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Joe-crush Sandra Fluke lost her bid for a CA state Senate seat.
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/1...ns-112574.html
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/1...ns-112574.html
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Krauthammer On Midterm Elections: 'A Nuclear Explosion' | The Daily Caller
[Obama] played as the puzzled observer. He was asked about the meaning of the election, and he said “I’ll leave to others the reading of tea leaves.” Was this really a subtle result? Was this sort of complicated and nuanced? This was the worst wall-to-wall, national, unmistakable, unequivocal shellacking that you will ever see in a midterm election, and it happened on just about every level. You’ve got in the House the Republicans now have the largest majority since 1929.
In the Senate, the Democrats have lost seven, probably nine, and by huge margins, McConnell is supposed to be neck-and-neck, he won by 15 points, Arkansas 18 points. And then the — the one excuse the Republicans have is “well this election was played on their home turf, on red turf.” Well, you know, Maryland, Massachusetts and Illinois are not exactly red states. All of them elected, shockingly, Republican governors. “The Economist” called this a massacre and Obama says, “I don’t read tea leaves,” and remember, what he said about the election. It’s about his policies, everywhere, every single one. Of course it was about him, of course it was his ideology and the execution of his leadership. This was a wall-to-wall rejection of Obama-ism and he pretended that this was an election that didn’t have a lot of meaning because two-thirds of the electorate didn’t show up.
The race I liked the most was the one in Maryland, where I live, where the Lt. Governor Anthony Brown was considered such a shoo-in, no one spoke about the Maryland race. No one. You didn’t hear a word, and the Republican, Larry Hogan, came out of nowhere. He won by 8 points. This tells you — the reason I like it, it shows the extent of this political event into the bluest of the blue, Maryland. It wasn’t a tea leaf election. It was a nuclear explosion.
In the Senate, the Democrats have lost seven, probably nine, and by huge margins, McConnell is supposed to be neck-and-neck, he won by 15 points, Arkansas 18 points. And then the — the one excuse the Republicans have is “well this election was played on their home turf, on red turf.” Well, you know, Maryland, Massachusetts and Illinois are not exactly red states. All of them elected, shockingly, Republican governors. “The Economist” called this a massacre and Obama says, “I don’t read tea leaves,” and remember, what he said about the election. It’s about his policies, everywhere, every single one. Of course it was about him, of course it was his ideology and the execution of his leadership. This was a wall-to-wall rejection of Obama-ism and he pretended that this was an election that didn’t have a lot of meaning because two-thirds of the electorate didn’t show up.
The race I liked the most was the one in Maryland, where I live, where the Lt. Governor Anthony Brown was considered such a shoo-in, no one spoke about the Maryland race. No one. You didn’t hear a word, and the Republican, Larry Hogan, came out of nowhere. He won by 8 points. This tells you — the reason I like it, it shows the extent of this political event into the bluest of the blue, Maryland. It wasn’t a tea leaf election. It was a nuclear explosion.
and because I love TMZ:
CNN Election Commentators -- Microsoft Surface Is Great ... for Hiding Our iPads! | TMZ.com
I'm still bitter about my Purple State.
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And because I hate the racist left:
The PJ Tatler » Scott on ?F? Grade from NAACP: ?It?s Because I Believe That Progress Has to be Made?
The PJ Tatler » Scott on ?F? Grade from NAACP: ?It?s Because I Believe That Progress Has to be Made?
The senator responded to the “F” grade that the NAACP gave him on its legislative scorecard.
“Well, let’s just ask ourselves if we look back over history when the Congress was controlled by the Democrats for 40 consecutive years. If we look at the result of that control what has happened in black America? We saw greater poverty. If we take the statistics from 1970s to the 21st century, what we see very clearly is that poverty’s gone from 11 percent to 15 percent. These are classic examples that the policies of the left have not worked,” Scott said.
“I will tell you that if I have an F on the NAACP’s scorecard, it’s because I believe that progress has to be made, and the government is not the answer for progress.”
“Well, let’s just ask ourselves if we look back over history when the Congress was controlled by the Democrats for 40 consecutive years. If we look at the result of that control what has happened in black America? We saw greater poverty. If we take the statistics from 1970s to the 21st century, what we see very clearly is that poverty’s gone from 11 percent to 15 percent. These are classic examples that the policies of the left have not worked,” Scott said.
“I will tell you that if I have an F on the NAACP’s scorecard, it’s because I believe that progress has to be made, and the government is not the answer for progress.”
