Iraq Going Well (Bush Right Again!!!)

“Bush is a fraud.”

“Iraq options focus on reducing U.S. role By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writers
11 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - U.S. military officials are narrowing the range of Iraq strategy options and appear to be focusing on reducing the U.S. combat role in 2008 while increasing training of Iraqi forces, a senior military official told The Associated Press on Monday.

The military has not yet developed a plan for a substantial withdrawal of forces next year. But officials are laying the groundwork for possible overtures to Turkey and Jordan on using their territory to move some troops and equipment out of Iraq, the official said. The main exit would remain Kuwait, but additional routes would make it easier and more secure for U.S. troops leaving western and northern Iraq...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070820/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq;_ylt=AnPUYftQ0aSxIdnBdjVUrSis0NUE”

“Tilt is a parrot.”

“LOL..the Dems are probably scrambling to get a new way to RAISE the Bar and decry the situation in Iraq

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KenBlackwell/2007/08/22/democrats_bet_on_losing?page=full&comments=true

The thing I am waiting for is for the rest of the nation to see how disgraceful the Libbies have behaved.”

“How dumb does Bush have to be to bring up Viet Nam??

I just hope to God he doesn't royally #&%!$ up something else in the next 17 months.... like dropping a few bunker-busters on Iran on January 19, 2009.”

“LOL..yeah nothing like attacking the enemy...(LOL)”

“No, other people attack the enemy while Bush, Cheney, et al. hide under their beds like good little chickenhawks.”

“..and the libbies are the only group acting disgracefully? Or, is that attacking the enemy? LOL”

“Remember the first Thanksgiving in Iraq?




I am trying to remember did Slick go to Bosnia during the one year we were there? (LOL) or how bout Haiti?”

“Slick's gone and we hope he's not first gentleman, But he sure is mentioned alot by those with little otherwise to say. Thanks again, Oh ,and LOL.”

“The only thing Junior ever attacked was a pretzel ---- and the pretzel won.”

“"How dumb does Bush have to be to bring up Viet Nam??"

I missed that. Did Dumbya mention his avoiding serving in Vietnam?”

“No Marky mark...but then how exaclty do you term AVOIDING...like maybe begging to get into ROTC then writing a letter saying you LOATHE THE MILITARY

Or maybe he went over and wrote himself up for tiny cuts to get enough medals to come home..

NO GW was a Fighter Interceptor Pilot. At a time when the NVA had something like 56 fighters. There was not a need for Fighter Interceptor Pilots in Nam. But then I guess you would call anyone who was in the military and didn't end up in combat a coward?”

“3 purple hearts, you'd think Kerry at least had a scar or something, right?”

“Look at that monkey(XLOL) dance!”

“If George drunk again in that pic?

I guess the real question is: who's the bigger turkey?”

“Well Palmer....how bout the famous photo of CLEENTOn?”

“I thought when we went into this Bush said it wasn't going to be another Vietnam!
I want my money back!”

“Aero, I think he meant to say, this isn't gonna be another frat party!”

“Aero what do you mean by Vietnam...where the troops NEVER lost a battle but the Politicians Surrendered? Or where our Presidency wussed out on enforcing peace treaties and condemned MILLIONS to forced labor and death?”

“When the French colonials took over Vietnam in the 1860's they condemned MILLIONS to forced labor and death.

Define "surrender".”

“XL: the quintessential armchair warrior.

Take a bullet for "freedom", tough guy.”

“XLOL! M---O. new guy to the back of the line.”

“and what of this....



hmmmm, XLOL?”

“Isnt it customary to allow the troops to come home after winning a war? :}”

“Aero what do you mean by Vietnam...where the troops NEVER lost a battle but the Politicians Surrendered? Or where our Presidency wussed out on enforcing peace treaties and condemned MILLIONS to forced labor and death?”
XL400236
9:31:13 AM
8/23/07

Just like Democrats want to do in Iraq.”

“It's only been 4 1/3 years since that Mayday.
It's hard work and takes time to steal oil.”

“No one surrendered in Vietnam, the U.S. government simply withdrew in a panic leaving the collaborators to deal with mightily pissed off nationalists.”

“Just like Democrats (and the only real republican- Ron Paul)want to do in Iraq.”

“Iraq Down The Well (Bush Rightwing Again!!!)”

“Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered a six-month suspension of activities by his Mahdi Army militia in order to reorganize the force, and it will no longer attack U.S. and coalition troops, aides said Wednesday.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294990,00.html”

“Isn't that the news that doesn't put an (R) behind Sinator Craigs' name?”

“Time out?”

“LOL...I heard something yesterday on the Radio...apparently the "unbiased media" has missed the report that we are killing on an average 1500 insurgents a month (or more)...multiply that by X months and we get a HECK of an impact.

Now granted the peace loving rules following worshipers of the former childmolesting drunkard are in a tight. In fact they are finding it necessary to pay children to set off bombs.”

“Not a surprise - remember the "human shields" since the start of the war - women and children first!

funny how we don't hear much about them *cough*MSM*cough*
last edited: 8/29/07 7:50:22 AM”

“With the numbers killed and the rest fleeing accross the borders, how many people are left to hide behind?”

“".....we are killing on an average 1500 insurgents a month."

Now you're in Iraq??

Boy, you get around!

You must be exhausted from all that killing.”

“Yet, Marko has no problems claiming individual income is "our" money.”

