BTW those of you with children, Isn't it great when they figure out the anatomical difference between boys and girls?

My 3-1/2 year old isn't there yet......I'll let you know in a couple years.

Yeah it finally dawned on me when i was in the grocery store with my mom, i think i was like 5.

That's what I have to say as my final remark on this thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZaisF3iLKg

It's interesting to see where the older generations stand with the Tea Party. Though my generation will have to take on most of this debt lolz.

Coming from a traditionally "liberal" state, even here most of what I hear is bickering about Obama because he didn't save them and change everything.

Bottom line, the power should always be to the people not to a socialist government. A democracy is not set up for the government to save us, so though I disagree with a lot of what the Tea Party stands for we need to hear what they say.

The overall mentality that we have of the quick fix is what got us here in the first place. We need to go back to the theory of the hard work of OUR people to change things not just electing the next different person to see if they can fix it.

Hmmm...I did not intend on bantering. Oh well. Also Axxy your remark about marriage I found mildly amuzing.

nunes........The Onion is a satirical organization........sorry if I missed your sarcasm

Funny nonetheless!

DiceCube:

Whether a state should deny a marriage license to a couple one of whom has AIDS and the other doesn't is a matter of health, safety, and morals which is usually regulated at the state level, and can vary from state to state.

Insurance companies operate in a different way than states. They require a large pool of insured people and set their rates and pay claims according to the laws of statistics. They face an asymmetric information problem: the insured know more about their individual health than the insurance company does. But at the statistical level, the insurance company knows on average the characteristics of a particular population. A change in the law will change the characteristics of a particular population and if the change is big enough the companies may drop coverage (as for the child only policies). The insurance companies seemed not to have dropped family coverage because some familes are black; it remains to be seen whether family coverage will continue if some families are same-sex marriages.

"Moondust, I would have to say that you are incredibly naive to think that religion would not play a role in politics. It always has and will continue to do so, regardless of religion, party and geographic location."

Well it generally does not in Europe unless you define "religion" and "playing a role" in some very post-modern fashion. Particularly in my country no formal religion impacts voters' behaviour whatsoever.


I also find it hilarious when Thraxle says he's an atheist and in the next sentence that we were not made to be gays. You're not an atheist if you believe in some metaphysical purpose in which sake we've been made. I'd call you a pagan. :-)

i love threads like these

The tea party is fascinating. I mean how many times has there ever been a conservative counterculture?