Hello, Dave

I've been really laughing over this thread. Yep, the deficit is *huge* ...
and when folks wake up, the Democrats will get blamed for "raising taxes".
We are in deep doo - doo here. Reaganomics didn't work then and it doesn't
work now.

As to the marriage protection act that Bush was for, have we heard anything
else about that, or was it to get a big reaction (along with votes) from the
religious folks?

One question begs for an answer: what is the divorce rate in this country?
Care to help Social Security? I'd suggest that once a couple divorces, they
can no longer give nor receive Social Security benefits from another person
(sole exception being to children). I've heard the divorce rate is close to
50%, but I honestly don't know.

I worked for a manager who was on his third or fourth wife. Hmmmm .... I'm
wondering if a woman (or man, for that matter) ever questions why their
intended has been divorced three times. I knew a guy (he passed away over
30 years ago) that was marrying his *fifth* wife! When he passed away, he
was living with a girl friend a good 20 years younger than he.

A lot of interesting questions come to mind with many of these threads, but
few answers.

Nope, I'm not for gay marriage, but I question what is it that drives these
big knee-jerk reactions. I fear that once folks wake up and smell the
coffee, it will be too late. In fact, it may already be too late. If other
countries stop "lending" us money and allowing our deficit to continue, we
are in for a crash. 1929 will look like a picnic. Many countries are
fearing us. Not only for the "Rambo" style of Bush, but our deficit. If we
crash, it will have a huge effect on the rest of the world as well.

Why do you think OPEC doesn't peg their target to the US dollar anymore?
(hint: the dollar is falling and OPEC wants to make more. I read an article
that Saudi Arabia wants to build an indoor skiing resort (talk about an air
conditioning bill!) as well as an underwater hotel.


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim