October 16, 2013
— Ace "It's my nature," said the scorpion.
Apparently the debt ceiling hike can have extraneous matters attached to it, so long as they involve spending, rather than cutting.
The language was inserted by Senators Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) and Dianne Fienstein (D., Calif.)...
And requested by Barack Obama, Mr. Give Me a Clean CR.
More: Not McConnell, some sources claim.
Who then? Well, the article says it was requested by Obama, but then suggests it might have been requested by someone else.
Go read the name. It will be very familiar to you. Very familiar.
Appropriators appropriate even with it's completely inappropriate, don't they?
Update: The Post has now rewritten its article to delete the tweet noting that Hal Rogers is the head of the Appropriations Committee.
Now, are they retracting that story? Is it false? Or are they merely unsure?
You can't tell because, as usual, the media refuses to confess its errors. I made an error; I relied on the Post. Will the Washington Post tell me whether or not their original suggestion was in error?
Of course not; they'll just stealth-edit and pretend they never said it.
More: This is sort of the whole reason I quit the Republican Party.
What do they actually offer me? I cannot support them and feel idealistic about it; they are either corrupt, compromised, or opposed to my ideals.
During the Bush years I could at least enjoy winning elections, even if the party wasn't quite what I hoped it would be.
Now we just lose elections, and then Hal F'n' Rogers or whoever attaches some rancid pork that we've been told is a bill that the Fate of the Republic hangs upon the clean passage thereof.
What's the point?
We are too corrupt to lose with heroic dignity and too implacably idealistic to win with compromise.
It's a sucker's game. I choose to no longer play. True, I will no longer have any chance of my political aspirations prevailing in the public square.
But that was going to happen anyway. Now at least I am disburdened of the painful weight of futile hope.
I'm out.
I honestly don't understand this party.
I can only explain it this way: When the Washington Post called its base "poor, uneducated, and easily led," the party believed it.
Personally I'm only one of those things.
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Posted by: furious at October 16, 2013 03:51 PM (A98Xu)
I am so done with the Republicans.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 16, 2013 03:51 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Capt. Edward Smith at October 16, 2013 03:52 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Merovign , Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at October 16, 2013 03:52 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: NCKate at October 16, 2013 03:52 PM (CV9aS)
Posted by: Otto, who thinks Plato was Belgian at October 16, 2013 03:53 PM (omBWL)
Question:
How many republicans in the house have to vote for this 'deal' to guarantee it's passage, and is there any reasonable chance that it will fail?
I suspect the first part of that question is moot, because the answer to the second part is a simple 'No'.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at October 16, 2013 03:54 PM (sCynV)
Posted by: ace at October 16, 2013 03:54 PM (/IWYB)
Posted by: prescient11 at October 16, 2013 03:54 PM (q7N67)
Posted by: wooga at October 16, 2013 03:55 PM (Fi00V)
"I didn't come here to fight so they can own more lands; then
I have to work for them."
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Laughing Maniacally While Throwing Matches. at October 16, 2013 03:55 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: prescient11 at October 16, 2013 03:55 PM (q7N67)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 16, 2013 03:56 PM (UbDLm)
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 03:56 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at October 16, 2013 03:56 PM (+lsX1)
Posted by: Merovign , Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at October 16, 2013 03:56 PM (qyfb5)
*stares at desk* *contemplates smashing head into it*
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 03:56 PM (lVPtV)
Well, at least Widow Lautenberg also gets a few hundred thousand dollars to help bring up the little ones who lost their daddy.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 16, 2013 03:56 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 16, 2013 03:56 PM (UbDLm)
Posted by: ace at October 16, 2013 03:56 PM (/IWYB)
Posted by: Oldcrow at October 16, 2013 03:57 PM (CSgkL)
For the want of a kingdom, a horse would have been lost.
Posted by: Bizarro World Shakespeare at October 16, 2013 03:57 PM (8ZskC)
It would be very interesting to do the money trail here and see how many McConnell family, campaign donors, and friends share in the unexpected redistribution!
