Ambrose2007 Forum Posts (8,881)

Who likes new CS layout?

So...are you seeing tiny print and photos, and a big dark square highlighting various options at the top of your page? Do you have to scroll past columns of crap just to get to the forums? :sadflower:

Who likes new CS layout?

If you're seeing the same starkly skeletal screen that I'm seeing, with tiny photos and print and lots of scrolling required to get to wherever you want to go...I can't imagine anyone preferring this to the old format. The old format was warm and welcoming and vibrant - but this is to me like a sterile room you awaken to in the future after 1000 years of suspended animation.

Yesterday, when this abomination first appeared, I assumed it was some kind of programming implosion (since nothing quite worked), but today it's "working," so I'm assuming this cadaverous arrangement of photos and print, laid out as though inspired by Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas, is permanent.

And not a peep (as far as I can see ) of protest from CSers?? (oh, my emoticons aren't working, either - had to type them in.)

Why I remain highly skeptical of Obama...

Yeah. You know, when I read about Obama's executive order closing Quantanamo I was stoked.

Since then virtually everything I've read indicates he's Bush II.

Why I remain highly skeptical of Obama...

Obama Expected To Announce Revival Of Military Tribunals Friday

May 15, 2009 10:22 a.m. EST

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Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - President Barack Obama is expected to announce on Friday the resumption of the use of military tribunals on Guantanamo prisoners, a system implemented by his predecessor that he had criticized and halted only hours after taking office on Jan. 20.

Obama will revive military trials, according to reports, but terror suspects will have more rights to defend themselves than under the system of the Bush administration. His decision comes amid increasing criticisms from Republicans, and concerns from Democrats, about how to close down Guantanamo without endangering the safety of Americans.

The prison camp in the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba which was opened in 2002, currently has about 240 detainees. Obama had three executive orders on his second day of office, one closing Guantanamo, another banning waterboarding, and the third ordering a review of options for handling future detainees.

The orders followed a request to prosecutors the night of his inauguration for a 120-day halt to military trials of terror suspects at the prison. A military judge approved the request the next day.

Obama's executive orders say Guantanamo must be closed by Jan. 22, 2010. It also states that "military commissions, perhaps with revised authorities, would remain an option. If there are detainees who cannot be transferred or prosecuted, the review will examine the lawful options for dealing with them."

That 120-day review of the military commission system is set to end next week on May 20. The President will reportedly ask for another 120 days to work with Congress to revise the military tribunal system before holding the trials of nine Guantanamo detainees.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) last week had warned that the Obama administration was considering revamping the system by moving the trials to U.S. soil.

"The military commissions are built on unconstitutional premises and designed to ensure convictions, not provide fair trials. Reducing some but not all of the flaws of the tribunals so that they are 'less offensive' is not acceptable," ACLU Anthony Romero said in a statement.

Obama has been under growing pressure to provide a "comprehensive plan" about how he will shut down Guantanamo without risking the nation's safety. Democrats this week had approved his request for funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq without the $80 million he had asked to cover costs of shutting down the facility.

There has also been tension with rights groups such as ACLU, who called his reversal this week of a decision to release photos of detainees in Afghanistan and Iraq a "betrayal" and "adoption" of Bush administration policies.

RE: THE CS FORUMS

RE: What do you men think.....

I feel your pain, Athens. I believe that last time I went to a bar, they were playing Solitary Man, so I can relate.

RE: What do you men think.....

I think it would make a possibly large difference if you were drinking alone at a vacation spot, Jeffrey. It would make a difference if you were sitting at a table versus at the bar, of course.

I've never been into the bar scene, but I guess that if I saw a lady sitting by herself at the bar, I would suspect she might be approachable (which might not always be a bad thing for you). If I saw her sitting by herself at a table, I wouldn't make that assumption. If I were interested, I might try to catch her eye and grope my crotch and give her a come-hither smile. I would probably be too shy to simply walk up and introduce myself. But that's just me.

RE: why cant i find a decent guy?

Interesting that none of the answers in your poll have anything at all to with attracting a "decent guy."

RE: THE CS FORUMS

Dear God, Sommer, I've been meaning to say something about your new makeup... (but words fail me)

RE: THE CS FORUMS

There are some people and conversations I miss, but you're right, it really is an ebb and flow kinda thing. We'll be back on top of the world again soon - CS-wise - I'm sure.

RE: THE CS FORUMS

RE: THE CS FORUMS

Yeah, I've been tempted to, T. Not sure a certain lady I know would be particularly appreciative of that, however...

RE: THE CS FORUMS

I couldn't get back that far (only to June 2005), but I didn't see anything special about what was going on back then...

RE: THE CS FORUMS

Why not?

RE: Randomly Post The First Thing That Pops Into Your Head Thread

I was going to post something randomly...unfortunately, I started to think about it.

RE: REPUBLICAN RULE NO MORE

I'm not.

RE: Thank you CS

Okay, well, maybe I'll just pencil them in lightly for the next list...?

RE: This may not be a thread for some...

If there weren't suffering involved, I would prefer having more time, L.

RE: Fire Update From Mbcasey

Thanks for the update, Ken. Hang in there, my friend! I hope talking about this with somebody will help.

RE: Seventeen Years But With Me Every Day

Thanks, Sassy, for sharing that with us.

RE: Thank you CS

Damn...just when I thought we'd finished with our list of CS loves, we have to add Tame and his girlfriend... A Listmaker of Love's work, apparently, is never done.

RE: REPUBLICAN RULE NO MORE

I hope you'll include the Democratic party as a thing of the past as well, T? There is no practical difference between the two any longer. And there certainly is no "fresh breeze of change" blowing through Washington these days. That breeze is about as stale as the moldy air in my windowless storage shack. Look at who's in his administration. All the same power-brokers/familiar power-hungry faces. And Obama's policies could be accurately described as the Bush Administration March to Facism, The Sequel. He's continuing pretty much all of Bush's policies, and even expanding on them. All that's changed is the tan and the nice smile and the lack of verbal gaffes.

RE: I need your prayers!!!

Oh, don't worry about that, Sweet. They would get to him immediately because the nature of his injury.

I'm hoping for the best, Sweet!

RE: Obama Rocks! Can America afford to doubt his new president in the time of trouble?

Of course we cannot afford to doubt him. We must instead blindly follow him and approve his every action on faith.

RE: IF GOD ASKED YOU FOR ANY ONE WISH TO BE FULLFILL.. WHAT YOU ASK FOR??????????????

RE: IF GOD ASKED YOU FOR ANY ONE WISH TO BE FULLFILL.. WHAT YOU ASK FOR??????????????

I would humbly ask that He make Himself non-exit. (I prefer a more free-wheeling universe.)

RE: The Person I Would Like To Thank !!!!

RE: The Person I Would Like To Thank !!!!

I'm not.

RE: The Person I Would Like To Thank !!!!

That must be why his spaghetti Westerns were so popular!

RE: How Can You Love What You Can't Understand

Weird. That's what I always say to people who claim to love me...