Open Question: This is my paper....I am CONCERNED about the conclusion of it. How can I make the CONCLUSION bettet?

Modernity over Christianity The French Revolutionary Calendar was adopted in tardy 1793 and replaced the Gregorian Calendar. With the result of the republic being that the King did not have as much power anymore and that the thought of him being picked by God has diminished; the French wanted to move in a new direction where not everything was based on religion. The Revolutionary Calendar was just one of the things that was created as a result of The Republican Government. Some other things include a new social system, new legal system, and a new metric system. France finally getting its liberty was a big deal, and they marked it forever by trying to live life in a new way. Some of the men that were involved in the construction of the new calendar were Charles Gilbert Romme (mathematician), Louis Lagrange (mathematician and astronomer), Gaspard Monge (mathematician) and Guyton de Morveau (chemist). The new calendar was constructed of ten day weeks, and twelve months of thirty days. New names were given for the months of the year. The French tried to make the names of the months a reflection of science and nature. For example, one of the months was called “Nivose” which means “snowy” in English and it went from December 21st till January 19th. This calendar was modern in that it challenged the Roman Catholic Church’s way of doing things, which had been accepted for 1700 years. The French Government wanted new ways of doing things without much influence from the church even if violence had to be used. “The introduction of the republican calendar, for instance, which remained officially in force until 1906, was part of an onslaught on Christian traditions which saw the closure of churches and the abdication or execution of thousands of priests” (Crook, 22) It was new and revolutionary. However, it had various flaws. Some of these issues that the calendar had were new names for every month and day, a longer week that people did not like, and some mathematical issues. Although the new French Revolutionary calendar was something new and a break from the past, it was not successful, the French citizens were at a disadvantage because of it and France could have benefited greatly if it had not been created. The calendar was French in the sense that it was based on reason more than religion. It was something that the French invented and they did not receive it from past history. Showing great intensity of spirit was sometimes looked at as a bit naïve in France. A lot of the more educated class of people have always been against the Church. They believed that man should be ruled by reason, not religion. “The Church - the guardian of the calendar with its feasts and fasts and saints’ days was one of the sources of power of the hated ancient order; it had to be away with” (Richards, 257). The Republican calendar was part of a new beginning the French people were given with the birth of The French Republic. The French people looked at is as something new and a new way to move forward. The calendar defines it’s possess Frenchness through rejection. The working class did not like the calendar because of the longer week, people did not want to work Sundays, and the decimal hours confused people. When Napoleon became the emperor of France, he brought France back to Catholicism reestablished the Gregorian calendar. The Revolutionary Calendar only lasted twelve years. Totally changing what the calendar has been for such a long time was taking it a bit too far in my eyes. People could not adjust to the fact that weeks were ten days long and that they were nine day working weeks. It was modern in it’s possess right at the time, to receive away from the past and form a new government and a new way of life but this was taking it to the extreme. They totally changed people’s lives and what they were used to. Imagine growing up Christian and celebrating Christmas for every of your life, and every of a sudden you look a new government that does now acknowledge religion at every and even gets rid of Christmas. This attack on Christianity was deeper than just a change on the calendar. “The first was characterized by the closing of churches, the removal of bells and sacred vessels, the abduction of the clergy, and iconoclastic attacks on statues, shrines, churches and cemeteries” (Crook, 70). Religion is something that one should always have a right to practice, it is part of ones culture, tradition and beliefs and should never be taken away from anyone. “Religious identities are based on alignments of culture and its elements - values, symbols, myths and traditions, often codified in custom and ritual” (Smith, 6). The new French republic saw a lot of changes, but one change that could not last for a long time was the Revolutionary calendar. . The government wanted something new and modern, something that would put a mark in French history forever as a new start. However, there was a problem, people could not receive used to it. The fact tha

10 Mar 2010, 10:10 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Would you rather mess with Republican and fight whole trailer park or?

mess with a Democrat and battle with every one in the crack home?

10 Mar 2010, 8:49 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Is this typical of the republican party?

Two weeks ago the folks who run Republican fundraising made a sloppy mistake. They left the blueprint for their party fundraising plans at a posh resort where they had hosted a GOP retreat. That document is now in the hands of the media. And now Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is having to put a good light on that pathetically cynical document. Money is short in GOP coffers these days. The RNC has less money in the bank than it has seen in a decade. This fundraising blueprint that is circulating shows a sense of desperation. The plan separates Republican donors into two groups. Group one is the tiny donor that is described as a "visceral." If you fall into the RNC's classification of "visceral" donor, and the RNC sends you a stylish plaque thanking you for your "visceral" giving, here's my advice: HIDE THE PLAQUE! The term "visceral" in any dictionary describes personalities that are thoroughly "non-intellectual" and "non-analytical." It describes a person driven by fear and raw emotion. It's an odd choice of words for fundraisers to use about people who give Republicans money. According to the RNC fundraising blueprint, Steele intends to lift about 90 percent of the GOP's money from "viscerals." Steele has planned a fundraising event in Las Vegas for his "visceral" donors. They can attend a no-rules ultimate fighting championship if they fork over a little campaign dough. The Steele blueprint shows that there is another "class" of target donors who probably won't be invited to the blood-and-rage fest in Las Vegas. The memo refers to that other class of donors as the "ego-driven" big donors. This crowd is willing to give big money if they can have their picture taken with political celebrities. Also, according to the memo, it's important to give the wealthy fat cats a "Tchotchke" or two. "Tchotchke" is a Yiddish term that describes something that is "disposable," "worthless" and "tacky." If you are one of those major donors and you receive a plaque with your picture next to Michael Steele or Ann Coulter with the term "Tchotchke" printed on the bottom, DO NOT show it to any of your Jewish friends. They will quickly figure out what the RNC really thinks about you. Instead of bloody battle events, big donors are to be entertained at more high-brow venues like $10,000 per dish chicken dinners. The GOP memo doesn't cease there. It doesn't simply trash its donors. It trashes every the GOP party members by proclaiming that at the heart of the GOP fundraising effort will be the use of "fear." The GOP leadership believes that "fear" is the most effective motivator for the elephant crowd. That fear campaign started a year ago with insane conspiracy stories about Obama setting up socialist-run gulags for patriotic, vocal conservatives. Those kinds of stories have been floated regularly by neo-nut fanatics who are so crazy that their heads must surely glow in the dark. There is really no way to put a good face on the newly discovered 72-page GOP fundraising plan. It is a document that reduces every GOP donors, both "emotional viscerals" and "ego-driven big donors," as little more than "Tchotchkes." http://www.pnj.com/article/20100310/OPINION/3100311/1161/NEWS01

10 Mar 2010, 7:08 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: What would Republicans think about Democrats getting rid of the filibuster?

