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So who has planned a vacation this year. I know I haven't booked one yet, but plans are there.

I was going to go to the World Cup. But there is no point now.

sorry KJ

well, I'm not going with my family (they are too old) but I sincerly hope that I get a holiday this year!!

well I am going eith my family, to england, at easter.

We had a great vacation last summer, so this year we're probably staying home

Apart from the last week eh Tex. Like the new sig BTW.

Yeah, last week sucked! Century City is not the place for a wild 20 year old. I did get to see the Die Hard building though

Hmm. Holiday can be a bit of a relative term... I may venture to the Midlands in the summer.

Yeah. I know, I'm SUCH a wild man!

great! and we just painted the town again!

Yeah, but didn't you just have a mini-break? Remember what Brdget Jones said about mini-breaks....

Well I probably won't have a proper vacation and will most likely do the same as last year which was camp in Newquay for a week with my old school friends. Think we are going to turn t into an annual event!

Oh yes and I might go to Norfolk again with Ush. Hopefully it will be a tad warmer this time!

It'll be warmer, for sure, but weirdly enough, no less harsh...

Ush you are always harsh! I get used to it!

Blah blah blah...

Beaches on the sea front will be more crowded.

Not a problem for me. It's you who doesn't like poeple!

It's nicer when empty.

I have to save up vacation time before I can even think about taking one.

(In Schwarzenegger's voice) "I want a trip to Mars!"

Just take a look around you To and your wishs will come true, at least you have a martian for governor . ......Pile driver

In my defense, I didn't vote that day. But christ, you are right. What a joke.

I think they voted on him like a goof, and the next day they found out too many had done the same thing.

There is no explination behind Ventura being our governor. A lot of dumbass people went to the voting booth that day.

dumb cause they have a different opinion than yours or just plain dumb cause they have swedish ancestors

Dumb because they voted a shamless self-promoter as their governor.

oh more or less a real american thing to do then

In no way, does the election of Jesse Ventura represent the intelegence of the American people.

Bush ....hmm I rest my case

In no way am I going to get into a political debate with you, finti.

Bush and Ventura in leading positions, man what is wrong with you over there.
Heard Bush stepped in it again with some comment about the Pakistani`s, man what a sorry excuse for a leader.

I'm not going to fight with you right now, finti.

So you support Bush??????

I voted for him. And I stand behind what he does.

He is the President of the United States of America. He is the most powerful man in the world. And we elected him into that position. I have faith that he will bring this country, and the rest of the free world into better times.

thats what is scary, and remember he is the leader of USA not the world. He is not very respected in Norway, we have no faith in him. Gladly the politicians around him are clever or else ....

You should have faith in him, you bastard.

Why? he seem to have limited knowledge about the rest of the world.And in debates he sucks, he should be glad he didnt run against Clinton, cause Clinton would have killed him in a debate.
And while at it Clinton is one of the most populare US presidents ever. In Norway that is. Even the Norwegian politicians were impressed by him. I dont care about his outflying sex escapades he was a damn fine politician which sadly Bush is not

I have to agree there. From the outside, looking in, Bush seems extremely weak. His knowledge of International Affairs seems non-existent.

I wonder if his home popularity would be as great right now if it wasn't for the war on terrorism.

For my money Clinton has been the most respected US president I can remember, as far as the UK is concerned. Reagan comes a close second, due a lot to his close friendship with Thatcher I think.

funny, he has the reputation to look like a monkey here

Well, I think he's doing a good job. He is where he is because he's smart.

yep, chimps are rather intelligent

No it is because of his fathers influence and very good politicians that aid him.

Hell he called Greek people for Greecians, thats not even a word besides that it was a huge insult against the Greeks.

And he will mumble fumble in the future. Its like when he gives a speech you wonder what he gonna screw up this time.

this 'dumbass' just kicked the Taliban and Al-Quida's ASS!

Actually that was the a combined military force, consisting of more than just the US forces. But, the forces who 'kicked' butt as you put it where all trained during the presidency of Clinton I would wager.

Plus a large portion of the ground assaults were undertaken by the Northern Alliance, not the US military and the first person into Kabul was actually a British reporter from the BBC!!!!

Next days headlines in the UK papers;

John Simmons Liberates Kabul

Bush is no keader of people, he rode into the whitehouse on the back of his fathers name and a rather dodgy count in Florida, thanks Jedd.... He is currently riding the crest of hysteria over the whole 11/09, Terrorism and basically revenge.

Our own Primeminister Blair has done more to rally international support than Bush has. Whistle stop world tour at the beginning. Just yesterday he was in Afganistan, where was Bush??? Has he even left the US since this all started?

Respond Please.

Thats because Bush first must learn the names of all 50 states before he starts on the rest of the world


This retaliation would have happened regardless of who held the presidential....well maybe not Dan Quayle

Ok another Bush quote: "I will have a foreign-handed foreign policy"

What's the phrase, oh yeah...

