Amy
Relationship Status
In A Relationship
Interests
Writing, photography, scrapbooking, acting, singing, God, hanging out with Garrett and all my other wonderful friends, Italian food, Mexican food, brownies and most anything else chocolate, video production, music, my iPod, dancing, laughing, reading
Favorite Music
Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, Lifehouse, Bethany Dillon, Kutless, Relient K, The Fray, Starfield, Leeland, Building 429, U2, Avril Lavigne (first two albums), The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack, no country and no rap
Favorite Movies
Pride and Prejudice, Phantom of the Opera, While You Were Sleeping, Little Women, Daddy Day Care, A Beautiful Mind, October Sky, The Majestic, The Mighty Duck movies, I Am Sam, Night at the Museum, and many more...
Favorite Books
The Bible, Wild At Heart, Waking the Dead, A Walk To Remember, Finding Alice, Little Women, Captivating, Crime and Punishment, The Veritas Conflict, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest
Other Websites
http://amypowers.net
If Only...
May 01 2007
So whenever I log into Yahoo to check my e-mail, I always notice the news feed on the home page. It seems like everytime there is something about the Democrats pressing for getting the troops home and ending the war and Bush vetoing it. Am I just imagining things or is this really happening like all the time?!
Apparently neither the Dems nor Bush under social psychological methods of persuasion. If they would meet the opposing viewpoint almost to their extreme, and then slowly but surely progressed closer and closer to what they actually want, they would be much more successful. Neither Bush nor the House/Senate is going to want to meet on middle ground (and in a case of ending a war, I can imagine it would be sorta hard to find a middle ground) so someone just needs to be lure someone in somehow someway. Or just find middle ground and get over it. When I discovered that both the House and Senate were going to be Democrat-majority, my biggest fear was that nothing would be accomplished for this very reason.
But oh well, I guess worse things could be happening...
If only we could all just sit around and sort through things. I have to admit, as a supporter of Bush, that he did not approach the Iraqi situation in an ideal manner, but his stance now is what he believes is the best way to solve the problem. I have no idea whether or not it really is the best way; I just don't think that suddenly pulling the troops out is the answer. The Democrats want a timetable (I think, I don't really keep up with it that much so you can correct me if I'm wrong), which isn't really all that... well it's just difficult. You can't predict what's going to be happening over there in one year. So... I guess I wish the Republicans and Democrats would just spend an afternoon at Starbucks together and say ok, how can we get them out soon, without a certain time set but maybe set goals as to how this war can be ended sooner without immediate withdrawl or surrender?
Anyhow, this was not an angry post, so in return, I ask for you to not leave angry comments.
And on a different note, say a prayer for my TV Production final of doom if you don't mind. My teacher barely taught the material and the terms on the study guide really aren't in the book so... yeah... fun times... bleeeeeeeeeeeeeh... NOT!
Apparently neither the Dems nor Bush under social psychological methods of persuasion. If they would meet the opposing viewpoint almost to their extreme, and then slowly but surely progressed closer and closer to what they actually want, they would be much more successful. Neither Bush nor the House/Senate is going to want to meet on middle ground (and in a case of ending a war, I can imagine it would be sorta hard to find a middle ground) so someone just needs to be lure someone in somehow someway. Or just find middle ground and get over it. When I discovered that both the House and Senate were going to be Democrat-majority, my biggest fear was that nothing would be accomplished for this very reason.
But oh well, I guess worse things could be happening...
If only we could all just sit around and sort through things. I have to admit, as a supporter of Bush, that he did not approach the Iraqi situation in an ideal manner, but his stance now is what he believes is the best way to solve the problem. I have no idea whether or not it really is the best way; I just don't think that suddenly pulling the troops out is the answer. The Democrats want a timetable (I think, I don't really keep up with it that much so you can correct me if I'm wrong), which isn't really all that... well it's just difficult. You can't predict what's going to be happening over there in one year. So... I guess I wish the Republicans and Democrats would just spend an afternoon at Starbucks together and say ok, how can we get them out soon, without a certain time set but maybe set goals as to how this war can be ended sooner without immediate withdrawl or surrender?
Anyhow, this was not an angry post, so in return, I ask for you to not leave angry comments.
And on a different note, say a prayer for my TV Production final of doom if you don't mind. My teacher barely taught the material and the terms on the study guide really aren't in the book so... yeah... fun times... bleeeeeeeeeeeeeh... NOT!
Ebony Da'na
May 03 2007
I totally agree with you about coming to some middle ground. As a future social worker I am quite frustrated with both political parties. There seems to be no compromising just the blame game and it seems we are getting no here. I think the war at this point is kind of useless (I won't get into that. lol.) but whether we do continue to stay over there or leave we still need to have some type of plan.