Posted by: Hrothgar at October 16, 2013 03:57 PM (XdnQT)
status quo reigns supreme.
sometimes i think they are all up there shoving their pockets full of what is left of the pie
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 03:57 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 03:57 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: furious at October 16, 2013 03:57 PM (A98Xu)
But look at the bright side, the TeaTards will get to tell their constituents in the trailer parks that they stood on the side of Ted Cruz.
Posted by: Jeepers at October 16, 2013 03:58 PM (XDRsa)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 03:58 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 03:58 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at October 16, 2013 03:58 PM (+lsX1)
Does it matter which member of "The Establishment" is at the trough? We're allegedly in debt for the amount in any case.
Posted by: Methos at October 16, 2013 03:58 PM (hO9ad)
Didn't you read the article? They had to appropriate $3B to make sure that $160M wasn't wasted on canceled contracts.
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head
See: Sunk Costs, Fallacy
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 16, 2013 03:59 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: mugiwara at October 16, 2013 03:59 PM (hpYnL)
Posted by: filbert at October 16, 2013 03:59 PM (FUbuZ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 16, 2013 03:59 PM (UbDLm)
Posted by: NCKate at October 16, 2013 03:59 PM (CV9aS)
Posted by: furious at October 16, 2013 03:59 PM (A98Xu)
Posted by: Oldcrow at October 16, 2013 03:59 PM (CSgkL)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 04:00 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 16, 2013 04:00 PM (UbDLm)
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:01 PM (nqBYe)
Well, of course we do. Second verse, same as the first.
Posted by: antisocialist at October 16, 2013 04:01 PM (eGr8Z)
I've got a DC definition for you.
Posted by: Monica Lewinsky at October 16, 2013 04:01 PM (FUbuZ)
Posted by: RWC at October 16, 2013 04:01 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: whoever at October 16, 2013 04:02 PM (UJe/j)
Posted by: Methos at October 16, 2013 04:02 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Some Beavers at October 16, 2013 04:02 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at October 16, 2013 04:02 PM (l0lja)
Posted by: The Political Hat at October 16, 2013 04:02 PM (XvHmy)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 16, 2013 08:00 PM (UbDLm)
Geez, I should certainly hope so! A back alley whore has a much cleaner definition of "clean" than what they use in DC...
Posted by: antisocialist at October 16, 2013 04:02 PM (eGr8Z)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 16, 2013 04:02 PM (UbDLm)
I could let them express themselves here but I won't.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 04:02 PM (lVPtV)
"anyone find my missing war?"
//J McCain
Posted by: sven10077 at October 16, 2013 04:03 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: DangerGirl, home sweet home at October 16, 2013 04:03 PM (GrtrJ)
And I used to get pissed at people who said those DC politicians are all the same.
These people enrich themselves, their families and their friends and we get nothing but fucked up health care.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 16, 2013 04:03 PM (N8z9m)
all that rub my back i'll rub your going on while reducing the rest of us to bankruptcy.
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:03 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 16, 2013 04:04 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Ronster at October 16, 2013 04:04 PM (ATHJ6)
The ship is sinking. Grab a handful of silverware on the way to the boats!
Off Topic Aside: Major Richard Winters absconded with Hitler's silverware. It's part of a long time display at the Hershey-Derry Township historical society, (along with other personal artifacts from his time with Easy Company). I drive through Hershey every time I come down to DC, and one of these times, I'm going to stop, and check out that display.
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at October 16, 2013 04:04 PM (sCynV)
Posted by: DangerGirl, home sweet home at October 16, 2013 08:03 PM (GrtrJ)
and don't miss that One other thing!
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:04 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: NCKate at October 16, 2013 04:04 PM (CV9aS)
Posted by: Rep Petyr "Littlefinger" King at October 16, 2013 04:04 PM (dvRYt)
I could let them express themselves here but I won't.
Please, they can be Special Guest Commenters.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 16, 2013 04:05 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: DangerGirl, home sweet home at October 16, 2013 04:05 PM (GrtrJ)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 08:00 PM (ZPrif)
Oh, well that makes it okay, then. It's not like it's real money or anything.
Thank you for continuing to provide the voice of reason.
