In reply to Interested! In theory, I like your response. In fact I do feel the same way about our roads and air quality. I have in fact filed my taxes, and yes, I do agree that the infrastructure could and should be better managed to keep costs down. My point really was that everyone should be responsible for their own, and NO ONE should have to pay for others. If everyone was held accountable for their decisions, (ie: if you "decide" to have three kids and a Lincoln Navigator YOU are the one who is responsible for paying for them), then our collective tax burden to "power" the infrastructure you refer to would be less. As long as we allow people to sponge off the system we will never lessen the costs. Lest I be accused of being too conservative let me say that I do NOT condone cutting people off of welfare, and benefits if they are ACTUALLY qualified for it. No, just because you aren't working, and decided not to continue your education and have 4 kids does NOT qualify you. Again, we come back to accountability. Those things were decisions YOU made, so now you live with the consequences.
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All these developments add up to a momentum shift, according to Clinton's hopeful advisers. "We've seen a tipping point," Penn said. In light of the polls, which show a dead heat in Texas, and Clinton's tendency to rebound just when her candidacy seems to be dead, Tuesday's election returns could be fraught with drama. The campaign will hold a rare election-night bash in Columbus, Ohio, before departing for Washington Tuesday night.
If Clinton doesn't score much needed wins Tuesday? While it's been previously suggested by her own campaign that Ohio and Texas are "must-win" states, Clinton's not acting like a candidate considering withdrawal. The campaign will likely spend Wednesday at her headquarters in Arlington, Va., where Clinton and her advisers will presumably pore over returns and make big decisions. It's easy to imagine that increasingly angst-filled Democratic Party officials could pay a visit to Clinton headquarters, too.
When asked on Tuesday about Gov. Bill Richardson's comments that whoever has the most delegates Wednesday morning should be the nominee, Clinton said, "This is a long process … My husband didn't get the nomination wrapped up until June. That has been the tradition, that it usually lasted longer, into the early summer. This is a very close race, and we're just taking it day by day. It's a long road to the nomination."
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