flowerchilde responded to a discussion called How do rate Barack Obama's performance? in politics.
2 weeks ago
More and more I see him as a cardboard cut out. I would rate him 5 for sticking to the agenda of those behind him, what with all the extremely left appointments (w/o congressional oversight I might add!) and downright shady characters (talk about Chicago politics!) But as far as what is good for this (once) Constitutional Country I'd give him less than a 1. He's been extremely good at changing ...

flowerchilde responded to a discussion called I smell rotten fishes in Forth Hood! in politics.
2 weeks ago
I'm inclined to think the opposite, that the politicians and media go out of their way to gloss over the fact of Muslim extremism.. It just isn't politically correct to tie the two together. Yet if it was a Christian or a conservative, they would do as much as possible to garner more disrespect, marginalizing and dislike of those two groups, a common practice for many years now.

flowerchilde responded to a discussion called Judging humanity in people.
2 weeks ago
Yes it is hard to do, but I try to cut people some slack.. Likely the posters posting soon after the event of 13 deaths and 30+ injuries were indeed quite angry and may not speak in the same manner normally (we can hope so!) I'm all for not judging and cutting folks some slack, but also think we can get carried away with that also, til we lose all ability to judge/discern. I suffered abuse and ...

flowerchilde responded to a discussion called Do They Remember the Kingdom when the Quacking Dies Down? in christian.
2 weeks ago
I've always considered that they merely use the same language.. which yes, to me, is a little off putting.. I don't think it's so much that they don't all have independent thought (other groups speak alike too). I make it a point not to use pet phrases, and then fellow Christians sometimes think I don't quit have it (or get it). But I find the repeated phrases a bit irritating, and yes, I think...

flowerchilde commented in a discussion called How do rate Barack Obama's performance? in politics.
2 weeks ago
...at least you didn't say anyone disagreeing with Pres. Obama's policies are rascist[em]lol[/em].. I'm of the strong belief that altho the media reported so differently, the economy was strong until the dems got the majority in both houses.. The war in Iraq perhaps could have been avoided, but many nation's intelligence believed he had those weapons of mass death (even his generals have said H...

flowerchilde commented in a discussion called What is the best source for unbiased news? (Online, TV, radio...) in politics.
2 weeks ago
..actually Fox News reports on the wrongdoings of republicans which was so reported on by other outlets all during the last administration, insisting the economy was bad way before it was(before the dems got control of the houses of congress) for example. I was wondering the other day about the news outlets which were so determined to show film of soldier's caskets coming home? I guess that int...

flowerchilde commented in a discussion called We have more oil under thewestern states in people.
2 weeks ago
I heard that we have very good new technology for extracting the oil, pretty much by bending the line under the drill point rather than digging up much earth.. I sometimes think it's another agenda altogether as there are few laws on the (lumber) strip cutting that goes on.. perhaps we have lobbyists from the middle east.. as long as there is lobbying allowed, we can all just forget "of the peo...

flowerchilde commented in a discussion called So You Believe Health Care Is A Right, And Your Point Is What? in politics.
2 weeks ago
Getting rid of all lobbying and lobbyists in Washington would take care of so much that is wrong in the society, as the politicians who benefit from the lobbying pass laws and regulations that are not of benfit to the people. I truly think the only thing all this government involvement will result in is yet another layer of buraucracy and expense.. And I think it will actually result in less he...

flowerchilde commented in a discussion called So You Believe Health Care Is A Right, And Your Point Is What? in politics.
2 weeks ago
..and the bigger government gets (and every new program means government just morphed into a larger entity) the less rights the people have, because we lose the all important balance of power which came from the checks and balances upon power which is the basis of the constitution and bill of rights.. Some folks are not even aware that the bill of rights exclusively restricts the rights of gove...

flowerchilde received a best response in the discussion A nice parting shot? by BCMike.
2 weeks ago
You know what? I think you hit the nail right on the head with that post! Hope you'll be back every so often though! I run away too (during good weather) and I do only what I want to and am interested in doing, here at mylot, since it's only pennies after all.. and I never have been one for trying to please all the folks all the time anyway, and became quite a contented person when I realized I...