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[DaBurglar]

Wow, Notes, I think you got DB's attention. From reading these posts, I can say I am almost certainly on the same page as Notes and Tedlark politically. DB, although much of what you said about ISIS/ISIL is correct as far as I can tell, I didn't see anyone here blame their rise on the current POTUS. Maybe I missed it, I am trying to also get some work done here, so I haven't followed all these threads. I think the problem with Obama is a lack of a plan to do anything, other than tell us they are contained, and then we have Paris and San Bernardino. BTW, Hillary Clinton also recently said that "we are right where we need to be" in our fight against ISIS. That may come back to haunt her. Have not heard a "plan" to defeat ISIS from any candidate from either side, but someone should make it a priority. If I had to pick a person I trusted on this, I would think Rubio who has chops on foreign relations or maybe even Christie. This will be a more important discussion once the republican field is winnowed down. Just my 2 cents.Obama is spent....I truly believe that the guy came in with noble intentions, and he himself is a decent and caring man.   But he has turned into a very mediocre, almost below average president simply because he just gave in and gave up in the face of withering Republican opposition to EVERYTHING the guy proposed.    I actually resent the fact that OBAMA allowed the republicans to get away with all that they have done to completely STALL any progress in the congress to accomplish ANYTHING!Obama is a lousy communicator.....as president. he has the ability and opportunity to go on TV whenever he wants, just like Ronald Reagan did in the 1980s (by the way I am a big Reagan fan and truth be told, he would be blown away, in a BAD sense, by what he sees in today's republican party.)    As President, if you want to get things done, if you want to accomplish at least SOME of your agenda, you must first and foremost win over and convince the American PUBLIC, and the way to do this is to TALK TO THEM, often...... OBAMA does not do this, and seems to not want to do this.    Maybe he is ALOOF, maybe he is arrogant and intolerant of average people (obviously he is very smart.)  I do not like that about him....As I said many times before, I am neither Democrat or Republican......I believe we need a THIRD party at least temporarily, to unlock the gridlock and FORCE both parties to recognize the other side has VALID and correct ideas on certain issues.Case in point, the continuing federal budget deficits and NAtional Debt.     We have seen by now, over the last 2 decades that SOME debt is actually GOOD for the economy, especially if that debt is owed by the US Government to AMERICANS and AMERICAN companies and concerns.    But annual deficits of the proportion we now see, which are in fact the result of BOTH parties and blame is placed at BOTH parties feet, are unsustainable and ridiculous.Republicans are correct in that spending MUST be reigned in....Democrats are correct in saying that TAXES MUST be adjusted upward, at least in the short term (5 to 7 years) to put a dent, a REAL dent, in both the deficit and debt.      Any economist with half a brain knows this to be true.I believe the Democratic party has been hijacked by the Gay rights, pro choice/abortion zealots....I believe the Republican party has been hijacked by the extremist right wing ANTI-abortion, gun rights, "Christian" zealots and is now so utterly hypocritical and splintered they can accomplish NOTHING even if they control ALL parts of government.Hence a third party is needed to focus on the MAIN, critical issues, of which there are only a handful, including the Economy and the Federal financial situation;  Foreign policy, in which the USA must adopt new and different strategies, aimed at making it the responsibility of countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Eqypt, ISRAEL, Pakistan, India, et al to start solving their own problems and NOT both look to the USA to solve them while simultaneously BLAMING the USA for the problems existence in the first place.    China and Russia and EUROPE  must.....MUST start shouldering a larger portion of the burden, as world leaders. to solve the various issues facing mankind.     Issues like Gay MArriage, abortion, and such simply are NOT on the same level as others.

[notes1]

who was it that started a thread 'why criticizing ameica is the right thing to do'? talking points directly via the white house and the left. obama is a great communicator, the problem is now, few are buying what he is selling. i have no solution to the middle east situation, that has been going on forever. what i do know is that i would rather contain their problems to their turf, than letting it come here. when i see a million muslim march in DC, decrying the acts of the extremists, voicing support for US laws over sharia law and adapting to the country they chose to live in as opposed to trying to change our country to the very place that they left, i will support them. i am irish and proud of it, if the IRA were bringing terror to our country, i would have no problem limiting access to our country from those arriving from ireland.      i am tired of hearing how the country is running out of money for social security, but we will always find money for illegals and every other kind of support for those who are dependent on tax payers. we are told to not hold the actions of a few terrorists against any religion, but the same folks want to demonize every gun owner (i am not one) for the actions of a few. much of the country is angry, worried, depressed and without optimism.  they see the country they knew disappearing, their dreams will not be realized, their kids will not have it better than them. i/m/o, these are what is holding back the economy/country from recovering.    the country has swung from leaning center right more to the left. relying on the government, lack of personal responsibility, blaming all their problems on someone else.  is there are relationship between the current state of our country and the move to the left?    

[notes1]

i will agree with DB on on point, both parties have been hijacked by the extremes.  if my prior post seems harsh or bigoted to some, so be it. it is time for common sense to replace political correctness. if there was evidence that a series of crimes were being committed by a white guy, over the age of 60 and over 6 feet tall, i am going to be a target. it only makes sense, too bad if i am offended.

