America needs to keep a strong military, the number one reason our federal government was formed.

Just maybe we have a nuke with their name on it!

We stand for freedom but don't follow the example.. I'm nauseated by our leaders as they only concern themselves..

What goes around comes around.. Look out America..

Why would they bother anyway when we are already doing ourselves in?

Look at our infrastructure etc. We are falling apart from within with the help of some of the 'do nothing but hate the President' in Congress and the rich and greedy who do not want to pay their fair share of taxes etc.

The boogyman under our beds or wanting to do us harm is Us, with our own stupidity and lack of positive vision or action for or to change the present and the future imo.

We should be more afraid or scared of Us rather than be afraid or scared of Them.

We are our own worse enemy.

Peace...

Gee BZ...seems your bow down to the muslims president should be able to solve the world's problems. How long are you going to continue to blame everyone but commander in chief? Dont you ever get tired of defending him?

Tell me, how much did YOU pay in taxes this year? How much tax does one owe on food stamps that we all pay for? Perhaps if your majesty could put people to WORK, there would be more taxes paid by ALL!

Fed, why don't you blame the real problem the Riechwing idiots who caused most of our and the worlds problems get off Faux noise for awhile and listen to real news.

But Fedup you can't have it both ways re the jobs thing.... but then you T'publicons seem to believe you are entitled to it all ways... sooo

Anyhoo, you T'publicon fauxs state with a straight face, that govt do not create jobs so how is the President to put people to work?

Govt dept have been or are being downsized, defunded and underfunded thus laying off/pinkslipping workers in a misguided attempt to shrink govt to a size of ineffectuality resulting in lack of or little oversight, less teachers, public, school and community health nurses, police officers, firefighters and other first responders, less scientists, less inspectors, less IRS workers etc.

Our infrastructure ie our roads, bridges, dams, levees, water and sewer pipes, nuclear power plants, electric grid etc are well pass their use by date, and any attempt to try to repair or upgrade same that would create jobs have been soundly rubbished by you T'pubcons in Congress and some of you in the populace.

The only growth industry or possible job creator for you lot is war. That you can gather around and agree to, war death and distruction imo. If ignorance prejudice and stupidity was an alcoholic drink many would be alcoholics by now.

It is so obvious that the T'publicon Boehner, McConnell, Ryan, Cantor, and the rest of the 'do nothing but criticize, closet birtherbaiters, trashers of the USA credit rating from triple A to double A, want to continue to feed unimpeded at the government teat, free healthcare for themselves but no healthcare for the rest of us, with good paying govt jobs with perks, paid for we the people, don't want to pay their share of taxes, privatizers of social security, medicare etc, cut taxes on the 1-10%ers then don't keep promise to provide jobs, anti-housing/forclosure help for the masses, anti-privacy, anti- female, anti- reproductive choices, anti-gay, anti-rules regulations and oversight unless it benefits them, anti-science, anti-middleclasses, anti-poor, anti-public safety nets, anti-education, anti- first responders, anti-protection of land sea, water and air, pro-pollution, pro-trickledown economics and ignorance, pro-war and conflict as their children will not be in it, pro-outsourcing jobs overseas, anti- country first, pro-self first, pro-racial divisiveness and negative namecallings par excellance, pro-capitalistic greed, pro- canabalistic capitalism, anti- immigrant, anti-people not like or think like themselves etc and those of you into serfdomination and serferation, hard right religiousity spewing unchristlike-ers are definately and could never be held up in any such high Esteeme much less be called his/ her/ their majestyimo.

Hope I did not miss anything dear to that T'repliconners hearts? Oops... I am assuming that they do have a heart of course... LOL

Regarding the taxes and food stamp thing.... why don't you check your own and those in your family and friends. Why don't you find out how many of them are starving or going to bed hungry at night?

By the way, do you know that it has been stated that about 1 in 2 children go to bed hungry in the USA?

Anyway, on the other hand, and come to think about it, people you know probably wouldn't tell you anything about their needs, seeing your attitude towards others who are not in you elevated wealth status....which may be in your own mind.

Hope I have covered all the bases for you......

Signed..... Praying for peace, positive progress, prosperity and patience.

No, doesn't sound all that different to me, either. Same old. Unfortunately, whatever it is we really get from our international involvements (and it's not oil) is probably classified and we'll never know if the cost was worth it. All I'm sure of is there's a lot more going on behind the scenes than we can even guess at.

But while al-Qaida still aspires to strike the U.S., it will likely have to go for "smaller, simpler attacks" as its ranks are thinned by continued pressure from U.S. drone strikes and special operations raids since Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of Navy SEALs in Pakistan last year.

