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Post by orvillethird on Jan 16, 2016 0:50:44 GMT
Ugh- repost. Ignore this.
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Post by orvillethird on Jan 16, 2016 1:13:04 GMT
Well, Lindsey Graham endorsed Jeb Bush, which wasn't that much of a surprise. www.cnn.com/2016/01/15/politics/lindsey-graham-jeb-bush-endorsement/index.html?eref=rss_latestJeb Bush's PAC is sending out the most eye-catching mailers that I've seen. This one is made to look like a Senate Foreign Relations Committee briefing folder, complete with "Top Secret" markings*. It's an attack on...Marco Rubio. (Apparently, he missed quite a few votes. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is taking a page out of George W. Bush's playbook and accusing Sanders of not only attacking her, but Obama and "all the Democrats" with his new ad. www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-sanders-ad-attacks-obama-not-just-me/Fortunately for Sanders, not all Democrats followed the Clinton-Obama line on Wall Street. * Of course, I don't think the FBI will look into those, like they investigated the MJ-12 documents. (BTW, the FBI showed they were forged.)
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Post by Jasen777 on Jan 16, 2016 2:38:14 GMT
I don't think that's a good defense by Clinton.
Bush staying alive only helps keep the establishment split, giving Trump and Cruz a better chance.
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Post by Rhand on Jan 17, 2016 16:09:55 GMT
Cruz has this. It's a shame Trump started birthing, I think it backfired and will only hurt him in the long run.
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Post by orvillethird on Jan 17, 2016 22:10:06 GMT
Cruz has this. It's a shame Trump started birthing, I think it backfired and will only hurt him in the long run. You never know. A lot of people are rather negative on people for surprising reasons. My mom was planning to not vote for Cruz because she thought he was Catholic. I do think Cruz has taken the spot formerly belonging to Carson.
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Post by tardis218 on Jan 18, 2016 17:45:34 GMT
Donald Trump now has a campaign song...and yes, they are ripping off "Over There". And for the sake of keeping your sanity here is the original Over There:
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Post by Jasen777 on Jan 18, 2016 19:08:38 GMT
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Post by AYC on Jan 18, 2016 21:50:36 GMT
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Post by Jasen777 on Jan 19, 2016 1:06:11 GMT
Well I'm not sure on all the details, and the transition could be a little rough, and seems the most feasible way to move to a universal coverage system. And it's largely funded by the type of progressive taxation we need anyways. Too bad it has no chance of being implemented in the foreseeable future.
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Post by orvillethird on Jan 19, 2016 2:14:58 GMT
Well I'm not sure on all the details, and the transition could be a little rough, and seems the most feasible way to move to a universal coverage system. And it's largely funded by the type of progressive taxation we need anyways. Too bad it has no chance of being implemented in the foreseeable future. Well, if Sanders keeps his enthusiasm among voters up, we could see more Democrats in the House riding his coattails (If DWS doesn't shoot them in the foot). Senate may take a bit longer.
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Post by AYC on Jan 19, 2016 7:06:04 GMT
Well I'm not sure on all the details, and the transition could be a little rough, and seems the most feasible way to move to a universal coverage system. And it's largely funded by the type of progressive taxation we need anyways. Too bad it has no chance of being implemented in the foreseeable future. Well, if Sanders keeps his enthusiasm among voters up, we could see more Democrats in the House riding his coattails (If DWS doesn't shoot them in the foot). Senate may take a bit longer. I think the reverse will happen - the Democrats have a decent shot at tying or winning the Senate, but gerrymandering ensures the House is out of competition until 2020.
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Post by AYC on Jan 19, 2016 23:53:10 GMT
Sarah Palin is endorsing Donald Trump. I don't know how much power Sarah Palin still holds, since conservative media exists in a vacuum, but this certainly can't hurt Trump within the GOP base.
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Post by orvillethird on Jan 19, 2016 23:56:20 GMT
Sarah Palin is endorsing Donald Trump. I don't know how much power Sarah Palin still holds, since conservative media exists in a vacuum, but this certainly can't hurt Trump within the GOP base. Hopefully most others have a negative opinion of Sarah Palin.
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Post by AYC on Jan 20, 2016 0:01:01 GMT
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Post by orvillethird on Jan 20, 2016 0:24:13 GMT
I'm certainly hoping he wins. Not only would it put someone else with good views on foreign and domestic policy in, but it would boot out one of the worst people in Congress. And the DNC would have to pick someone to replace her!
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Post by Rhand on Jan 20, 2016 4:18:02 GMT
Sarah Palin is endorsing Donald Trump. I don't know how much power Sarah Palin still holds, since conservative media exists in a vacuum, but this certainly can't hurt Trump within the GOP base. I think it may help Trump eat some of Cruz's evangelicals, which could become pivotal in Iowa. That said, Trump winning the primary will be very interesting. But it would probably end in a general election disaster for us.
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Post by Jasen777 on Jan 20, 2016 4:45:58 GMT
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Post by AYC on Jan 20, 2016 5:23:37 GMT
It's insane how much power corn subsidies have. They're a bigger third rail than Medicare, Social Security, and In God We Trust combined.
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Post by orvillethird on Jan 20, 2016 5:36:46 GMT
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Post by AYC on Jan 21, 2016 7:48:24 GMT
So some of my Hillary supporting Facebook friends are up in arms over Bernie's comments about Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign. www.vox.com/2016/1/20/10801412/bernie-sanders-planned-parenthood-human-rights-campaign-establishmentPersonally it seems to be he was making a general comment about the establishment, and misspoke. Hardly the death knell Clinton fans so desperately desire from Bernie, despite his poll numbers continuing to rise. Gotta be honest, I'm burned out of the primaries. I want this damn nomination fight to be over so I can stop shouting at fellow liberals and start focusing on fighting the GOP.
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