RoninChaos
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It's in-fucking-sane. I really just need to delete Facebook entirely.
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PoliGAF 2013 |OT1| Never mind, Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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It's in-fucking-sane. I really just need to delete Facebook entirely.
I don't think it's going to serve Booker's long term political aspirations
once you go black!
If Sandy were taken out of the equation Booker would have a shot, the problem is you can't. Say what you will about his politics, Christie showed he cares less about partisan politics than actually doing his job and people in N.J. won't forget that soon.
I agree, but saying Christie can't be beaten by one of the guys who would have one of the best chances of doing it just because Christie raised a bunch of money after a popularity bump from his Sandy response is just silly.
Pretty much. But like I said, all you've got to do is wait for him to berate someone on the NJ boardwalk again and you've got a race. The man has a hard time with his temper and it can easily come back to bite him.
PhoenixDark
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The argument seems to be that if Obama was taken to court, the Supreme Court would not be able to rule against him without violating the 14th Amendment. But that seems like such a simplistic view that I get the feeling Obama's lawyers are thinking something else. Or maybe they agree, but are keeping it in the cards just in case.
Heh, I was going to say unless Christie fucks up bad. Half the time going off half cocked works in his favor, the other half he just looks like an asshole.
I hate to say it but I think they may see the debt ceiling as a useful political tool. When it isn't being abused in the way it currently is. If you think about it a Dem in a conservative district or state (or one with presidential aspirations) can vote against it without fear it won't pass (normally that is, not now though) and can go back to their state/district and say they fought against growing government debt. I'm not saying its right, but it used to be a meaningless vote that would always pass which could help senators and congressmen who needed some conservative cred. I think the administration is hoping that the GOP comes to it's senses and realizes why the debt ceiling was put into place in the first place. It's always been a political tool, it was never supposed to be in any danger of not passing.
All that said, if push comes to shove they might find they need to get rid of it and I think they will.
It really depends on why he loses it. Over the summer he looked like a real ass, if he had been up for reelection then he would have probably lost. More than his weight, it's his temper that makes me confident we'll never see a President Christie. If he had to face someone who was good at pushing someone's buttons (like say Biden, I can see Biden being good at covertly getting under someone's skin) Christie would be in trouble in a debate. No one would remember why he exploded, just that he did.
What I mean is that is has all the classic Sorkin characteristics of of people who make impromptu inspiring speeches, everyone knows and speaks Latin, everyone talks fast and is witty, everyone in the white house is in politics for the right reason (all true believers), and everyone whose against them are vengeful, evil hacks and assholes. As a teen I didn't quite get that these are all Sorkin tropes until I saw his other work. Now its hard to watch a re-run of the west wing and enjoy it.
I'm likewise wary, but it's worth noting that a lot of the other benefits of reducing lead concentrations (higher IQs, less ADHD) aren't directly related to criminology and don't seem like controversial findings.
As long as the IQ-crime link, or even the IQ-GDP link, is reasonably plausible, there's probably a good case to be made for intervention.Article said:
soul creator
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somewhat related rant, but I always kinda felt that a core liberal value should be to live in a society where charities aren't needed in the first place.
It always makes me think of the person who is nice enough to hold a bake sale at church to help lil old Mary pay her hospital bills, but will fight against government funded health care services that would actually address these issues for everyone (so that the bake sale wouldn't be needed in the first place).
I know I know, government is "being forced" while charity is "voluntary". But whenever someone says this, they're telling me that they're more concerned with feeling like they're solving a problem through their supposed altruism, as opposed to actually solving the problem in reality. Sure, charities are fine to fill in the gaps, but I hate the notion that we should look to them to solve structural issues in our society.
Bah.
Rocket Scientist
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Can't wait to see the numbers next year.
Black Mamba
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This is the type of thing someone in the media should pick up on like Sununu and his Powell comment.
Marginalize him.
What a douche.
empty vessel
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I'm with you.
titiklabingapat
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Amen.
ClassyPenguin
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Sometimes I do wish there was such a thing as Divine Retribution.
Totes, but good luck trying to convince those who think taxes are theft. They're as delusional as Creationists.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Proving once again that billionaires and athletes shouldn't have twitter. Stuff like this is why I miss Olbermann worst person in the world rants.
Black Republican
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im late, but i just realized theres conservative twitter users with the "Benghazi 4" tag on their avatars.