[furious-yup]
Posted by: Methos at October 16, 2013 04:06 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 04:06 PM (lVPtV)
I poked around in the ruins of the Berghof a few years ago. Didn't find anything worth stealing.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 16, 2013 04:06 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Gingy at October 16, 2013 04:06 PM (jt8G9)
"The plan includes a proposal offered by McConnell in the 2011 debt ceiling crisis that allows Congress to disapprove of the debt ceiling increase, which means lawmakers will formally vote on whether to reject a debt ceiling increase until Feb. 7. Obama can veto that legislation if it passes. If Congress fails as expected to gather a two-thirds majority to override the veto, the debt ceiling would be raised."
More proof that you can stick your head up your butt.
Posted by: mallfly at October 16, 2013 04:06 PM (bJm7W)
Posted by: sum(random) at October 16, 2013 04:06 PM (UCyxd)
It's a sucker's game. I choose to no longer play. True, I will no longer have any chance of my political aspirations prevailing in the public square.
But that was going to happen anyway. Now at least I am disburdened of the painful weight of futile hope.
I'm out.
Posted by Ace at 07:48 PM----
Did ace just drop the mic and leave the stage?
Posted by: JarvisW at October 16, 2013 04:07 PM (E7Iyp)
Posted by: Merovign , Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at October 16, 2013 04:07 PM (qyfb5)
Posted by: Dr Spank at October 16, 2013 04:07 PM (9jLim)
Posted by: socalcon at October 16, 2013 04:08 PM (vHlQ5)
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 16, 2013 04:08 PM (uhAkr)
Posted by: DangerGirl, home sweet home at October 16, 2013 04:09 PM (GrtrJ)
Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 16, 2013 04:09 PM (UbDLm)
bwahaha John McCain would attack President X 24/7.....
you see the double bind the GOP is stuck in has PLENTY of GOP laces...
Posted by: sven10077 at October 16, 2013 04:09 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: NCKate at October 16, 2013 04:09 PM (CV9aS)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 16, 2013 04:09 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 04:10 PM (ZPrif)
That's no excuse for letting Democrats win. They suck worse than the worst Republican on his worst day.
Posted by: Splunge at October 16, 2013 04:10 PM (bKA83)
Hey, sweet! Looks like Refugeecare is getting an unlimited increase:
SEC. 143. Amounts provided by section 101 for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Administration for Children and Families—Refugee and Entrant Assistance’’ may be obligated up to a rate for operations necessary to maintain program operations at the level provided in fiscal year 2013, as necessary to accommodate increased demand.
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 16, 2013 04:11 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: Man from 1860 at October 16, 2013 04:11 PM (RLTt1)
Posted by: Ronster at October 16, 2013 04:11 PM (ATHJ6)
Yo.
Posted by: Sen. John McCain, Alleged (R) at October 16, 2013 04:11 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Merovign , Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at October 16, 2013 04:12 PM (qyfb5)
Right, the tea party made them take corrupt money. They wouldn't have done it, but the tea party made em do it. That's it.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 16, 2013 04:12 PM (N8z9m)
you thought there would be graft, what do you think this whole Shutdown kabuki was about, and yes the Mr. Smith reference, is intentional.
Posted by: Jeffrey Pelt at October 16, 2013 04:12 PM (Jsiw/)
Posted by: RWC at October 16, 2013 04:12 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: MegaTon McCain at October 16, 2013 04:13 PM (dvRYt)
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at October 16, 2013 04:13 PM (+lsX1)
It's disgusting. We can't win anything and must surrender, but somehow Mitch McConnell can get 3 billion of our money for some stupid project.
The GOP is a corrupt and evil piece of shit. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck: form a new party.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 16, 2013 04:13 PM (uhAkr)
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 04:13 PM (z4WKX)
Paying attention to the political news cycles for the next few months will be tough on my liver.
Posted by: Yip at October 16, 2013 04:13 PM (/jHWN)
Posted by: Ben Had at October 16, 2013 04:13 PM (26bsl)
c'mon.... you're not really surprised are you?
Admit it, you're not...
I've been done for a while. Welcome to the party.
Posted by: odd at October 16, 2013 04:13 PM (kduZC)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 16, 2013 08:12 PM
-----
Ted Cruz is anything/everything that ails us
Posted by: JarvisW at October 16, 2013 04:13 PM (E7Iyp)
Naw, that's just Ace's way of saying "let it burn."