"Only In America"

I think Mattel made George Bush Jr.

1.bush has no brains when it comes to foreign-politics, nor this air-defence thing.

2. blair has little brains too, cause he's following bush like a monkey.

3. the norwegian prime minister has little brains too, cause he's followoing blair and bush like a monkey.

Nah he is just born that way, and he is the biggest sinner of them all. Why? Cause he is actually a priest but he breaks all his political promises. In other word he lies and that must be the worst for one who is so dedicated to the bible. In my dictionary he is under the words f****** a****le

Is that so? Oh, right.

And there was me thinking Bush was just sitting on his bum doing nout whilst taking all the credit for the hard work being undertaken by everyone else.

If I had to point to any one person in his administration who was actually doing anything about this then it would have to be Colin Powell.

Yes, yes and yes he is the man.

another Bush quote: "The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case."

OK, where are you getting these from??? They are excellent!

there's been made a book about his 'wise' sayings.

that's or a big book or very small

lets just say it is growing

And just when we thought we had a scandal free US governement there was Enron...

RC, that John Simmons story was a fake. He apologised for it soon after; he misreported it.

Really, Bush Jnr. may not have the international standing of CLinton, not by a long shot, but he's really not as stupid as some people here are making him out to be. And as far as leading his country is concerned he is doing a superb job.

And Blair is NO fool. Blair is a very adept leader. If he wasn't so adept Labour wouldn't be the bloody problem that it IS.

Blair made a funny quote last week, actually:

"I won't, nor will I ever, make any predictions."

Funny, because saying you will never make a prediction is a prediciton, of course...

Well I watched him on TV leave the advancing Northern Alliance troops behind and walk into Kabul, accompanied by civilians. That wasn't faked as far as I could see.

There were the troops planning their entry into the city and there was Simmons strolling along with all these afgans

Now I know he didn't actually Liberate it, but he was inside the perimeter of Kabul before any troops.

It was funny, because the newspapers ran that report and then the BBC gave a statement that was something like;Hysterical.

Here is the report of his apology (I remember how amused David Blunkett was by his original comments)

http://media.guardian.co.uk/attack/story/0,1301,597385,00.html

Oh, I read something similar in the Times. But he was still ahead of the soldiers.

At least it wasn't as bad as it was in the Gulf, where the Iraqis were SURRENDERING to press teams...

I saw that live. That was hillarious.

I'm going to try not to offend anyone here east or west of the atlantic, but i did a-laevel poltiics and we learnt about the "special relationship" that britain and america had,

If bin liner had attacked canary wharf would america have attacked afghanistan in the way they did, i doubt it, would the western world have rallied around Britain? No!!! America, like it or not is the worlds only super power, if wall street crashes the western economy may as well say goodbye,

this war has saved bushes career, he will probably win election in another 3 years time over this war on terrorism and yet i still don't here about any action being taken over northern ireland.

HE has lived off his fathers legacy of iraq and i wouldn't be surprised if bin liner waited until bush jnr was in power until he attacked.

Blair jumped onto bushes parade, not that i disagree with what happened in New York, it upsets me emensly even now, every western country should have fought against it, but blair came across too pro-american and too friendly with bush.

please visit the golden palace, the molineux, home of the wolves.

Werll, I think Blair;s close liasion with Bush has been a great success. It has massively improved rleations between our countries and it was also the right thing to do, in political,economic and moral grounds. It's very easy to see him as a lackey, but to be hoinest he is virtually holding the reins on this one.

Wolves gonna miss out on premier leauge yet again

another Bush quote "It's going to require numerous IRA agents."
said about democratic canidate Gore`s tax plan

I'm still unsure just how my Vacations post turned into a debate on international political figures...

I agree with what you're saying here, sand.person no.10

agree with what, about those we are never going up Wolves?????

*attempt to get back on topic*

so what are the best beaches in the UK?

*whips out calendar*

Vacation. Clearly unscheduled at this time. Other than my usual beach trip with my sister in september.

Beaches and Britain.....

Actually, I saw some nice ones in Wales.

OK, as you're coming from LA, expect to be EXTREMELY disappointed...

There are some nice scenic beachs, but unless we have a heatwave you can't guarentee the weather.

I always freeze my butt off at the beach anyway.. I'm more of a beach walker than someone who goes and lays out on the sand..

What was that about your butt?

Well, look at the options in the UK.

North Sea, Atlantic of the English Channel (plus a few others that I can't remember), the basic point is they are all COLD. Hardly the Med!!!!

Cornwall gets there a bit...in summer time. But only a bit.

True, actually it does get quite nice down there.

I know. I hope to get back there.

Brighton , Bournemouth, Great Yarmouth, Skegness and Whitley Bay.
Surfs up

And THOSE are the high spots.

I really liked Skegness, very cozy

I really hate holidaying in the UK.

How about Bora Bora ?

to smelly