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“That’s really an extraordinary statement, an extraordinary statement, that as someone who lived through the attack on September 11th, that we invited the attack because we were attacking Iraq.  I don’t think I’ve ever heard that before.”  — Rudy Giuliani, May 15, 2007

Seriously?  Ron Paul was talking about American foreign policy in general, and mentioned how we were bombing Iraq for 10 years (yes, we did) prior to 9/11.  Some people might be angry about our military intervention.  Some might plan to strike back.  This is something Giuliani has never heard before?  How can you trust someone who would play with facts like that?  Giuliani needs some schooling.  Or maybe he doesn’t… the audience reaction was justification enough for his stance.

Most people don’t know about what our American government does around the world.

“We bombed Iraq throughout the ’90s?”

“Yup.”

“Oh… well they probably deserved it.”

D’oh!

LGF is giving shit to Ron Paul and his anti-war stance, but I think he makes some legitimate points (not all).  Ron Paul doesn’t seem like a strong leader, but the “wackiness” of his concepts seem very constitutional… they just seem odd to us, we who have lived in this semi-constitutional society for so long.

As for Rudy Giuliani, I wouldn’t trust him with anything of value, let alone my Country.

Iraq Was Being Bombed During 12 Years of Sanctions

C’mon, when you say something like this:

Increased spending inevitably means increased taxes. Thus, despite
President Bush’s much vaunted tax cuts, Americans actually pay more in
taxes today than they did during Bill Clinton’s last year in office.

you’re just asking for a smackdown.

Of course taxes increase when spending increases.  Everything you buy is taxed, retaxed and taxed again.  From manufacture to sale, raw materials, labor, import/export, transportation, everything that goes into a product has been taxed out the ass.

So saying that increased spending equals increased taxes is like saying water makes you wet.  At merely the 5% sales tax, if I spend $10, I’m taxed 50 cents, but if I spend $20, I’m taxed $1… fuck, I’m being taxed double because I spent double!

However, focusing on the tax cut to make your point is a dickhead move.  “Don’t give a tax cut because you’re just going to spend more in taxes anyway”… what kind of retarded argument is that?

From Jackie Frank at Reuters (gag):

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An influential Democratic lawmaker on Sunday
called for reinstatement of the draft as a way to boost U.S. troop
levels and draw a broader section of the population into the military
or public service.

U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, the incoming
chairman of the House of Representatives’ tax-writing committee, said
he would introduce legislation to reinstate the draft as soon as the
new, Democratic-controlled Congress convenes in January.

Democrats reinstating the draft.  Rangel is a moron, and the world has flipped on its head.  Democrats are now anti-Israel and pro-draft, the Republicans are now pro-Israel and (maybe) anti-draft.

I… I… uh… my head hurts.

Update 20061122: From Reuters via Drudge Report Feed:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A reinstatement of the military draft, being
pushed by a senior Democrat, will not be slated for consideration in
the House of Representatives, the chamber’s newly elected top leaders
said on Monday.

“We did not include that” in legislative plans
for early next year, said Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, who
will be House majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January
under Democratic control for the first time in 12 years.

Notice they don’t denounce it, they just say it’s not included in the schedule.  It’s not going to go away.