Mr. Fusion says:

#54, no axe,

… in theory powers are not given to the people, the constitution gives very specific limited power from the people to the federal government.

Actually no. The Constitution of the United States lays out the ground rules for our government. The rules are general and only specific when referring to specific instances such as defining “Treason”

Paddy-O, (AKA Cow-Paddy because of his constant stream of bull-shit) posted a little while ago that it is unconstitutional for Congress to regulate CEOs wages. Since that time I have challenged him where in the Constitution that is written. To date he hasn’t answered. If you read the Constitution the authority IS there.

Article 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 3,
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

Therefore any business operating interstate may be regulated by Congress. That includes every bank and mortgage company currently lining up for a bailout.

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In fact the founding fathers never gave the govenment the ability to tax wages let alone control them.

How about : Article 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 1

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

and you could add the 16th Amendment,
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.

That was added later to allow the Government to institute progressive tax rates. Even though most people agree that the wording of cl. 1 allows for progressive taxation, this does allay the opposite argument constantly put forward by Libertarians.

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… In fact we probably shouldn’t have an airforce without a constitutional amendment delegating such power.

You show a very poor reading comprehension level.

Article 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 14,
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

Unless you also insist we would also need a Constitutional amendment to have a submarine force?

By the way, Ron Paul isn’t going to be the next President.

grog says:

i don’t get it.

if they retouched her, the right would scream that they’re treating her like a sex object.

whatever.

she’s a very photogenic, attractive woman, who happens to be running for vice president.

QB says:

I looked at the linked version. I thought it was a pretty cool and attractive picture of her.

I think they have a point about the “and that’s the problem” comment – but then I haven’t read the article.

Mr. Fusion, says:

#67, Scott,

Palin and Pelosi on the same ticket? I really shudder to think of what the platform looks like.

Pelosi and Cadaver? Ya, after the election they will both be history.

Gary, the dangerous infidel says:

It just occurred to me that if Sarah Palin were elected V.P. and god forbid ascended to the presidency, that would make her face eligible to one day be engraved on U.S. currency. So the question is, would the portrait artists at the Treasury Department be equally intransigent as Newsweek, refusing to retouch her image before putting her face on American money?