the coattails of the Bush's' administrator. 083007 1:25 Nicole, I hoped I'd be hearing from you...we both dislike Perry. And so it goes, THIS saturday? wonderful, just lovely. I'm about ready to scream! I can't believe how inept "leaders" can be. Don't ANY of them walk life like us? Struggle and learn??? I think I'm going to stay off all of the main highways and tell my family to do the same. Bush & Company are I D I O T S.........Period!!! more

Resolved Question: A bit long but worth it ............?

Bush sues Santa BUSH LEGAL TEAM SUES SANTA CLAUS By S. Artist Reuters AUSTIN, TX (Dec. 4) - Attorneys for Texas Governor George W. Bush filed suit in federal court today, seeking to prevent Santa Claus from making his list and then checking it twice. The complaint seeks an immediate injunction against the beloved Christmas icon, asking the court to effectively ban his traditional practice of checking the list of good boys and girls one additional time before packing his sleigh. The suit, filed in the Federal District Court of Austin, Texas, asks a federal judge to "hereby order Mr. Claus to cease and desist all repetitive and duplicative list-checking activity, and certify the original list as submitted, without amendment, alteration, deletion, or other unnecessary modification." "There are no standards for deciding who is naughty, and who is nice. It's totally arbitrary and capricious. How many more times does he need to check? This checking, checking, and re-checking over and over again must stop now," said former Secretary James Baker. Baker further claimed that unnamed GOP observers witnessed an elf removing all boys named Justin from the 'nice' list, filing them under 'naughty' instead because "everyone knows all boys named Justin are brats." Gov. Bush cited the potential for unauthorized list tampering, and blasted what he called the "crazy, crazy mess up there at the North Pole." "Their security is really awful, really bad," said Bush. "My mother just walked right in, told 'em she was Mrs. Claus. They didn't check her ID or nothing." Meanwhile, Dick Cheney, Gov. Bush's running mate, issued a direct plea to St. Nick himself. "Mr. Claus, I call on you to do the honorable thing, and quit checking your list. The children of the world have had enough. They demand closure now," Cheney said, adding that his granddaughter has already selected a name for the pony she's asked for. The Rev. Jesse Jackson was quick to respond to this latest development with plans to lead his protesters from Florida to the North Pole via dogsled. The "Million Man Mush" is scheduled to leave Friday. "We need red suits and sleighs, not law suits and delays," Jackson said. Santa Claus could not be reached for comment, but an spokeself said he was "deeply distressed" by news of the pending legal action against him. "He's losing weight, and he hasn't said 'Ho Ho' for days," said the spokeself. "He's just not feeling jolly." A weary nation can relate. more

Resolved Question: Question about evolution in our schools, inspired by another user?

"Antievolutionist appointed to head Texas state board of education. On July 17, 2007, Don McLeroy was appointed by Texas governor Rick Perry (R) to chair the state board of education, succeeding Geraldine Miller. A member of the board for the last eight years, McLeroy was described by the Dallas Morning News (July 18, 2007) as "aligned with social conservative groups known for their strong stands on evolution, sexual abstinence and other heated topics covered in textbooks" and as "[o]ne of four board members who voted against current high school biology books because of their failure to list weaknesses in the theory of evolution." http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/news/20... Maybe I'm misunderstanding, here. Is the objection that the books chosen would include weaknesses in the theory of evolution? And that would be bad...why? Teaching our children sexual abstinence would be bad...why? Please help me to understand the objections, here?? more

Resolved Question: What do you think of an antievolutionist chosen to head the Texas State Bar of Education.?

On July 17, 2007, Don McLeroy was appointed by Texas governor Rick Perry (R) to chair the state board of education, succeeding Geraldine Miller. A member of the board for the last eight years, McLeroy was described by the Dallas Morning News (July 18, 2007) as "aligned with social conservative groups known for their strong stands on evolution, sexual abstinence and other heated topics covered in textbooks" and as "[o]ne of four board members who voted against current high school biology books because of their failure to list weaknesses in the theory of evolution." http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/news/2007/TX/606_antievolutionist_appointed_to__7_26_2007.asp In a statement issued on July 17, 2007, Texas Freedom Network's president Kathy Miller chided Governor Perry for his choice, writing, "Texas parents should be troubled that the governor has appointed as head of the state board a clear ideologue who has repeatedly put his own personal and political agendas ahead of sound science, good health and solid textbooks for students. Even worse, Mr. McLeroy will now be in charge of the board's scheduled revision of the state's science curriculum standards, an area where he has already cast his lot with extremists who want to censor what our schoolchildren learn." "Troubled"? You bet I am troubled!!!! I am more than troubled. I am incensed at the ignorance that abounds in this state that I love. 5 minutes ago I will not let my child grow up to be a MORON!!!! He will be taught the truth! I will not let them DUMB DOWN my kid!!!!! NO WAY!!! more

Resolved Question: What do you think of an antievolutionist chosen to head the Texas State Bar of Education.?

I am appalled!!! Our idiot governor will set this state back 200 years. What does this mean for our children? "Antievolutionist appointed to head Texas state board of education. On July 17, 2007, Don McLeroy was appointed by Texas governor Rick Perry (R) to chair the state board of education, succeeding Geraldine Miller. A member of the board for the last eight years, McLeroy was described by the Dallas Morning News (July 18, 2007) as "aligned with social conservative groups known for their strong stands on evolution, sexual abstinence and other heated topics covered in textbooks" and as "[o]ne of four board members who voted against current high school biology books because of their failure to list weaknesses in the theory of evolution." http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/news/2007/TX/606_antievolutionist_appointed_to__7_26_2007.asp "In a statement issued on July 17, 2007, Texas Freedom Network's president Kathy Miller chided Governor Perry for his choice, writing, "Texas parents should be troubled that the governor has appointed as head of the state board a clear ideologue who has repeatedly put his own personal and political agendas ahead of sound science, good health and solid textbooks for students. Even worse, Mr. McLeroy will now be in charge of the board's scheduled revision of the state's science curriculum standards, an area where he has already cast his lot with extremists who want to censor what our schoolchildren learn." "Troubled"? You bet I am troubled!!!! I am more than troubled. I am incensed at the ignorance that abounds in this state that I love. I will not let my child grow up to be a MORON!!!! He will be taught the truth! I will not let them DUMB DOWN my kid!!!!! NO WAY!!! more

Resolved Question: are they over paid?????