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/03/reid_promises_filibuster_refor.html The same rules will obviously apply the next time they are in the minority, so this is a pretty bold step to free up gridlock in Washington. But let me guess...the American people (represented, as always, by you personally) are against those dirty libs un-ramming the filibuster out of our throats, because it makes more sense for our government to forever essentially be vulnerable to hijack by the minority party. Right? And you would say the same thing if it was Democrats blocking EVERY vote and the Republicans getting rid of the filibuster? Right?

10 Mar 2010, 7:36 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Conservatives, will Republican Senator Scott Brown reveal why he wore Pink Leather Shorts in his new book?

Even the very Gay Glenn Beck has the good fashion sense not to wear Pink Leather Shorts, so what does that say about Senator Scott Brown? http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/02/scott-brown-r-ma-wore-pink-leather-shorts-on-his-first-date-with-his-wife.html

10 Mar 2010, 6:32 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Spiritually speaking, why do people generalize?

Two weeks ago the folks who run Republican fundraising made a sloppy mistake. They left the blueprint for their party fundraising plans at a posh resort where they had hosted a GOP retreat. That document is now in the hands of the media. And now Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is having to put a good light on that pathetically cynical document. Money is short in GOP coffers these days. The RNC has less money in the bank than it has seen in a decade. This fundraising blueprint that is circulating shows a sense of desperation. The plan separates Republican donors into two groups. Group one is the tiny donor that is described as a "visceral." If you fall into the RNC's classification of "visceral" donor, and the RNC sends you a stylish plaque thanking you for your "visceral" giving, here's my advice: HIDE THE PLAQUE! The term "visceral" in any dictionary describes personalities that are thoroughly "non-intellectual" and "non-analytical." It describes a person driven by fear and raw emotion. It's an odd choice of words for fundraisers to use about people who give Republicans money. According to the RNC fundraising blueprint, Steele intends to lift about 90 percent of the GOP's money from "viscerals." Steele has planned a fundraising event in Las Vegas for his "visceral" donors. They can attend a no-rules ultimate fighting championship if they fork over a little campaign dough. The Steele blueprint shows that there is another "class" of target donors who probably won't be invited to the blood-and-rage fest in Las Vegas. The memo refers to that other class of donors as the "ego-driven" big donors. This crowd is willing to give big money if they can have their picture taken with political celebrities. Also, according to the memo, it's important to give the wealthy fat cats a "Tchotchke" or two. "Tchotchke" is a Yiddish term that describes something that is "disposable," "worthless" and "tacky." If you are one of those major donors and you receive a plaque with your picture next to Michael Steele or Ann Coulter with the term "Tchotchke" printed on the bottom, DO NOT show it to any of your Jewish friends. They will quickly figure out what the RNC really thinks about you. Instead of bloody battle events, big donors are to be entertained at more high-brow venues like $10,000 per dish chicken dinners. The GOP memo doesn't cease there. It doesn't simply trash its donors. It trashes every the GOP party members by proclaiming that at the heart of the GOP fundraising effort will be the use of "fear." The GOP leadership believes that "fear" is the most effective motivator for the elephant crowd. That fear campaign started a year ago with insane conspiracy stories about Obama setting up socialist-run gulags for patriotic, vocal conservatives. Those kinds of stories have been floated regularly by neo-nut fanatics who are so crazy that their heads must surely glow in the dark. There is really no way to put a good face on the newly discovered 72-page GOP fundraising plan. It is a document that reduces every GOP donors, both "emotional viscerals" and "ego-driven big donors," as little more than "Tchotchkes." http://www.pnj.com/article/20100310/OPINION/3100311/1161/NEWS01

10 Mar 2010, 6:05 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: how come Republicans don't care that Condoleeza Rice is gay?

