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Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:50 pm
by TheCatt
thibodeaux wrote:TheCatt wrote:I've lived in 5 different cities in the past 18 years... aside from the '94 Republican Revolution,
this guy's been my rep the entire time.
Two words:
Durham and Chapel Hill.
And Cary, too, I guess.
Well, interestingly, at 55% of precincts reporting, BJ was winning. I can only think that's the Morrisville, Cary, Raleigh portions of the district. Then the Durham/CH votes came in.
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:11 pm
by thibodeaux
Damn Yankees.
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:59 pm
by Malcolm
Damn. They should start printing those districts on every map of the U.S.
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:58 pm
by GORDON
GORDON wrote:I'd really like to see Obamacare get repealed.
http://www.foxnews.com/politic....amacare
President Obama spent most of his first two years in office getting a sweeping health care bill passed into law.
Now Republicans, who captured the House in Tuesday's elections, may spend the next two years trying to roll it back.
Republicans picked up at least 60 seats Tuesday in what some analysts say was a manifestation of how the unpopular health care law has divided the nation.
Smelling a lot of 'if,' but at least it's something.
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 8:09 am
by unkbill
I'll ask the Prez what he things about current events when I meet with him Monday.
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:35 pm
by Leisher
Speaking of delusional...
That bitch is bat shit insane.
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 3:47 pm
by GORDON
I've got a dollar that says she quits. Life just wouldn't be the same now that she us used to all the Speaker perks like the private jet. She won't want to fly commercial any more like the rest of us jackoffs.
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 6:30 pm
by Malcolm
The interview marked the first time Pelosi had publicly conceded that she was uncertain about what Democrats would like her to do.
Shut the fuck up, perhaps?
Asked whether she would have the support to become minority leader in January, Pelosi refused to speculate. "I don't want to speak for my caucus at this time. But I -- when we make that decision together, then we'll have an announcement about it," Pelosi said.
That's a really long way to say, "Probably not."
"No regrets. Because we believe we did the right thing, and we worked very hard in our campaigns to convey that..."
I'm sure this dude, this dude, this dude, and this dude felt the same about the end of their political careers.
Edited By Malcolm on 1288909873
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:09 pm
by GORDON
Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:53 pm
by Leisher
Pelosi IS going to seek re-election as party leader.
This woman is seriously delusional if she thinks the majority of Americans support her. Hell, she's delusional if she thinks she's actually acting in the best interest of most Americans.
Still, it'll be telling to see what political extreme within the Dems is really in charge of that party. To explain, please read this, which was a part of that article, but was removed within 10 minutes of the article being posted:
[quote]Hoyer is more centrist than Pelosi, and the two have long had a cordial but somewhat wary relationship.
Hoyer might retain his second-ranking status, which would make him the new minority whip. But it's possible that liberals will try to oust him from the shrunken leadership ladder to prevent fellow liberals from being demoted."
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:40 am
by Leisher
Other Dems to Pelosi: Please step aside.
I really like how they essentially say "You and your policies are the reason we lost", but do it while praising her and blaming the Republicans for "demonizing" her.
The Republicans didn't need to demonize that bitch's policies. Every person with a checking account knows you can't spend more than you earn.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:30 am
by TheCatt
Leisher wrote:Every person with a checking account knows you can't spend more than you earn.
O RLY?
Although, to be fair, Americans have paid down personal debt from something like $14 trillion to $13 trillion in the past year (although I cant find that link today)
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:35 am
by GORDON
Well, yarly, peeps do it but they pay consequences, literally. I think the point Leisher was making about Pelosi is that she is either ignorant or completely dismissive of those consequences.
And yes, I know there is an economic process that allows for/requires deficit spending.... and most peeps are fine with it. I think most peeps, though, see us as so far beyond "Bloat" that it would take the light from Bloat 58 years to reach us.
Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:37 am
by GORDON
TheCatt wrote:Leisher wrote:Every person with a checking account knows you can't spend more than you earn.
O RLY?
Although, to be fair, Americans have paid down personal debt from something like $14 trillion to $13 trillion in the past year (although I cant find that link today)
Wow, the lines crossed right at 1995, the year I got my first credit card. Sorry bout that!
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:20 pm
by GORDON
These are great. And some are apparently illegal.
http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie....ge=true
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:40 am
by thibodeaux
The ones around bays, or with islands, I'd cut more slack to. But the Chicago one...now that's pretty in-your-face.
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:41 am
by TPRJones
Yeah, I don't get his obsession with "water doesn't count". It implies that every island in the US should either be a separate district or not have representation. Water has to count.
But the shapes, they are stupid.
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:14 am
by Leisher
Article.
I've never heard of this site before so I take the article with a grain of salt.
However, if any of what they're saying is true, this could be an interesting case. Not just regarding Obama's birth place, but in setting requirements for any future president's parents' citizenship.
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:44 am
by TheCatt
Obama freezing federal worker pay for 2 years
According to the administration, the two-year pay freeze will save $2 billion for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 and $28 billion over the next five years.
The freeze does not apply to military personnel, but will apply to all civilian federal employees, including those in various alternative pay plans and those working at the Department of Defense.
It's a small start...
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:51 pm
by Malcolm
TheCatt wrote:Obama freezing federal worker pay for 2 years
According to the administration, the two-year pay freeze will save $2 billion for the remainder of fiscal year 2011 and $28 billion over the next five years.
The freeze does not apply to military personnel, but will apply to all civilian federal employees, including those in various alternative pay plans and those working at the Department of Defense.
It's a small start...
Nothing like a complete lack of possibility of a raise to encourage hard work. Not that gov't works hard, anyway.