“What the hell are you talking about, Snarge?

Your's is your's and mine is mine.

You are projecting again.

Please exclude me from your fantasies.

Thanks, now how about bashing Nigal some more?”

“So marky mark...you oppose the Redistribution of Wealth by Government Control? I mean is THAT what you are saying?”

“I'm talking about this -

“"The Social Security Administration should be abolished. Never should have existed in the first place."

That's what the American Fascist Party said in the '30s when they tried to stop it.” - MarkO
2:30:02 PM
8/29/07

No fantasy here. Just reality.”

“I just heard on the radio we might be killing only a dozen insurgents a month. It was a General, who would like to remain anonymous. I fergit the station...”

““I just heard on the radio we might be killing only a dozen insurgents a month. It was a General, who would like to remain anonymous. I fergit the station...” - bearmagnet

Probably NPR. LOL”

“"Redistribution of Wealth by Government Control".....is just another right-wing whacky term that bears no resemblance to reality.

Back in the rubber room for you!”

“http://www.goodcitizen.org/WWLA%20Book/Chapters/1-Issues/Economic%20Issues%20-%20List%20of%20Taxes%20email.htm

Some of the Taxes Americans Pay Each Year



If you don't read it all, go to the ending then you may want to. Isn't this amazing?

Accounts Receivable Tax

Building Permit Tax

Capital Gains Tax

CDL license Tax

Cigarette Tax

Corporate Income Tax

Court Fines (indirect taxes)

Dog License Tax

Federal Income Tax

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel permit tax

Gasoline Tax (42 cents per gallon)

Hunting License Tax

Inheritance Tax Interest expense (tax on the money)

Inventory tax IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)

IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Local Income Tax

Luxury Taxes

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Septic Permit Tax

Service Charge Taxes

Social Security Tax

Road Usage Taxes (Truckers)

Sales Taxes

Recreational Vehicle Tax

Road Toll Booth Taxes

School Tax

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

Telephone federal excise tax

Telephone federal universal service fee tax

Telephone federal, state and local surcharge taxes

Telephone minimum usage surcharge tax

Telephone recurring and non-recurring charges tax

Telephone state and local tax

Telephone usage charge tax

Toll Bridge Taxes

Toll Tunnel Taxes

Traffic Fines (indirect taxation)

Trailer registration tax

Utility Taxes

Vehicle License Registration Tax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax

COMMENTS: Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago and our nation was the most prosperous in the world, had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. What the hell happened?



http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/27/pf/taxes/tax_freedom/index.htm

Americans work 4 months to pay this year's taxes
'Tax freedom day' -- the day Americans can stop working for government and start working for themselves -- is April 30. But each state's day differs. See how yours ranks.
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNNMoney.com senior writer
March 28 2007: 11:02 AM EDT


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- April 30 is the day that Americans can stop working to pay the taxman and start working for themselves, according to the Tax Foundation's annual estimate dubbed "Tax freedom day."

Tax freedom day is theoretical because it assumes we've been working 7 days a week since the start of the year, and that we don't spend anything we make. The 120 days from Jan. 1 through April 30 represents the time it will take the nation as a whole to earn enough to pay off all of the taxes that will be levied against us this year.

Breaking that 120 days down, the Tax Foundation estimates it will take:

43 days of work to pay off federal, state and local income taxes
30 days to pay off payroll taxes (for Social Security and Medicare)
16 days to pay off sales and excise taxes
14 days to pay off corporate income taxes (This assumes that a tax on a business is passed on to its customers, employees and shareholders in terms of higher prices, lower paychecks and less shareholder value.)
12 days to pay off property taxes
4 days to pay off other taxes (e.g., customs duties)
1 day to pay off estate and gift taxes
Tax freedom day may not literally provide Americans with any relief. But as a point of comparison it is a way to measure changes in the total tax burden of the nation from one year to the next.

This year's tax freedom day comes four days later than it did in 2006, representing the fourth increase in four years. It's taking Americans longer to pay their tax bill, according to the Tax Foundation, primarily because overall income has increased, property taxes are up and the annual cap on wages subject to the Social Security and Medicare tax has also increased

The total effective tax rate for the nation - a measure of all taxes as a percentage of all income - is 32.7 percent this year, up slightly from 2006.

On a state-by-state basis, tax freedom day comes much sooner in some places such as Oklahoma -- where residents will have earned enough to pay their taxes by April 12 -- than in states with high taxes or high per-capita income, such as Connecticut, where residents have to work through May 20 to satisfy the total tax burden there.

See how your state ranks

Watching the clock - literally
The Tax Foundation also compares the time Americans work to pay taxes with the time we work to pay for life's other expenses.

Based on an 8-hour workday, the research group estimates that Americans as a whole work:

1 hour 43 minutes to pay all federal taxes (income, sales, etc.)
1 hour 22 minutes to pay for housing and household operations
1 hour 8 minutes to pay for health and medical care
52 minutes to pay all state and local taxes (income, sales, etc.)
51 minutes to pay "other" taxes
40 minutes to pay for food
39 minutes to pay for transportation
28 minutes to pay for recreation
17 minutes to pay for clothing”

“Is this 1500 a month a harvest of the last 5 years planting , or what?”

“But according to Marky mark...that's NOT redistribution of wealth...even when the largest Portion of our National Budget is ENTITLEMENTS....you know Marky you would think maybe you could check out one of those BOOKS in the Library on Economics or something....”