10 Mar 2010, 9:41 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why do liberals think we care?

Two weeks ago the folks who run Republican fundraising made a sloppy mistake. They left the blueprint for their party fundraising plans at a posh resort where they had hosted a GOP retreat. That document is now in the hands of the media. And now Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is having to put a good light on that pathetically cynical document. Money is short in GOP coffers these days. The RNC has less money in the bank than it has seen in a decade. This fundraising blueprint that is circulating shows a sense of desperation. The plan separates Republican donors into two groups. Group one is the tiny donor that is described as a "visceral." If you fall into the RNC's classification of "visceral" donor, and the RNC sends you a stylish plaque thanking you for your "visceral" giving, here's my advice: HIDE THE PLAQUE! The term "visceral" in any dictionary describes personalities that are thoroughly "non-intellectual" and "non-analytical." It describes a person driven by fear and raw emotion. It's an odd choice of words for fundraisers to use about people who give Republicans money. According to the RNC fundraising blueprint, Steele intends to lift about 90 percent of the GOP's money from "viscerals." Steele has planned a fundraising event in Las Vegas for his "visceral" donors. They can attend a no-rules ultimate fighting championship if they fork over a little campaign dough. The Steele blueprint shows that there is another "class" of target donors who probably won't be invited to the blood-and-rage fest in Las Vegas. The memo refers to that other class of donors as the "ego-driven" big donors. This crowd is willing to give big money if they can have their picture taken with political celebrities. Also, according to the memo, it's important to give the wealthy fat cats a "Tchotchke" or two. "Tchotchke" is a Yiddish term that describes something that is "disposable," "worthless" and "tacky." If you are one of those major donors and you receive a plaque with your picture next to Michael Steele or Ann Coulter with the term "Tchotchke" printed on the bottom, DO NOT show it to any of your Jewish friends. They will quickly figure out what the RNC really thinks about you. Instead of bloody battle events, big donors are to be entertained at more high-brow venues like $10,000 per dish chicken dinners. The GOP memo doesn't cease there. It doesn't simply trash its donors. It trashes every the GOP party members by proclaiming that at the heart of the GOP fundraising effort will be the use of "fear." The GOP leadership believes that "fear" is the most effective motivator for the elephant crowd. That fear campaign started a year ago with insane conspiracy stories about Obama setting up socialist-run gulags for patriotic, vocal conservatives. Those kinds of stories have been floated regularly by neo-nut fanatics who are so crazy that their heads must surely glow in the dark. There is really no way to put a good face on the newly discovered 72-page GOP fundraising plan. It is a document that reduces every GOP donors, both "emotional viscerals" and "ego-driven big donors," as little more than "Tchotchkes." http://www.pnj.com/article/20100310/OPINION/3100311/1161/NEWS01

10 Mar 2010, 7:45 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why are so many conservatives now claiming to be libertarians?

Are they too embarrassed to be called conservatives or Republicans? Do they think conservatives are white trash and don't want to be included?

10 Mar 2010, 10:36 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Republican views on gun ownership?

I know most Republicans look favorably upon gun ownership amongst American citizens. What is their reasoning or philosophy behind this view?

10 Mar 2010, 7:49 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why do liberals think we care about this? Don't they know that we already know this about our selves?

Two weeks ago the folks who run Republican fundraising made a sloppy mistake. They left the blueprint for their party fundraising plans at a posh resort where they had hosted a GOP retreat. That document is now in the hands of the media. And now Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is having to put a good light on that pathetically cynical document. Money is short in GOP coffers these days. The RNC has less money in the bank than it has seen in a decade. This fundraising blueprint that is circulating shows a sense of desperation. The plan separates Republican donors into two groups. Group one is the tiny donor that is described as a "visceral." If you fall into the RNC's classification of "visceral" donor, and the RNC sends you a stylish plaque thanking you for your "visceral" giving, here's my advice: HIDE THE PLAQUE! The term "visceral" in any dictionary describes personalities that are thoroughly "non-intellectual" and "non-analytical." It describes a person driven by fear and raw emotion. It's an odd choice of words for fundraisers to use about people who give Republicans money. According to the RNC fundraising blueprint, Steele intends to lift about 90 percent of the GOP's money from "viscerals." Steele has planned a fundraising event in Las Vegas for his "visceral" donors. They can attend a no-rules ultimate fighting championship if they fork over a little campaign dough. The Steele blueprint shows that there is another "class" of target donors who probably won't be invited to the blood-and-rage fest in Las Vegas. The memo refers to that other class of donors as the "ego-driven" big donors. This crowd is willing to give big money if they can have their picture taken with political celebrities. Also, according to the memo, it's important to give the wealthy fat cats a "Tchotchke" or two. "Tchotchke" is a Yiddish term that describes something that is "disposable," "worthless" and "tacky." If you are one of those major donors and you receive a plaque with your picture next to Michael Steele or Ann Coulter with the term "Tchotchke" printed on the bottom, DO NOT show it to any of your Jewish friends. They will quickly figure out what the RNC really thinks about you. Instead of bloody battle events, big donors are to be entertained at more high-brow venues like $10,000 per dish chicken dinners. The GOP memo doesn't cease there. It doesn't simply trash its donors. It trashes every the GOP party members by proclaiming that at the heart of the GOP fundraising effort will be the use of "fear." The GOP leadership believes that "fear" is the most effective motivator for the elephant crowd. That fear campaign started a year ago with insane conspiracy stories about Obama setting up socialist-run gulags for patriotic, vocal conservatives. Those kinds of stories have been floated regularly by neo-nut fanatics who are so crazy that their heads must surely glow in the dark. There is really no way to put a good face on the newly discovered 72-page GOP fundraising plan. It is a document that reduces every GOP donors, both "emotional viscerals" and "ego-driven big donors," as little more than "Tchotchkes." http://www.pnj.com/article/20100310/OPINION/3100311/1161/NEWS01

10 Mar 2010, 7:35 pm | click here for answers

Resolved Question: Why do Republicans say they are for "Less Government" When no one can give an example of how they created...?

less Government when they have been in power?

10 Mar 2010, 10:48 am | click here for answers

Open Question: Why did Republicans use a reconciliation vote for a massive trillion dollar tax cut?

10 Mar 2010, 9:33 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: If Simple Jack and Sarah Palin were running against one another for the Presidency?

who would you vote for? And I don't think this is every that unrealistic of a proposition. Sarah Palin is a blithering idiot who thinks she's intelligent, and Simple Jack is a hapless, incompetent moron. That's a pretty good description of most Republicans and Democrats, in my opinion. If you don't know who Simple Jack is, you may sit this on out.

10 Mar 2010, 6:54 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: If our healthcare system is okay, why is a top GOP consultant telling Republicans not to bash Obama on reform?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22155.html is it because they are worried they are playing on the wrong side? end of the Republican party? personally, I wish health care doesn't pass, No Public Option = no deal @ZOG: great, another pathetic white nationalist who lives in fear of black people and jews lolol

10 Mar 2010, 7:03 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why does the Republican party and Democratic party gravitate towards the middle of the political spectrum?

