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BarryAZ Send message Joined: 1 Apr 01 Posts: 2580 Credit: 16,982,517 RAC: 0 |
Nope neither, rather a case of major optimism which got itself nailed by realism. I am so glad that the TeaPublican realities are all future fact based with no expectations reflecting a bias. The Democratic Congress generated health-insurance reform bill (the amount of health care reform in the bill was piteously small), which Obama signed is deeply flawed. Some on the right would argue that doing nothing was just fine, some on the left would argue that doing a lot more (particularly in terms of single payer and actual health care reform) was needed. Instead we got the love (or hate) child of the American political process, where a handful of Senators (particularly conservative Democrats) got their hot button changes included in the bill. It does make for excellent talking head action though.
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bobby Send message Joined: 22 Mar 02 Posts: 2866 Credit: 17,789,109 RAC: 3 |
Ooops, a minor miscalculation? Or major deception? You decide. Or without the spin, the new CBO figures for spending between 2012 and 2021 are about 5% higher than they were a year ago: That works out to a $51 billion increase in the gross cost of expanding coverage from what the CBO estimated a year ago. I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ... |
rebest Send message Joined: 16 Apr 00 Posts: 1296 Credit: 45,357,093 RAC: 0 |
I do have one question that keeps nagging me. The Republican Party has some very bright, dedicated, honest members who genuinely want the best for the entire country. I have many friends and family members who have proudly called themselves Republicans for many years. Now, I don't always agree with them and they don't always agree with me, but they are very good people. They are now divided into two camps. The first (smaller) group have decided to vote for Obama. The economy is improving and they believe that with the notable exception of Afghanistan, his handling of foreign policy and the now defunct "War on Terror" has been good. The fact that Osama now swims with the fishes earns him favorable marks. The second (much larger) group is planning on taking a pass on the Presidential Election entirely. As one friend put it "From a country of over 320 million divided pretty much down the middle, the best the Republican Party can field are Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Mitt Romney?? WTF???" Frankly, this year the Republicans remind me of the 1972 Democrats. Join the PACK! |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30663 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
Frankly, this year the Republicans remind me of the 1972 Democrats. Yes, seems as if the party wants to make sure none of its candidates are electable. |
MOMMY: He is MAKING ME Read His Posts Thoughts and Prayers. GOoD Thoughts and GOoD Prayers. HATERWORLD Vs THOUGHTs and PRAYERs World. It Is a BATTLE ROYALE. Nobody LOVEs Me. Everybody HATEs Me. Why Don't I Go Eat Worms. Tasty Treats are Wormy Meat. Yes Send message Joined: 16 Jun 02 Posts: 6895 Credit: 6,588,977 RAC: 0 |
Don't Worry Broheims, The Election will be A Real Humdinger. Once Billion Bucks goes against Billion Bucks, The Sheeple and Zombies will Be Flocking and Frothing To The Booths to Throw The Lever. I'm Looking Forward to the Ugly Nastiness of It. May The Better of The Worst Win. GrecianFormulaDullNando May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!! |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
May The Better of The Worst Win. It will be the lesser of two weasels |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
Don't Worry Broheims, The Election will be A Real Humdinger. Those of us not born until the very late 60s do not want a rehash of the 60s culture wars, any more than we want to relive 1972 and the gas lines. P.S.-Grecian Formula sucks, try pomade. ;) |
MOMMY: He is MAKING ME Read His Posts Thoughts and Prayers. GOoD Thoughts and GOoD Prayers. HATERWORLD Vs THOUGHTs and PRAYERs World. It Is a BATTLE ROYALE. Nobody LOVEs Me. Everybody HATEs Me. Why Don't I Go Eat Worms. Tasty Treats are Wormy Meat. Yes Send message Joined: 16 Jun 02 Posts: 6895 Credit: 6,588,977 RAC: 0 |