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I am glad to see both houses are now Republican controlled. Hopefully in a few years the white house will be the same way. I'd love to see more of a push for personal responsibility and not government nannying.
It would also be nice to see Officer Wilson not be charged and put a nice slap to the face of all the wild animals looting and destroying their town (knowing all of white america will divvy up tax dollars for their "rebuild") which they will surely destroy again the next time some punk tries to assault a cop. Meanwhile, black on black crime is all over America and Sharpton is nowhere to be found unless cameras are present.
It would also be nice to see Officer Wilson not be charged and put a nice slap to the face of all the wild animals looting and destroying their town (knowing all of white america will divvy up tax dollars for their "rebuild") which they will surely destroy again the next time some punk tries to assault a cop. Meanwhile, black on black crime is all over America and Sharpton is nowhere to be found unless cameras are present.
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When Canadians agree with you, you know there's a problem.
Americans are able to make all the positive happen DESPITE Obama being president; he had nothing to do with it.
Americans are able to make all the positive happen DESPITE Obama being president; he had nothing to do with it.
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- Corporate profits are at an all time high every new year. It's been this way since 1930.
- Statically, the Obama years are one of the worst presidential terms for job growth.
- Due to bullet point #2, This rate is still higher than it's been since the 90s. The labor force participation rate is at level equal that of the late 70s.
- When isn't the GDP of the US NOT the best?
- The value of the US dollar has been declining since the early 1900s. It has been declining steadily since the 1980s. On the Iranian black market, the dollar value has dropped significantly. Meanwhile, the value of gold has increased dramatically in teh last ten year.
- If you're a smelly statist liberal hippy, this isn't considered a good thing.
- Gas prices have more or less stagnated in the last 4 years.
- Because Congress in unable to do anything, and therefore harmful/beneficial laws can't get passed, inflation has head steady at 1.7% for the last few years, yes.
- Low interest rates aren't a good/bad thing for an economy. I liked when interest rates were high, I actually made money in my investment accounts. If you're a senior living on a fixed income, this is Bad New Bears. They only people who benefit from this are people who want to be able to borrow. being able to borrow and not paying back loans is what got us in this mess to begin with.
- While US oil production is increasing, our supply is not being used internally--we are at the same time increasing oil exports. So as Americans, we are not benefiting directly from this.
- Republicans in the house should be applauded for this. They pretty much froze spending for the last few years, and as the economy has slowly recovered, more money is collected each year. So if you spend the same amount but get more and more back each year (still net losses over 500 billion dollars a year) your deficit is "rapidly" decreased.
- Yes, they are. I'm glad the author can appreciate that people who create jobs are important for people to have jobs.
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How to stump a president:
Watch Pres. Obama Fumble Easy Question on Precedent | MRCTV
point out how much of a hypocritical **** he is.
Watch Pres. Obama Fumble Easy Question on Precedent | MRCTV
point out how much of a hypocritical **** he is.
Stephanopolous asked: “How do you respond to the argument, a future president comes in and wants lower taxes. Doesn’t happen. Congress won’t do it; so he says ‘I’m not going to prosecute those who don’t pay capital gains tax.’”
“The truth of the matter is George,” said the President, haltingly, “The reason that we, have to do.. uhm prosecutorial discretion in immigration, is that we know, that we – are not even close to being able to deal with the folks who have been here a long time…” Obama then pivoted to immigration talking points, without addressing the original question.
“The vast majority of folks understand that they need to pay taxes, and when we conduct an audit, for example, we are selecting those folks who are most likely to be cheating,” said Obama. “We’re not going after millions and millions of people who everybody knows are here and were taking advantage of low wages as they’re mowing lawns or cleaning out bedpans, and looking the other way.”
“So you don’t think it’d be legitimate for a future president to make that argument?” Stephanopoulos said.
Obama: “With respect to taxes? Absolutely not.”
“The truth of the matter is George,” said the President, haltingly, “The reason that we, have to do.. uhm prosecutorial discretion in immigration, is that we know, that we – are not even close to being able to deal with the folks who have been here a long time…” Obama then pivoted to immigration talking points, without addressing the original question.
“The vast majority of folks understand that they need to pay taxes, and when we conduct an audit, for example, we are selecting those folks who are most likely to be cheating,” said Obama. “We’re not going after millions and millions of people who everybody knows are here and were taking advantage of low wages as they’re mowing lawns or cleaning out bedpans, and looking the other way.”
“So you don’t think it’d be legitimate for a future president to make that argument?” Stephanopoulos said.
Obama: “With respect to taxes? Absolutely not.”