Why does the Republican party and Democratic party gravitate towards the middle of the political spectrum? a. They seek to make the opposite party members , their party members. b. They seek to unify conservatives and liberals. c. They seek to win elections by winning the most amount of votes. d. They want to make a distinquishment between themselves and third parties.

10 Mar 2010, 9:59 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Is this paper good...did not start conclusion yet..?

Modernity over Christianity The French Revolutionary Calendar was adopted in tardy 1793 and replaced the Gregorian Calendar. With the result of the republic being that the King did not have as much power anymore and that the thought of him being picked by God has diminished; the French wanted to move in a new direction where not everything was based on religion. The Revolutionary Calendar was just one of the things that was created as a result of The Republican Government. Some other things include a new social system, new legal system, and a new metric system. France finally getting its liberty was a big deal, and they marked it forever by trying to live life in a new way. The new calendar was constructed of ten day weeks, and twelve months of thirty days. New names were given for the months of the year. The French tried to make the names of the months a reflection of science and nature. For example, one of the months was called “Nivose” which means “snowy” in English and it went from December 21st till January 19th. This calendar was modern in that it challenged the Roman Catholic Church’s way of doing things, which had been accepted for 1700 years. The French Government wanted new ways of doing things without much influence from the church even if violence had to be used. “The introduction of the republican calendar, for instance, which remained officially in force until 1906, was part of an onslaught on Christian traditions which saw the closure of churches and the abdication or execution of thousands of priests” (Crook, 22) It was new and revolutionary. However, it had various flaws. Some of these issues that the calendar had were new names for every month and day, a longer week that people did not like, and some mathematical issues. Although the new French Revolutionary calendar was something new and a break from the past, it was not successful, the French citizens were at a disadvantage because of it and France could have benefited greatly if it had not been created. The calendar was French in the sense that it was based on reason more than religion. It was something that the French invented and they did not receive it from past history. Showing great intensity of spirit was sometimes looked at as a bit naïve in France. A lot of the more educated class of people have always been against the Church. They believed that man should be ruled by reason, not religion. “The Church - the guardian of the calendar with its feasts and fasts and saints’ days was one of the sources of power of the hated ancient order; it had to be away with” (Richards, 257). The Republican calendar was part of a new beginning the French people were given with the birth of The French Republic. The French people looked at is as something new and a new way to move forward. The calendar defines it’s possess Frenchness through rejection. It only lasted twelve years. Totally changing what the calendar has been for such a long time was taking it a bit too far in my eyes. People could not adjust to the fact that weeks were ten days long and that they were nine day working weeks. It was modern in it’s possess right at the time, to receive away from the past and form a new government and a new way of life but this was taking it to the extreme. They totally changed people’s lives and what they were used to. Imagine growing up Christian and celebrating Christmas for every of your life, and every of a sudden you look a new government that does now acknowledge religion at every and even gets rid of Christmas. This attack on Christianity was deeper than just a change on the calendar. “The first was characterized by the closing of churches, the removal of bells and sacred vessels, the abduction of the clergy, and iconoclastic attacks on statues, shrines, churches and cemeteries” (Crook, 70). Religion is something that one should always have a right to practice, it is part of ones culture, tradition and beliefs and should never be taken away from anyone. “Religious identities are based on alignments of culture and its elements - values, symbols, myths and traditions, often codified in custom and ritual” (Smith, 6). I have not started my conclusion yet...help please?

10 Mar 2010, 5:58 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Republicans, is lying about death panels in health care a Christian trait?

How about preaching abstinence when your possess daughter is pregnant as a teenager?

10 Mar 2010, 11:27 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: How many of you buy the Republican's argument that reconciliation is equal to the nuclear option?

Since they have used it numerous times to push through their policies with a simple majority; they are counting on a factually challenged public to fall for their lies. Reconciliation has been used to pass several health care bills as well as Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy. The Republicans have used the process many more times than Democrats. Oh, and the Republicans know what the nuclear option is and it's not reconciliation. They coined the phrase when they threatened to break the Democrats attempt to filibuster Bush's judicial nominees. By the way, the party of no is howling about how bad the filibuster is, but it's a tactic that they have used often. arrive on factually challenged people, do some research. Do you really like being played for fools? Now, lets look how many of you try to rationalize that the Republicans are honest in their attempts to cease socialism from taking over the United States. http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2010/03/health_care_reform_reconciliat.html http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/02/12/84487/senate-republicans-filibuster.html http://mediamatters.org/research/200505180004 Kool-Aid - Really. Cite your source. Dnafairy - The nuclear option and reconciliation are two different things. The Republicans mislead the public when say that reconciliation has not been used to form health related legislation or that it is the nuclear option. http://mediamatters.org/research/201001170005 Rookie - Hi! Jason V - "It's Frist's plan to change the Standing Rules of the Senate in order to prohibit Democrats from using the filibuster to block votes on Bush's judicial nominees. below the current rules, senators in the minority can indefinitely delay a floor vote on judges -- or on just about anything else, for that matter -- by engaging in extended debate. " "The Republicans don't call it the "nuclear option" -- well, at least they try not to call it that anymore. Trent Lott, who is a Republican if there ever was one, was the first to apply the term to the GOP plan, a recognition that killing the filibuster would be an explosive move in the Senate " http://dir.salon.com/news/feature/2005/05/12/nuclear_option_primer/ Jason V - "In U.S. politics, the nuclear option allows the United States Senate to reinterpret a procedural rule by invoking the constitutional requirement that the will of the majority be effective. This option would allow the majority to override precedent and end a filibuster" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_option "The nuclear option is a parliamentary rule which "relates to the possiblity that Vice President Cheney will make a 'ruling from the seat' with regard to changing the cloture rule reducing the now required 60 votes to end a filibuster to a simple majority." In effect, the "nuclear option" could be used to end any debate on the Senate floor." http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Nuclear_option Fox News 2005: "Democrats Warn Against 'Nuclear Option... WASHINGTON — Democrats threatened Tuesday to slow or cease most Senate business if Republicans unilaterally change the rules to assure confirmation of President Bush's controversial court appointments." http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,150528,00.html Fox News 2010: "The long-discussed process, nicknamed the "nuclear option," is known as reconciliation. It's coming into potential play after the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday became the last of five committees to approve health care reform legislation, sending the overhaul proposals a big step closer to the president's desk. Before it gets there, though, the bill has to pass from the committees to the floors of the home and Senate." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/15/home-panel-paves-way-nuclear-option-health-care-reform/ Jason V - "But health care and reconciliation actually have a lengthy history. "In fact, the way in which virtually every of health reform, with very, very limited exceptions, has happened over the past 30 years has been the reconciliation process," says Sara Rosenbaum, who chairs the Department of Health Policy at George Washington University." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124009985 "Q: Hasn't reconciliation been used before? A: Yes. For instance, Congress used reconciliation to pass the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) that provides health coverage for employees who lose their group coverage at work." http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-07-health-qna_N.htm

10 Mar 2010, 8:11 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: If house pass the senate version of health care reform bill shouldn't republicans support reconciliation?

Reconciliation is not going to be used to pass the health care bill. Reconciliation is going to be used to make some changes to the bill. Those changes by the way are mostly cost cutting like removing those special kick backs like the “Corn-husker Kickback" and adding some Republican ideas. I did not want to use a source that could be called liberal. "Ultimately, it doesn’t matter whether or not the Senate passes changes to its health care bill via reconciliation. That’s because the reconciliation process cannot even start until after the home passes the Senate bill exactly as it passed the Senate on Christmas Eve. That means it must pass with the abortion language already rejected by Rep. Bart Stupak and others still intact. It also must pass with the outrageous pork barrel spending deals clip for Nebraska, Louisiana, Connecticut, and others." Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/03/04/phil-kerpen-obama-health-care-reconciliation-home-senate-battle-vote/

10 Mar 2010, 9:42 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: What do Conservatives value?

What are some common values shared among the Republican party (or the PC Party in Canada)?

10 Mar 2010, 7:52 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Conservatives and liberals, republicans and democrats...?

we know the system is rigged against us. The top tier earners, who possess both political parties, are laughing every the way to the bank while we battle it out here on YA and call each other names. So my question is... when do we take our country back? When does the bleeding of jobs, homes, retirement accounts, etc cease? Or do we let them have their way and their cake and we end up like Rome? And no.. it's not the goverment, although that can use a disinfectant as well. Trickle down never amounted to a piddle and those that pushed and stuck up for it should be ashamed.

10 Mar 2010, 7:02 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: What political party would you consider me being most aligned?

Well, the main things are: - I think abortions should be legal (various reasons) - I don't support the health care reform - I'm an atheist - I believe that homosexuals should be able to marry in every of the states - I strongly believe that religion should NEVER be a part of politics. - I don't believe that "climate change" (global warming, or whatever they're naming it now) is an urgent topic. I think that humans DO have a very insignificant affect on the climate, but the Earth's natural patterns would affect it faster and more significantly than humans ever could, and that the whole urgency of climate change is a cheap trick to benefit specific individuals (Al Gore, for example and those "carbon offsets", which are basically like indulgences that churches used to sell to make lots of money). Based on this, what party do you think I align with the most? My parent's are Republicans, but I don't want to just follow what they think, even though my dad is a very smart man, I want to decide for myself based on what I feel to be right.

10 Mar 2010, 7:47 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: If the House Passes the Senate Bill and Republicans Put up Road Blocks, Can Obama just Sign the Senate Bill?

With no need for Reconciliation, as it would have passed both chambers? Democrats can then fix the Bill gradually over time.

10 Mar 2010, 9:48 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: What do you think of the whole health care reform?

Personally I am against the proposed reform. I don't like anything about it. The whole way our most esteemed president in every his wisdom is going about this is flat wrong. Trying to ignore what the republicans in senate are saying about this, well it just rubs me the wrong way. No, not because I think democrats are the problem and republicans are saints, ( both have been in the wrong, btw) but ignoring and trying to push past the very system, set up to avoid things like this, ignoring the checks and balances that make this country run.... That's asking for trouble. So what do you think? Please remember to be polite, no matter your op ion on this!

10 Mar 2010, 11:34 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Which of the following was a major theme of Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address?

A uniting Republicans and Federalists B increasing the size of government C improving the capital's infrastructure D repaying the national debt

10 Mar 2010, 8:30 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why do Republicans brown nosing Robber Barons?

Republicans are brown nosing the new thief Barons of 21st century - the health insurance companies. Doesn't anyone have the guts to cease them from consuming the financial resources of the American people so they line their pockets. It's unconscionable for upper management to receive million$ in income while they increase premiums and deny coverage on their policy holders. Brian's long winded convoluted answer is typical of someone trying make sense of the 2008 accident, but you're not convincing any one. What was is gone.

10 Mar 2010, 7:49 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why would anybody vote Republican after they created a great depression and stole trillions?

