TacticalFox88
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I find it hilarious that you somehow think the out one of this would've changed at all even if they didn't waste time with guns. Sorry, this party hates the president more than they care about the country as a whole.
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PoliGAF 2013 |OT1| Never mind, Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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ClovingWestbrook
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Yep. The media continues to try and play the both sides are equally responsible card but when faced with the question of what should Obama do they got nothing.
I actually don't see anything there that did happen or makes any sense, other than there were tax cuts and there was a recession. When did taxes increase (aside from the rich)? Why would tax cuts create stagnation, the only way would is if they necessitated deep spending cuts that offset the economic lift from the tax cuts.
Isn't customer spending down to deleveraging?
I think it sounds prophetic if you don't really like details (or even significant ones), but as with most prophecies it's completely incorrect alteast on this count.
ClovingWestbrook
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Not just that but we're talking about the GOP here: tax cuts, military offensive, etc. are part and parcel. Not to mention wasn't the economy already experiencing the beginning of a recession when he took over due to the bursting of the dot com bubble?
mightynine
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That was quick, Obama Adminstration:
PhoenixDark
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This is stupider than Rubio's water bottle because it's actually about an issue that impacts lives/jobs
Come on.
He's still got it, folks.
Aaron Strife
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Remember when Tommy Thompson was going to cruise to victory in Wisconsin and Joe Donnelly had no chance in Indiana?
I guess that has no bearing on what you just said but I just never got a chance to mention it.
NYCmetsfan
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They're trying to own the fact Obama mixed up his Sci Fi ugh..
empty vessel
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Obama's austerity package is worse than the sequestration. He is still offering to cut social security benefits and to turn Medicare into a welfare program. Of course, his promotion doesn't actually include the words "social security." That's pretty slimy.
Democrats be dumb.
Democrats be dumb.
ClovingWestbrook
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Mrs. Manky
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Call me a masochist but I read Redstate.com and just HAD to post this.
Also, this gem regarding the passing of the VAWA
Wait, so they are saying that the Republicans are left of center? mindblown
empty vessel
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From that map, it looks to me like Communism is the center. Yay!
The bigger question is why he was invited to CPAC. It's one thing to be a loser, but the thing is, no one ever liked Romney to begin with.
you have to imagine the caliber of brain working at cpac
Rocket Scientist
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Wait, is that when the budget ceiling is reached again?
Call me a masochist but I read Redstate.com and just HAD to post this.
Why the fuck would we measure politics simply by government and not government? And why in fuck would the political center of a democracy be literally between the two? Wouldn't it be, you know, the center of opinion? If people by and large want 70-80% government (whatever the fuck that means) why would center be at 50? What a bunch of loons.
Also, I love how the Democratic Party, communism, socialism, and fascism are all 100% government.
They're already patting each other on back about a continuing resolution so a shutdown wont happen.
ClassyPenguin
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Interesting deficit/debt presentation by L Randall Wray.
Because people think that if you have graphs then you're scientific and serious.
It worked for economics.
NYCmetsfan
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Link to article? I need to read this.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journa...ral-Conservatism-Year-One-A-B-After-Breitbart
Apparently it's the anniversary of Breitbart's
Rocket Scientist
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Creepy. Seems like yesterday.
Synth_floyd
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Aren't most of the defense cuts coming to civilian contractors and other stupid stuff? It's not cutting anything that needs to be cut, like F-whatever fighters or military bases overseas or troop levels or bombs or missiles.
In other words, our ability to kill shit and of the government to project power (i.e. bully other countries) isn't being hurt at all, but people who just happen to work in defense related industries are getting shafted.
In other words, our ability to kill shit and of the government to project power (i.e. bully other countries) isn't being hurt at all, but people who just happen to work in defense related industries are getting shafted.
Rocket Scientist
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Lmfao. I can't tell if this is a genius reverse troll or not. I really hope it is.
Synth_floyd
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Nah I just assume that the poor people get fucked as usual. I hope I'm wrong though.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/w...lanned-more/AbwfgHlBYAN06iFNdAdmaP/story.html
I'm thinking this is the DHS version of a hole digging stimulus.
NYCmetsfan
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Having actual defense stuff is far more important than all the bloat we have with contractors.
When I think of "Rock-n-Roll" I think of people like this
it took shutdown last time, for what a week?, to come to an agreement. i think under clinton you had more factors at play, with all the distractions his presidency dealt with. we'll see but we have been down this road before youre right.
TheLaughingStock
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To add on to this which government has successfully operated as a money-making proposition? Who is running surpluses for most of their history? Who is achieving balanced budgets the majority of the time? The richest country on the planet has ran deficits since its founding for nearly 2 centuries out of I believe 237 years? Who is different?
Aaron Strife
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Yeah, punk rock Republicans!
...is not actually a widespread phenomena and it never will be.
...is not actually a widespread phenomena and it never will be.
It doesn't even make any damn sense. The GOP is like the polar opposite of punk rock.
zero shift
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Call me a masochist but I read Redstate.com and just HAD to post this.
The amount of things wrong with this graph is startling. For example why is "Socialism" the only category in brackets?
CHEEZMO
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You're giving that image 100% more thought than it deserves.
Eh, I can almost see a Tea Party motif to punk, with a hefty dosage of "Fuck the Government". It'd have to be perverted from typical punk ethos though.
Because that's where (America) is headed.
At a guess, to imply that it isn't a real philosophy and is ultimately just a precursor to an inevitable evolution into "full blown" communism.
Despite the fact that "full blown" communism has never really existed in the world.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
I think that is my favorite graph in a long time. It's quite amazing.
platypotamus
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Anarchists created the term libertarian to describe themselves.
NYCmetsfan
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I always thought libertarian came because the left in america (that was more pro-government) adopted the term liberalism and took it away from the classical liberalists. Liberitarian isn't really big outside of america. They're just liberals, believers in liberty
Call me a masochist but I read Redstate.com and just HAD to post this.
Fixed that for ya.
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