I must admit to not being sure about the Sandinistas.

Sorry AM China is not a true Communist state. If there is one person at the top it no longer is a Communist state, it has become a dictator ship. There never has been a true Communist state.

By the way the US is a Republic.

http://www.realdemocracy.com/demorep.htm

Just adding a little fuel here.

You mean to tell me we were unjustly defaming the Russians all those years we were calling them "Commies'?! There I grew up believing the Russians was a bunch of freedom threatening Communists and now it turns out it wasn't true after all!

Oh Lordy! The things I've learned since I got this here computer!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_state

I think I better stop this cut a paste stuff. Someone may think I've been studing with Rory.

Over the years the word Republic has been redefined a couple of times. It has been brought closer to the meaning of the word democracy. It may be helpful to see what Madison (the father of the Constitution thought).

http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/revision/997.html

Well, yes........

sard- your mising the history again- you seem to have opinions based upon touchy feely stuff rather than history in just about everything you write.......

sandanistas wernt communist and ollie didnt oust them.....they still run nicaragua and are doing a much better job at it than the dictator that you and you ilk supported and wanted returned by your terrorist contra campaigns...

put downt he scrabble game and pick a history book..... you remember what books are dont ya? thats where the words from scrabble come from......

howeverr i agree with ya on china.........there is no such thing as a true communist nation just as there is no such thing as a true democracy....that said, our gov selling us out to the chinese has nothing to do with creating entrapreneurs so that we dont have to fight them next......that is pure kool aid.... it is our gov selling us out because we are bankrupt

Please forgive me O Oracle of historical etchings. LoL Do you look in the mirror and smile when you create some of the prattle you must consider dialogue. I don't believe I found a response to the Sandinista business connection I queried you about. Kool aide? Gatorade is better. I don't understand the lib fetish with kool aide. I guess you don't need a designated driver if you stick to kool aide.