relive 1972 and the gas lines I'm all for that SargeE4. Since I was first in line and The Gas I pumped into My Motorcycle was Only 26 Cents. Yeah, ready to Go Back In Time Broheim. You? No. Guess The Sand Box and Plastic Toys were'nt that much fun. When I drove across The US in My Van, Way Back in Late '73, I still filled up in The Mid/Upper 30 Cents range. So yeah. Full Head of Hair. No Gray/White. Slim Tight Bod. Virile. Some Chicks interested. All those possible years ahead of me. Also, The Great, One and Only Tricky Dick As Our Master-In-Chief. YeeeeHaaaaaw. Yep. Where's The Delorian Broheim? Loving1972DullNando May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!! |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
relive 1972 and the gas lines Hurricane Agnes turned the sandbox into a horizontal mudslide. |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
relive 1972 and the gas lines And, yes, I remember it. |
MOMMY: He is MAKING ME Read His Posts Thoughts and Prayers. GOoD Thoughts and GOoD Prayers. HATERWORLD Vs THOUGHTs and PRAYERs World. It Is a BATTLE ROYALE. Nobody LOVEs Me. Everybody HATEs Me. Why Don't I Go Eat Worms. Tasty Treats are Wormy Meat. Yes Send message Joined: 16 Jun 02 Posts: 6895 Credit: 6,588,977 RAC: 0 |
And, yes, I remember it. Wow! As a 6 Year Old, your Vocab was what by then, 100,000 words? I remember Almost Nothing as a 6 year old, 'cept where I lived. Frankfurt. I heard Agnes was a Mo FO for The Mountain/Hill/Valley Peoples. Cities way Down Da Riva got a Whacking also. Bad Shat Broheim. Too Bad The Potomac didn't wash 'ole Dick Out To Sea. Hey, Dickie got a Second Term, so Nothing's Impossible for 'Ole Big Ears or Camerroooon. DrenchedDullNando May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!! |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
relive 1972 and the gas lines We are 3 years away from the second coming of Doc Brown & Marty. Oh, and Just for Men works better than Grecian formula. ;) |
JLConawayII Send message Joined: 2 Apr 02 Posts: 188 Credit: 2,840,460 RAC: 0 |
I was going to vote for Cain if he would offer me a free pizza. Sadly, it was not meant to be. |
aircardinal Send message Joined: 15 Mar 12 Posts: 1 Credit: 18,674 RAC: 0 |
I agree that Cain would have been a good choice. Let's get people in political positions who have had a real job. I've voted for the last 40 years and I must admit though that in the last 10 years or so I feel like I've been aiding and abetting in a criminal activity every I pull the lever. |
William Rothamel Send message Joined: 25 Oct 06 Posts: 3756 Credit: 1,999,735 RAC: 4 |
I feel like I've been aiding and abetting in a criminal activity every I pull the lever Every time I fill up I wonder if i am paying for another roadside bomb or an RPG |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11361 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
I feel like I've been aiding and abetting in a criminal activity every I pull the lever LOL, no, you are just participating in the redistribution of the wealth of us all to the select hands of the few. One might say it is sort of like socialism in reverse. The irony is we subsidize these corporations. |
JLConawayII Send message Joined: 2 Apr 02 Posts: 188 Credit: 2,840,460 RAC: 0 |
I agree that Cain would have been a good choice. I'm not entirely sure. I was very hopeful for Cain, but after listening to him talk several times it seemed like he was more concerned with memorizing the right things to say, rather than actually having a grasp on what's going on in the world. Maybe it was just a case of stage fright, as it were, but it left me with a bad impression. Regardless, it hardly matters now. |
Tom95134 Send message Joined: 27 Nov 01 Posts: 216 Credit: 3,790,200 RAC: 0 |
And beside, Paul Ryan brings to mind one of our favorite TV characters... Ears and all. |
Sarge Send message Joined: 25 Aug 99 Posts: 12273 Credit: 8,569,109 RAC: 79 |
'm glad the 1% can waste their money on thousands of Etch-a-Sketches to hand out at campaign events. Now THAT's a sure sign of being a "fiscal conserbative". BTW, class warfare is waged by those that can afford the weapons. |
MOMMY: He is MAKING ME Read His Posts Thoughts and Prayers. GOoD Thoughts and GOoD Prayers. HATERWORLD Vs THOUGHTs and PRAYERs World. It Is a BATTLE ROYALE. Nobody LOVEs Me. Everybody HATEs Me. Why Don't I Go Eat Worms. Tasty Treats are Wormy Meat. Yes Send message Joined: 16 Jun 02 Posts: 6895 Credit: 6,588,977 RAC: 0 |
Introducing: Our New Oil Minister! Peace Prize Potus Himself! OhNoDrillBabyDrill. He has All The Gas Price Answers! No Need for George and Dick Inc. Anymore! You've Got PETROLEUM POTUS aka The Expert. Pump it, if you've got it. DrillDrillDrillDullNando May we All have a METAMORPHOSIS. REASON. GOoD JUDGEMENT and LOVE and ORDER!!!!! |
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