Dennis Kucinich vs. Ron Paul

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Neither of which would be desirable; hence better stick with the federal gov't.
 
 

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by eros:
   

Originally posted by SHisIT:
  'til i found out about his candidacy i was fairly disinterested in this election cycle. i can't argue w/ the whole constitution based approach; even when i disagree on individual issues.
 
 it is a crazy idea though; i'll give you that.  a politican with, you know; principles & ideals... shit like that. if we aren't collectively ready now, i hope we will be soon.
 

Except when those principles and ideals entail dismantling the federal government and letting all the red states turn themselves into separate little theocracies. [/b]

what exactly is wrong with a little dismantling of the federal government?  while the red states are turning themselves into theocracies, those blue states would be turning themselves into little socialist enclaves, since we're using generalities. [/b]

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
 
 Voting in the US is a joke anyway with this electoral college bullshit. Why can't they have a democratic vote and just count all the votes in the country then whoever gets the most votes wins???  

"What an absurd way to choose a president, sneer many non-Americans, perhaps forgetting their own arrangements (the coronation of Gordon Brown as Labour leader and prime minister, without a single vote, springs to mind)." [/b]

Smackie, I don't even need to read the article. I never said anything like "my way is better than your way"...my issue is that the US claims to be the worlds greatest democracy when it's not even a democracy

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
  the US claims to be the worlds greatest democracy when it's not even a democracy

Show me a better one...
 
 I'm not saying it's perfect, but it's the best we've got.

[edbert]

Show me a better one...
 

Ireland is an example of a better one... no electoral college to overule the popular vote, and they do  instant run-off voting so that voters can support alternative candidates without 'throwing their vote away'

[ggw]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  A French newspaper said Sunday that recently divorced French President Nicolas Sarkozy may marry former supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni, his new girlfriend, next month.
 

Way to go, Frenchie:
 
   <img src="http://zeno.locaweb.com.br/media/12/20060707-carla-bruni-1.jpg" alt=" - " />

[vansmack]

Originally posted by E Redux:
   

Show me a better one...
 

Ireland is an example of a better one... no electoral college to overule the popular vote, and they do  instant run-off voting so that voters can support alternative candidates without 'throwing their vote away' [/b]

Unless something revolutionary happened overnight that I'm not aware of, Ireland is a parlimentary democracy, so at least one head of state is not directly elected by the people.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

How about some more Carla Bruni pics!

[ggw]

<img src="http://micheljansen.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/carla-bruni.png" alt=" - " />

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

So basically, there's a chance that France could have  <img src="http://micheljansen.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/carla-bruni.png" alt=" - " /> as their first lady, and we could have  <img src="http://www.aetn.org/election2002/assets/images/jhuckabee1.jpg" alt=" - " />

[eros]

<img src="http://web.centre.edu/kat/Theta%20symbols/Cindy%20McCain.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 At least we know she likes to party.

[vansmack]

Sarkozy's always done pretty well for himself, but Bruni is of another league...
 
 Have you seen his daughters from his second marriage (they weren't his kids, but geez)?  Fugettaboutit...

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Bruni's recorded work is actually surprisingly good as well.
 
 Having also dated Eric Clapton and Mick Jagger, she does have a thing for shriveled up old guys.

[Brian_Wallace]

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
  Bruni's recorded work is actually surprisingly good as well.
 

Charlie, I like you and all, but did you ever think you may need to take a step back and realize "I can make critical judgements about the worth of records made by international super models?"  Is this knowledge you want to pass off to your offspring?  Jeez, that's like knowing which Spice Girl released the best solo album.  It's taking up space in your brain.
 
 Care to off an opinion of these two?:
 
   <img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/89/a2/a509b340dca05e1580a47010._AA240_.L.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
   <img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512jixpmIZL._AA280_.jpg" alt=" - " />
 
 Brian

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I have the Milla album. I even went to see her live when she played in DC back when that album came out. I think the club was called the 15 Minute Club. The album was good at the time, but like alot of music, didn't really age well.
 
 I don't have the Naomi Campbell album, so I'm afraid I will not be able to comment on that one.

[Frank Gallagher]

The 15 minute club was a great place....I used to go all the time, although it wasn't in business for very long.
 
 Down near 15th and K right?
 
 BTW, does anybody have anything to say about NH last night???