[DaBurglar]

who was it that started a thread 'why criticizing ameica is the right thing to do'? talking points directly via the white house and the left. obama is a great communicator, the problem is now, few are buying what he is selling. i have no solution to the middle east situation, that has been going on forever. what i do know is that i would rather contain their problems to their turf, than letting it come here. when i see a million muslim march in DC, decrying the acts of the extremists, voicing support for US laws over sharia law and adapting to the country they chose to live in as opposed to trying to change our country to the very place that they left, i will support them. i am irish and proud of it, if the IRA were bringing terror to our country, i would have no problem limiting access to our country from those arriving from ireland.      i am tired of hearing how the country is running out of money for social security, but we will always find money for illegals and every other kind of support for those who are dependent on tax payers. we are told to not hold the actions of a few terrorists against any religion, but the same folks want to demonize every gun owner (i am not one) for the actions of a few. much of the country is angry, worried, depressed and without optimism.  they see the country they knew disappearing, their dreams will not be realized, their kids will not have it better than them. i/m/o, these are what is holding back the economy/country from recovering.    the country has swung from leaning center right more to the left. relying on the government, lack of personal responsibility, blaming all their problems on someone else.  is there are relationship between the current state of our country and the move to the left?    nah  see you only zero in on what suits you, you never ever "get" my arguments in total....I am NOT leftist, just closer to the center than YOU.   And you must have missed where I said Obama is not a good president.Social Security?    It has zippo to do with illegal aliens (and any other group looking for...."FREEBIES").....Social Security (and Medicare for SENIORS LIKE YOU) is in trouble because CONGRESS (with the blessing, and BLAMEWORTHINESS OF BOTH PARTIES) over the years has simply REFUSED to implement basic, commonsense fixes to retain solvency.....Also, People are LIVING far FAR longer than when the program was first conceived and implemented back in the 1930s, AND the aberration in the population DEMOGRAPHICS relating to your generation, the Baby Boomers, whereby an outsized number of people want their benefits at the same time, was simply something NO ONE thought would happen, but it IS something that can be fixed if politicians on both sides would just do it.  I empathize with your ANGER over it, but just so you understand, ILLEGAL ALIENS are not living high on the hog as you seem to think...most are out there working, doing all the jobs NO ONE ELSE WANTS, and the very fact they are ILLEGAL makes it nigh impossible for them to actually GET any freebies....until, that is, they get arrested and deportation proceedings start, THEN the Government must foot the bill to support them and feed them and all that......You want to keep the middle eastern problems on their TURF huh?  Sounds great, So would I and everyone else.....how do you do that?   One way you DO NOT do that is to continue to make the same mistakes, keep bombing and killing INNOCENT civilians (which is exactly what has happened over the years as we PURSUE all the BAD GUYS), and you do not keep soldiers indefinitely on the ground.   You also do NOT support tyrannical dictators like the USA has done for decades (i.e. Saudi Arabia) and expect all the common average people to NOT have any hatred or resentment for you.....And you are allowing your emotions and frustration to now taint your view of ALL MUSLIMS when in fact, FACT,  the culprits are an extremist minorities who only CLAIM to be muslim and violate the very religion they claim to subscribe to.......ask yourself this:  Is it right or fair to condemn CHristianity because of the actions of someone like DAVID KORESH?    Its the SAME thing, same issue, different clothes.......Im glad you at least agree on the extremist elements in both US parties totally gumming up the works and making it impossible to fix anything.   If it will make you feel better, I honestly believe (and support) the efforts and ideas of MODERATE republicans to deal with certain issues in the economy and government (people like Boehner and McCain, even MCConnel, & maybe Ryan) but they are totally undone and undercut by these TEA PARTIERS and other unreasonable elements.    You cannot get your way on EVERYTHING, someone needs to explain that to those guys.....

[jetermacaw]

Food for thought.
Seems we constantly hear about how Social Security is going to run out
of money. But we never hear about welfare or food stamps running out of
money? What's interesting is the first group "worked” for their money,
the second group didn't.Why
are we cutting benefits for our veterans, no pay raises for our
military and cutting our army to a level lower than before WWII, but we
are not stopping the payments or benefits to illegal aliens.

[Carcounter]

DB, The first 2 years of the Obama presidency, he had complete control of everything. What did he do? Ram Obamacare and a massive stimulus (which didn't stimulate anything-just bailed out blue states) down our throats without any Republican input. He set the stage for what was to come as far as his presidency. Massive Democrat losses in the 2010 and 2014 off year elections. The Dems will never get the house back in our lifetime, the senate, maybe. I didn't vote for him either time, but when he was inaugurated was hoping he would follow thru on his promise to be a post partisan, post racial unifier. Had he followed thru on this and other things he promised, he could have been one of the most popular presidents of all time. But he never had any intention of doing that. Had he been honest and said the core of my presidency will be to manage the decline of America and even the score with the establishment, he never would have gotten elected. So he is a typical phony politician and a dangerous one at that.

[RyanOD44]

Just remember what casinos your playing at.... Vegas machines are regulated and checked... while Indian casinos make up their own rules.... Science Channel and History channel have done good shows concerning this! Good Luck everyone!!

[RyanOD44]

Jeter... excellent point... However the voting base for your later group is much larger than those of us who have served this country... therefore more important to a certain ideology that currently runs the executive branch... and runs is like a dictator... executive actions away!!!

[Sea Lion]

IGT 10-Play hit regularly. All Star I 10-Play hit periodically. All Star II machines - seem to rarely hit at all. Anyone else notice this? 9/7, 9/6 TDB and 9/6 DDB on all 3 brands.As for voting, I'll prolly be voting for "D" in November.. Deez Nuts!

[Soursour]

My luck has come with the 100 game plays but they are harder and harder to find