Who would we prefer for energy policy? I dunno . . . maybe government officials? You know, people interested in the well-being of society as a whole and not their own profits?
Members of our military certainly do NOT go through waterboarding during training.
Were the citizens in contact with known terrorists? Are those the only citizens? Oh wait, thanks to that whole "secret court" thing we'll never know.
Why is it fair for a citizen to pay a higher tax rate? I dunno . . . because they have a lot more maybe? Because they can afford to? Because we live in this thing called "society?"
Trillion dollar mark did not happen under Obama, thank you.
And yes, they absolutely were denied this, unless they could come up with outrageous amounts of cash. I bust my ass 40 hours a week, pay all my taxes and contribute what I can to the collective well-being, and can't go get a fucking antibiotic if I have pneumonia.