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Meanwhile, at the White House: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7edeOEuXdMU

They need 2/3 to pass it?

Ah, of course. :o

I hope Jim DeMint will be speaking, he's a good advocate of capitalism and strongly against this bill.

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Is Ron Paul present there, and is he expected to speak?

"This is imperfect legislation. We need to pass it today!" :rolleyes:

Obama: "national SOCIALISM!" McCain: "NATIONAL socialism!" Those are our options -- take your pick. :(

This is "Jim Taggart VS Wesley Mouch".

So was Paul lying when he wrote that Barr told him he wasn't coming 40 minutes before the press conference, or lying when he was at the press conference, saying Barr was only delayed?

Wow, that's very disappointing. Chuck Baldwin violates Jefferson's "Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom" in every way possible (not to mention the Constitution). I'd rather vote for McCain than this intolerant anti-immigration, anti-abortion, anti-homosexual mysticist fundamentalist (though...

Likewise. While I admire a lot about Hong Kong, its just not the sort of culture I would enjoy living in. I'm a western man through and through. I do hope that Hong Kong's success will influence us in the long run -- it'll be hard for politicians to turn down the cold hard facts about the...

I've never been a member of the GOP, and never will be. I'm more partial to the Ayn Rand Institute and the Cato Institute. In any case, while studying capitalism and defending our liberties at home is certainly admirable, you should follow foreign policy more closely before supporting such a...

Thanks gaazn. The Index of Economic Freedom does rank China pretty horribly however. In any case, I'll try to learn more about their economy. http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/countries.cfm