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2013-11-11, 16:01 | Link #1163 | |
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while newt is a hypocrite, compare to Bachmann, Santorium and Cain. He does look pretty good.
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2013-11-12, 05:06 | Link #1165 |
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Newt is one of the few left of the intellectual wing (or at least the shadow of it). Now ... he's completely corrupt but he is smart and when confronted with smart adversaries or a crisis he drops the BS (rather like Chris Christie). He isn't a zealot ideologue like most of the GOP seems to be drifting towards in it's hyper-right greased chute. He is, however, one of the prime founders in the sudden schism from a party that made *SOME* sense before the mid-90s to one that is nearly nihilistic in its lunacy (bearing in mind that most of this circus is being driven by a very small group of ultra-plutocrat billionaires who want to recreate feudalism without all that darn middle class).
Huntsman is probably the only one left with a shred of believability for a qualified candidate who can appeal in the general election - but as we've seen the purity test of the GOP primaries has gone the route of the "No True Scotsman" informal fallacy.
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2013-11-15, 02:39 | Link #1166 |
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5 Ways U.S. Democracy Is More Rigged Than You Think:
"None of you are naive or think government works exactly the way you learned it in elementary school. We all know there are backroom deals and bribes and blackmail and probably, like, orgies and shit behind the scenes. But what many people don't realize is that the most unfair and outright broken parts of the system we have in the USA aren't a result of people breaking the law. No, the craziest, most overtly bullshit practices are perfectly legal. That's why ..." See: http://www.cracked.com/article_20705...you-think.html |
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2013-11-21, 13:01 | Link #1170 | |
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2013-11-21, 13:08 | Link #1171 | |
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2013-11-24, 20:28 | Link #1173 |
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Washington blows up: Has American politics hit an all-time low?:
"The approval ratings of Congress, the Republican Party, and President Obama have now all hit all-time lows. And the Senate's 'nuclear option' is supposed to make things worse?" See: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Deco...n-all-time-low |
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That may be a little misleading. Obama's ratings are currently *average* for *any* US president at this point in the second term. In other words, he's mostly been more popular except for the slip up in a website (reference Medicare Part D and several other program rollouts before frothing).
Now CONGRESS on the other hand, hasn't been this unpopular ever (<9% approval) ... even during the Civil War I'm pretty sure. The GOP would be in the dustbin of history if it weren't for extreme gerrymandering (every party gerrymanders to some extent when given the chance - the GOP has taken it over the cliff, which is why some states have implemented neutral scientific districting). http://www.politifact.com/punditfact...gs-are-line-o/
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2013-11-25, 07:46 | Link #1175 |
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Analysis: U.S. air pollution authority faces Supreme Court tests
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9AN0E120131124 That one could have some serious implication if they go the conservative/corporative way ...
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2013-12-02, 13:50 | Link #1176 | |
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The heart of Pope Francis’s mission
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...uch-for-jesus/
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2013-12-03, 14:25 | Link #1177 |
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California Ballot Initiative Would Rig Next Presidential Election For Republicans
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/201...ad-california/
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2013-12-03, 17:04 | Link #1178 |
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That would take a lot of effort in California. A whole lot of effort. At least of the Presidental scale of things. It was slightly over 60% Obama in 2012 and about 3% third party.
In 2008, it was 61% Obama and about 2% third party. In 2004, it was 54% Kerry, and a little over 1% third party In 2000, it was 53% Gore, almost 4% Nader, and about 1% other third parties. In 1996, it was 51% Clinton, almost 7% Perot, and about 4% other third parties. In 1992, (the first time a Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson had won in California) it was 46% Clinton, 20% Perot, and less than 1% for other third parties. In 1988, Dukakis won 47% of the vote to Bush's 51%. The end of the Cold War and the withdrawl of the military bases from the major population centers shifted the voting pattern following the Reagan and Bush administrations. Most Repubilcan candidates barely get through California from the 1960s to 1980s with Reagan's second terms being the largest win at 57%. Johnson won the state in 1964 with 59%. Side note: in 1960, Nixon beat Kennedy in California, but only by about 25,000 votes...alittle over half a percent. Though Nixon is from California. As for partitioning the electoral votes based on the actual population's votes? I've been for that for years anyway, as it give a better slice of the nation's character. And such things are state by state anyway. Also how is that rigging an election?
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