Nothing has changed bob...although this article suggests that O'bama did it better haha. Ruling over its own citizens is too passive for the US government... I think their goals have been getting much loftier. They pick our establishment candidates for us, tell us which talking points to argue over, and continue on with business.

Bob - What you're talking about would basically hand the keys over to other nations to essentially rob our economic growth into oblivion.

Communist regimes such as the former Soviet Union and today's radical Islamist terrorists are more than just "boogeymen". The thousands of innocents who died at the hands of Stalin and Bin Laden are among the witnesses to the terrible reality of these evils.

Don't forget the radical fundamentalist Christians that are also a threat to our freedoms here in the US.

grandall - Christianity haters in a Christian society are so sadly disadvantaged.

Christian (haters) are so pathetic. No other group lobbies to deny women the right to do what they want with their own reproductive processes in this country.

Don't try to legislate "morals" and there won't be a problem.

Wrong .... I consider myself someone with Christian values. I'm just out-of-touch with YOUR reality, which I'm eternally grateful for.

BTW ... the US is a diverse society with more than just Christian values. Typical segregationist attitude (Us vs. Them) of a myopic Republican religious wingnut. Go put your white sheet and dunce cap on and skulk around looking for the boogeyman.

This story sounds like it was designed to gin up the right wingers and scare the hell out of everybody else. Military contractors will say and do anything to keep those billions of tax payer dollars flowing into their pockets.... We should all be familiar with the same war loving right wing script by now, "BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID!!!!!!!"

JK-4363698 sounds like you got a double dose of the Kool-Aid.

Remember 1984 (OrWell) and the never ending war with Oceania? Well here we are. This is like the never ending "war on drugs". There can never be a resolution and we are spoon fed paranoia and fear

JK: Exactly what communist regime should I be afraid of? Hint: The cold war ended over 20 years ago. I do realize however, without a huge nebulous enemy somewhere, we would have to reduce our military budget to a level that's say, sustainable and appropriate.

Yakfitguy - hint: learn to read.

Is there something in post 4.1 we should have gleaned JK or is context not your forte'?

If we sit idly by and do nothing our civil liberties will be stripped from us. Occupy Wall Street!

Proud? Horse manure

unfortunately, ron paul's overall politics are as wrong for the country as any of the rest.

I do know that, with the leading democrats we have in positions of power, the current administration's goal is the destruction of the constitution. this was made very clear with the statements made during the last "state of the union address" by the obamanation, where he called for a unification of the legislative branches and his plan to place them under "executive control".

For all you simpletons, that is DICTATORSHIP! The fact that certain people have the power given to them by presidential decree, and positions bought and paid for, people like polosi, reid, clinton, holder, sotomeyer, and the rest that have proved to have anti-constitution agenda's, is the worst thing that could ever happen to this country.

couple that with the so called "right wing extremist" list, composed by napolitano (once thought to be destroyed, later discovered to be expanded), the changes to the military by the obamanation (including his focus on asia) and some other things randomly passed lightly by the media or not at all reported, but none the less fact.

It has been reported by some that there is plans in the works to declare martial law, making the obamanation "president for life", late in November, if he looses the election. complete with UN backing, including "blue helmets" on the ground to enforce the new "regime"

That is the beginning of the next revolution, and the beginning of WWIII.

Of course the latter being just speculation, but if you check the recent movements of our government, if you really care to look and see, the pattern comes clear.

Good luck, America, we are going to need it. Even if you are a liberal, you have to admit, things are hinky on both sides of the isle.

S.Ulmer,

I agree with most of what you say, but:

Newt, Romney and Santorum all support Patriot, TSA and NDAA. Please look at all of their records. I cannot squander a vote for another 3rd party candidate or the vote will be completely wasted. We can not afford Obama or ANY of the other republican candidates.

Ron Paul is our only hope to restore the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Whether you beleive his other policies are right or not for you, there is still a Senate and Congress and the voice of the American people.

At this point, it is Ron Paul or this nation dies.

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ProudAmericanFirst==I'll have to agree with you on that issue.

I do not disagree, however, the unfortunate thing is that a vote for ron paul IS a wasted vote, due to the structure of the politics involved. If we could get the media to fall in love with him the way the suck on the obamanations teet, there would be a chance. other wise the vote goes to the lesser of the evils. We need to start on more local levels to bring the changes before we can get a real American back into the white house.

Its not a wasted vote when its MY vote as an American citizen. Sorry but I will not vote for more of the SAME.

