it is possible to be critical of both Bush and Obama. I think Bush was worse overall, but still don't think Obama is doing a great job. It's not always about democrat versus republican or vice versa

They wouldn't have to buy TV time if Republicans hadn't lied about the health care plan. they could have called a press conference, or given an interview, they didn't have to buy TV time to do it. Obama could have talked about it when he was on The View the other day, or done a fireside chat. Buyin...

I'm not conservative, I'm more libertarian than anything else, and of course I don't want the government to become a for profit organization. I simply don't want them running commercials for any reason, especially when they're constantly looking for ways to raise taxes. It's irresponsible spending p...

if the government can afford to buy TV time to push their agenda, then they should be able to fund health care without any tax increases. If they can't, then they don't have their priorities straight. Like I already said in this post, if the government can afford to piss away hundreds of millions of...

business advertise to make a profit, big difference between that and using tax money to "raise awareness" especially when anyone who wants to be informed can do so without Andy Griffith being involved. Again, I'm not just talking about this case, but I think any government advertisements a...

what can I say, this kind of shit pisses me off, always has. If the government has this much money to throw around, then how about a permanent tax freeze? Better yet, a gradual rollback. If they can afford shit like this, then they must have enough, if not more than enough money. It's 0.00233333 CE...

what can I say, this kind of shit pisses me off, always has. If the government has this much money to throw around, then how about a permanent tax freeze? Better yet, a gradual rollback. If they can afford shit like this, then they must have enough, if not more than enough money.

yep, the government's mantra seems to be tax and spend, no matter if what they're doing is worthwhile or not, forget about the 13 trillion dollar debt, just keep spending money, as long as they keep it under a few million, most people won't care, just keep spending that money. Who cares how many pre...

get the word out for what exactly? What is going to be accomplished by Matlock telling seniors that the changes to medicare are good? Are they all going to magically believe him? Commercials for are for companies who have a product or a service to push, government run agencies shouldn't be worried a...

like I said, I shouldn't have used the word propaganda, the whole propaganda aspect of it bothers me a hell of a lot less than the fact that medicare is spending at least 700 grand of tax money to buy commercial time. How many prescriptions could that money buy? How many doctor visits? obviously it'...

The ad is slated to run on channels seniors watch, such as the Weather Channel, CNN, Hallmark and Lifetime, at an initial cost of $700,000 I may be wrong but 'initial cost' denotes hiring Matlock and making the commercial, it may or may not include the airtime they're buying, so that's at least 700...

the way I see it, if an organization wants to pay for an ad, that's their right, but I have a real problem when government organizations that are funded by tax dollars pay for actors to air TV commercials. 's not a partisan issue, it's a fiscal one. Hell, all commercials are considered propaganda, i...

are the republicans using tax dollars to air their commercials? I have no problem with either side pushing whatever propaganda they want as long as they pay for it themselves, but in this case, it's being funded with tax dollars, of course medicare and medicaid lost a combined 80 billion dollars in ...

the word propaganda comes to mind: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100730/ap_en_tv/us_people_andy_griffith WASHINGTON – Actor Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Barack Obama's health care law to seniors in a cable television ad paid for by Medicare. The TV star — whose role as sheriff of ...

all while almost 9 billion dollars can't be accounted for http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100727/pl_afp/usiraqmilitaryfunds_20100727215341 WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Pentagon cannot properly account for nearly nine billion dollars in Iraqi oil revenues and other funds received for reconstruction programs ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_byrd#Filibuster_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 Byrd joined with other Southern and border state Democrats to filibuster the Civil Rights Act of 1964,[24] personally filibustering the bill for 14 hours joining the Klan in your early 20's and writing it off as a mi...

Obama's one of those liberals that think it's perfectly acceptable to lie to people if he thinks it's for their own good. He also thinks he knows what's best for everyone. First he was against the mandate and swore he wouldn't raise taxes on the middle class. He also promised to air the health care ...

the hypocrisy of first banning gays in the military, then Clinton trying to compromise with don't ask/don't tell is laughable, it's no wonder people have a hard time trusting the government or taking them seriously when they pass laws making it illegal for any employer in the US to discriminate agai...

oops, I forgot to add /sarcasm to the end of my post, but yes, that was what I was referring to, I'm no liberal, but while I do find it strange that they have to show proof of citizenship, it doesn't really bother me much for some reason

not really condoning it, but I get it, it would be a major embarrassment if a photo were to circulate of Obama shaking hands with an illegal immigrant, not as bad as if, say, he had a relative that had been living in the US illegally for years, but it could still make him look bad

I've known more than a few working poor people in my life who didn't think expansive government and higher taxes were the solution to the problem. People who believe in self reliance and pulling their own weight, versus letting the government step in and take care of all their problems, even if it t...

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's new health care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, congressional budget referees said Tuesday. If Congress approves all the additiona...

so the politician from Illinois, one of the most politically corrupt states in the US, who's already spent billions of dollars bailing out failing corporations, the same guy who aggressively pushed through a bill requiring all Americans to do business with the private sector is giving a no bid contr...

Once again, just because the Republicans get schooled on something doesn't mean the Constitution has been breached. to be fair, there are some questions about the Constitutionality of the health care mandate, Yeah, and there are questions about whether or not our President was born in America, and ...

And you would have felt that way about it if the Republicans had pursued it in 1994 (when they first came up with it!). I'll tell you what I think: those like yourself who don't care about the political aspect but are concerned about the bill's contitutionality are going to be abandoned by the Repu...

That's a matter for the courts to decide though. I think a lot of it is sour grapes on the part of people who lost a political battle and don't want to accept that. yeah, but it's not sour grapes across the board, and it's not like court challenges are an exclusively republican or conservative tact...

Once again, just because the Republicans get schooled on something doesn't mean the Constitution has been breached. to be fair, there are some questions about the Constitutionality of the health care mandate, not everyone thinks the government has the power to force everyone to do business with pri...

It's funny to hear liberals talk about the constitution after the results of the health care debacle.

neither side has the market cornered on ignoring or invoking the Constitution depending on what they're for or against

IMO, When You do what that scumbag did You shouldn't have any rights, maybe I'm just an asshole but It's getting tiresome watching these cocksuckers kill or try to kill alot of american citizens, and just as tiresome hearing other Americans try and defend them. They're obviously not paying too much...

In her case I think it's because the guy espouses a strong belief in the Constitution and his opinion that our current administration is shitting all over it. Another humorous twist is that she buys into the "Socialism" talking points, but she's a Mormon. If tithing 30 percent of your yea...