Between Jan 20 2001-2009 below Republican's leadership and policies of deregulation and a 15% tax rate for wealthy people: Dow Jones plunged 25% from to 10,587 to 7949 Gasoline tripled from 1.44 to 4.11 per gallon on July 11, 2008 Unemployment doubled from 4.2% to 8.2% National debt doubled from 5.7 trillion to 10.6 trillion Budget went from a 236 billion surplus to a 1.2 TRILLION deficit (a 1.4 trillion drop) Losing 700,000 jobs monthly Economy in total freefall (Republicans try to confuse people by saying democrats took over in Jan 2007 and started the recession, but they can not name one thing democrats did to hurt the economy. every experts state the housing crisis started in 2006 and every subprime loans had already been made below a republican congress and president) SOURCES: BUSH OVERSAW A DOW JONES THAT PLUNGED 25% OVER 8 YEARS (Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=^DJI) GASOLINE TRIPLED below BUSH ENERGY POLICY (Source: US Dept of Energy- Energy Information Administration) (http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MG_RT_US&f=W) BUSH DOUBLED UNEMPLOYMENT FROM 4.2% TO 8.2% -----(Feb 2001-2009) (Source: US Dept of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics-) (http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet?request_action=wh&graph_name=LN_cpsbref3) BUSH DOUBLED OUR DEBT FROM 5.7 TRILLION TO 10.6 TRILLION (Source: US Treasury Dept - Bureau of Public Debt - http://www.treasurydirect.gov/NP/BPDLogin?application=np) BUSH TURNED A 236 BILLION BUDGET SURPLUS INTO A 1.2 TRILLION DEFICIT (A 1.4 TRILLION DROP) (Source 1: CBO - Congressional Budget Office - Historical Budget data - Shows the 236 billion surplus in 2000) (http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10871/historicaltables.pdf) (Source 2: Congressional Budget Office - Annual budget and economic report and testimony before Congress on Jan 8, 2009) (Declares 1.2 trillion deficit for fiscal year 2009 ---2 weeks before obama takes office) (http://cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9958/01-08-Outlook_Testimony.pdf) (Please note: The fiscal year 2009 started Oct 1, 2008 below president bush. At that time, the 2009 deficit was projected at 600 billion. Then the banking crisis occured in Oct 2008 and bush started a 700 billion TARP bailout program which was added to the 600 billion deficit which left obama with a 1.2 Trillion deficit the day he took office according to the CBO)

10 Mar 2010, 8:57 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Would liberals be able to handle this in a mature, gracious manner if it were said about them by their party?

Two weeks ago the folks who run Republican fundraising made a sloppy mistake. They left the blueprint for their party fundraising plans at a posh resort where they had hosted a GOP retreat. That document is now in the hands of the media. And now Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is having to put a good light on that pathetically cynical document. Money is short in GOP coffers these days. The RNC has less money in the bank than it has seen in a decade. This fundraising blueprint that is circulating shows a sense of desperation. The plan separates Republican donors into two groups. Group one is the tiny donor that is described as a "visceral." If you fall into the RNC's classification of "visceral" donor, and the RNC sends you a stylish plaque thanking you for your "visceral" giving, here's my advice: HIDE THE PLAQUE! The term "visceral" in any dictionary describes personalities that are thoroughly "non-intellectual" and "non-analytical." It describes a person driven by fear and raw emotion. It's an odd choice of words for fundraisers to use about people who give Republicans money. According to the RNC fundraising blueprint, Steele intends to lift about 90 percent of the GOP's money from "viscerals." Steele has planned a fundraising event in Las Vegas for his "visceral" donors. They can attend a no-rules ultimate fighting championship if they fork over a little campaign dough. The Steele blueprint shows that there is another "class" of target donors who probably won't be invited to the blood-and-rage fest in Las Vegas. The memo refers to that other class of donors as the "ego-driven" big donors. This crowd is willing to give big money if they can have their picture taken with political celebrities. Also, according to the memo, it's important to give the wealthy fat cats a "Tchotchke" or two. "Tchotchke" is a Yiddish term that describes something that is "disposable," "worthless" and "tacky." If you are one of those major donors and you receive a plaque with your picture next to Michael Steele or Ann Coulter with the term "Tchotchke" printed on the bottom, DO NOT show it to any of your Jewish friends. They will quickly figure out what the RNC really thinks about you. Instead of bloody battle events, big donors are to be entertained at more high-brow venues like $10,000 per dish chicken dinners. The GOP memo doesn't cease there. It doesn't simply trash its donors. It trashes every the GOP party members by proclaiming that at the heart of the GOP fundraising effort will be the use of "fear." The GOP leadership believes that "fear" is the most effective motivator for the elephant crowd. That fear campaign started a year ago with insane conspiracy stories about Obama setting up socialist-run gulags for patriotic, vocal conservatives. Those kinds of stories have been floated regularly by neo-nut fanatics who are so crazy that their heads must surely glow in the dark. There is really no way to put a good face on the newly discovered 72-page GOP fundraising plan. It is a document that reduces every GOP donors, both "emotional viscerals" and "ego-driven big donors," as little more than "Tchotchkes." http://www.pnj.com/article/20100310/OPINION/3100311/1161/NEWS01

10 Mar 2010, 7:39 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: US History question, help please?

Did President Herbert Hoover remain consistent with Republican conservative politics and value? It is mostly based on his response to the Great Depression of the 1930s when he was president.

10 Mar 2010, 9:33 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: What makes the RNC think that Republicans (small donors) are visceral.?

The term "visceral" in any dictionary describes personalities that are thoroughly "non-intellectual" and "non-analytical." It describes a person driven by fear and raw emotion. It's an odd choice of words for fundraisers to use about people who give Republicans money.

10 Mar 2010, 5:58 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Is this yet more 0bama Chicago thug politics?

The top Republican on the home Oversight and Government Reform Committee says the Obama administration may have broken the law by offering Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) a job in order to persuade him not to mount a primary challenge against Sen. Arlen Specter. Sestak has said that the administration offered him a high-ranking government job if he’d stay out of the race. White home press secretary Robert Gibbs has been asked repeatedly about the accusation in recent weeks but so far has neither confirmed nor denied that a job was offered. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34221.html#ixzz0hpjCqEvg

10 Mar 2010, 9:05 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Where is the Change we can believe in promised by the Democrats, after taking over from Corrupt Republicans?

I am an independent minded person, I dislike both political parties, yet I went for change in 2006 and 2008 and nope, nothing, same old Washington politics. Where is the change? Forget the Health Care bill until we receive Jobs going....what about the deficit? Holy Smokes, I don't receive it at every. Why is the President so head strong about passing health care? WHERE ARE THE JOBS? Don't start on the "fixing health care will bring jobs BS" because we've done that one already and it didn't pass, it's called the Stimulus package.