Being Ace however, he used more words than we mere commenters, in that special Acean way we all know and love.
Posted by: filbert at October 16, 2013 04:14 PM (FUbuZ)
This is sort of the whole reason I quit the Republican Party.
What do they actually offer me? I cannot support them and feel idealistic about it; they are either corrupt, compromised, or opposed to my ideals.
Hand to God, I was thinking almost exactly the same thing. There might have been more fucks though.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at October 16, 2013 04:14 PM (Gk3SS)
it passes. If Congress fails as expected to gather a two-thirds majority
to override the veto, the debt ceiling would be raised."
I hope everyone understands why this is there. Even if by some miracle, the GOP wins every close seat in the house and every single senate seat next year, they still will have the excuse "We can't do anything because we don't have a two-thirds majority."
I'm voting D next year.
Posted by: Methos at October 16, 2013 04:14 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: sum(random) at October 16, 2013 04:14 PM (UCyxd)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 08:10 PM (ZPrif)
I don't give a damn what you call it. A "gimme" is a "gimme".
Posted by: antisocialist at October 16, 2013 04:14 PM (eGr8Z)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 16, 2013 04:15 PM (L4ZuH)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 04:15 PM (g1DWB)
They bought off our fucking majority leader!
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 16, 2013 04:15 PM (uhAkr)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 16, 2013 04:15 PM (X9Mnx)
Ace,
Just remember it took 4 primary elections before Reagan finally rose.
These are fights worth having. It's about principles not elections. Elections will follow, ALWAYS.
Because, for the most part, we are entirely correct and our principles are the best thing for the country and working Americans.
Posted by: prescient11 at October 16, 2013 04:15 PM (q7N67)
Posted by: Golfman in NC at October 16, 2013 04:15 PM (/djtm)
Posted by: sandbagger at October 16, 2013 04:16 PM (/WMdb)
Posted by: Man from 1860 at October 16, 2013 04:16 PM (RLTt1)
You guys are shameless. You didn't predict McConnell was going to make a grab for money.
Hey, good luck with your party. Make sure to contribute to the RNC and Mitch McConnell's re-election. You'll have a conservative paradise anyday.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 16, 2013 04:16 PM (uhAkr)
Posted by: Cicero Kid at October 16, 2013 04:16 PM (DHQv9)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 16, 2013 04:17 PM (L4ZuH)
Don't fret sweet prince. We're not dying, we're going to a better place,. Trust me. TRUST ME! BWAHAHAHAHA!
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Laughing Maniacally While Throwing Matches. at October 16, 2013 04:17 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: Merovign , Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at October 16, 2013 04:17 PM (qyfb5)
They say it us us FAR more, you're right about that
Posted by: JarvisW at October 16, 2013 04:18 PM (E7Iyp)
Cleanup on #88
wtf does that even mean??
Kind of interesting how the left is so comfortably familiar with those epithets, aint it?
Posted by: Sticky Wicket at October 16, 2013 04:18 PM (sCynV)
This was all predicted!
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 16, 2013 04:18 PM (uhAkr)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at October 16, 2013 04:18 PM (5J54Q)
Heroic McCain goes on Greta to trash Cruz for not playing nice , knowing all along that...
Certain GOP'rs were in the Senate padding a bill with dripping , pustulent pork offered on a scab crusted bone by Dear Leader?
Pretty close?
Posted by: noone, really at October 16, 2013 04:18 PM (5ikDv)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 04:18 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: Jean at October 16, 2013 04:18 PM (CMlD4)
He is that stupid.
