Nagishkaw

Yeah, took about 3 minutes to fill out. i don't understand what the big deal is either. None of it is information that the governement doesn't already know about me anyway.

Yea. Let's depend on people who bucked the system to follow rules intended to keep their relatives out. Good luck with that.
Obama WANTS their family members here. He's bluntly said so much. All we need on top of all his other sh!t is our socialist government welcoming into the fold more people who don't respect our laws.
I say, when they show up in DC, nuke 'em.

i know, right? some people are rather clueless. that pass and the letter aren't willy wonka's golden bloody ticket.
i wish you both the best of luck with the interview. i hope he's able to make it through the first time around.

are you sure about that? israeli authorities could care less if you have an interview at the consulate with letter in hand. even if one has permission from the DCO there is no guarantee that they will allow him to cross.
hope for the best MQ. if your husband is not allowed to pass the consulate will reschedule - unfortunately it won't be until the following month (i know bummer ). Jerusalem consulate hears this often but it's out of their hands and all they can do is reschedule. happened to us several times. good luck!

too much green beer?

Yeah, I know. I didn't take it personally . I did vote you up, though.

They wear diapers?

Isn't that considered witchcraft?

Will he be sleeping with 5's fish sticks?

#######! I reached my quota for upping Commies.

Least there isn't spatterings of olive oil all over your brand new stove.

Bumpy...what happened?????????
Susita, the words to the song remind me of you.
Are we all going to rate each other ?

wait....all I got from reading was a crimson mustache ride...I hope that's not what I"m thinking

I MISS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Susi, men are dense, unfortunately. I hope your message comes across REAL clear tonight.

I got bagels and coffee for you Natty...
It's funny how eager you and 5 are to help me plan Luis's demise.

ok ... let me have my .02 ...
i can adjust my vacation plans to stop in the city (the boys will need a break from the car seats)....
with my connections in new england ... they will find hoffa first
or ... feed me bagels & coffee and i'll continue to nw ct ....

I do not have either cherry or mulberry. BTW, I voted you up.

If you want peace and quiet, never plant a sweet cherry tree or a mulberry tree. That's all that I'm saying.

Consider the reaction of AIPAC vs. J Street to this mess, as reported in this article.
More and more, AIPAC is going to find fewer and fewer American Jews supporting it, and wondering why.
I never voted Likud in Israel, why on Earth would I consider supporting its mouthpiece in the US?
It's so refreshing to have J Street on the scene to give some balance to Israeli public opinion.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1156583.html
'U.S. administration is ignoring a host of Palestinian provocations'
By Natasha Mozgovaya, Haaretz Correspondent
Eric Cantor, a leading Republican official in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Monday lashed out at the Obama administration's recent criticism of Israel over its announcement that it would construct 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
Israel drew angry reactions from the U.S. and the Palestinians by announcing new construction in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden last week.
Israeli envoy to the U.S. Michael Oren, meanwhile, told the country's diplomats there that U.S.-Israeli relations face their worst crisis in 35 years.
Republican Whip Cantor (R-VA) called the U.S. reaction to the Israeli announcement "irresponsible."
"In an effort to ingratiate our country with the Arab world, this administration has shown a troubling eagerness to undercut our allies and friends," Cantor said. "Israel has always been committed to the peace process, including advocating for direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians, in effort to bring this conflict to an end. Unfortunately, the Palestinian government continues to insist on indirect talks and slowing down the process."
Cantor continued by accusing the U.S. administration of ignoring "a host of Palestinian provocations that undermine prospects for peace in the region."
He said, "Where is the outrage when top Fatah officials call for riots on the Temple Mount? Why does the Palestinian Authority get a pass when it holds a ceremony glorifying the woman responsible for one of the deadliest terror attack in Israel's history? Surely, the administration's double standard has set back the peace process."
Cantor also said that Israel continues to be a world leader in the fight against terrorism and against the prospects of a nuclear Iran.
"For this administration to treat our special relationship with Israel, one of our closest and most strategic democratic allies, in this fashion is beyond irresponsible and jeopardizes America's national security," said Cantor.
The Republican Jewish Coalition said Monday that it was also deeply upset by the recent tone and actions of the Obama administration regarding Israel.
"The strident and unwarranted escalation of tension, which has turned a minor diplomatic embarrassment into a major international incident, has raised serious concerns about the administration's Israel policy from a variety of mainstream voices," RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks said.
"We believe the administration's actions are disproportionate and one-sided," he added.
On Sunday, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee condemned the recent statements from the U.S. government regarding its ties with Israel, amid tensions over Israel's recent announcement of its construction plan.
"The Obama administration's recent statements regarding the U.S. relationship with Israel are a matter of serious concern," said AIPAC in a statement.
AIPAC is considered the most influential pro-Israel pressure group in the United States.
"AIPAC calls on the administration to take immediate steps to defuse the tension with the Jewish State," the statement said.
The pro-Israel group urged the U.S. government to move past the recent diplomatic upheaval between Washington and Jerusalem.
"The Administration should make a conscious effort to move away from public demands and unilateral deadlines directed at Israel, with whom the United States shares basic, fundamental, and strategic interests," the AIPAC statement said.
The leftist pro-Israel group J Street, meanwhile, released a statement Monday supporting the Obama administration's recent actions.
"As Vice President Biden said, 'Sometimes only a friend can deliver the hardest truth.' That is what he, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod have done in recent days - and J Street, along with many friends of Israel, stands solidly behind them," said J Street executive director Jeremy Ben-Ami.
"Bold American leadership is needed now to turn this crisis into a real opportunity to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is a fundamental American national security interest," he said.
Abraham Foxman, who heads the Anti-Defamation League, told Haaretz he believes U.S. President Barack Obama is a friend of Israel.
"But I think it's a mistaken and counterproductive strategy and flawed analysis of what is in the best interest of the U.S.," Foxman said. "Support of Israel has served the U.S. interests more than supporting anyone else in the world."

