Prosperity is a term that is relative.  Yes, the USA is quite prosperous compared to an African living in the Sudan.  I agree. 

Gee, I just finished a siciallogy class last semester, and according to the book we were force fed, the U.S. is in the highest bracket of economic prosperity, or another way, quality of living/life. I'll dig it up and post the source later, if you'd like.

Edit: SO I guess it's relative to the whole world?

Here's the Rolling Stone article I mentioned up post

Without a Prayer

John McCain can't stand sucking up to the Christian right. Is this the end of the GOP's unholy alliance?

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/21896154/without_ a_prayer/print

Didn't Rolling Stone have an article about McCain's faith?  I seem to remember that the article said that he only goes to church when neede- Like when he wants to be seen.  He's religious but not a bible thumper.

Among the many reasons I enjoy McCain - I wouldn't vote for him - (well... especially in 2008.  2000 maybe.  2004 maybe) - but he's an ok guy.  I've been consistant with that message in my posts here.

I do not feel the same about Pailin, for, among many other reasons, her spiritual beliefs, which I do not believe are fit for someone in a Presidential office. 

I don't mind a leader having faith or spiritual beliefs.  I think that can help people, and provide them comfort and spiritual centering.  Having said that, some beliefs are unsettling, and while I don't begrudge people from having them, I don't want these people in any sort of position of power whereby their power is informed by these views.

In other words - I'm pretty sure McCain would out to win a war for America, not God.

Now, enough of that - another point I've been giving to the McCain camp is that they DO, in fact, have a hottie on the team - his daughter - (which one?  I lose track - there are what, 7?  The one that was profiled in GQ a few months ago who parties and likes Obama and is active in www.one.org and all that.) but in interest of full disclosure and to support the home team - here's the real hottie of the campaign - Maya Soetero-Ng - Obama's sister!

Gentlemen!  Enjoy!

Now THAT's the kind of sugar Mike O'Brien likey.

Dave Pruitt wrote: My response is, a couple of out of context quotes from Bush a few months after 9/11 say to me, he probably didn't know where he was. I doubt Bush would say that now

[/quote="Matt"]Wow.  Seven years after the fact you think he'd now be concerned about OBL.  Seven years.  I'm not entirely sure what I'm supposed to do with that information.[/quote]

It's an opinion, not really important information. I'd like to see the context, what the question was, was there anymore to this, etc. I really don't think he knew where OBL was at that time, and by saying I don't think he'd say that now, I mean, he, the CIA, the DOD, whoever, probably does have a better idea now, or at other times in the last seven years,  ie, that OBL is somewhere in Pakistan, maybe even somewhere very specific, but there has to be more of a reason that we don't get him, now or then, than "we don't want him." Again, if these out of context quotes from Bush are all Mike based that comment on, I think it's a weak argument. Just the fact that we haven't got him yet isn't an effective argument that we don't want him either. We don't know all the facts. Obama and McCain both say they will make getting him a priority, and with the changing political picture in Pakistan, it will be interesting to see if they can back it up.

If you know snopes at all, they only verify the claim that is made.

In this case, the claim was:  Letter written by a resident of Wasilla, Alaska, offers viewpoint of Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

That's all they are verifying. 

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