Perino: No Terrorist Attacks In America Under Bush (VIDEO)

Gee Dana you are pretty young to be going senile. Maybe you meant George Bush wasn't WATCHING when we were attacked by terrorists­...
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She could have been a heartbeat from the Presidency...

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Palin Wants To Interview Katie Couric, 'See 'If She's Learned Anything Yet About Alaska' (VIDEO)

Sarah stop acting like a vengeful high school cheerleader. What are you going to do; want to interview all reporters who ask you hard questions, or for that matter, easy questions that you can't answer? Take all the softball questions for your FOX friends and Rusky Limbaugh. After all if you were president and were having the tough times that President Obama is now having you could always do what you do best.... RESIGN.... Just continue to be the cartoon character that you are.....
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You get what you pay for.

My father was not an educated man but a wise man, and he used to say all the time that a person gets what they pay for. I always use this saying not only with the purchase of any product but also in politics. The intellectual money we spend is in the form of how we vote and who we elect. The only thing is that most people do more research on the products they buy then the people they elect. If you were to see an advertisement about say - a refrigerator or car or house, would you just purchase that item blind? Then why do we as voters just take what we may read in a letter to the editor or a mailer we get about one candidate over another. Don't we owe it to ourselves to check out the truth and not go by who we want to have a beer or coffee with; or who we would like to be next door neighbors with. I don't know about you but most people I have a beer or coffee with and for that matter some of my neighbors are not qualified for elected life. Now good people mind you - but maybe not leadership quality.
Voters tend to believe the people who distort the truth. The candidates who state they will "lower taxes" or "never raise taxes" will always get the vote over the candidate who may tell you that in hard economic times taxes may need to go up. But after the "no taxes" candidate gets in and realizes taxes need to go up - well he lied - but he got elected. This is one good case of getting what you pay for. If taking the time to study the two candidates you may have learned that the "no taxes" was the only idea the one candidate had - and now its shot.
Sometimes we have to swallow the sour pill and move on. If the end result is going to make things better in the long run, then maybe as voters we take the chance to hear bad news from a candidate who may have other alternatives to fix the bad situation.
Wake up people, and just as you look up in Consumer Reports about that toaster you want to buy, also research the candidate you want to vote for. Just like you will not fall for any tricks of a commission salesperson, don't fall for the trick of the political salesperson, the candidate. Anyone who is secure in their beliefs will want you to research their claims - and will back them up. Listen to the bad news, because from the bad comes good.
Finally; if the say it true and you "get what you pay for", make sure you get the best product possible, and not one that is too good to be true.

Principled Leadership along with Integrity & Honesty

Making principled leadership a reality is a good sound bite; but doesn't matter if there is no integrity and honesty. Some candidates for office feel that it is a necessity to distort the truth by the way of half truths. Some may claim that their opponent will raise taxes because they are a Democrat; or if they are a Republican that they will cut personnel or services to save money. If this is truly the truth then I would assume it is fine. Produce quotes and statements made to prove your point. But if they are just innuendo, then where is your principled leadership. If a person cannot be trusted to tell the truth while campaigning; how can that person be trusted when and if they were to get into office.

Tell it like it is and take your occasional hits; but make sure you are fair and tell it like it is for everyone - then you have integrity. Then you can be trusted as an honest elected official.

A person can maintain principled leadership along with integrity and honesty with truthful & hard campaigning, or they could just become another political hack and distort the truth.

Is the American Dream DEAD?

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Demonize the American Dream? It seems that you sir view "GREED" as the American Dream; when most middle class families just want to prosper and live happily. Your rags to riches story is very impressive except for that fact that you have seemed to forget where you came from. You seem to belittle your friends who -pump gas or sell insurance or the unfortunates who have gone to jail. Do you ever think of them while you sit comfortably on your throne in your $30K commode. The American Dream will continue because unlike you there are successful people who - give back, encourage and are compassionate towards others and want to see them succeed. Pinch yourself sir and consider yourself lucky.

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Why the people voted for you....

Dear Mr. President and all the other Democrats who were swept into office since 2006; remember why the people voted for you and got you the majority you needed? We all wanted change... Change from what was going on under Republican rule. Change from not being heard and dealt lip service from those who could care less. If the Democrats are so concerned with what the Republicans are saying , then why did we vote them (Democrats) into office. We could have at least been abused by people who we know really don't care about us. Now we have to figure if the people we voted in are just the same.

Could it be - just maybe - possibly - that there really isn't that much difference between the two parties after all. Could it be that the one thing that they are both concerned about before the people is money. Money from the almighty health care system they are trying to fight. Money from the true "Death Panels"; the insurance company executives; the men and women who really decide who will die due to rejection of a claim. Why oh why do our politicians think they have to be beholding to these bloodsuckers? It was proven with the last election that the people have the power and even, believe it or not the money to get someone elected. I hope Mr. Obama never forgets the grassroots that put him over the top and got him into the White House.

It is time for both Democrats and Republicans to look in the mirror and realize who they are truly beholden to. Get some integrity and guts and do what is right. Realize that you will only hold that office for a temporary basis and when the time comes for you to leave - leave holding your head up high. Is getting blood money so that you can run for reelection so important that you forgotten what you were put there for. Stop being corrupted by the power of money; and instead be inspired by going down as a Congress who really served the people. Maybe it is time to get a copy of "Profiles in Courage" and read about those who really stuck their necks out. Also remember what Judas did after he got his gold pieces?