Kahran Ramsus

Iraq War: Against. Had the WMD have been there, then it would have been justified. I will grant Bush the benefit of doubt here and assume that he was just as duped as the rest of us. Regardless, the invasion has been done and if you just pull out now it will leave the situation worse than what it was before. Like it or not, Iraq needs help right now and the rest of the world should help out. I am not anti-war, I just feel Iraq was uneccessary. Big Gov't/Small Gov't: Small. War on drugs: Ban everything but acohol (including tobacco) and refocus punishments. The druglords are untouchable so target the users. If you make it 2 years imprisionment and a $500000 fine for smoking pot, the market will dry up. Abortion: Pro. Gay marriage: Pro. Social programs & Taxes: Lower taxes that impact the lower and middle classes and eliminate such debilitating things as the GST on gas. Put money in their pockets and then the public can afford the social programs that they actually want to use. The exception is health. Pledge: Well, in our case we have had similar arguments over the words of our national anthem ('God keep our land, glorious and free.') Unlike the US we are NOT a secular nation. We do have an official religion (Catholicism in Quebec, Anglican everywhere else) and the head of our Church is also the head of state. In both the US & Canada, don't the whiners have anything better to complain about. How does the pledge or anthem affect your everyday lives. There are more important things to worry about. Guns: Complete ban on handguns and automatic weapons. Allow rifles for hunting purposes. In the US, the 2nd Amendment comes into play. Firearms should not be banned there, as much as I disagree with it. The Constitution isn't just something that you pick and choose what you want to follow. Affirmative action: Anti. AA just continues the idea that the races should be seperate. With AA around, the races will never be seen as equal. The courts: One area in which Canada is greatly ahead of the US, with all criminal activity hardcoded. This reduces the influence of judges in trials. We still do have some problems with judges making laws, which I don't like, but it isn't nearly as big a problem as in the states either. Up here at least Parliament has a chance to respond to it. Death penalty: Pro. Some people are just too dangerous to let out. I don't mean just every killer where this is some doubt. I mean the guys who claim that they are on a mission from God to cleanse the sinners or whatever. It should be limited in use, but it should be an option. Teaching practical sex-ed: Pro. It sucks that it has to come to this, but parents aren't doing the job so someone has to pick it up. Across borders racial profiling: Agreed. If you are looking for Muslim terrorists, you don't target it the 80 year old Chinese grandmother. It only makes sense, and it insults me that security isn't allowed to protect me to the best of their abilities. Medical Care: 'Free' national healthcare. I will go for this one. Health is a little more important than making some woman pay for daycare, and thus I am willing to pay tax dollars to it. Bush: Too gung-ho internationally, although he has the right idea, and spends way too much domestically. Kerry: I have more confidence in him to lead, but I don't like who he hangs out with . Both guys get way too much shit from people.

Actually, I believe he is writing RAW. Isn't he? I'm sure someone here remembers.

Smackdown is still the B show because that's how it is treated. However, they certainly are making better use of what they have than the RAW booking team. I find Smackdown to be the more entertaining show because of that and it is catching up in terms of quality, but not in the way Vince sees it.

According to the EU it is three years between 4 & 5, and then a year between 5 & 6. According to George Lucas on the new DVD set, the original trilogy takes place over about 10 years.

3/4 Irish, 1/4 English

He's the worst thing to ever happen to professional sports in North America.

And people wonder why baseball fans are jaded.

Right now? They have been hinting at that since the second arc.

If you are right twice you gain another challenge. Seems fair enough to me.

Smackdown needs to go more wrestling oriented while keeping RAW more SE oriented. There are two distinct audiences, and the idea is to get both to buy the joint PPVs like Summerslam. The reason I choose Smackdown to be the wrestling brand is because it is more important that the SE style be live than it is the wrestling show.

Got it back with a minute left.

Did anybody else lose their ABC feed?

Smackdown. Since Benoit lost the title RAW has been driven down with the crappy Orton title run, HHH-Mania, the Diva Search and the Kane/Lita storyline. JBL & Taker may stink up the ring, but at least they are entertaining outside of it. Plus Big Show's return angle is probably the most exciting thing going on for either brand right now. For the B-Shows, Velocity is much much better than Heat. It isn't even close there.

In the original, Anakin is still supposed to be younger, but it doesn't look right just because Shaw still plays him. Notice how he is no longer scarred and has hair in the original version. My biggest worry was how Hayden would fit in the shot, but it looks fine. My only complaints come from ANH, Greedo shooting first and the Jabba scene. Greedo is explained enough, and I liked the idea of Jabba being this big Blofeld type villain that you never saw. Both are improved on the DVD from the 1997 versions though. They also took out Luke's scream at Cloud City that I hated. Overall, I am quite pleased with these DVDs.

He'll be busy jobbing to Snitsky. No need to put him on the cover.

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/N.../23/640093.html I agree with Martin 100%. It is about time that the UN gets their fat asses off the couch and actually do something about this.

I would be outraged if foreigners were allowed to vote in Canadian elections and it would be hypocritical of me to want to vote in the American ones.

The Bucs are just terrible right now.

Ultimates. I love how most of the team are cynical and egotistical assholes who are more interested in their paychecks than saving anybody.

When is INXS expected to be on?

They should have quit after the second one.

The Packers are hated because they are the #1 rival of four different teams (Vikings, Bears, Lions & Bucs). Consequently, fans of those teams despise the Packers. Cowboy & 49ers fans aren't too fond of them either.

Japan has the second largest military budget in the world. They should definitely be on the council. My picks: USA, Britain, Russia, China & Japan You might be able to make a case for Germany or India, but the above are the big five.

Harry Callahan. The ultimate badass antihero.

I know in one of the earlier drafts of the first Star Wars films that they are indeed brother and sister. I believe it is the second one. I don't remember the Leia character even being in the first draft. Regardless, he definitely had it in mind by ESB (witness the final comment Yoda makes in the film) and they still make out at the beginning of that film too.