Sanford, FL

The Dems really want to shove this down our throats. I don't hear a peep from the VJ lefties. You would think this is low for even them.

Washington (CNN) -- Can the House of Representatives pass a health care bill without actually voting on it?
That question -- bizarre to most casual political observers -- took center stage Tuesday as top House Democrats struggled to find enough support to push President Obama's top legislative priority over the finish line.
The House is expected to vote this week on the roughly $875 billion bill passed by the Senate in December. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, needs 216 votes from her 253-member caucus to pass the measure. No Republicans are expected to back it.
Pelosi's problem: A lot of House Democrats don't like the Senate bill. Among other things, some House members have expressed concern the Senate bill does not include an adequate level of subsidies to help middle- and lower-income families purchase coverage. They also object to the Senate's proposed tax on high-end insurance plans. The House passed its more-expansive health care bill in November.
Pelosi's solution: Have the House pass the Senate bill, but then immediately follow up with another vote in both chambers of Congress on a package of changes designed in part to make the overall legislation more acceptable to House Democrats.
Now, Pelosi also may try to help unhappy House Democrats by allowing them to avoid a direct up-or-down vote on the Senate bill. The speaker may call for a vote on a rule that would simply "deem" the Senate bill to be passed. The House then would proceed to a separate vote on the more popular changes to the Senate bill.
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Tuesday that Republicans will try to block the procedure. They will try to force a vote on a resolution requiring the Senate health care bill to be brought to an up-or-down vote.
The Democratic plan is "the ultimate in Washington power grabs, a legislative ploy that lets Democrats defy the will of the American people while attempting to eliminate any trace of actually doing so," Boehner said.
Senate Minority Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, referred to the maneuver as Pelosi's "scheme and deem" plan Tuesday morning. He called it "jaw-dropping in its audacity."
The "process has been tainted," he said on the Senate floor. This "will go down as one of the most extraordinary legislative sleight of hand in history. ... Make no mistake: This will be a career-defining and a Congress-defining vote."
He said the "entire effort has been a travesty."
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, sought to brush aside the GOP complaints, telling reporters that Republicans have used the maneuver -- also known as a "self-executing rule" -- more often than Democrats in the past.
"Process is interesting," Hoyer said. "But in the final analysis what is [more] interesting [to] the American public is what this bill will do for them and their families to make their lives ... more secure."
Hoyer said House Democratic leaders haven't made any final decisions regarding the process that will be used to try to pass the Senate bill. But he defended the self-executing rule as a legitimate tactic and promised the House will vote on the Senate bill "in one form or another."
Congress first used the self-executing rule in 1933, according to a memo that Morris sent to reporters Tuesday. Morris noted the rule is typically used on votes to increase the debt limit. He also argued it has been used "far more often by Republicans than by Democrats."
The spat over the rule is the second major procedural argument to erupt between Democrats and Republicans in the health care debate in recent weeks.
GOP leaders also are fuming over Democrats' decision to use a legislative maneuver called reconciliation, which will allow changes to the health care bill to clear the Senate with a simple majority of 51 votes.
Senate Democrats lost their filibuster-proof, 60-seat supermajority in January with the election of GOP Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts.
Republicans contend that reconciliation, which is limited to provisions pertaining to the budget, was never meant to facilitate passage of a sweeping reform measure such as the health care bill. Democrats point out that reconciliation was used to pass several major bills in recent years, including George W. Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts.
Democratic leaders also have indicated they need to do whatever is necessary to bring closure to what has become an acrimonious yearlong debate. Obama has pushed for a final congressional vote in recent weeks.
"I think people have come to the realization that this is the moment," senior White House adviser David Axelrod said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."
If enacted, the Democratic reform proposal would constitute the biggest expansion of federal health care guarantees since the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid more than four decades ago. The plan is expected to extend insurance coverage to more than 30 million Americans.
The Senate bill would reduce federal deficits by about $118 billion over 10 years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Congressional Republicans contend the plan amounts to an ill-conceived government takeover of the country's health care system. They have said it will do little to slow spiraling medical costs. They also argue it will lead to higher premiums and taxes for middle-class families while resulting in deep Medicare cuts.
Public opinion polls indicate a majority of Americans have turned against the administration's health care reform plan, though individual elements of the proposal remain widely popular.

It does seem juvenile and unnecessary. Shouldn't the report button suffice?