Just doing a quick -- very quick peer review of your post:

Just a heads up... Republicans until this year had the White House for the "last several years". Democrats had control congress for overwhelming majority of those "last several years."

So while the parent post isn't quite right about how exactly the money gets handed out, his silent point that the Democrats are the one handing out the money; therefore, the research is slightly slanted still stands.

But his point is amiss to be honest. Basically congress will spend our (read: actual tax payers) money on anything, they really don't care what it is about. Take the study that was released that Men like to look at women in Short skirts.

So currently I only have very low copays for my health insurance with everything else my employer picking up. With the suggested new programs I'll be paying real money (read; thousands) into a the system. Also in the process getting worse coverage. You don't think that's going to bother me?

geoffrobinson is correct here.

Think about it this way.

When you choose to help your fellow man you are happy. You feel a kinship with them.

But when I'm taxed or forced to help in another way... I get no joy from this. Most of the time you feel put out. (Get off your and do something to better yourself ! -- for example)

I don't like the new policy. In fact I'll be switching to netflix because of it. But saying that it was changed without notice is crazy.

Not only did I get an e-mail on this change, it was posted on the front page as an alert, and I was told when I returned some envelopes for rentals.

Maybe you just didn't pay any attention?

I'm not sure who's more original you Carlos Mencia. But I'm putting my money on Mr. Mencia.

I'm not saying... I'm just saying

Also if you'd keep an eye opened you'd know that Firefox was the #1 most insecure browser for 2008

That's right. FireFox is very secure.

See subject.

Yes and consequences of this action should be either detention or in school suspension.

Wait... oh never mind --

I'll just leave you with this: A badly administrated box is a badly administrated box. If you honestly don't think you need to be checking your box for virii ... you sir need to stay off my network.

No.

If my mother told me to do as I was told or else she was going to smack me. And yet I would keep doing the opposite of what I was told I should expect to be slapped. And I would.

The problem was the previous 8 years the UN / US would till Iraq what they had to do only to follow it up with little to no teeth. So Saddam didn't expect Bush to follow through with his threat.

But he did. Something that should have been done well prior to Bush showing up in office.