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Post by Turk on Jan 21, 2015 13:25:37 GMT -5
There is no illusion the best person will win the election that simply won’t happen. But who is the best candidate? From what I’ve read, thus far I really like the logic and character of Ben Carson. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carson
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Post by jdredd on Jan 21, 2015 16:26:22 GMT -5
Define "best". JUST KIDDING!! It's a good question. Usually we end up voting for "least bad". From the little I've read on Ben Carson he seems OK but he has the disadvantage of not being a politician, and non-politicians have usually done poorly campaigning.
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Post by Turk on Jan 21, 2015 19:02:41 GMT -5
Define "best". JUST KIDDING!! It's a good question. Usually we end up voting for "least bad". From the little I've read on Ben Carson he seems OK but he has the disadvantage of not being a politician, and non-politicians have usually done poorly campaigning. That is a legitimate point. Best can’t be defined objectively. So everyone would have the own definition of best. Not in any order of priority but subjective words that come to mind: honesty, logic, strength, compassion. The lack of political experience does not define best. Obama is proof of that. Or the years in the political arena does not define best. McCain is a good example. Can an outsider win? Don’t know. Carson would be about as far of an outsider as one could get. In the end, I'm saddened to think the one with the most money prevails.
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Post by jdredd on Jan 25, 2015 14:09:23 GMT -5
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/24/scott-walker-iowa-crowd-hell-return-many-more-time/"Mr. Walker grabbed national attention in 2011 by taking on public employee unions and pushing through legislation to revamp costly collective bargain over pensions and health care. He went on to survive a recall election, making him the first governor to do so in U.S. history. Mr. Walker, who is the son of a Baptist minister, also touted how he signed legislation enacting tighter voter ID requirements, approved a budget that stripped funding for Planned Parenthood and signed a concealed weapons bill into law. The son of a Baptist minister, Mr. Walker also reminded the crowd that he is a man of faith, thanking them for their prayers during the fight against the unions, saying it helped him deal during the “dark days” when he faced death threats against him and his family." Does this guy think he can get into the WH simply for his record for sticking it to a certain portion of Americans, that is, public service Union members? And then brag he is a "man of faith"? Why are so many Christians anti-Union? Would Jesus stick it to Union members?
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Post by jdredd on Feb 4, 2015 17:26:06 GMT -5
www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/us-usa-politics-new-hampshire-idUSKBN0L82AU20150204"Reuters) - Former Massasetts Governor Mitt Romney's decision not to make a third White House run in 2016 has boosted Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's chances with Republican voters in New Hampshire, home to the first presidential primary, according to a poll released on Wednesday. Some 21.2 percent of Republican voters and independents polled by Reach Communications for NH1 News who said they would likely vote in the state's presidential nominating primary said they would vote for Walker. That gave Walker a solid lead over former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who had the support of 14.4 percent of likely voters." So Walker is the front runner amongst NH Republicon voters in NH. Like Chris Christie, Walker's claim to fame was bashing Unions, which, like all Republicon policies, is blaming the victims. Blame the Unions, blame the poor, blame the blacks, blame the illegals, blame anyone but the wealthy for America's problems. But I still think the nomination is Jeb's if he wants it, even if Walker is the Koch's boy.
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Post by jdredd on Feb 7, 2015 2:16:28 GMT -5
Ya know, I almost hope a Republicon gets into the WH in 2017. At least it would stop the endless whining from the right about how much the President sucks.
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Post by jdredd on Feb 26, 2015 18:05:50 GMT -5
As I said before, I think the nomination is Jeb's if he wants it, but Koch toady Walker is getting a lot of press. Really, do they think a guy who made his fame sticking it to a group of American workers is a guy Americans want as President? I don't know. Still, I believe he has a shot at being on a Bush/Walker ticket.