Jesus Christ...
Jesus Christ...
IrrelevantNotch
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There's no science here, just correlation.
The Librarian
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Barney Frank told Deval Patrick that he'd like to be an interim appointment for Kerry's Senate seat.
PLEASE LET THAT HAPPEN
PLEASE LET THAT HAPPEN
The part where it did a state by state breakdown to test if crime rates matched specific rates of lead prevalence makes it harder to dismiss out of hand. Lead is already known to fuck with people, so the link has causation.
mckmas8808
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My prediction is +100,000 jobs with 8% unemployment.
U.S. Economy Adds 155,000 Jobs In December; Unemployment At 7.8
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/us-economy-adds-155-000-jobs-in-december
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/us-economy-adds-155-000-jobs-in-december
mckmas8808
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I think Al Sharpton is better as a guest on a 10 minute segment, than a host. Not a good host at all!
mckmas8808
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Why do so many liberals turn past democratic presidents into these mythical made men who don't give a darn about anything. First it's FDR, then it's LBJ, and now Clinton.
Because everyone does it. Don't forget that Reagan is God.
The Speaker doesn't have to be an acting Congressman. It can literally be anyone they want, it's just that they always vote for a member of the House.
Speaking of that, has there ever been a speaker that wasn't an acting representative?
Fuck that. Obama needs to come out and say precisely what they're doing. Tell the American people "Look, the Republicans want to cut your social security and medicare, but they want me to be the one to name it, so that I look bad instead of them. I'm not going to let them hide behind me. If they're going to spend all this time hooting and hollering for cuts, then they should be prepared to tell me exactly what they want to cut."
Probably because many of them are creationists.
This is exactly why I don't expect the Republicans to come out of this debt ceiling debate looking good. Either Obama gets to say this or he gets to shout about what kind of awful cuts they are proposing.
empty vessel
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Unfortunately, Obama has already identified cuts in Medicare and Social Security that he would make.
Re: lead, I don't think it's a particularly spectacular or controversial finding - it's something I've been aware of for several years at least. (though maybe I probably have a different perspective on it because I am more familiar w/ the econ lit than the sociology lit - I dunno). Drum's article is the most comprehensive mainstream summary I have ever seen though. Beyond that my mom worked with special needs kids so I remember her horror stories about the ones who grew up with severe lead poisoning. There's definitively a biological explanation, it's not just matching correlations.
Anyway, it's an important bit because it shows how huge environmental factors can be. When conservatives bash the EPA, they usually rant about how it's ruining businesses to protect pretty things. Environmental protection often has huge economic benefits, from the crime and education mentioned by Drum, to medical expenditures.
Anyway, it's an important bit because it shows how huge environmental factors can be. When conservatives bash the EPA, they usually rant about how it's ruining businesses to protect pretty things. Environmental protection often has huge economic benefits, from the crime and education mentioned by Drum, to medical expenditures.
Yeah, that does kind of throw a wrench into things, unfortunately.
Changed CPI? But that's not a cut, that's a reduction in the increase.
it's cool that he's only donating to get deductions
TacticalFox88
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I may be overreaching here, but I think it more has to do with healthcare costs rising even faster than what the Government can afford and I guess his "cuts" ultimately mean "a way to get costs down for everyone."
Eh.
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How do we know he won't? If he is going down that road he's not going to announce it beforehand as that would give the GOP time to try and block it. If he sticks to his word this fight will have to default to congress, and since he's made such a big deal about not negotiating over the debt ceiling I don't know how he can renege on that promise without looking like a fool.
That was my takeaway as well. Guy fundamentally misunderstands the meaning of "charity."
2 page late reply, but I love reading empty vessel's posts, but I am confused a bit.
I'm confused here by what you mean. Are you saying unemployment shouldn't be lower than 8%?
I'm confused here by what you mean. Are you saying unemployment shouldn't be lower than 8%?
Likely typo. Possibly meant above. Or even "just below." I think he's just saying unemployment at the level it's at is unacceptable.
I'm pretty sure EV believes our government should have in place a job guarantee, so he's not going to say low unemployment is unacceptable
That's what I figured, but it had me slightly confused for a second.
Giant Panda
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Can Trillion Dollar Coins Save the Economy?
So the trillion dollar coin might not be an option after all, if Congress can block it.
So the trillion dollar coin might not be an option after all, if Congress can block it.
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