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"Paul Ryan, I don't know him well but I'm sure I'm going to get along with him, and if I don't, he's going to have to pay a big price, okay?" Trump said."

 

Just what the he** does that mean?

 

Was wondering that myself. Since he openly threatened blackmail to one of the owners of the Cubs for contributing to ads against him, I've been wondering a lot of things. Especially this Christie thing.

 

 

Ryan on Trump's threat: "I just laughed out loud" http://roll.cl/1ppcDWy

 

 

 

After this and all the other insults he's thrown out, he sends his 1st budget up to the hill...care to place a small wager on how its received?

[SrWoodchuck]

Give me twenty, maggots!

 

 

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[SrWoodchuck]

 

 

 

"Paul Ryan, I don't know him well but I'm sure I'm going to get along with him, and if I don't, he's going to have to pay a big price, okay?" Trump said."

 

Just what the he** does that mean?

 

Was wondering that myself. Since he openly threatened blackmail to one of the owners of the Cubs for contributing to ads against him, I've been wondering a lot of things. Especially this Christie thing.

 

 

Ryan on Trump's threat: "I just laughed out loud" http://roll.cl/1ppcDWy

 

 

 

After this and all the other insults he's thrown out, he sends his 1st budget up to the hill...care to place a small wager on how its received?

 

 

Yeah! Damn straight! Let's show this economic wizard that just because he isn't a damn Progressive...is no reason to have the House stop blocking & obfuscating him to prove a petty political point! Yeah! (The last "Yeah" sounds just like Howard Dean)

[Geee]

 

 

 

 

"Paul Ryan, I don't know him well but I'm sure I'm going to get along with him, and if I don't, he's going to have to pay a big price, okay?" Trump said."

 

Just what the he** does that mean?

 

Was wondering that myself. Since he openly threatened blackmail to one of the owners of the Cubs for contributing to ads against him, I've been wondering a lot of things. Especially this Christie thing.

 

 

Ryan on Trump's threat: "I just laughed out loud" http://roll.cl/1ppcDWy

 

 

 

After this and all the other insults he's thrown out, he sends his 1st budget up to the hill...care to place a small wager on how its received?

 

 

Yeah! Damn straight! Let's show this economic wizard that just because he isn't a damn Progressive...is no reason to have the House stop blocking & obfuscating him to prove a petty political point! Yeah! (The last "Yeah" sounds just like Howard Dean)

 

 

Step back - slow down- take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath.

[Valin]

 

 

 

 

 

"Paul Ryan, I don't know him well but I'm sure I'm going to get along with him, and if I don't, he's going to have to pay a big price, okay?" Trump said."

 

Just what the he** does that mean?

 

Was wondering that myself. Since he openly threatened blackmail to one of the owners of the Cubs for contributing to ads against him, I've been wondering a lot of things. Especially this Christie thing.

 

 

Ryan on Trump's threat: "I just laughed out loud" http://roll.cl/1ppcDWy

 

 

 

After this and all the other insults he's thrown out, he sends his 1st budget up to the hill...care to place a small wager on how its received?

 

 

Yeah! Damn straight! Let's show this economic wizard that just because he isn't a damn Progressive...is no reason to have the House stop blocking & obfuscating him to prove a petty political point! Yeah! (The last "Yeah" sounds just like Howard Dean)

 

 

Step back - slow down- take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath.

 

 

 

Thank you.

[Geee]

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Paul Ryan, I don't know him well but I'm sure I'm going to get along with him, and if I don't, he's going to have to pay a big price, okay?" Trump said."

 

Just what the he** does that mean?

 

Was wondering that myself. Since he openly threatened blackmail to one of the owners of the Cubs for contributing to ads against him, I've been wondering a lot of things. Especially this Christie thing.

 

 

Ryan on Trump's threat: "I just laughed out loud" http://roll.cl/1ppcDWy

 

 

 

After this and all the other insults he's thrown out, he sends his 1st budget up to the hill...care to place a small wager on how its received?

 

 

Yeah! Damn straight! Let's show this economic wizard that just because he isn't a damn Progressive...is no reason to have the House stop blocking & obfuscating him to prove a petty political point! Yeah! (The last "Yeah" sounds just like Howard Dean)

 

 

Step back - slow down- take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath.

 

 

 

Thank you.

 

 

Just doing my Cruz on Trump impression

[SrWoodchuck]

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Paul Ryan, I don't know him well but I'm sure I'm going to get along with him, and if I don't, he's going to have to pay a big price, okay?" Trump said."

