I have family up in that area, and the simple fact is there's a ton of land around Gettysburg. It is entirely possible to build a casino complex in a good location and still preserve the battlegrounds. Chances are, whevenver you build on raw land up there, you're on something of an historic site, though.
Bush's approval is at 40% in US, v/s 54% in India.
Bush certainly has my vote for President of India, and I suggest he should establish residency there immediately.
And I suggest you take up residence in the land of reality immediately.
You do realize that if Bush were to resign and go to India, Cheney would be President?
Ah, you liberals, you aren't even good at your own game.
We love him because we are a pragmatic bunch who can cut through the PC/lefty/dhimmi cr@p and see who is fighting the good fight.
So... fighting "the good fight" ineptly is something that pragmatic India aspires to.
That is just super. You GO India!
All snark aside, Bush managed to give away the nuclear farm - and get nothing in return.
It appears that, to close the deal during his visit, Bush directed his negotiators to give in to India's demands that it be allowed to produce unlimited quantities of fissile material and amass as many nuclear weapons as it wants.
Some hero!
I think the point was that we didn't want India coming to bilateral nuclear agreements with China; we need India on our team. I just wonder how Bush plans to smooth this over with Pakistan.
we need India on our team.
If that is the case, why don't we just bomb the bejeesus out of them and invade them?
That is how we got Iraq on our team.
I actually agree with both of your choices, Ryan, though Bush for various reasons could never be my "hero of the week." Still, I think this move with India is wholly positive; its past time we recognize the most populous Democracy on Earth as a significant partner. Given their location, they are also strategically imporant in the war on terror. Moreover, they have the second largest Muslim population in the world (Indonesia is 1st), so friendly relations helps us there as well. I'd rather India be nuclear (they are already) than Iran or North Korea, that's for sure.
As far as Gettysburg, anything done to preserve it is a positive step. PA is a huge state with lots of open land - there is no need to build a casino in the already crowded little town of Gettysburg. (also agreed on the price of the college - they offered me $15,000/year scholarship and I still couldn't afford it...lol).
India absolutely has to have nuclear power, and it's essential that we help them with it in order to keep their call centers running. Otherwise, all business in the US would come to a standstill! Heck the credit card companies would collapse without "Bob" in Bombay manning his phone!!!
All snark aside, Bush managed to give away the nuclear farm - and get nothing in return.
Hey, don't fret -- Howard Dean recently said that there's NO WAY a Dem. administration will allow a nuclear Iran.
Dean and the Dems' plan? Complain Iran into submission.
Um, India has already tested a bomb, although it was a uranium device and not plutonium, which Pakistan has tested. So actually, the president isn't really giving anything away, just closing the barn door after the horse is gone. I'm not really happy with the message that sends to Iran, but I hope the trade provisions will be worth it.
I think the message it sends is: if you are a pro-US democracy, you can have the bmomb. If you are not...talk to Kim Jong Il.
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