How much do the president of the United States and other federal government officials get paid in salary and fringe benefits? Answer: Most candidates don't seek high elected or appointed government posts with the sole intention of becoming rich from the earnings they receive from the U.S. federal government. While compensation for such offices as the U.S. president and others is very generous when compared with the average American's salary, most of these men and women would likely make more money in the private sector and often do. For example, George W. Bush and Al Gore, the leading candidates in this year's presidential election are both very wealthy. Gore, as the current serving vice president, enjoys an annual salary of $181,400 ($175,000 prior to 2000), an expense account of $10,000, plus free housing. He has a net worth of at least $870,000, but made much of his money from 1993 to 1997, earning $1,186,261 in royalties for his best seller, "Earth in the Balance," according to Fortune magazine. Bush has had even more success in his business dealings. In 1989, Bush invested $600,000 to become part owner of the Texas Rangers major league baseball team. When the team was sold in 1998, Bush earned at least $14.9 million from the deal, according to CNN. As the governor of Texas, Bush earns $115,345 annually. As president, Bill Clinton makes $200,000 and gets additional money in various expense accounts. However, in September 1999, President Clinton signed legislation that will increase the presidential salary to $400,000, effective January 2001. The Constitution prohibits pay raises for sitting presidents. This presidential pay raise will be the first since 1969, when the president's salary was raised from $100,000 to $200,000. Adjusted for inflation, $200,000 in 1969 would be worth $930,232 today. On top of the salary and expense accounts, the U.S. president is given free housing with plenty of amenities. The White House has 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, including a movie theater, bowling alley, billiards room, tennis court, jogging track and putting greens for entertainment. He also has use of Camp David, the presidential retreat. Congress receives frequent pay raises. In the last 17 years, pay for the average member of Congress has more than doubled, from $69,800 in 1983 to $141,300 in 2000. However, if you were to adjust their 1983 salaries for inflation, members of Congress would make $119,708 in 2000. The president pro tempore of the Senate and the majority and minority leaders of both houses are paid $156,900. The speaker of the House of Representatives makes $181,400. These salaries include the $4,600 pay raise that members of Congress voted themselves in 1999. This year, lawmakers are again pushing to increase their salaries, seeking a $4,200 pay raise that would bump their salary up to $145,500, effective January 2001. To get a better idea about how much money that involves, multiply $4,200 by 535, which is how many members of Congress there are, and you will get $2,247,000. Currently the total pay for all members of Congress is about $75 million. Here's a list of some federal employees and their current salaries as of August 2000. (The president will receive a $200,000 raise in January): Executive Branch President: $200,000; $50,000 expense account; $100,000 nontaxable for travel; $19,000 official entertainment account; free housing Retired president: $150,000 pension; plus $150,000 to maintain staff Former first lady: $20,000 Vice president: $181,400; $10,000 expense account; free housing Presidential Cabinet member (i.e. secretary of defense, attorney general, etc.): $157,000 Legislative Branch Speaker of the House of Representatives: $181,400 Senate president pro tempore: 156,900 Senate and House majority and minority leaders: $156,900 Other senators and representatives: $141,300 Judicial Branch Supreme Court chief justice: $175,400 Supreme Court associate justices: $167,900 more

Resolved Question: Does these links work? Concerning the black woman who committed suicide after filing suite against Bush?

By LeaAnne Klentzman A Fort Bend County woman files a lawsuit on former Governor and current sitting President George W. Bush. Margie Schoedinger of Missouri City, Texas has filed a lawsuit against George W. Bush in Fort Bend County Court. In her suit she is alleging "race based harassment and individual sex crimes committed against her and her husband." The suit lists numerous offenses and asks for actual damages, punitive damages and judgments against George W. Bush. In her suit, among the many allegations, she has stated, "On or about, October 26, 2000, an attempt was made to abduct Plaintiff (Schoedinger) by three unknown assailants. Because of the actions of these assailants, Sugar Land police officers were dispatched to the scene. In the end, no report was taken. The assailants were treated respectfully and allowed to go free..." theawakeningnews@yahoo.com www.geocities.com/theawakeningnews http://www.fortbendstar.com/121102/n_Woman%20files%20lawsuit%20against%20President.htm http://www.geocities.com/theawakeningnews/Conspiracy-Bush_Rapist.html Schoedinger apparently committed suicide on 22nd September of 2003 but her death only attracted new attention on the internet in November of 2003. Only now has one small-circulation newspaper in the UK run the story of her demise. It found the story so newsworthy it ran its headline on the front page next to the title header. more

Resolved Question: How is being vaccinated for cervical cancer different from being vaccinated for measles or whopping cough?

Okay - I'll be honest I don't see the problem, our school district had a long list of vaccinations like measles - before any of our children could start school. Now my children are out of school. Also our daughter had to pay for her vaccination, which being over 18, it was her choice to have. I believe if offered years ago, I would of wanted my child vaccinated against this form of cancer. Can someone tell me why they wouldn't want it? I am open and honest and really want to understand? Are the objections about the vaccine realistic or just political hype ? There are currently many diseases a child must be vaccinated against to even attend school - how is this different? The Governor of Texas made it mandatory to be vaccinated for human papillomavirus that cause most cases of cervical cancer. Governor Perry also directed state health authorities to make the vaccine available free to girls 9 to 18 who are uninsured or whose insurance does not cover vaccines. more

Resolved Question: Odd govenor facts...i really need help with this?

