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• Do you think sending left over FEMA trailers to Haiti is a good idea?

  Fri Jan 29, 2010
  • It sounds great in the near term for the Haitians and in the long-term for a global economic stimulus funded by the US. Here is unfolds: the Haitians will probably will take them and bear the fumes now. But let's go forward a few months or years when rebuilding is well on its way.

• Do you think sending left over FEMA trailers to Haiti is a good idea?

  Fri Jan 29, 2010
  • May sound good now but backlash after the fact would destroy any good line up. BTW, is Haiti part of US now? We have our own hungry/sick/et

• Is China wielding too much influence in Washington?

  Sat Jan 9, 2010
  • They're employing teaching of Sun Tzu to overcome USA in the long war & our pols can't see it thru their greed & personal/professional vice

• Should the National Counterterrorism Center director have gone on vacation the day after the jetliner attack?

  Thu Jan 7, 2010
  • An attempt was made & could've been just been the 1st. Leader's place in times of distress & uncertainty is @ his post marshalling & leadin

• Do you think the nation needs another stimulus bill to create jobs?

  Fri Jan 8, 2010
  • Stimulus measures are fleeting @ best & worst, it goes lines the pockets of the rich. Let's get back to fiscal & personal responsibility

• Is it fair to charge obese passengers more to fly?

  Thu Dec 3, 2009
  • I think the seat sizes should be standardized to fit 90-95% of nominally fit adults comfortably. This is in both the width of the seat and leg room.

• Is it fair to charge obese passengers more to fly?

  Thu Dec 3, 2009
  • People must be responsible for their girth. If you're too large for a reasonable size seat then buy another so you don't intrude on others.

• Is cutting school on most Fridays an acceptable way for Hawaii to deal with its budget shortfall?

  Mon Oct 19, 2009
  • Postal employees are federal workers but I agree that Hawaii needs to rethink how to spend its tax revenue.

• Is cutting school on most Fridays an acceptable way for Hawaii to deal with its budget shortfall?

  Mon Oct 19, 2009
  • But there needs to be sufficient time in schools to teach the children. If you look at the public school days in Hawaii, by the time the kids get settled, there is really only about 20-25 minutes in a class to teach before they need to pack and get ready for the next class.

• Is cutting school on most Fridays an acceptable way for Hawaii to deal with its budget shortfall?

  Mon Oct 19, 2009
  • Lived in Hawaii and moved to Florida. Hawaii public school system is broken. Compare the school hours (especially Wednesdays) to mainland schools. Keiki of Hawaii are already short changed by going to school for half a day every Wednesday. Now they lose a full day as well.