 

Just what the he** does that mean?

 

Was wondering that myself. Since he openly threatened blackmail to one of the owners of the Cubs for contributing to ads against him, I've been wondering a lot of things. Especially this Christie thing.

 

 

Ryan on Trump's threat: "I just laughed out loud" http://roll.cl/1ppcDWy

 

 

 

After this and all the other insults he's thrown out, he sends his 1st budget up to the hill...care to place a small wager on how its received?

 

 

Yeah! Damn straight! Let's show this economic wizard that just because he isn't a damn Progressive...is no reason to have the House stop blocking & obfuscating him to prove a petty political point! Yeah! (The last "Yeah" sounds just like Howard Dean)

 

 

Step back - slow down- take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath.

 

 

 

Thank you.

 

 

I took three breaths...can I start breathing normally now?

 

I just get tired of the #NeverTrump stuff. Anyone is better than Killary or Sanders. Plus, this is what always happens...between the Progs & the GOPe...we have our candidates chosen for us, or, we have them torpedoed. I'm no Trump guy. I would really like to see Cruz in as the candidate, but I'd vote way down the Republican list, if needed. The "I can't vote for him, so I'm just not going to vote, or, I'll throw my vote away on a non-starter..." is what the Demoncrats count on to accomplish their win, along with the walking, voting dead, the serial voters & the New Illegal Democraps. All they need is an edge. Trump held a job (as opposed to Obama), as a top-tier businessman. Do you really think his ego would allow him to continue the destruction of the American Republic? Please. He's crude & he's used to winning & he's a Capitalist...a "change" from the socialist democracy that's been crammed down our throats. The fact that he'll do anything to win is not something we haven't seen in 7 years of Democratic rule. Only, it looks gauche in a "Republican." He's not cowed by failure, he evidently is challenged by it. What epic failure do you think he'd inherit from Oblunder? Cruz is pure blooded conservative, a Constitutionalist & apparently...everyone in the Senate hates him because he does what he said he'd do...fulfill his campaign promises...which goes against the rule of the entrenched politico of DC, whether they have a D or an R behind their name. The establishment GOPe is playing both Trump & Cruz against each other to force a brokered convention & then they'll try to walk in & pick their own puppet. At the very least, Trump will delegate to people that are successful & proven in their area of expertise, to run most of the bloated government. They won't even have to be a screaming socialist with a degree from Harvard or Columbia in communist applications. Gee, how refreshing. Intelligent savvy overlords for a change. Remember his ego! He doesn't like to lose. He doesn't like to be told he's "F'd" up...so maybe he'll hire the right people & pull us out of this morass?

 

ANYONE BUT KILLARY! There. I wasn't even breathing heavy.

[mozartlover]

@SrWoodchuck, I respectfully disagree with almost every one of your points. But I will defend to the death your right to make those points.

 

And I'm not going to argue with you. Because I don't do that.

 

What I will do is hope that somehow, some way, there is another candidate at the top of the ticket next November, one that I can support.

[SrWoodchuck]

[mozartlover]

They're both terrible human beings. That's the problem.

[Valin]

The Week in Pictures: Peak Trump Edition?

Steven Hayward

March 5, 2016

 

This will have either been been the week when Donald Trump hit the wall and started a descent from the heights of populist madness—or it will have been the week when he survived the onslaught of the scattered fragments of the GOP non-establishment (because there isn’t one) and coasted to the nomination, in which case we’ll have lots of Trump items for months and/or years to come. But one thing we can say for sure: Chris Christie’s political career is finished.

 

 

 

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[SrWoodchuck]

Sanders Socialism Shutdown:

 

 

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[NCTexan]

I saw a news shot of Kasich at an event with this sign on his podium...

 

This has to be the most "flaccid" campaign slogan ever.

 

 

[Valin]

[SrWoodchuck]

 

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[mozartlover]

So today is International Women's Day?

 

Anyone know when International Men's Day is?

[Geee]

So today is International Women's Day?

 

Anyone know when International Men's Day is?

 

It was nine months previous to International Womens Day

[Valin]

ABC News Politics Verified account
‏@ABCPolitics

New ABC/WaPo poll finds Trump's honesty rating among Republicans falling 12 points: http://abcn.ws/1RyhpaG

 

[Valin]

ABC News Politics Verified account

‏@ABCPolitics

New ABC/WaPo poll finds Trump's honesty rating among Republicans falling 12 points: http://abcn.ws/1RyhpaG

 

More People Say They Trust Hillary Than Trump

Chris Deaton

Mar 08, 2016

 

 

Donald Trump fares terribly in poll questions that don't relate to raw support. His favorability ratings are consistently underwater, even when surveying only Republicans. Until recently, he hasn't done well in one-on-one matchups with other candidates, Democrat or GOP.

