Author Topic: The Politics Thread v2 (Read 180985 times)

MrWolfe · « **Reply #220 on:** October 16, 2015, 11:31:23 AM »

Quote from: SolEiji on October 16, 2015, 06:28:21 AM

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/257105-sanders-rejects-donation-from-drug-ceo-accused-of-price-gouging

Bernie is awesome.

That strikes me as less "awesome" and more "has the common sense to avoid political suicide."

Solo · « **Reply #221 on:** October 16, 2015, 01:08:54 PM »

Quote from: MrWolfe on October 16, 2015, 11:31:23 AM

That strikes me as less "awesome" and more "has the common sense to avoid political suicide."

Still more than can be said for 14 other candidates.

phaedrusxy · « **Reply #222 on:** October 16, 2015, 01:11:07 PM »

Quote from: Solo on October 16, 2015, 01:08:54 PM

Quote from: MrWolfe on October 16, 2015, 11:31:23 AM
That strikes me as less "awesome" and more "has the common sense to avoid political suicide."
Still more than can be said for 14 other candidates.

awaken_D_M_golem · « **Reply #223 on:** October 17, 2015, 04:09:48 PM »

Ahh that's a good one, seriously good.

bhu · « **Reply #224 on:** October 17, 2015, 04:25:54 PM »

According to released financial statements 2 dems and 6 repubs are spending more than they take in, and several other republicans are still spending like drunken sailors.

Looks like the field may winnow fairly swiftly after the next debate.

SolEiji · « **Reply #225 on:** October 17, 2015, 09:35:41 PM »

Quote from: bhu on October 17, 2015, 04:25:54 PM

According to released financial statements 2 dems and 6 repubs are spending more than they take in, and several other republicans are still spending like drunken sailors.

Looks like the field may winnow fairly swiftly after the next debate.

Fiscal responsibility!

Keldar · « **Reply #226 on:** October 18, 2015, 06:43:23 PM »

Like that will stop them. They'll just not pay their employees and claim they shouldn't get paid if they don't win.

Solo · « **Reply #227 on:** October 18, 2015, 06:51:00 PM »

Quote from: Keldar on October 18, 2015, 06:43:23 PM

Like that will stop them. They'll just not pay their employees and claim they shouldn't get paid if they don't win.

Only winners deserve money. Not losers.

phaedrusxy · « **Reply #228 on:** October 18, 2015, 07:03:16 PM »

Quote from: Solo on October 18, 2015, 06:51:00 PM

Quote from: Keldar on October 18, 2015, 06:43:23 PM
Like that will stop them. They'll just not pay their employees and claim they shouldn't get paid if they don't win.
Only winners deserve money. Not looser.

Social Darwinism at its best! Maybe we should coin a new term: Economic Darwinism (or Political Darwinism).

Solo · « **Reply #229 on:** October 18, 2015, 10:08:22 PM »

As long as it's not biological Darwinism.

dman11235 · « **Reply #230 on:** October 18, 2015, 11:47:38 PM »

Donald Trump, and the rest of that level of Republican, has always denounced eminent domain. Well, denounced publicly. Donald Trump wants to buy up a bunch of private property using that policy, and sell it to private companies. Because "if your house is in the middle of a factory, you're costing the American taxpayer 5, 6, 7000 jobs!"

MrWolfe · « **Reply #231 on:** October 19, 2015, 01:11:31 AM »

Jobs which will be outsourced to China anyway.

phaedrusxy · « **Reply #232 on:** October 19, 2015, 04:37:56 PM »

Quote from: Solo on October 18, 2015, 10:08:22 PM

As long as it's not biological Darwinism.

Of course, because that's obviously a blasphemous myth.

awaken_D_M_golem · « **Reply #233 on:** October 21, 2015, 03:40:40 PM »

Biden is out.
So that's good for Hillary and Bernie, and maybe Trump too.
Webb is out, nice guy what evs.

Ryan's playing hardball with the crazies, who are calling him too liberal ...

bhu · « **Reply #234 on:** October 21, 2015, 05:04:31 PM »

He's not playing hardball he's being sneaky. He doesn't want job and the political repercussions that come with it, nor does he want the possible repercussions of saying no. So he makes demands the Freedom Caucus will find unacceptable, thereby neatly disqualifying himself with much less future problems than if he was honest and said "Fuck no, I'm not getting Boehnered."

awaken_D_M_golem · « **Reply #235 on:** October 22, 2015, 07:17:34 PM »

Huh that is sneaky.
I thought he was reading them a (small) riot act.
They did kinda mush a vague support-y statement toward him.

sub in the whitney houston lyrics
be my baby tonight
not gettin' Boehnered tonight

dman11235 · « **Reply #236 on:** October 22, 2015, 07:28:02 PM »

Except....he's the new speaker.

EDIT: wait, I misread the headlines. He's running for speaker and has a majority.

bhu · « **Reply #237 on:** October 23, 2015, 02:38:25 AM »

He has enough of a majority to win, but his prime demand of having them give up the right to vacate the speakers chair may still backfire on him. He wanted 80% of the three caucuses behind him before he said he'd run, but got 70%. Still enough to get him in, but still low enough to get him Boehnered if he isn't careful. Some part of me still thinks he either is deliberately torpedoing his run for the chair, or he truly thinks he can get them to toss out attempts to depose him once he's in, which I don't see happening.

dman11235 · « **Reply #238 on:** October 23, 2015, 11:41:30 AM »

He certainly doens't have the support of the hardcore conservative media like Breitbart and Drudge. They've come out and called him "emperor ryan" and stuff because of these demands, calling him a liberal in disguise already. And more liberal than Boehner.

Solo · « **Reply #239 on:** October 23, 2015, 01:09:10 PM »

I'm loving it.

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Author Topic: The Politics Thread v2 (Read 180985 times)