At the gym tonight.....................

[piece-itpete]

The 'Mantle of No-ism' shall pass to them?

Pete

[Rajoo]

GOP will be looking towards the 2016 elections, so bills going through congress will be poisoned and not necessarily significant.

And attack Obamacare just for political purposes to keep the TP fired up.

[icenine]

Bush is the only guy they can nominate with a straight face. I think he is the only threat to Hillary.

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

......I'm on the elliptical when I look up and see alien head Carville talking to Gasbag O'Reilly on the overhead t.v., so I switch to that channel. And what do I hear?

Dave

They actually run the bullshit channel in your gym?

Originally Posted by icenine

Bush is the only guy they can nominate with a straight face. I think he is the only threat to Hillary.

But will Jeb flip-flop and grab his ankles for the teabaggers?


Carl

[MrPots]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

So, I take it you're a Starbucks man?

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/n...vor-up-lattes/

Wipe your chin and enjoy what you just ate.

Dave

*Dumping coffee in sink*

[whell]

Originally Posted by finnbow

That's a feckin' laugh. There's very little that's intellectually sound about GOP economic policy.

Go stimulus yourself, Finn.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by whell

Go stimulus yourself, Finn.

"According to conservative dogma, which denounces any regulation of the sacred pursuit of profit, the financial crisis of 2008 — brought on by runaway financial institutions — shouldn’t have been possible. But Republicans chose not to rethink their views even slightly. They invented an imaginary history in which the government was somehow responsible for the irresponsibility of private lenders, while fighting any and all policies that might limit the damage. In 2009, when an ailing economy desperately needed aid, John Boehner, soon to become the speaker of the House, declared: “It’s time for government to tighten their belts.”

So here we are, with years of experience to examine, and the lessons of that experience couldn’t be clearer. Predictions that deficit spending would lead to soaring interest rates, that easy money would lead to runaway inflation and debase the dollar, have been wrong again and again. Governments that did what Mr. Boehner urged, slashing spending in the face of depressed economies, have presided over Depression-level economic slumps. And the attempts of Republican governors to prove that cutting taxes on the wealthy is a magic growth elixir have failed with flying colors.

In short, the story of conservative economics these past six years and more has been one of intellectual debacle — made worse by the striking inability of many on the right to admit error under any circumstances."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/op...the-wrong.html

Couldn't have said it better myself, as hard as that is to believe.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by icenine

Bush is the only guy they can nominate with a straight face. I think he is the only threat to Hillary.

I agree with you 100% on that.

But I'm hoping that this midterm victory of theirs has gone so far to their heads that they nominate a Fire Breathing Right Winger From Hell like Cruz.

The problem though is Jeb, unlike his big bro, is smart and articulate and will eat a knuckle dagger like Cruz for breakfast in a debate.

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

And of course $10.00 is still a miserly minimum wage....

It certainly isn't extravagant considering today's cost of living.

I'd like to see them raise it to 10 bucks and then index it to inflation so that future raises are automatic and not used as a political football by either party.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by BeamOn

Obama should preempt this by harping constantly on the need to raise the minimum wage. I would be hitting every media outlet and granting interviews. This will be a no lose option. But will he?

That's always where he falls on his sword. You know that.

Dave