 

And in the latest poll from ABC News and the Washington Post, he's done one worse: His trustworthiness among voters is so low that more people say they have faith in Hillary Clinton.

 

When asked if they believe Trump "is honest and trustworthy," just 27 percent of the survey's respondents (1,000 adults) say yes. 69 percent say no. For Clinton, those numbers are 37 percent and 59 percent, respectively.

 

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[WestVirginiaRebel]

He was born a poor black child:

Dean: Hillary’s ‘Special Bond’ With African-Americans Because Bill Grew Up In Arkansas

[SrWoodchuck]

 

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[clearvision]

Repeat from another thread....

Looks like Rubio's only purpose is to win Florida at this point. If he can't he better give it up to Cruz quickly. Rubio is being destroyed tonite. 9% in Michigan and 4% in Miss.

Down to Cruz or Trump as far as majority delegates go.

I still don't see how Cruz can beat a non-indicted Hillary but if you don't want Trump then there it is...

[SrWoodchuck]

240+ Years...it was a good run...

 

 

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[SrWoodchuck]

 

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[SrWoodchuck]

Dear Liberal…Here’s Why I’m So Hostile

 

by Jeremy N. Choate

 

Lately, I must admit that my hostility towards your political ilk has ramped up, pretty dramatically. No, it’s not because we, at this point in my life, have a half-black president in the White House, and I’m some closet racist who is becoming increasingly frustrated at the prospects of the White Man’s power slipping through my fingers. I know that you’ve accused our side of such nonsense, and the thought keeps you warm at night, but I can assure you that it is a comfortable fiction of which you should probably divest yourself.

Now before I waste too much of your time, let’s establish who I’m talking to. If you believe that we live in an evil, imperialist nation from its founding, and you believe that it should be “fundamentally transformed”, lend me your ears. If you believe that the free market is the source of the vast majority of society’s ills and wish to have more government intervention into it, I’m talking to you. If you believe that health care is a basic human right and that government should provide it to everyone, you’re the guy I’m screaming at. If you think minorities cannot possibly survive in this inherently racist country without handouts and government mandated diversity quotas, you’re my guy. If you believe that rich people are that way because they’ve exploited their workers and acquired wealth on the backs of the poor, keep reading. Pretty much, if you trust government more than your fellow American, this post is for you.

First of all, let me say that we probably agree on more things than you think. Even between Tea Party Patriots and Occupy Wall-Streeters, I’ve observed a common hatred of the insidious alliance between big business and big government. As Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) so correctly noted, government should never be in the business of picking winners and losers in corporate America, and no person, organization, union, or corporation should have their own key to the back door of our government.

Second, contrary to popular belief, conservatives really are concerned with the plight of the poor in this nation. You accuse us of being uncompassionate, hateful, racist, and greedy, but studies have shown that when it comes to charitable giving, conservatives are at least (if not more, depending on the study you read) as generous as liberals in caring for the poor. The difference between us is not in our attitude towards the problem – it’s our attitude towards the solution. We believe that the government does practically nothing well (since without competition or a profit motive there is no incentive to do well) and has made the plight of the poor far worse than it would have ever been had government never gotten involved. For a stark example of this, look no farther than the condition of the black family in America since the “War on Poverty” began. You believe that more government is the answer, and that if we only throw more money at the problem, the problem will go away. We believe, as Reagan so aptly stated,

Government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem.

Third, as people who might actually have to avail ourselves of a doctor’s services at some point in our lives, we are just as concerned with the condition of America’s healthcare system as you are. While we believe that America has the world’s most capable physicians, has the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical industry, and is on the cutting edge of medical technology, we also understand that the delivery system is far from perfect. However, unlike you, we see a grave danger in turning the administration of that delivery system over to the same entity that is responsible for giving us the United States Postal Service. There are private sector solutions that should certainly be explored before we kill the system, altogether, by giving it to the government to run.

Now that we’ve touched on a couple of points of common ground, allow me to explain my aggressiveness towards your efforts to implement your progressive agenda. First, let’s talk about the word “progressive”, since you now seem to prefer that word to “liberal”. In order to label something as progressive or regressive, one must have some idea as to what constitutes progress. What is the ideal towards which you are striving? An idea is considered progressive if it moves us closer to the ideal and regressive if it moves us further away. So, what is your ideal society?