Why don't the Chinese have troops all over the world?, and why are they not terrified about terrorists? Why doesn't Japan have troops all over the world and are not terrified about terrorists? Why doesn't Germany have troops all over the world are not terrified about terrorists........It is because having our troops all over the world create terrorists. If we would mind own own business, they would mind their own business.

Our military spending is driving us bankrupt, and creating terrorists. EVERY candidate is planning to increase our debt by 4 trillion over the next 4 years. except....Ron Paul

Bill< you cant reason with stupid! Its crazy how you can present the facts and folks are still bleating away (like good little sheep) about how they hate us for our freedoms....my head hurts...

eyez, you obviously miss the point, that being, a canidate is elected by majority. While the majority is fed up with "politics as usual", it still takes a canidate that the majority all votes for. Because the media will not back a ron paul, the fact that you voted for him and not the media's choice makes the opposition gain.

It is a sad commentary about this country, but the media picks our leaders, because the people believe what they are told, thinking the news knows best. That is exactly how the obamanation won, and how he remains popular, even after the terrible job he's done.

To win, the American people need to stop listening to the news casters personal views, realize the media's stance on the issues VS the true facts and the good of the people. We must choose to hear news from sources across the board, and filter the bias out. Look at real numbers, not the polls taken by fox or cnn, as they tend to focus on listeners. The fox crowd being conservitive, would lean heavily conservitive. The same holds true for cnn, in fact most poles target specific groups to skew the numbers in their favor, or even word the questions to the same end.

That is also why some "independent" canadates switch to the major parties. Yet, without the love of the media, the sheeple won't vote that way. And don't get me started on the "electoral college".

ulmer= SILLY AT BEST.

Just give me the word and I'll do it...

I'm sure we will be safe on top of the mountain of debt Obama is building for us.

Obama may win. But don't think that nobody is aware of what is really happening to our nation.

It may take time. But eventually everybody will know the real truth, and will deal with it accordingly.

Our Constitution may be on temporary hold because of a few corrupt politicians, both Democrat and Republican. But the Constitution still exists. It goes well beyond a piece of paper, and into our hearts and souls. We will defend it, according to the Constitution.

Ron Paul 2012!

Wow tt904 how about you take off the tinfoil hat, step away from the drawn blinds and take a deep breath. You really need to stop watching MSNBC and get a grip.

You are lost.

Try reading NDAA, Patriot, TSA and ACTA. When you are finished, look up United Nations Agenda 21.

Bush started it. Obama is finishing the job.

Ron Paul 2012!

patheticallylost and misguided. I voted for Obama and that's because he was the lesser of two evils. Ripping away your rights is NOT protecting this country fool. VET FOR RON PAUL.

What rights are being "stripped away"? I think most people have no clue what a right is or what rights they really have. Just because you want something doesn't make it a right. Just because you have to follow rules doesn't mean your rights are violated.

hmmm how bout a little something called the 4th amendment- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

or how bout the 14th amendment- All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

BOTH of these are "stripped" by NDAA which POTUS signed into law quietly at the begging of the year.

OPEN YOUR EYES

Explain why Obama didn't pull the plug on Iraq in his first year in office? He did promise to do so in his campaign. He had a Democrat majority House and Senate to boot. Instead he let Bush's troop withdrawal plan run it's course.

@fenderbender ; if you don't have the common sense god gave you , '' sorry ''.

Sorry for what, not having a factual legitimate response to my question? Or your lack of respect by spelling God with a lower case g ? Your condescending pigeonholing Vine Handle says it all ,"Democrat or just plain spoonfed"! Fact is the President did little or nothing more than adhere to President Bush's plan for troop withdrawal in Iraq. President Obama even escalated the war in Afganastan, because as president, even he could see the bigger picture of the region.

Josh, I guess you have your sources of intel. Please share your assets with the rest of us.

You know, the Egyptians neatly managed to hide the burial places of the most influential pharohs for a couple thousand years in that same said dessert, so I am still not convinced that the WMD aren't buried in the sand somewhere, out of sight, maybe for the short term and maybe for the long term. It would be easy enough, in an ever shifting landscape to move things-even very large items and the passage would not be visible in a very short while....so why is it assumed that the intelligence couldn't have been partially right, why is it assumed to be all lies?

