Vote in 2008 america.

[Talmann]

Hey Bar, you didn't post who you'd vote for.

And I sense that you are implying something, Solnath...

[Barceleroth]

Tal- Of course, I'm not voting age, but I'd vote Republican, although I'll be the first to say that I'm disappointed with the fiscal liberalness of the last six years of pure Republican government.  My third party choice would be Libertarian. 

[Solnath]

You wouldn't say? A lot of more hate for the system in people than love for it.

[Talmann]

Yeah!! I guess I'm not the only Republican after all! Oh, and btw, I don't think anyone's been too happy with the economy... (although we are still growing strong and no one wants to recognize it)

[Barceleroth]

I know, the economy's doing great, and getting better.  But I'm talking about the fact that President Bush didn't even veto a handful of bills in those years...  Where's the conservative, fiscal good-sense in that?  He's created a new high for education spending... which is not what he needed to do if he wanted to improve the schools.  Have some accountability for the funds already being provided before you start giving more hand-outs, and half the problem's solved, without expanding the U.S. deficit.   

Tal, are we really the only Republicans on here?  Oh well, studies of video games show that one or two good guys (like us) can defeat an infinite amount of bad guys (liberals, communists, terrorists, democrats, etc.)   

 

[Solnath]

That would rely on the facts that you are indeed "good guys," your player isn't incompetent and that I'm not against you, because having me as an opponent would be like going against Idol from Killer Instinct on difficulty level six.

[Khem]

plus you have me as a sexy enemy.

[The Empire]

Ahh, enemies of the worst kind, those who are trying to seduce you only to leave you bleeding in a ditch

[Khem]

or naked and tied up for your comrades to discover....

[Gulliver]

In terms of education, that's something which both parties are screwing us all over as far as I'm concerned, the Republicans with their refusal to provide any money where it's needed, the Democrats with their pandering to the Teacher's Union.

[Khem]

the education system needs to be completely revamped. hell if all schools ran like magnet schools where you get to choose your classes like in college it would provide a generation with an actual lust for knowlege. scrap gym class and put in compulsory martial arts, it will decrease violence and increase discipline. actualy most anything would be better than the current prison like school system in america.

[Barceleroth]

Well said, my sexy enemy.   


Pragmia, please elaborate on your belief that Republicans don't put any money where it's needed.  I agree with you, to a point, but I'm hoping you mean that they're throwing away too much money on useless social programs that only increase government's size, and an unaccountable education system that "loses" billions.  If you mean that the spend-thrift Republican government we just left was tight-fisted with funds, I'd have to ask you to elaborate your point.

[Ryazania]

Speaking of school-systems.....

Incorporating the best of both the capitalist and public worlds, schools should run as such:

Each school gets x amount of dollars per student. Students may go to whichever school they would like to within their designated district. Therefore, if school A is better than school B, more students will go to school A. With more students at school A, school A gets more money, allowing them to even further educate its students. Using this, we will be able to insert competition into a public facility.

[Marsos]

I really don't like many of the candidates. If they agree with my economic views, they disagree with my social views, and visa-versa. I kinda like Romney, but his recent flip-flopping scares me a little. McCain and Giulani are a little centrist. Then again, if I don't vote Republican, I'm stuck with Hilary or Obama, both of which terrify me. We need some more people with more conservative views on the ballot. Then again, I may be a little extremist. The only time where I would approve cloning would be for Reagan so he could run for president again. Don't burn me at the stake, please. I'm hopelessly conservative. 

[The Empire]

Too late, I already lit the pyre