Some people are rooting for a different team than the one that GG is commonly associated with. These sorts of hard-line mouth-breathers hold "the other teams" to a higher standard than their own.
I mean, we gave Bush 2 shots at the Executive position despite his destruction of two profitable businesses while at the helm.
The issue with the phosphate was the effect on plants and other green organisms. Algae and bacteria blooms, that kind of thing. What is so much worse about zeolite A, sodium carbonate, citrates, and sodium silicate?
The Democrats keep offering more and more cuts but get nothing back from the Republicans.
We need both revenue increases and spending cuts.
The Republicans, and the Tea Party radicals specifically, are the problem.
From what I read of the reports, the Democrats were willing to cut spending on Medicaid and other programs IF the Republicans agreed to raise taxes for the wealthiest 2%. The shame in this case is clearly the Republicans failing to agree to a compromise. Instead of debating by how much to raise them, they're rejecting the idea outright. THAT my friends, is why I hope to see the day when the Republicans find themselves without any $$ during their campaigns.
I have come to a similar understanding. The Republicans are unwilling to accept any revenue increases while the Democrats are willing to accept cuts. The Republicans refuse to compromise. They are the issue.
On the upside, Obama promises to veto any attempts to avoid the automatic cuts. AND the Bush-Obama tax cuts, the Obama tax cuts and the unemployment extension will all expire at the end of the year. If the GOP won't compromise then nothing gets done and hey look...we've started down the path to solvency. But just a few steps...we'll need to raise more revenue and cut further over time to get back in the black. Which is fine. Steep cuts right now would crush the economy IMO.
China doesn't care one whit about obeying these restrictions.
Let the content owners police their content or go out of business. It's not like we have a shortage of musicians, artists, and filmmakers in our society. I'm not paying to fund a third party to protect their business model.
All arguments derive from the holy book claims, which are simply arbitrary.
Religion is all-in. Who are you to dismiss certain parts of the holy books? IMO if you can dismiss some parts you can dismiss all the claims.
I mean, they're not just facilitating the deaths of women and children, they're actually doing it! And people volunteer!
Too socialist for your tastes?
I like services. Services cost money. You're just a whiner who takes cost increases personally.
But yeah, you know, good point.
But modern science and industrial process does
One man's constant is another man's variable. -- A.J. Perlis
