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Posted at 5:04am on Jun. 1, 2008 The Neverending Iraq Argument List

By IL-Glock21

Roughly four years ago I started a list of the various arguments I ran into while debating opponents of the war in Iraq. From the basic to the technical, I jotted them down and cataloged my responses.

The recent "Bush Lied" thread gave me the urge to post it here for anyone interested. Comments, criticisms, corrections, etc are appreciated.

The List:

1) It was all for oil!

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Posted at 11:32am on Apr. 14, 2008 McCain and Hillary Go To War...

By IL-Glock21

...against Obama's bitter/bigot slam of small town America!

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Posted at 6:06am on Apr. 1, 2008 Bush and McCain on Ukraine

By IL-Glock21

Today President Bush met with Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko and discussed, among other things, Ukraine joining NATO:

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Posted at 11:48pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Food For Thought

By IL-Glock21

Obama's current policy on Iraq (as of today, it changes around a lot) is to withdraw our forces to nearby bases outside of the country and run missions into Iraq to aid the Iraqi forces when violence escalates.

As much as the DNC and his campaign are touting McCain's campaign as running for "Bush's 3rd Term" what kind of change is Obama selling here?

As the NY Times even pointed out:

"A rapid transfer of responsibility to Iraqi forces and withdrawal to large bases was attempted in 2005 and 2006, with disastrous results when the Iraqi units proved incapable of halting major attacks, and sectarian violence worsened."

Obama's policy on Iraq is what even left leaning media sources consider one of the Bush Admin's most disastrous tactics.

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Posted at 9:33pm on Mar. 31, 2008 Fox: Tablet Proof We Can Exploit Christians!

By IL-Glock21

Researchers: Asteroid Destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah

A clay tablet that has baffled scientists for 150 years has been identified as a witness's account of the asteroid suspected of being behind the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Posted at 4:44am on Mar. 30, 2008 The Audacity to Misrepresent King

By IL-Glock21

Obama has been making it a habit to partially quote Martin Luther King, Jr. about the "fierce urgency of now" as an excuse that is supposed to make up for his lack of leadership, experience, etc. The problem, of course, is that King walked the walk. He didn't just talk the talk. King was a proven leader. And the fierce urgency of now was about the People doing something about the racial problems facing America, not excusing some inexperienced yahoo in his insanely ambitious attempt to lead the free world.

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Posted at 1:31pm on Mar. 29, 2008 On Unity

By IL-Glock21

I've heard time and time again that Obama will "unite the country" or that he is somehow a "uniting figure" or other such unity blather.

While some folks seem to truly believe this, it baffles the imagination exactly how he or anyone can claim anything of the sort.

Even Democrats can't even seem to agree he's the man for the job. In one of the most dragged out primaries I can ever remember the public has nearly forgotten the brief moment when the two remaining candidates appeared to be cozying up to one another at the debates. Now the race has devolved down to the usual ugliness of a general election campaign that some describe as a "civil war."

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Posted at 6:17am on Mar. 26, 2008 Nancy Endorses McCain

By IL-Glock21

The AP account pretty well summed it up:

Nancy Reagan Endorses McCain
By LIZ SIDOTI

BEL AIR, Calif. (AP) — Former first lady Nancy Reagan endorsed John McCain for president Tuesday as the Arizona senator continued to collect backing from leading Republicans who might help him unite the party and win over critical conservative voters.

The GOP nominee-in-waiting, in the midst of a West Coast fundraising swing, stopped by the Southern California home of President Reagan's widow to accept the endorsement from the Republican matriarch he called beloved and wonderful.

"I'm very pleased and honored to have the opportunity again to be with Mrs. Reagan and to receive her endorsement for the nomination of my party and for president of the United States," McCain said in a five-minute appearance with the former first lady in the driveway of her gated home. "President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan remain an inspiration to all of us, as an example of honorable and courageous service to the nation."

In turn, she said only, "Ronnie and I always waited until everything was decided and then we endorsed. Well, obviously, this is the nominee of the party."

In a written statement issued earlier in the day, she called McCain a good friend for more than 30 years.

"My husband and I first came to know him as a returning Vietnam War POW, and were impressed by the courage he had shown through his terrible ordeal. I believe John's record and experience have prepared him well to be our next president," she said.

She and McCain met privately in the Reagan home before they emerged, arm in arm, through the front door to meet reporters.

Her eventual support was expected, and she became the latest top Republican to fall in line behind McCain. The two have long been close.

