Friday, May 11, 2007
Cafferty: 'Til death do us part
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Why do you think the divorce rate in the United States has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years?
Why is it down? Because the real estate market is down... not a very good time for someone to ask for their half of the house to be liquidated. -Mike, Needham, Massachusetts

Couples see no need to get married. It is cheaper to live together. Remember "It is better to be single, than to have to wish you were." Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
-R., Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

People simply can't afford to get a divorce so they stay married for financial reasons long after "the love is gone." -Sarah, San Diego, California

It has declined because people have realized after the 3 or 4 marriages and divisions of property that they have been through since the 1980s, they can't afford to get a divorce in this bad economy and just resign themselves to riding the horse they have. -Florene, Shreveport, Louisiana

I can't speak for those couples who have been married for only a few short years, but I know for my husband and me, after 32 years, we are too tired to even fight over the petty things we used to fight over, much less consider divorce. That would require energy and maybe everyone else out there is as lazy as we are. -Lynn, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jack, married couples are staying home dancing closely together to the beat of the Situation Room theme song! -Bobby, Daytona Beach, Florida

What does it mean if General Petraeus needs to remind U.S troops in Iraq to fight by the rules?
It's simply another indicator of how weak our society has become. Back in WWII we did whatever it took to win. Now, we are so preoccupied with being "nice" and "politically correct" that it is costing us American lives and hurting our chances at victory. The concept is easy: Torture should be practiced if it will save American lives. -Joseph, Tampa, Florida

It means that the generals in Iraq before were all so politically loyal to Cheney and the "torture is a no-brainer" mantra that torture has become a "no-brainer." This is a top-down thing.
-Bob

It means that they are getting sick and tired of playing by the rules and getting blown up! Plain and simple. The insurgents know that for the most part, the U.S. military will always take the moral high ground and that can make them easy targets. -Aric, Bountiful, Utah

It means he is naive to think that the population of our enemies is ever going to side with us over those who kill innocent civilians as a matter of course. -Mike, Falls Church, Virginia

Do the cars presidential candidates drive tell you anything about them?
Sure their cars tell you a lot about them. A lot of them apparently feel "if you've got it, flaunt it"; the automobile in the States has always been a status symbol. -Patricia, Good Hope, Illinois

Why so disparaging to Giuliani's comment about not driving? I live in Manhattan and only drive when I go to visit my parents in the suburbs. Parking is $400 a month here and although Giuliani could afford it he can also afford cabs. -Will, New York

Jack, this is simple. Biden's '67 vette shows class, and appreciation of an American tradition.
-Jack, Hillsboro, Oregon

Jack, It tells me these folks need: '05 Jeep Liberty, one owner, clean, low miles, like new, below KBB, must see. -Bobby, Stockton, California
Posted By Jack Cafferty, CNN Commentator: 5/11/2007 05:41:00 PM ET | Permalink
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