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Mark McKay
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| Every time I see "Yes we did" , I can't help but think of the phrase "Oh no you di'nt", Rosie Perez accent and all... |
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When it was "Yes we can", it always reminded me of the kid's show Bob The Builder.
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Paul Greer
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Vinny, I agree with you on this point. If the majority of the Republican party is really as right wing as they would have you believe, McCain shouldn't have been the one getting the nomination in the first place. I truly feel the O'Reilly's and Ann Coulter's of the party are really a vocal minority (as opposed to the old silent majority trick). It is their vocal and loyal supporters that allows them to be the voices for the entire party.
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Mark McKay
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I agree, too. While he wasn't my first choice (Ron Paul was), McCain represented something different than the "standard" Republicans. and overwhelmingly, Republicans chose him, for that reason.
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Vinny Valenti
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Limbaugh is partially blaming the states that have open primaries....saying that Democrat voters were voting for McCain in Republican primaries. I don't know if that's true though.
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John Bodin
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Vinny Valenti wrote:
| See, when I hear that argument, I ask this: there were Republican candidates that were available in the primary season that were more conservative than McCain. If that was what the majority of Republicans wanted, then why didn't Romney get the nomination? Or Thompson? |
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EXACTLY!
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Craig Markley
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Don't get to excited by Marcio's pictures. That's most likely a dude.
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Jason Czeskleba
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Mike O'Brien wrote:
| Having said that - why not permanent tax cuts? It could be something to work towards. |
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The thing that concerns me is the deficit. Look at this. Right now it's about 40 times larger than the 1992 deficit Perot was so worried about. Does anyone think this can be eliminated simply by cutting spending, without raising taxes at some point in the near future? We needed tax increases and an economic boom to undo the 90's deficit, and how likely is a similar boom in the next ten years?
Talk about "spreading the wealth"... I read an article the other day that pointed out Bush has presided over the most massive redistribution of wealth in US history: from the future to the present.
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John Bodin
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Craig Markley wrote:
| Don't get to excited by Marcio's pictures. That's most likely a dude. |
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Now I'm conflicted on the whole Brazilian invasion thing . . . but to not invade is to encourage brotherly love, which creates further internal conflict given Craig's allegation . . .
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Jason Czeskleba
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Michael Roberts wrote:
| Wait, the lesson learned from this election was that the GOP didn't go far enough to the right? Really? |
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Same thing happened with the Democrats in 2000. I remember talk about Gore being too conservative and the need for the party to "get back to its roots." That's why Dean got so much traction in the 2004 primaries. And then in 2004, there was lots of post-election criticism for going with the "safer" choice of Kerry, and more calls to get more liberal.
It's patently ridiculous. The past three elections have been decided by the middle, the people who consider themselves independent. Obama certainly didn't win by convincing people he was more liberal, but by coming across as moderate.
Still, if the Republicans want to pursue that strategy (going further to the extreme right) in four years more power to them. It's be an easy second term for Obama.
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Mike O'Brien
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Limbaugh is partially blaming the states that have open primaries....saying that Democrat voters were voting for McCain in Republican primaries. I don't know if that's true though.
But.. but... that's what he encouraged his listeners to do against the ... Democr...
But..
It's like reality is an abstract concept to these guys...
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Marcio Ferreira
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Craig said:
Don't get to excited by Marcio's pictures. That's most likely a dude.
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Ok, Craig, time for you to visit the eye doctor! LOL.
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Marcio Ferreira
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John Bodin said:
Now I'm conflicted on the whole Brazilian invasion thing . . . but to not invade is to encourage brotherly love, which creates further internal conflict given Craig's allegation . . .
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Best strategy is to wait until February, the whole country stops (literally) for Carnaval (or Mardi Grass), it will take months before anyone notice that the country was taken.... (hope I don't face the court for this demonstration of high treason).
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