Nancy made note that she was upholding Ronald and her general rule to avoid endorsement prior to the party choosing it's next nominee. Some may take this to be a qualification on the endorsement that weakens it. But the full story would lend one to believe that she favored McCain all along, particularly due to her strong support of stem cell research over the past several years and political activities along those lines which McCain has also agreed with.

Continued below the fold...

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Posted at 1:43am on Mar. 24, 2008 ID: Philosophy or Science

By IL-Glock21

The endless debate on evolution and/or intelligent design being taught in schools as part of science curriculum once again pulled me into some long discussions on the topic and in an attempt to organize my own thoughts and views on the subject, I submit the following:

Definintions:

In such discussions it seems to help to get the potential semantical disagreements out of the way first, otherwise one finds themselves into the frustrating circular discussions that keep coming right back to what a word or words mean... or in this case which meaning of the word is being used.

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Posted at 8:39am on Mar. 20, 2008 McCain in Black

By IL-Glock21

Can we call him Agent M? Or will the NWO conspiracy folks like this too much?

I saw this picture and this was the first thing that popped into my mind. Couldn't help it, but I thought I'd share.

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Posted at 1:00pm on Mar. 19, 2008 From Wright to Left

By IL-Glock21

Obama wants us to ignore the Wright controversy to stop the divisive racial discussions going on (not to sweep an extremely embarrassing association under the rug, of course) and to move on to the important issues facing America!

No problem, I say! While remaining so closely associated with Wright is probably the most baffling political move Obama could have made, it's mostly an appearance problem than a substantive one unless someone finds evidence he actually agrees as opposed to doing a lot of mind boggling things that might give the appearance that he does.

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Posted at 12:11pm on Feb. 19, 2008 Too Little, But Not Too Late

By IL-Glock21

As someone who has used the train system more than most, and with friends who used train systems for daily commutes, this has been something that has bugged me for years... but Amtrak is finally starting to take at least some minimal steps to address a blatant vulnerability to terrorism:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Amtrak passengers will be subjected to random screening of their carry-on bags as part of a new security initiative that will include armed officers and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, an Amtrak spokeswoman said Monday.

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Posted at 11:40pm on Feb. 18, 2008 Rumors and Priorities

By IL-Glock21

Well this video is already making the internet rounds. People are wondering if Obama's wife is just now proud of her country, what was she before? Mainly due to this comment:

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Posted at 9:45pm on Feb. 15, 2008 Stimulus Checks May Miss Disabled Vets

By IL-Glock21

I learned, the hard way unfortunately, that disabled veterans who depend on the VA for their income may be inadvertently cut off from the $300 that they are eligible for through the Bush stimulus "rebate" plan.

From the stimulus information page on the IRS website:

Certain Benefits Count toward Qualifying Income
Normally, certain Social Security, Railroad Retirement benefits and certain veterans’ payments are not subject to income tax. However, the economic stimulus law passed in February contains a special provision allowing Social Security recipients and recipients of certain veterans’ benefits and certain Railroad Retirement benefits to count those benefits toward the qualifying income requirement of $3,000 and thereby qualify for the stimulus payment.

...

For purposes of meeting the qualifying income requirement, the following benefits need to be reported in any combination on Line 20a of Form 1040 or Line 14a of the Form 1040A.

• ...
• The sum of veterans’ disability compensation, pension or survivors’ benefits received from the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2007. People are allowed to estimate their annual benefit by taking their monthly annual veterans’ benefit, multiplying it by the number of months during the year they received benefits, and entering the number on Line 20a of Form 1040 or Line 14a of the Form 1040A.

People should note that Line 20a of Form 1040 and Line 14a of the Form 1040A are designated for Social Security. To qualify for the economic stimulus payments, these lines should also be used to include any qualifying Railroad Retirement or veterans’ benefits.

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Posted at 7:44am on Feb. 12, 2008 Liberty Coalition

By IL-Glock21

I've heard a great deal of reasons why some conservatives just absolutely cannot bring themselves to vote for McCain, thereby justifying throwing the election to the Democratic nominee whether it is Hillary or Obama. Below is a list of common reasons I hear and my best attempt to address them objectively.

This compilation isn't meant to imply that McCain opponents make all of these arguments, but hopefully I'll be able to address a good portion of them individually. The arguments do however build on each other a bit as one goes down the list as opposed to each necessarily being a stand alone argument. Hopefully others will find it persuasive so that we can do right by our country, our troops, and our principles...

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