These are some questions from my texas government class and these are not in the text. I could only find one answer on the internet, I feel retarded but I really need some help with this. 1.)Who was the only Governor to govern two different States (includes Texas)? 2.)List the Texas Governors who have become US Presidents 3.)Who was Texas' longest serving Governor? 4.)Who was the first native Texan to become Governor? 5.)Which Governor resigned because he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America? more

Resolved Question: Was Enron still ordering Bush around in 2002?

Published on Friday, February 1, 2002 by the Associated Press Enron Chairman Gave List of Favored Names to White House; Bush Named Two as Energy Regulators by Marcy Gordon WASHINGTON - A few months after the White House got a list of recommended candidates from former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay, a friend and backer of President Bush, two of them were appointed to a federal energy commission. Lay gave the list of names to Clay Johnson, Bush's personnel director, White House spokeswoman Anne Womack said Thursday. Among the eight or so names were Pat Wood, now chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and Nora Brownell, a member of the commission. "It was one of many, many recommendations that he (Johnson) received" from industry executives, members of Congress and state officials, Womack said in an interview. Disclosure of Lay's recommendations to the White House last spring comes as congressional panels investigate the relationship between Houston-based Enron Corp., which filed for bankruptcy Dec. 2, and the Bush administration. The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Enron's complex accounting and what role its auditor, Arthur Andersen, played in the Houston-based company's collapse. Andersen has acknowledged destroying Enron-related documents. A senator leading an investigation said Thursday that Enron had not cooperated in providing important information on the complex web of partnerships used by the company to conceal massive debts. The company's attorney said it doesn't have the documents sought. As head of a major campaign donor, Enron, wielding significant influence in Washington, Lay enjoyed access to top government officials of both parties. The White House has acknowledged that Lay met once privately last year with Vice President Dick Cheney, who headed a task force that formulated the administration's national energy policy. Lay disclosed the existence of the list of Enron favorites in an interview being broadcast Friday on PBS' "NOW with Bill Moyers." "I brought a list, we certainly presented a list. ... As I recall, I signed a letter which in fact had some recommendations as to people that we thought would be good (FERC) commissioners," Lay said in the interview, which was taped in May but never aired. Bush, as Texas governor, had appointed Wood in 1995 as head of the state's Public Utilities Commission. Wood has been an advocate of market-oriented regulation of utilities, a position espoused by Enron, a big, aggressive energy trader that had become a favorite of Wall Street. Bush appointed Wood as FERC chairman in August, replacing Curt Hebert. Hebert said in the PBS interview that Lay "has asked me to take certain positions but I've had those conversations with Ken Lay for a long time. And have disagreed with him for a long time." Brownell, a member of Pennsylvania's Public Utility Commission, was nominated by Bush in March. During her time on the state commission, Brownell helped oversee Pennsylvania's electricity deregulation. Lay will be the star witness next week as a blizzard of hearings by several congressional panels put the Enron collapse under intense public scrutiny. Enron officials "just simply have not cooperated" in providing the documents sought, said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., chairman of a Senate Commerce subcommittee. "We again renew our request." An estimated 3,000 partnerships, some with names of "Star Wars" characters such as Jedi, were created by Enron, which took a 97 percent stake in each of them and brought in outside investors for the remainder. The partnerships were kept off Enron's books and helped create the accounting debacle that pushed the company into the biggest U.S. corporate bankruptcy filing ever. Dorgan said the committee had no immediate plan to subpoena the documents from the company. Robert Bennett, a Washington attorney representing Enron, said, "We have been fully cooperating with them." Bennett said the committee has asked Enron for documents that the company doesn't have and must be obtained from the partnerships or people representing them. "We are exercising enormous good faith in cooperating with that committee," the attorney said in a telephone interview. In a related dispute between Congress and the Bush administration, investigators at the General Accounting Office told the White House on Wednesday they would sue to make officials identify the industry executives, including some from Enron, who met last year with Cheney's energy task force more

Resolved Question: I am sorry! CNN is not Exxon. Sorry for being so stupid! Read idiot?