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Post by jdredd on Mar 9, 2015 12:52:40 GMT -5
www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/us/gov-scott-walker-of-wisconsin-signs-right-to-work-bill.html?_r=0"MADISON, Wis. — For decades, states across the South, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains enacted policies, known as “right to work,” that prevented organized labor from forcing all workers to pay union dues or fees. But the industrial Midwest resisted. Those days are gone. After a wave of Republican victories across the region in 2010, Indiana and then Michigan enacted right-to-work laws that supporters said strengthened those states economically, but that labor leaders asserted left behind a trail of weakened unions. Now it is Wisconsin’s turn. On Monday, Gov. Scott Walker — who in 2011 succeeded in slashing collective bargaining rights for most public sector workers — signed a private-sector right-to-work bill that makes his state the 25th to adopt the policy and has given new momentum to the business-led movement, its supporters say." I hope this guy doesn't try to run for Prez as a "uniter, not a divider".
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Post by jdredd on Mar 15, 2015 21:16:29 GMT -5
www.nationalreview.com/article/415338/forget-reagan-could-scott-walker-be-next-calvin-coolidge-garland-s-tucker-iii"Much is being written today about the Republican party’s urgent need to find “the next Ronald Reagan.” With Governor Scott Walker’s recent rise in the polls, many pundits have rushed to dismiss his chances because “Walker is no Reagan.” But, hold on a minute. Are the pundits missing something here? The two most successful Republican presidents in the last century were Calvin Coolidge and Ronald Reagan. A serious look at the two of them sheds light on the current question of Walker’s viability as a presidential candidate." Much puffery on the right about Walker right now. Could it be the Koch money kicking in? Is Jeb not far right enough for the Kochs?
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Post by Turk on Mar 16, 2015 10:10:52 GMT -5
Ya know, I almost hope a Republicon gets into the WH in 2017. At least it would stop the endless whining from the right about how much the President sucks. Is there something about Obama that you know and the rest of us don't?
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Post by jdredd on Mar 16, 2015 13:45:25 GMT -5
Ya know, I almost hope a Republicon gets into the WH in 2017. At least it would stop the endless whining from the right about how much the President sucks. Is there something about Obama that you know and the rest of us don't? No, I was just contemplating that if a Republicon gets into the WH in 2017, the right wing press telling us how great OUR President is will be a nice change. Also, it might put a muzzle on the Libertarian government haters.
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Post by jdredd on Mar 22, 2015 18:17:09 GMT -5
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/mar/22/ted-cruz-to-announce-presidential-candidacy-on-mon/"Sen. Ted Cruz will announce Monday that he’s running for president, aides to the Texas Republican said. Mr. Cruz, 44, will become the first Republican to formally mount a White House bid, and many others in the GOP — such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, among others — are expected to join him. Mr. Cruz’s plans were first reported by the Houston Chronicle and confirmed by The Associated Press, citing strategists for the senator." Let's see: Ted "Pee Wee" Cruz (for some reason he reminds me of Pee Wee Herman. Maybe it's the hair. Or the voice.) is 23 years younger then that old hag Hillary (Which reminds me, can Hillary overcome the misogyny in 2016 she couldn't overcome in 2008?), and would be our first Gen X'er Prez. I haven't got a problem with that considering how poorly our three Boomer Presidents have performed.
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Post by Turk on Mar 23, 2015 21:03:57 GMT -5
I’m assuming you are throwing the misogyny word out as tongue and cheek or baiting. Regardless it is not deserving of a response as there has never been a narrative more positive than lefties hate women unless they are nose-ring women, submit to female mutilations or watch Bill Mayer.
Ha I forgot about PeeWee. Do you have knowledge of Cruz wanking on his hang-down thing in public?
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Post by Turk on Mar 23, 2015 21:45:27 GMT -5
You might have something. I listened to Cruz tonight he does have a mousy voice kinda like Hips with her mainly voice. That is, when she doesn't have a tummy ache.
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Post by jdredd on Mar 23, 2015 22:34:24 GMT -5
I’m assuming you are throwing the misogyny word out as tongue and cheek or baiting. Regardless it is not deserving of a response as there has never been a narrative more positive than lefties hate women unless they are nose-ring women, submit to female mutilations or watch Bill Mayer. Ha I forgot about PeeWee. Do you have knowledge of Cruz wanking on his hang-down thing in public? Well, I WAS talking about the misogyny of DEMOCRAT men who didn't vote for Hillary in droves in the 2008 primaries. But I won't mention it again. Of course, Cruz IS a wanker, but I don't know if he lets it out in public.
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