Thread:Stryzzar/@comment-1037137-20150313055759/@comment-1037137-20150504203109

They did, huh? That's a good thing they did, the first step to fixing a mistake is admitting that you made one. Would be insane to continue suggesting that TDAS was a success when it was met with such derision on nearly every count conceivable. Sure it's still touted as a hit with newer and younger viewers, but that doesn't excuse the inherently broken nature of the product or automatically invalidate the outcry that came regardless. Honestly that season was more popular with Zoke fans than any other following in the fandom. There was little satisfaction to be found in any other crowd. They'd better have been listening carefully and applying the feedback they got to all future installments, and don't even try to misconstrue it somehow. I appreciate that more time is being taken on this spinoff, but how that time's being used is still to be seen. With only about eighteen episodes complete, smart of them not to debut in July. But is that enough time to make sure everything is ironclad and all holes bored up? Good thing I'm content to wait.

Well, I still need that acknowledgement that it was seen. Until I'm content and convinced that they understand the matter, I will still pursue it to see what kind of response I get. Besides, this one also hits a personal note for me and many others I know. Not one of those things I can just put aside until I know we are on the same page. Just something I got to see to the finish before letting it be.

China won't risk that just yet, even with their new superpower standing. And Russia seems more interested in proxy wars than a global one. Not that that's any more justified, they should still back off those regions that are not theirs to intefere in anymore. Ukraine, Georgia, they need to stop encouraging the dissent in those countries. But probably no side actually wants to have a military conflict on either side, even with both building up their defenses should it come to that.

As a staunchly pro-Western ally and democratic nation, invading Taiwan would be a potentially disastrous misstep for China. Best not to tempt fate.

Without a doubt, escaping the shadows of Katrina, Iraq, and the economy altogether simply isn't happening anytime soon. Actually, most analysts are saying that the causes of the recession stretch back as far as the Clinton years, believe it or not. But it probably was the environment of the Bush years that really triggered it. And yeah, Bush himself was not the only factor, but during his time the banks were deregulated and the big names flexed their muscles in places they should not have, like encouraging people to buy home mortgages that they could not hope to afford in the long run but suckered them in by preying on their misplaced self-assurances in what was not yet a poor economic atmosphere. There were a lot more factors, but the subprime mortgage crisis is one of the primary causes of the recession. And the housing market until recently was completely crippled. Many big banks paid the price: Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, Washington Mutual........You will never hear of those ever again. The banks simply had too much power and they went down taking the middle class with them. The mismanagement of the nation's finances and political process only came to full light with the crash of 2008. Bush just happened to be one of those ignorant of how too much freedom lent to the banks would come to play against us.

The government's response was too slow, and the levee system that was supposed to protect New Orleans was insufficient. He can't take all the blame, but it was the government's duty to recognize the threat and move quickly to minimize the damage and the death toll before it hit. I don't know if New Orleans could've been spared the disaster we saw, but we all know that a lot more should've been done. FEMA itself has been despised ever since its spectacular mishandling of it.

More accurately, his VP Al Gore lost to Bush. You would not believe how close it was, in 2000 a recount was passed up when it was far too close to call between Bush and Gore. Different reports suggested that Gore won while others said Bush did; Gore won the popular vote but Bush won the electoral college, just five more than Gore. The Supreme Court had to step in and a recount in Florida was denied and Bush was granted the win. We did not lose by much in 2000 in all honesty, the Democrats were not exactly in bad shape. But it was that much difference and that ultimate decision that paved way for Bush, making it one of the most contentious elections ever. Now people wonder if Bush should've been president at all if the recount was carried out. That's no promise that Gore would've been a great president, but if he was the true victor, then that's as big a screwjob as they come. Makes you really think if we really needed to suffer those eight years of Bush or not at all, it's still widely debated to this day. Al Gore has since devoted himself to fighting climate change and other public services and has no desire to run again.

True. Though Medvedev was a willful stand-in for Putin, Bush was just too inept by himself and too trusting of Cheney to see the consequences of Cheney's actions. Cheney is actually one of many men who lobbied for a confrontation with Saddam, and Bush was all too willing to do so and also encouraged it; possibly because he wanted to finish what his father started, and wasn't content to leave the Iraq question alone even with our victory in the first war. And he really did believe that Iraq had connectiosn to Al-Qaeda and that WMDs existed there, whether by being misled or by his own conclusion; He was dead wrong on both counts.

It is a shame, I will miss Barack Obama when he must step aside. At least with him, I feel that there is a measure of good sense and sanity that still exists in the government. And I think it would be a terrible thing for the nation if anyone on the Republican side of the spectrum were to win. The man at least sounds genuine in his concern for the nation. His party's incoming opponents for the job have done countless things which suggest a callous disregard for the middle class' struggles. We need more men like Obama who are in tune with reality and made a point to give every citizen a chance to succeed. And he's so much better with people.

Pretty much. He'll never be President. And Sarah Palin, WHOO BOY........she'll never be taken seriously except by Tea Partiers. But that in itself is a highly deluded group.

Yeah, if he's going to bless you guys with anything resembling a surplus, I have this bridge I'd like to sell him.

Thank you. I like to be clued in to all that happens here and elsewhere. Yeah, I can't say the guys I see in charge in your country are particularly impressive or charismatic people. You need someone with the charisma, dedication, skill, and concern for the people to really turn things around. Too bad Abbott is not that man. He probably will go down in history as a failure in the office at this rate. I really hope someone comes along who doesn't invest in failed policies like these over there. Maybe the ruling parties have overstayed their welcome and need to take a hike for a few years. I just hope Australian voters will act to keep the backstabbers out and really look hard for someone who is committed to getting things back on track.