10 Mar 2010, 11:31 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Minority births on track to outnumber white births. What are the Republican feelings on this?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_white_minority What are your thoughts?

10 Mar 2010, 11:04 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Republicans, what kind of donor are you anyway?

Two weeks ago the folks who run Republican fundraising made a sloppy mistake. They left the blueprint for their party fundraising plans at a posh resort where they had hosted a GOP retreat. That document is now in the hands of the media. And now Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is having to put a good light on that pathetically cynical document. Money is short in GOP coffers these days. The RNC has less money in the bank than it has seen in a decade. This fundraising blueprint that is circulating shows a sense of desperation. The plan separates Republican donors into two groups. Group one is the tiny donor that is described as a "visceral." If you fall into the RNC's classification of "visceral" donor, and the RNC sends you a stylish plaque thanking you for your "visceral" giving, here's my advice: HIDE THE PLAQUE! The term "visceral" in any dictionary describes personalities that are thoroughly "non-intellectual" and "non-analytical." It describes a person driven by fear and raw emotion. It's an odd choice of words for fundraisers to use about people who give Republicans money. According to the RNC fundraising blueprint, Steele intends to lift about 90 percent of the GOP's money from "viscerals." Steele has planned a fundraising event in Las Vegas for his "visceral" donors. They can attend a no-rules ultimate fighting championship if they fork over a little campaign dough. The Steele blueprint shows that there is another "class" of target donors who probably won't be invited to the blood-and-rage fest in Las Vegas. The memo refers to that other class of donors as the "ego-driven" big donors. This crowd is willing to give big money if they can have their picture taken with political celebrities. Also, according to the memo, it's important to give the wealthy fat cats a "Tchotchke" or two. "Tchotchke" is a Yiddish term that describes something that is "disposable," "worthless" and "tacky." If you are one of those major donors and you receive a plaque with your picture next to Michael Steele or Ann Coulter with the term "Tchotchke" printed on the bottom, DO NOT show it to any of your Jewish friends. They will quickly figure out what the RNC really thinks about you. Instead of bloody battle events, big donors are to be entertained at more high-brow venues like $10,000 per dish chicken dinners. The GOP memo doesn't cease there. It doesn't simply trash its donors. It trashes every the GOP party members by proclaiming that at the heart of the GOP fundraising effort will be the use of "fear." The GOP leadership believes that "fear" is the most effective motivator for the elephant crowd. That fear campaign started a year ago with insane conspiracy stories about Obama setting up socialist-run gulags for patriotic, vocal conservatives. Those kinds of stories have been floated regularly by neo-nut fanatics who are so crazy that their heads must surely glow in the dark. There is really no way to put a good face on the newly discovered 72-page GOP fundraising plan. It is a document that reduces every GOP donors, both "emotional viscerals" and "ego-driven big donors," as little more than "Tchotchkes." http://www.pnj.com/article/20100310/OPINION/3100311/1161/NEWS01 @ilovGod You are really visceral aren't you?

10 Mar 2010, 5:54 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: HOME WORK help what is the differences and the similarities of northern Ireland and republican of Ireland?

can u give me the website

10 Mar 2010, 6:08 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Republican Governor Bob McDonnell issues an order to protect gays from discrimination: Your thoughts?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/10/mcdonnel-overrides-ag-cuc_n_494086.html Before this mess began........... Gays were protected from discrimination, whether it be employment or student enrollment, in public colleges and universities. The bigoted attorney general Kenneth Cuccinelli sent out a letter last week saying that they lack the authority to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Republican Governor Bob McDonnell then OVERRIDED the attorney general's decision, so gays are now protected again. This is wonderful news. The gays came out on top. Justice prevails. Your thoughts?

10 Mar 2010, 9:10 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Isn't it hypicritical for the Republicans to demand an investigation of Eric Massa?

When the Mark Foley scandal broke in 2006, we found out that many of the Republican leadership knew that the representative from Florida had been sexually harassing teenage/below age male interns and did nothing. Denny Hastert's office knew and tried to cover it up. Foley used campaign funds to pay his legal bills and he will not be charged for propositioning minors. While, if true, Massa's behavior was irresponsible and he deserves the pending ethics investigation. There has been no attempt to cover up the one complaint made against him. Unlike Foley, Massa is stepping down due to cancer that may take his life and not NUMEROUS accusations of sexual harrassment. He was a new member of Congress and not a member of the leadership as Mark Foley was. It should be mentioned that the Republicans consider themselves morally superior. They should be held to a higher standard since they say they are the party of family values and preach hate against homosexuals. How many scandals have there been concerning closeted gays in the Republican party? http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/31293 http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/03/04/why-eric-massa-is-no-mark-foley/ http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/27167 http://www.badmouth.net/top-five-republican-gay-sex-scandals/ Rod, did you read the differences between the two situations? I guess not. The one complaint against Massa was sent for investigation by the ethics committee - young man was not below age. Foley..numerous allegations against him for harassing below age and teenage male interns. The Republican leadership tried to cover it up. What don't you receive? Answers2 - LOL, what a surprise. Now, tell me why. Jacob, I do agree that Foley and Massa's behavior should not be tolerated. But, I don't agree with your stand on gays. Homosexuality is not just a life style. Their way of life is as normal to them as heterosexuality is to us. They are human beings who deserve the same rights as anyone else. You have a right to your opinion, but no one should be allowed to take from them the rights that most of us take for granted. John - No way! Bob - That was hilarious. Glen Beck continues to show what an idiot he is. Rocky - Do you really want me to list some Republican scandal? I just don't have the time, but here are some links that you probably won't read. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110800623.html http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2008/03/california-rep-david-dreier-caught-in.html http://blog.taragana.com/business/2009/12/16/georgia-gops-image-bruised-after-ethics-scandals-snag-leaders-one-after-another-12408/ Rahm..talking about politics while taking a shower? No! What about looking for nookie in an airport bathroom? http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/craig.arrest/index.html Warren - " ABC News’ Rick Klein reports: The resignation of Eric Massa from the home of Representatives ended the pending ethics committee inquiries into his conduct, since the committee does not have jurisdiction over former members of Congress" "Republicans have urged Democrats not to let official inquiries drop just because Massa left Congress." http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/03/rep-van-hollen-further-massa-investigation-below-discussion.html

10 Mar 2010, 7:45 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why would Rush say he wants to go to an area that has National Health Care if we have health care reform here?

