Comments on: Iraq is STILL a domestic issue: a story about children dying of cancer

By: Larry Witt

Larry Witt — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:04:42 +0000

Our son was diagnosed with rare form of childhood cancer called Neuroblastoma and we are now very aware of the realities that research cuts may impart on our sons future. The really sad part of it all is that a $2.1 million cut is significant because the total amount of federal money spent on childrens cancer as a whole is almost non-existent when compared to the money spent on adult cancers. The survival rate for breast cancer far exceeds the typical survival rate for a child diagnosed with cancr and this is due to the millions spent on research and the high profile it is afforded by major corporate sponsors. We need this to change and for childrens cancer to begin to see some of the spotlight in hopes of furthering research and improving the odds of survival. Want to imagine what it feels like to have your two year old son diagnosed with a cancer that gives him a little better than 50% chance of survival? Feel free to visit our blog:
http://www.princeliamthebrave.blogspot.com/

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:38:21 +0000

* I sometimes wish Leonid S. Sukhorukov had a short name. Like Ben.
Ben.

By: Leonid S. Sukhorukov

Leonid S. Sukhorukov — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:18:17 +0000

* Thinking is the hardest thing to do while marching. Leonid S. Sukhorukov

By: Leonid S. Sukhorukov

Leonid S. Sukhorukov — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:16:25 +0000

* Some politicians are only able to think with their warheads. Leonid S. Sukhorukov

By: Leonid S. Sukhorukov

Leonid S. Sukhorukov — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:14:22 +0000

* Every sabre has a curving smile. Leonid S. Sukhorukov

By: Leonid S. Sukhorukov

Leonid S. Sukhorukov — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:12:34 +0000

* Peace is always lost in someone’s pocket. From a book of aphorisms “All About Everything” by Leonid S. Sukhorukov, UK, 2005

By: grumpypilgrim

grumpypilgrim — Tue, 08 May 2007 16:39:45 +0000

Some more evidence that Iraq is a domestic issue:

This is a story about how the shipment of National Guard personnel and equipment (trucks, helicopters, Humvees, etc.) to Iraq has caused shortages in America, which has slowed recovery efforts in Kansas after devastating tornadoes recently swept through that state:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070507/ts_nm/tornado_kansas_dc/.

And here is a story about a study which shows that the more times soldiers are sent off to duty, the more their children at home are at risk for abuse:
http://www.channel3000.com/family/13277097/detail.html/.

Funny we don’t hear such stories in Republican speeches about how they will do a better job of “protecting America from terrorists,” than will Democrats. In fact, we don’t know if Republicans will do a better job than Democrats of protecting America from terrorists, but we do know they will do a worse job of protecting America from everything else.

By: grumpypilgrim

grumpypilgrim — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:51:08 +0000

Slashing domestic programs was clearly part of the Republican plan. The best way to destroy social programs is to cut off the money available to fund them. The best way to do that is to divert federal money to a wasteful consumption program — like an invasion — that funnels trainloads of federal money into the pockets of your Republican pals while it bankrupts the government. Then, cut taxes. Poof! All the money in the federal budget disappears, and with it go the social programs. Damage the budget enough and you leave Democrats with no other option but to raise taxes to repair the derailed social programs and the bankrupted government. This then gives you the opportunity, during the next election, to slam Dems for wanting to raising taxes.