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Post by "Redneck" Johnson on Jun 25, 2012 11:49:02 GMT -6
There's a lot of "if wishes were fishes" thinking that we can just cut wasteful spending. What we likely need are cuts across the board, and then also somewhat higher taxes.
I'm inclined to think that if we get the higher taxes first, the cuts won't follow. Which is why I'd like to cut first. There really needs to be some serious belt tightening going on.
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Post by "Redneck" Johnson on Jun 28, 2012 17:38:51 GMT -6
Health care ruling today- it's officially a tax and upheld.
I'm having a hard time reading this one. On the one hand, the REpublican base is as fired up as they were when Health Care first passed and it looks like it is going to carry into the election.
On the other hand, I have no clue how they can actually get this thing repealed without 60 Senators (which they won't have). And based on the current deficit, we're not going to be able to pay for it either.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 24, 2012 21:40:18 GMT -6
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Post by gk on Jul 31, 2012 11:09:16 GMT -6
Does Mitt Romney have a policy on a thing? I'm being completely serious. I am sort of following sort of close and I have no idea about a single policy that Romney would enact.
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Post by mayor on Jul 31, 2012 12:28:53 GMT -6
Do you mean Romney or Republicans in general? Pretty much the same thing.
There is one Romney/Republican policy: oppose every Democratic initiative (even if it is based on prior Republican initiatives/ideas).
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 31, 2012 13:10:16 GMT -6
Yeah, and we're four years in and Obama is still blaming Bush.
Whoever wins, we deserve them. Both are whores to the banks/wall st. Both will continue war. Both support the NDAA clauses, etc, etc, etc.
They just dangle the domestic issues in front of voters, which they know are so precious to the unwashed masses, and hope we ignore the big picture. And we do. Because we're morons.
I'm appalled that Rand endorsed Romney, but he may our only political salvation in 2016. If there's even a nation left. The economic clock is ticking.
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Post by mayor on Jul 31, 2012 13:14:29 GMT -6
If there's even a nation left. The economic clock is ticking. Maybe there should be a Breaking Bad spin off about the downfall of America.
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Post by fatmenace on Jul 31, 2012 13:16:00 GMT -6
I've actually heard rumors of a Saul Goodman spin off.
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Post by mayor on Jul 31, 2012 13:17:22 GMT -6
Yeah, I saw that. Maybe the spin off will be Saul runs for office and the decline of America hits the fast track.
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Post by mayor on Jul 31, 2012 13:17:37 GMT -6
Can we turn all these threads into Breaking Bad discussions?
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Post by mayor on Jul 31, 2012 13:18:39 GMT -6
Can we turn all these threads into Breaking Bad discussions? Yes we can.
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Post by "Redneck" Johnson on Jul 31, 2012 16:34:01 GMT -6
I voted in the primary run-off today.
I think next month I'll revisit the Senate races and put up a post. That (to me) is going to be more interesting than the presidential race, and won't really get covered as actively.
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Post by "Redneck" Johnson on Aug 10, 2012 23:36:13 GMT -6
Romney is supposed to announce his running mate tomorrow...and the rumor is it is Paul Ryan.
Krall, you want to give us the incredulous reaction? I had one of those when Obama picked Biden in '08.
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Post by gk on Aug 11, 2012 9:07:20 GMT -6
Not really. I actually don't have as big a problem with Ryan or his budget as you might think.
I am shocked he didn't pick the well liked Hispanic dude from Florida. Seems kinda like a no brainier to me.
I havent read anything on the veep pick but I'm guessing this signifies Romney was still worried about losing the base.
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Post by gk on Aug 11, 2012 10:07:28 GMT -6
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