Is he testing his listeners to look if the brainwashing is working well? I have not heard one republican mention that he has made this ridiculous statement. I don't hear to him so did I miss something cause it makes no sense to me?

10 Mar 2010, 8:01 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Is the reason why many (not all) American Christians disbelieve in global warming because the Republican Party?

downplays global warming and is adverse to the Kyoto Protocol?

10 Mar 2010, 9:04 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Didn't we fight a revolution against the British gentry elite who thought they were ordained by God to rule?

But now, in 2010, the republicans want to bring back unchecked rule by the wealthy elite, and they use religion to justify their political philosophy.

10 Mar 2010, 7:28 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Would a third party be bad for American politics?

It seems to me that Republicans oppose a third party simply because they would lose voters. Might some fiscally conservative Democrats move to a third party as well? The left/right system was designed to balance tyranny and anarchy. Would a third party disrupt this model? What can we assume about the entrance of a third party into our system? What would it do or not do for the American people?

10 Mar 2010, 9:15 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: what groups are republicans associated?

what are some sub parties of the republican party? into what groups are republicans divided?

10 Mar 2010, 7:53 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Do Dems who who say Republicans only oppose Obama because he's black honestly think if Hillary had won, we?

would every be praising her and talking about how much we adore her?

10 Mar 2010, 5:50 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why don't republicans campaign on repealing medicare, social security and unemployment benefits?

If they are so much against gov intervention why haven't they repealed medicare and social security?

10 Mar 2010, 9:45 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Liberals, what is your opinion on this?

Two weeks ago the folks who run Republican fundraising made a sloppy mistake. They left the blueprint for their party fundraising plans at a posh resort where they had hosted a GOP retreat. That document is now in the hands of the media. And now Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is having to put a good light on that pathetically cynical document. Money is short in GOP coffers these days. The RNC has less money in the bank than it has seen in a decade. This fundraising blueprint that is circulating shows a sense of desperation. The plan separates Republican donors into two groups. Group one is the tiny donor that is described as a "visceral." If you fall into the RNC's classification of "visceral" donor, and the RNC sends you a stylish plaque thanking you for your "visceral" giving, here's my advice: HIDE THE PLAQUE! The term "visceral" in any dictionary describes personalities that are thoroughly "non-intellectual" and "non-analytical." It describes a person driven by fear and raw emotion. It's an odd choice of words for fundraisers to use about people who give Republicans money. According to the RNC fundraising blueprint, Steele intends to lift about 90 percent of the GOP's money from "viscerals." Steele has planned a fundraising event in Las Vegas for his "visceral" donors. They can attend a no-rules ultimate fighting championship if they fork over a little campaign dough. The Steele blueprint shows that there is another "class" of target donors who probably won't be invited to the blood-and-rage fest in Las Vegas. The memo refers to that other class of donors as the "ego-driven" big donors. This crowd is willing to give big money if they can have their picture taken with political celebrities. Also, according to the memo, it's important to give the wealthy fat cats a "Tchotchke" or two. "Tchotchke" is a Yiddish term that describes something that is "disposable," "worthless" and "tacky." If you are one of those major donors and you receive a plaque with your picture next to Michael Steele or Ann Coulter with the term "Tchotchke" printed on the bottom, DO NOT show it to any of your Jewish friends. They will quickly figure out what the RNC really thinks about you. Instead of bloody battle events, big donors are to be entertained at more high-brow venues like $10,000 per dish chicken dinners. The GOP memo doesn't cease there. It doesn't simply trash its donors. It trashes every the GOP party members by proclaiming that at the heart of the GOP fundraising effort will be the use of "fear." The GOP leadership believes that "fear" is the most effective motivator for the elephant crowd. That fear campaign started a year ago with insane conspiracy stories about Obama setting up socialist-run gulags for patriotic, vocal conservatives. Those kinds of stories have been floated regularly by neo-nut fanatics who are so crazy that their heads must surely glow in the dark. There is really no way to put a good face on the newly discovered 72-page GOP fundraising plan. It is a document that reduces every GOP donors, both "emotional viscerals" and "ego-driven big donors," as little more than "Tchotchkes." http://www.pnj.com/article/20100310/OPINION/3100311/1161/NEWS01

10 Mar 2010, 6:14 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Why does the House budget bill replace dilapidated schools only in Democrat districts?

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100310/NEWS01/3100400/1008/home+budget+ignores+dilapidated+schools+in+GOP+districts home budget ignores dilapidated schools in GOP districts "The budget bill the home passed Wednesday would pay to replace eight school buildings that are among the state's most dilapidated, and every are in the districts of Democrats who voted for a crucial revenue measure last week. "But seven such schools — in the districts of Republicans who voted against the revenue bill — were not funded." Has Democrat partisan politics become so petty, so mean?

10 Mar 2010, 8:36 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: What bill(s) did the republican senators filibuster since obama has been president?

10 Mar 2010, 9:43 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Have Republicans ever used reconciliation to pass a massive $TRILLION +++ bill of ANY kind?

10 Mar 2010, 9:27 pm | click here for answers

Open Question: Republicans: Do you agree with Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell's decision?

Republican Governor Bob McDonnell directed state agencies to protect gays from employment discrimination. http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/87265972.html Republicans: Do you agree with that decision? Yes or No?

10 Mar 2010, 9:29 pm | click here for answers