Why does Iran feel threatened? hmmmmmmmmm? I mean its not like they support terrorist cells in Syria, have threatened to wipe Israel off the map, developed advanced IEDs for use in Iraq and sent Quds to use Cartel members to kill the Saudi Ambassador on OUR SOIL....get a clue, Iran will destabilize the region no matter what we do, warships in international waters or not (btw our 5th fleet warships have been in Bahrain for nearly 50 years genius)

Your Iran assasination plot with the Saudi Ambassador was a debunked and a joke....

You re stated my point...we have Iran surrounded,,,,,whether the ships have been in Bahrain for 50 years or not does not make Iran less surrounded,,,,

There has never been an attack from the Iranians on American soil, they have never threatend us, they have no ability to attack us with conventional military, they have never attacked us using terrorism.... so theres your big threat....Genius...

So go ahead and hyperventilate over some country 8000 miles away that has no ability to attack us....quit being so alarmist and afraid...

Iran is allies with Syria....you buy into all the war propaganda.......its all for saps like you that believe everthing their Govt tells them...

let Israell take care of Israel... they have over 400 nukes and armed to the teeth and Iran has no nukes.......genius

The Muslim infiltration of the west is a cancer. Do not turn your back on them. I have read books by former Muslims turned Christian. The religion is not peaceful, they come to a town friendly and nice as pie. Then once they are the majority they will turn on you.

Kelly....48 here and yes we have been in a constant state of warfare..... but remember ...we are the "peace loving nation...."

"I hate to say this, but I feel like the US has become the erstwhile Nazi Germany"

I agree and that's because it is true. All you have to do is read a little history. Most Americans don't because they were raised being a D or R, and will die being a D or R. Even if their party no longer represents their beliefs and/or the Constitution of the United States. The term for that is "sheeple".

Ron Paul 2012!

True, everything that you said. And we haven't even touched on United Nations Agenda 21. The general population isn't quite that savy yet.

Ron Paul 2012!

I vote that we put uniforms and boots on the bankers! If they want the profits, they get to fight! Let them earn it :)

The problem is that if you look at every candidates actual voting record, they all support the same policies. Obama, Newt, Santorum and Gingrich ALL support NDAA, TSA and Patriot.

Furthermore, Obama and Gingrich have both made statements that our Constitution is deeply "flawed" and that we must move to another form of government. It is on record.

Finally, the only person who has the most consistant record of upholding and defending the Constitution and the Bill of Rights is Ron Paul. But many believe that he is crazy and won't take the time to listen to him speak either in public or on the Whitehouse Floor.

If some people don't care for some of Ron Paul's ideas, there is still a Senate and Congress, but at least with Paul we will still have a voice of which to speak. Paul stated that he will use presidential powers granted by the Constitution to repeal Patriot, TSA and NDAA and restore Civil Liberties back to the American people.

I am saying all of this as a life-long registered Democrat - we need Ron Paul or we will no longer have a Constitutional government.

Ron Paul 2012!

I have the tendency to vote based on the individual not the party. I am willing to listen to Ron Paul and when the time comes, if I consider him the best party for the job I WILL vote for him.

Retired, thanks for your service. And thanks for at least giving Paul a chance, no matter how you decide to vote.

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I read you post twice trying to see if you got anything right.........nope not a thing.

Gerald, you got literally your entire post wrong. You're already connected to the internet, why don't you Google some things? It'll be good for you.

Why don't you suggest some sites for Gerald to explore? As it stands, your post is a waste of space.

"Like the great Roman empire, we are doomed." he got it right.

History repeats because there are always individuals or groups who believe they are above everyone else. Empires dissolve and it is always for the same reasons. The USA will dissolve too and it will not be the people's fault but their leaders. It may happen in our lifetime or it will happen in your children's lifetime. But it will happen. England was an empire,spain,itay(rome),ussr,germany,turkey,china, all these empires were once at the top. All these empires collapsed because of their leaders. It's our turn now because our leaders are just as corrupt as those past empires.It's just a matter of time.

Wake Up

RP 2012

If you want to have fear placed in your heart,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,look at the deficits Obama is creating for your grandkids to repay. Next to that, an iranian nuke is a joke.

Obama created the deficit? What country do you live in?Remember Bush 43?

The costly war in Iraq and Afghanistan? And next to that an Iranian nuke is a JOKE? Hey, have another beer and get ready for the Super Bowl. Stay out of conversations, blogs, etc. that are clearly over your head. Hey, no shame in being stupid. Guys like Gingrich, Gals like Palin have made a career out of it. Thing is those of us with, I admit, half a brain, can only laugh at losers like you.

Sorry if I offended you but, actually, that was my intent.

Been asleep since 2008? Pull you head out of where it has been stuck and take a look around.