Though I can’t begin to discern the thoughts of every liberal who may read this, nor can I assume that every liberal has the same notion of an ideal society, in my arguments with liberals over the years, I couldn’t help but notice the influence that FDR’s Second Bill of Rights has had in shaping the beliefs of the modern liberal with regards to domestic policy. The rights that FDR cited are:

The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;
The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
The right of every family to a decent home;
The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
The right to a good education.
At this point, you’re probably screaming, “Right on!!”, and who can blame you? What sane person in the world doesn’t want everyone to be gainfully employed, adequately fed, smartly clothed, appropriately sheltered, and properly educated? These are the goals of every moral society on the planet, however we cannot ignore the fundamental question of, “At what cost?”

I’m not sure whether FDR was a shallow thinker or simply a shrewd, Machiavellian politician, but the fact that he framed each of these ideals as a human right should be troubling to every freedom-loving person in America. After all, what does it mean for something to be a human right? Doesn’t it mean that it’s something to which you are entitled simply by virtue of your being human? Let’s think about some of the basic rights that the real Bill of Rights delineates: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to petition the government, freedom to bear arms, freedom from illegal search and seizure, etc.

If you’re moderately intelligent and intellectually honest, you’ll quickly see what separates the rights laid out in the real Bill of Rights from those laid out in FDR’s misguided list – none of the rights listed above require the time, treasure, or talents of another human being. Your right to speak requires nothing from anyone else. Your right to practice your religion requires nothing from any of your fellow citizens. Your right to bear arms means that you are allowed to possess weapons to defend yourself and your family, but it makes no demand that a weapon be provided to you by anyone. A true human right is one that you possess, even if you’re the only person on the entire planet – and it is unconditional.

FDR’s list is no “Bill of Rights”. It’s a list of demands. If I have a right to a job, doesn’t that mean that one must be provided to me? If I have a right to adequate food, clothing, and recreation, doesn’t that mean that I am entitled to those things, and someone should provide them to me? If I have an inherent right to a decent home, once again, doesn’t that mean it should be provided to me, regardless of my ability to afford one or build one for myself?

You might protest that FDR only meant that we have the right to pursue those things, but that’s not what he said, and why would he? If we live in a free society, our right to pursue those things is self-evident, is it not? Besides, if he only believed in our right to pursue those things, he would not have felt the need to implement the New Deal.

You may be getting anxious, now, wondering what FDR’s Second Bill of Rights has to do with my antipathy towards your political philosophy. It’s quite simple – your political beliefs are a threat to liberty – not just for me, but for my three boys and their children as well. I care much less about the America that I’m living in at this very moment than I do about the one that I’m leaving Nathaniel, Charlie, and Jackson.

How does your political bent threaten my and my sons personal liberty, you ask? In your irrational attempt to classify things such as clothing, shelter, health care, employment, and income as basic human rights, you are placing a demand upon my time, my treasure, and my talents. If you believe that you have a right to health care, and you are successful in persuading enough shallow thinkers to think as you do, then it will place a demand upon me to provide it to you. If you believe that you have a right to a job, and more than half of America agrees with you, as a business owner, I am obligated to provide one to you, even if it means making my business less profitable.

The fact is, you can rail against my conservatism all you wish. You can make fun of my Tea Party gatherings, and you can ridicule patriots in tri-corner hats until you wet yourself from mirth, but one thing is for certain: my political philosophy will NEVER be a threat to your freedom. If you feel a burning responsibility to the poor, conservatism will never prevent you from working 80 hours per week and donating all of your income to charity. If you feel a strong sense of pity for a family who cannot afford health insurance, my political philosophy will never prevent you from purchasing health insurance for this family or raising money to do so, if you cannot afford it, personally. If you are moved with compassion for a family who is homeless, a conservative will never use the police power of government to prevent you from taking that family in to your own home or mobilizing your community to build one for them.

However, you cannot say the same for liberalism. If I choose not to give to the poor for whatever reason, you won’t simply try to persuade me on the merits of the idea – you will seek to use the government as an instrument of plunder to force me to give to the poor. If we are walking down the street together and we spot a homeless person, using this logic, you would not simply be content with giving him $20 from your own pocket – you would hold a gun to my head and force me to give him $20, as well.

 

Everything that modern liberalism accomplishes is accomplished at the barrel of a government rifle.

http://www.chicksontheright.com/best-letter-to-liberals-ive-ever-read/

 

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