How insane , posts about the size of a house .

[blues90]

I could care less about someones new house or the size of it . I could also cars less about who looks good in 2008 .

I was watching the DC rally then along comes Hillary jumping the gun as are all those running in early 2007 for 2008 positions . What a bunch of political freaks .

What I do care about is the condition this country is in and the damn killing going on in the middle east .

Even though people have worked to afford these huge homes perhaps some sort of conscience needs to be utilized .

I don't like one thing that has happened in the last 6 years , these horrors do not offer much hope for many people . All those effected by this war or the governments decisions or the hurricans or loss of their jobs or homes for whatever reason can't wait until 2009 for help or answers .

I don't see some grand future coming our way . It will be one hell of a long hard ride before we ever get close to righting this sinking ship and alot more people will vanish in the mist .

[Bitwit1234]

1. I thought Hillary was in Iowa..how did she get to the rally

so quick.

[Hardrada]

3. Heh! Hillary is in Iowa (I think she's still here)

We in Iowa should be in DC!

[Solo_in_MD]

2. As someone who is starting the process to build a larger home I find much of it rediculous

Then again, mine is also going to be multi-generational and somewhat unique in layout.

[sandnsea]

4. Wouldn't it be great

If the Edwards would have been really innovative and used their house as a blueprint for a new kind of environmentally responsible living. Hope you consider that as you choose the best methods of investing in your home.

[ContraBass Black]

5. According to his website, they did.

[Pathwalker]

6. It's an Energy Star house, no simple feat.

VERY energy efficient.

[sandnsea]

8. I read it, not that impressed

Where's the rooftop panels or solar shingles, where's the solar farm for chrissake? Where's the recycled water? Where's the motion sensor thermostats?

Here, this is environmentally conscious.

http://www.habitatsuites.com/about.htm

The Edwards have the money to do this 100% right. They went 1/3 of the way. It's better than nothing, but it isn't near enough for someone who says they want to lead on these issues. That goes for ANY political leader.

[lostnotforgotten]

7. The L-Curve Explains Why It's Possible For Edwards To Build Such A House

www.lcurve.org

This is about the condition of this country.

Edwards demonstrated incredibly bad judgment in building that house.

[Ecumenist]

9. It's not just dumb...

It's STUPID! Who the hell cares what size his home is and what does this have to do with his point of view for the average Joe Blow? The idea that he has to live in a hovel or a dingy yurt in order to qualify as an actual Democrat is mind blowing. However the man made money and particularly if his wealth built as a direct result of winning justice for the the injured and the mistreated, forcing the same corporations to answer for their actions and pay through the nose to put their victims right is all the more reason, I believe, to put him in the position he seeks. I think that someone, man, women, child or beast that stares down corporate creeps and go nose to nose with anyone whose negligent or criminal actions have resulted in pain and suffering for anyone is what really matters. After all, the only thing that corporate types understand and makes them BLINK and have HORRIBLE nightmares--IS HITTING THEM IN THE POCKETBOOK! These types have no heart where it applies to anyone who makes less than the requisite millions a year. Make em sweat bullets about the things they do to make money they know causes harm to others. Stop bloody looking at the surface and making judgments based on superficial things. That's what got us into this mess in the first place. The retarded actually voted, (if we don't mention the obvious "irregularities" in the vote, let alone to the outright vote suppression, cheating and ignorant interference by a stacked monkey-assed supreme court), for a beady eyed idiot who impressed them with his lower than average intelligence and the fact that he was someone they would like to have a beer with, for Christ's sakes. Don't fall into that same trap of stupidity. Frankly, if a candidate looked like Quasimodo with bad breath, crossed eyes and flat feet but had the statesmanship, intelligence and communication skills along with the ability to READ AND COMPREHEND the subjects he was looking at; if this man had a heart and was honestly and passionately concerned with his country, understanding all the nuances that are inherent in a heterogeneous society and was committed to improving the lives of ALL HIS PEOPLE, (even though that isn't always the most popular thing to do), and by extension, the lives of others who share this ball of rock, I don't give a rusty fuck what the man lived in, whether it were a cave, a tree, a cookie cutter suburb home or an self built and designed manse on an estate built without the corporate buy offs,(well let's call a spade a spade, shall we? BRIBES!! There, I said it), (Thomas Jefferson anyone?), that's what really matters. It doesn't mean that this potential candidate would be perfect, after all, as a beloved friend used to say, "If we were perfect, Jesus would be out of a job", but the ability to keep the fact that this country is "of the people, for the people and by, (NOT BUY!), the people, he has my vote and I daresay, he would have the voted of countless others.

[Kerry fan]

10. Phoniness and Hypocrisy says a lot, IMO.

Don't I recall that Elizabeth Edwards, wife of John Edwards, attacked the Kerrys for their "luxurous lifestyle" and claimed that she was still shopping at Target and eating at Wendy's?

Claimed that she went out and bought new sheets because she felt what she had was not good enough.


I really don't care what kind of house anyone has but isn't it just a bit hypocritical to criticize someone for their wealth and lifestyle while all the time contemplating luxuriating in your own wealth and life style?

I have narrowed my choices by two, at least. NO Hillary. NO Edwards. Not because of their "wealth or life style" but because of their phoniness and hypocrisy.