Two things that I am happy about tonight!!! You should be also!

[KansasVoter]

#1 That Obama is the one making the decisions and not McCain/Palin!

#2 That Obama is not making a rash decision. He has spent more damn time thinking about this decision than Bush spent thinking in his whole 8 years in office. I might not like his decision, but I know he has gathered all the information possible and making the decision he really believes in.

[Sebass1271]

1. Kick and received!! Totally agree with you. Let's support

our President. He always thought Afghanistan was a war of necessity not a choice. Whoever is complaining now they obviously didn't listen to him during the campaign.

[Deep13]

4. I listened. I just didn't agree.

Still, considering that he is right on most things and McCain is wrong on almost everything, it really was a no-brainer.

[Sebass1271]

8. well, at leat you know, this is not something he just came up

with and that he somehow is betraying us progressives. He called for increased in troops back in 2004!!

[Deep13]

2. That much is true.

As much as I hate it, I would rather see a troop increase than a series of mushroom clouds.

[DrDan]

3. anything you are not happy about?

like, perhaps, sending another 30K troops or so to Afghanistan at $1M per troop? Happy about that?

[KansasVoter]

5. I am happy people like you are not making the decisions! And that Texas will kick your Butt Saturday

[RoadRage]

9. Ouch...

Was the Texas part really neccessary? As a fellow Husker - that kinda hurt. ;)

[DrDan]

11. don't let it sting - we are there playing

[RoadRage]

44. No Doubt!! Go Bo!!

Even if we lose, at least we made it there... much improvement in the past 2 seasons!

[KansasVoter]

13. Sorry, just a little jab! Glad NU football is making it back! Callahan was a disaster!

[DrDan]

15. oh man - got that right - I am soooooooo glad he is gone

never liked him - never liked the WC offense - always been a BO fan.

[DrDan]

10. that is probably true - but we will be playing vs watching

[KansasVoter]

12. I bet KU basketball finishes ranked higher than NU football! :-)

[DrDan]

14. and NU will finish higher in volleyball

not sure what that implies.

After Mangino's play calling on Saturday, I don't believe I would be criticizing anyone's football program. (just a little jab back)

Good luck with the b-ball season - looks like a good one for you this year.

[SteppingRazor]

17. Tough words coming from a Jayhawk.

Last Saturday's game was so, so, sweet!

Go Mizzou! :evilgrin:

[KansasVoter]

24. Good win. I always cheer for MU when they are not playing KU.

[SteppingRazor]

29. You do what now?!

What sort of KU fan are you??? ;)

[KansasVoter]

32. Ignore the KU idiot fans. I like both programs being successful!

[SteppingRazor]

34. I certainly like a Big 12 that's as strong as possible.

After all, we're the only conference that's even remotely competitive with the SEC.

On edit: Oh, and since we've gone WAY off topic, I feel I should also say that I'm all in agreement with your OP. :thumbsup:

[KansasVoter]

36. Thanks!!

[DrDan]

45. my wife is a Mizzou fan . . . always makes for an "interesting"

Husker-Tiger showdown.

We were lucky enough to be able to make this years rain-soaked event - 5 inches fell DURING the game. But the good guys pulled it out.

[SteppingRazor]

46. One of my best friends at Mizzou had been born and raised in Omaha.

On game days, he'd lock himself in his house and cheer for Nebraska.

[DrDan]

47. funny thing about Nebraska fans

I was born there and lived there about 9 of my first 11 years. Attended school elsewhere (USC- but never a fan of west coast football).

BUT I have been a loyal fan all my life.

My son is also a diehard fan - even though born in Kansas and raised in Florida.

Go figure.

[AspenRose]

48. Zing!

:spray:

[Sebass1271]

6. the good thing is maccain is not the one making this decision

i am sure P. Obama thought this true and will find how to pay for it, instead of bush did that barrowed smoke money from china...

anything you might be happy about?

[DrDan]

16. you betcha - glad he is following his own timeline

not being pressured into a quick decision

[HughMoran]

20. I can vouch for this person being generally not-supportive

of the President on this issue, so you have no idea what you're talking about.

[DrDan]

21. I think there are quite a few on this forum that are not supportive on this issue

[HughMoran]

28. No doubt

Do you have a point to make?

Aren't you the one who likes watching beheadings ?

[DrDan]

41. I said I "attended" 2 beheadings

not sure what that has to do with ending the Afghanistan war . . . .

do you have a problem with me being against it? What is your point?


btw - are you one of the ones that feel they have the elevated morals and feel empowered to sit in judgement?

and . . . are they "barbarians" because they have a death penalty? Or because of the method of implementing it?

[optimator]

7. yes living in denial prolongs false happiness

these defense mechanisms will come crashing down one day and it won't be pretty.

[HughMoran]

18. This is true

[Clio the Leo]

19. BIG rec on that one! NT

[vaberella]

22. Wow...you've managed to say something I think deserves a rec.

I couldn't agree more.

[KansasVoter]

25. Thanks! I might not agree with him but the guy has worked his ass off deciding!

[jgraz]

30. You mean it's "hard work" to be president?

:eyes:

[tavalon]

23. So, you're saying that the shit sandwich we are about to be served

is actually expensive organic fertilizer?

So glad to hear it!

[salguine]

26. Christ, I'm so fucking sick of being told to be happy it's not McCain-Palin. So what? After a

point it really doesn't seem to make much difference, does it? You know what? I bet McCain-Palin wouldn't have forced me to buy worthless "health insurance" I can't afford. Obama's making enough GOP-flavored policy decisions already. And if your only response to that is to call me a freeper or a troll or whine about me wanting a pony, save it: I'm fucking sick of that dead horse, too. I'm sick of feeling stabbed in the back and being told to be glad it's Democrats doing the stabbing.

"I know he has gathered all the information possible and making the decision he really believes in"? I remember very vividly how many people supported wholeheartedly Bush's invasion of Iraq under the assumption that he's got access to all these intelligence data that we don't, so he obviously knows better. Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan is still the worst option he could have chosen. It's a bad decision—fatally bad, for a lot of American kids—that nothing good will come of.

[KansasVoter]

27. Bush didn't spend 10 minutes on any decision!

[jgraz]

31. Tell the next dead soldier how long Obama thought about sending him to a useless war

I'm sure that will make him feel better.

[spoony]

35. If the result is the same, what difference does it make who does it

or how long they thought about it?

[salguine]

38. What the hell is that supposed to mean? Could you have offered a more ridiculous response?

[windbreeze]

42. probably because he wasn't really the guy running things....n/t

[vaberella]

43. He didn't even spend 10 seconds. Cheney was definitely doing everything. n/t

[treestar]

39. I'm sick of hearing that McCain would have been no different

That's crazy, and I get sick easily of hearing crazy shit.

McCain wouldn't have done anything to get health insurance for all. You're being forced to buy it? Why don't you buy it? You're not covered and you don't care? Doesn't this bill make it possible for you to get covered? Geez.

Bush didn't consider any data, he went with his gut and the neocon cabal plan and started this mess that President Obama is stuck with dealing with. I'm sick of hearing from big babies who don't want to deal with that reality.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

33. I think the decision is a bad one

but at least it wasn't McCain making that decision and he did think about it. Small victory I say.

[GeorgeGist]

37. #3 Obama is a coward.

[KansasVoter]

40. Wow, your detailed explanation amazes us! Thanks for your intellectual insight!