The $3 billion just got Mitchy's primaried ass stuck even further into the fire and his challenger Bevin has a lot of baggage
Get ready for Sen. Alison Lundergan (D) - KY
Posted by: Albie Damned at October 16, 2013 04:19 PM (Yhu4q)
Posted by: logprof at October 16, 2013 04:20 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: KG[/i][/b] at October 16, 2013 04:20 PM (IPz9m)
Posted by: Captain Whitebread at October 16, 2013 04:20 PM (5J54Q)
Just reading the winds and looking at how local elections are going statewide, unless something changes (and of course something always changes), TN is going from loveable pubbie to serious conservatarian-style politics at the statewide level over the next decade or so. Moderation is not in fashion in red districts, which are all but a handful. Maybe some of our newbs can step up and not beclown themselves long enough to make it to the big time, but at the same time the state machine is still very much lined up with the Rockefeller / slightly less-big government GOP mindset. The same battle going on nationally is playing out here on a smaller scale.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at October 16, 2013 04:20 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 04:20 PM (z4WKX)
2) We would lose big time in the eyes of the public. Check.
I don't think that's true. Most polls had a pox on everyone there.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 16, 2013 04:21 PM (N8z9m)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at October 16, 2013 04:21 PM (L4ZuH)
It's for your own good, really.
Posted by: ThomasD at October 16, 2013 04:21 PM (FNTWi)
--You know the deal: Pics or it didn't happen. We'll settle for poster pics in lieu of cheerleader pics. Posted by: logprof at October 16, 2013 08:20 PM (4BA+Y)
The fuck we will.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at October 16, 2013 04:22 PM (Gk3SS)
And welcome to the GDI party folks!
Been here since about '92.
Its nice, put your feet up!
Posted by: JarvisW at October 16, 2013 04:22 PM (E7Iyp)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 04:22 PM (g1DWB)
Wrong about what? That Obamacare sucks and deserves to be opposed? That justifies a fucking kickback somehow?
And it's not my party. I'm a registered independent.
Well, keep on defending the party that isn't your own with the same zeal. I'm sure the party you aren't a part of is going to do extremely well.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 16, 2013 04:22 PM (uhAkr)
Yeah.
The low, low back.
A little lower, a little lower - yeah right there there.
Not with a knife so much either.
But it feels like stabbing, kinda, ya know?
Yeah, you know.
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at October 16, 2013 04:22 PM (pgQxn)
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Laughing Maniacally While Throwing Matches. at October 16, 2013 04:23 PM (0q2P7)
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 04:23 PM (z4WKX)
D. Feinstein involved??? look for the Pay back.... it WILL be there.. as there is no reason for a California Senator to be involved in this...
Hell.. she probably thinks the Mississippi River is only in Mississippi!
Posted by: Romeo13 at October 16, 2013 04:23 PM (lZBBB)
Will there be a buffet?
Posted by: Meghan McCain, Titular Republican of Tomorrow at October 16, 2013 04:23 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Gingy at October 16, 2013 04:23 PM (jt8G9)
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2013 04:23 PM (HjPtV)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 08:22 PM (g1DWB)
The hint why could possibly be found in the above post...
Posted by: KG[/i][/b] at October 16, 2013 04:23 PM (IPz9m)
Posted by: Mitch the Bitch at October 16, 2013 04:23 PM (DHQv9)
I hope she chokes to death on the stolen from future generations 175k.
Posted by: Kreplach at October 16, 2013 04:24 PM (dwtaK)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 16, 2013 04:24 PM (X9Mnx)
***
What is this even supposed to mean? I've read more coherent comments from Spurwing Plover.
Posted by: cool arrow at October 16, 2013 04:24 PM (WMsq+)
Posted by: logprof at October 16, 2013 04:24 PM (4BA+Y)
Posted by: Buzzion at October 16, 2013 04:24 PM (vciZs)
Posted by: Jeffrey Pelt at October 16, 2013 04:24 PM (Jsiw/)
Posted by: ontherocks at October 16, 2013 04:24 PM (WAtZR)
Posted by: Fritz (not Fritz) at October 16, 2013 04:25 PM (U0t2o)
Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at October 16, 2013 08:13 PM (+lsX1)
That made me laugh. I didn't want to, but I did.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 04:25 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: cool arrow at October 16, 2013 08:24 PM (WMsq+)
I take it you are an admirer of Mr. Straw.
