It's not up to the people to assume the government suddenly became honest "just in case". It's up to the government to win back the people's trust.Maybe if a law was passed that required politicians to ACTUALLY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR LIES, that might be a step forward. Who knows?
Maybe if a law was passed so that people were actually held accountable when they went to far with their girlfriends...sped on the highway...or stole stationary from the office, that might be a step forward?People in power are held accountable all the time, probably witha greater "hit" rate than our own personal sins. And don't tell me you "wouldn't do *that*" - because I bet as a child you would have said you never would have sped on the highway either. Sure our and your leaders aren't saints - far from it. But whenever you have a person in a situation you have cheating, gaming and lying.There are solutions to this of course, but our materiallistic society doesn't put as much emphasis on telling the truth as it does on who has the largest flat screen, fastest CPU, or biggest government contract to rebuild Iraq.
"Known lyers, lying. Next up, sun to rise in east tomorrow morning."LOL But they didn't lie about oral sex. You just don't get it. Oral sex man! The guy got head! So much more important to national security and international stability. What power that mouth had!
"liberal mac fanboi's was last month - this month is all right wing nut jobs, global warming deniers, and microsoft apologists!"...old saying about religion and politics.
I'm skeptical of anything that the New York Times' Michael Gordon puts out there (even without Judith Miller his 'unnamed' sources freak me out a bit. Wonder how come the following news bit about Iran actually closing their borders to al-Qaeda doesn't make big news? -------<a class="user" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020902294.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020902294.html</a>Al-Qaeda Suspects Color White House Debate Over IranBy Dafna LinzerWashington Post Staff WriterSaturday, February 10, 2007; Page A01Last week, the CIA sent an urgent report to President Bush's National Security Council: Iranian authorities had arrested two al-Qaeda operatives traveling through Iran on their way from Pakistan to Iraq. The suspects were caught along a well-worn, if little-noticed, route for militants determined to fight U.S. troops on Iraqi soil, according to a senior intelligence official.
groovemasterFeb 11, 2007
It's not up to the people to assume the government suddenly became honest "just in case". It's up to the government to win back the people's trust.Maybe if a law was passed that required politicians to ACTUALLY BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR LIES, that might be a step forward. Who knows?
jayclicheFeb 11, 2007
Do you run your browser or does it just go places and then you comment?
huki365Feb 11, 2007
Maybe if a law was passed so that people were actually held accountable when they went to far with their girlfriends...sped on the highway...or stole stationary from the office, that might be a step forward?People in power are held accountable all the time, probably witha greater "hit" rate than our own personal sins. And don't tell me you "wouldn't do *that*" - because I bet as a child you would have said you never would have sped on the highway either. Sure our and your leaders aren't saints - far from it. But whenever you have a person in a situation you have cheating, gaming and lying.There are solutions to this of course, but our materiallistic society doesn't put as much emphasis on telling the truth as it does on who has the largest flat screen, fastest CPU, or biggest government contract to rebuild Iraq.
jayclicheFeb 11, 2007
"Known lyers, lying. Next up, sun to rise in east tomorrow morning."LOL But they didn't lie about oral sex. You just don't get it. Oral sex man! The guy got head! So much more important to national security and international stability. What power that mouth had!
jayclicheFeb 11, 2007
"It is so funny that so many people think they know it all in this day and age."You seem to know a lot about this :p
jayclicheFeb 11, 2007
"liberal mac fanboi's was last month - this month is all right wing nut jobs, global warming deniers, and microsoft apologists!"...old saying about religion and politics.
shawnfassettFeb 11, 2007
I'm skeptical of anything that the New York Times' Michael Gordon puts out there (even without Judith Miller his 'unnamed' sources freak me out a bit. Wonder how come the following news bit about Iran actually closing their borders to al-Qaeda doesn't make big news? -------<a class="user" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020902294.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020902294.html</a>Al-Qaeda Suspects Color White House Debate Over IranBy Dafna LinzerWashington Post Staff WriterSaturday, February 10, 2007; Page A01Last week, the CIA sent an urgent report to President Bush's National Security Council: Iranian authorities had arrested two al-Qaeda operatives traveling through Iran on their way from Pakistan to Iraq. The suspects were caught along a well-worn, if little-noticed, route for militants determined to fight U.S. troops on Iraqi soil, according to a senior intelligence official.