September 16, 2001 THE WELL OILED MEDIA Where are the moderating voices, the views of those who stand against the momentum of war, who challenge the self-serving rationalizations of empire? You are unlikely to find them in the major media. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is headed by Bob Coonrad, formerly deputy managing director of the U.S. propaganda station Voice of America. At the helm of National Public Radio is Kevin Klose, formerly director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, which oversees Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, and Radio and Television Marti. [Klose in September 2002 was in Rhinebeck, New York, arguing the necessity of attacking Iraq.] The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is Michael Powell, son of the secretary of state. [March 2003: Clear Channel, the Texas-based owner of more than 1200 radio and 36 television stations in the USA, with its own syndication and tour management divisions, has been organizing rallies in support of invading Iraq. They also maintain and enforce a list of banned songs and musicians for their stations. Vice chairman Tom Hicks made George W. Bush a multimillionaire by buying the Texas Rangers baseball team from him. As one of the creators and the first chairman of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (with Clear Channel founder Lowry Mays on the board) when Bush was governor, he turned over the control of its funds to companies close to the Bushes, including The Carlyle Group mentioned below. Clear Channel's growth has depended on continued deregulation and lax oversight by the FCC and has its own lobbying office in Washington.] Secretary of State Colin Powell was on the corporate board of America Online, now merged with Time-Warner, which owns CNN. A member of AOL/Time-Warner's board of directors, Carla Hills, also sits on the board of directors of Chevron. She was the first President Bush's trade representative. On the board of directors of Exxon-Mobil sits J. Richard Munro, former chairman and CEO of Time-Warner. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was on the board of the Tribune Company, owner of the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Newsday, and many other newspapers as well as TV stations. [November 2003: Hollinger International board members are charged with pocketing tens of millions of dollars received from other companies. Hollinger is a media company, owned by Conrad Black, that owns the Daily Telegraph in London, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Jerusalem Post. Hollinger Digital is their investment division and is headed by Richard Perle, who is on the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board, which is essentially an industry liaison office (Perle was chairman until questions of propriety forced him to another seat). He also heads Trireme Partners, which is aggressively investing in "homeland security" projects, and steered $2.5 million from Hollinger to Trireme. Gerald Hillman, also on the Defense Policy Board, invested $14 million in Trireme and became a partner. Henry Kissinger is a director at Hollinger and a Trireme advisor. Another Hollinger director is Richard Burt, a former arms negotiator. The Carlyle Group (see below) is considering bailing out Black.] Oil companies often share board members with the media. The director of Texaco (recently merged with Chevron), former senator Sam Nunn, is also on the board of directors of GE/NBC (GE is the nation's sixth largest defense contractor). Texaco board of directors member Charles Price sits on the New York Times/Boston Globe board of directors. Corporate board member William Steere is on the board of directors of Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal. A member of the Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal corporate board, Rand Araskog, also sits on the board of directors of Shell Oil. more

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List Of Governors Of Texas News

Texas judge orders Republican Governors Assoc. to pay $2 million to 2006's ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Rick Perry among "Dirty Dozen" by League of Conservation Voters - Dallas Morning News (blog)

Feds add county to drug trafficking grant list - WMI Central

Ward named director of Rowan campus of MCTC - Morehead News

Big fundraiser for Perry tonight - Austin American-Statesman

Over 200 in Attendance With Expected Sell-Out at iiBIG's Commercial Paper Executive Summit - msnbc.com

Kevin Keith Commutation: Re-election and reprieves don't go hand-in-hand - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

Democrat Bell awarded $2 million in lawsuit - MySanAntonio

Triple murder: Reprieves for killers rarely aid re-election - Mansfield News Journal

Emmy Countdown: TV world prepares for its annual closeup at 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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