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Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

tkwayne — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 03:11:54 -0000

I disagree with your post in only one respect. An unconstrained Obama in a second term would be an incredible threat to the liberty and future freedom of americans! He is a Marxist/Socialist who would attempt the most radical efforts we have seen in my 78 year life term! Weak? Yes, as a constitutionally constrained president. Dangerous? Absolutely, given his philosphy and the current attitudes of a large part of the american public. If Aboma is reelected, I truly fear for the USA!

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

tkwayne — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 03:02:59 -0000

Is there a cyber threat? Absolutely! Would this bill have improved our defenses against it? Absolutely NOT!

First the bill would have empowered the Homeland Security Department. The department headed by a person who has labeled all US Military veterans as potential terrorists! The department also hasn't the technology to support a defense effort envisioned by the bills (misguided) authors who include our senator Collins and the (misnamed independant) Senator Leiberman! This department cannot even begin to protect us from the clearly identified threat of illegal immigrants and the drug rings they perpretate!

The preiminant worldwide authority on cyber security is the National Security Agency - a component of the US Defense Department. That, coupled with the widespread respect for the US military (more than any other other part of the US government) should have made it a obvious choice to take the lead in cyber security.

Finally, some including (the most dipicable Senator) Chuck Schumer, could not resist the tempation to attach extraneous amendments to the bill attacking 2nd amendment rights in the knee jerk response to recent events. The bill (rightfully) went down to defeat . Until our government gets smarter in their approach to this problem it will likely stay that way - RIP!

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

michaela1947 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:22:52 -0000

Have you checked out Mitt the mysterious yet? Every day you have to wonder which crazy group he's going to kowtow to next in his effort to get elected. So far he is running the most dis-honest campaign I've ever seen in my life. He is a shameless liar and thats why he is always on Faux News where he knows they won't expect him to tell the truth because they don't either and he doesn't want to talk about his taxes,his time as governor,and especially his time at Bain.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

michaela1947 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:06:43 -0000

Did you read the headline of the article? Specifically the willful ignorance part. It has nothing to do with Obama being a weak leader and everything to do with the ignorance of the Republican party. This blatent display of ignorance will cost them in November.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

Cheesecake1955 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:42:26 -0000

The fact the Obama cannot pass a piece of legislation he wants speaks to his weakness as a leader.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

$25899892 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:12:33 -0000

And yet those same people that blocked this were giddy about passing SOPA. Bunch of hypocrites.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

michaela1947 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:59:16 -0000

You hit the nail right on the head. No matter how important it is to our country, if Obama is for it , the Republicans will be against it. You are also right about them being treasonous. They should be tried and put in prison.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

Dlbrt — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:42:12 -0000

The Chamber Of Commerce is the most serious terrorist threat to the United States in and of itself!

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

Cheesecake1955 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:34:23 -0000

My take. President Obama is a weak President and can only accomplish something he wants when he does so by executive order. Should he be re-elected expect another four years of a weak ineffectual executive branch of government.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

Tom Brown III — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:50:55 -0000

oh yeh I totally agree the pork barreling and earmarking and general sneakyness if ridiculous and it leads to a lot of nothing getting done or worse... crappy compromises that lead to bad laws.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

mero818 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 10:16:13 -0000

Both play this side. The republicans have refused to vote on bill because they say they can't add amendments. However they always try to add amendments that repeal the healthcare law, and they wonder why they can't add amendments. I agree it is stupid to add amendments to bills that have nothing to do with the bill. Completely stupid.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

MyNameIsTaken — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:57:42 -0000

I wonder. If Obama hadn't supported this bill, would the republicans voted to pass it? Remember, republicans are all about making Obama look bad and not about doing what is right for our country and they have said so. I call it what it is -treason (and when I say treason, I'm not talking about this bill).

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

$28968978 — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:21:43 -0000

Collins, has passed more bills to take away americans freedoms then anyone in the history of the senate or congress. Claiming it is done to protect americans. LOL!
She doesn't even know the roll she is playing in agenda 21 or does she

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

Tom Brown III — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:13:54 -0000

The nanny state lovers are out en mass I see. Please try to contain your rage that another government institution to limit our freedoms was not made into a law. Businesses will protect themselves and invest in the best security they can afford.

Now the real reason this bill didn't pass and isn't being addressed by anyone because they don't want to talk about it... chuck schumer and other senannytors tacked on a bunch of additional legislation to regulate magazine capacity and online sale of ammunition and magazines. I believe there was also a proposal to setup a tracking system for bulk sales of ammunition. The NRA-ILA caught wind of this and had its memembers writing and calling senators like crazy. I wrote both senator snow and senator collins. I think they had an uphill battle against the chamber of commerce on that bill then to tack things on that will obviously mobilize the NRA political machine was a misguided legislative move.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

RecoveringDemocrat — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 06:42:18 -0000

The same paragraph you misquote selectively went on to say. "...many businesses have already acknowledged the problem and improved their digital defenses independently."

Imagine that - greedy capitalists acting to ptotect their business interests.

According to many experts, standardizing internet technology as Collins proposed would actually make us MORE vulnerable to successful cybe attack not less.

We should not give the government the power to shut down the internet at will. The Chinese have such power - and they use it. Ask Google.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

Bill — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:56:50 -0000

Republicans really need a lesson in reality. Supporting business interests without examining the facts is getting old. What we really need is legislation controlling business lobbyists from steering and/or writing legislation. I've been an independent all my voting years (I'm 65) but I am seriously considering no change as the Democrats are getting just as bad as the GOP.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

michaela1947 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:55:43 -0000

Nice going Republicans, once again you have shown you have no interest in doing what's right for our country and once again the U. S. Chamber of "Communists" gets it's way.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

One_Independent — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:54:23 -0000

"Instead of listening to intelligence and defense leaders — from both Republican and Democratic administrations — it [the senate] bowed to business interests."

If you want to know what's wrong with the US, that sentence is a good place to start. Everyone wants to bow down to the so called Job Creators even though they have failed to create the jobs we need.

Government support for business should be a two way street. I'm tired of handouts and concessions to businesses that would just as soon move overseas and pay no taxes.

Re: Senate’s defeat of cyber security bill shows willful ignorance

Sid Harth — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:53:24 -0000

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