Susan, I think it was the (black) mayor of Philly. Good man.

Cite one each, please.

But you, Lon, would deny them pertinent information on which to make that decision.

So you think, Lilly, that it is better to have the "babies being strangled, smothered, punched, stomped death, and starved" in the womb? I pray for the Good God to soften your heart and open your eyes.

Beautifully said.

Thasic says... "Think about how much we could achive here at home if we spent all the time, effort and money that goes out to the rest of the world, here at home instead." I thought about it and my head almost blew up. The more (of our) money that the feds spend here at home, the more things get...uh (searching for the right word)...messed up.

You do not have to buy auto insurance if you do not own a car. That's the difference.

Agree by and large. But... I understand there are some 700 federal programs, bureaus, boards, agencies, departments sucking the life out of the free market. So when you rejoice that increased taxes from developing our domestic resources will “...reduce the need to cut government programs," well, you left me there. Each one of these programs should be sunsetted (is that a word?) and then critically evaluated before renewal to see if they honestly fall within the enumerated powers stated clearly in the Constitution. We sure as hell don't need to look for ways to "...reduce the need to cut these programs." Just my two cents worth.

Gordon, You are too kind when you talk of “OBAMA’S EXCESSIVE SPENDING." I can think of far more accurate descriptions than EXCESSIVE. How about INSANE, OUTRAGEOUS, OBSCENE, My Thesaurus lists forty five adjectives starting with ABOMINABLE that more accurately describe this administration's spending.

Thank you, Mr. Grinch.