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In the not so distant future, every country will have nuclear power as a large part of their energy source. Can't stop evolution. :)

Mercor, philosophically you are saying that everything can be reduced to a black-and-white choice. That is the same as the simplest of all the logics - propositional logic with only the values of true and false, as well as the situation of "absurd". Well, newsflash - the world is much more...

Landis, I totally agree. The military/strategic planning has been terrible under the last presidency. Huge economic resources are being poured into all the wrong channels and then dropped over already weak opponents who are adapting to the modern weak spots of their enemy. Car bombs are like...

Mercor, true - the Afhgan war is truly a project resembling a headless chicken. What exactly is the purpose there again? The longer they stay, the more civilians are getting killed and antagonizing the population. If it's the Taliban they want to annihilate, they will necessarily need to kill...

Jayford, well, I agree that the corporate tax rate itself doesn't need raising since it is high enough and well above average internationally. There are however methods to increase taxes in cases where taxation is, as you say, full of loopholes and there should also be some review of special...

Landis, to be fair - McCain has met Palin two times - before he decided she was the one. He can still pull a fast one... :)

Jayford, I am absolutely no supporter of taxes, and always thought of Anguilla as the dream country - just like Vince Cate, although he had to renounce his US citizenship to break free from US taxes. I know the US has some very strict tax rules for private persons, which are very difficult to...

Fractals, personality-wise - I think that general Wesley Clark is pretty good - just as good on integrity and intelligence as Sarah Palin, I think. Strategy-wise I think he has the right idea - keeping allies united.

Wouldn't it be nice with a photo of Palin and McCain together on the cover of Vogue... ? Or maybe Cindy and Sarah together - maybe a FHM cover? :)

Pabst, yes - I really like Ron Paul, he's an intelligent person and has a wholesome common sense view on the world. When it comes to comparing the Iraq war to market strategies - I'm not sure you should "bet on going against the market" when it comes to foreign relations and diplomacy...

clacy, public opinion or polls on the Iraq war ... how about world opinion? Does it matter? Is the Bush administration smarter than the rest of the world all together, is that what you are implying? :)

I think that Colin Powell will stay quiet and private about his vote. If he does so after the election is over as well, then he voted Obama. :)

Someone should ask Sarah Palin, who she has picked as her Vice President - because it is likely that she will be needing one!

All you guys saying she has no experience... She has five kids and is not exactly a virgin anymore, of course she has experience - tons of it too, although she might be "slacking" a little. The hot mature and MILF options are going to go down well with those undecided bachelors not into ebony...

clacy, what is your recipe for a success in Afghanistan? It's mostly pebbles and rock today - will it stay the same "when it's all over"? :)

clacy, USA spends more on the military and defence than the rest of the world together. Therein lies a great factor for how polarizing the US is towards the rest of the world - "with us, or against us".

Wonder how Wall Street will respond to Sarah Palin being picked ...? :)

So then... for normal people, the electorate - who is going to be most different to the Bush era - McCain or Obama? I think you are right that some important issues do count more, but it all becomes "technicalities" - and the voters are not that well-informed - unfortunately. :) PS! For...

cuz69, is it not a fact that McCain votes 90-95% similar to Bush policy? :)

lilduckling, sure the media has a lot of influence - that is why everyone are so obsessed about the celebrity politicians, and so little about the real issues. People do not discuss the issues - they discuss the candidates themselves. Reality TV and celebrity news/craze have dumbed down...