Posted by: KG[/i][/b] at October 16, 2013 04:25 PM (IPz9m)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 16, 2013 04:25 PM (JDIKC)
Posted by: Freaked Out! at October 16, 2013 04:26 PM (Ve3ng)
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 04:26 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 04:26 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: lou's a girl at October 16, 2013 04:26 PM (vgd4f)
Posted by: Lincolntf at October 16, 2013 04:26 PM (ZshNr)
Damn, I wasted all that time making anti-Nazi speeches to an unreceptive, and sometimes nearly empty, House of Commons. Why stand up and fight for what's right if you don't have a good plan to win? I stand corrected.
Posted by: Winston Churchill at October 16, 2013 04:27 PM (bKA83)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 04:27 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: RWC at October 16, 2013 04:27 PM (LpbKr)
And no, I'm not quite finished being an asshole about it.
HP HP HP. Such a silly goose. Always confusing the difference between being factually correct and being "right". You would be *right* if doing this was actually a bad idea which is what your thesis was. It turns out it was a great idea.
Posted by: MikeTheMoose Laughing Maniacally While Throwing Matches. at October 16, 2013 04:27 PM (0q2P7)
Actually, your outcome was that the House GOP was going to be machine-gunned on the beaches of Normandy.
You guys suck at making predictions. You ignore everything you get wrong and are ignoring the fact that the GOP Majority leader just took a kickback because we shouldn't have gone with the delay strategy which was so reasonable two weeks ago.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 16, 2013 04:27 PM (uhAkr)
I'll take suggestions as to how to respond to the fucking thing.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 04:27 PM (lVPtV)
Coming this Sunday to a news interview program near you.
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at October 16, 2013 04:27 PM (kNqmp)
Strip it for everything you can get, and let it burn. And for heaven's sake, don't have any kids in this country. Their destiny is slavery to the Leftist tyrants and the underclass scum. Expat retirement - it's the only option.
Posted by: Reactionary at October 16, 2013 04:27 PM (jfeoD)
Cruz and Lee are the only two who stood up for the convictions and prniciples they campaigned on and didn't trash anyone personally. They both gave a big "fuck you" to the media.
They really did bring more attention to the big pile of shit that is OgabeCare
I thought we wanted politicians like this, right?
Posted by: Albie Damned at October 16, 2013 04:28 PM (Yhu4q)
Nah Jack too many gerrymandered districts. There is the public and the voting public and those polls have people thinking their rep is great, but its the rest of the bastards.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 16, 2013 04:28 PM (N8z9m)
Posted by: Jesse Pinkman, PhD Bitches! at October 16, 2013 04:28 PM (shXYq)
Start with "fuck this" and work your way down to "And fuck that other thing."
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at October 16, 2013 04:29 PM (8ZskC)
Posted by: Reactionary at October 16, 2013 08:27 PM (jfeoD)
A friend recently sold his business and moved to Belize. He and his family love it
Posted by: Albie Damned at October 16, 2013 04:29 PM (Yhu4q)
Well, small price to pay for rescuing the USA.
Just imagine if the teaparty terrorists prevented our Leaders from spending more money they don't have. Good Lord, it would be the end of our whole scammer civilization.
Posted by: burmatar at October 16, 2013 04:29 PM (maI4C)
And hope I see all these fucks on that show really soon.
Posted by: Clutch Cargo at October 16, 2013 04:29 PM (pgQxn)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 16, 2013 08:25 PM (JDIKC)
It's actually quite comfortable in republican primaries, but for some reason can't survive once it's moved to D.C. Something about the climate, the soil pH, or THE HOLY SHIT LOOK AT ALL THE POWER I HAVE I'M NEVER LEAVING THIS PLACE! seems to kill it fairly quickly. It seems that voters loving their porky goodies doesn't work too well as feed for it, either.
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at October 16, 2013 04:30 PM (un8zR)
Posted by: Beefy at October 16, 2013 08:29 PM (bUmSq)
Next up: Illegal aliens, bitches!
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 04:30 PM (lVPtV)
Have you heard about our exit tax? Let me give you a nice brochure.
Posted by: IRS at October 16, 2013 04:30 PM (bKA83)
Only in my mind? You defended McConnell taking a kickback, saying, "Well of course he's going to do that!"
You know what's not a smart strategy and won't advance the cause? Taking a kickback as part of a major cave-in deal.
Meanwhile Obamacare has been burning for the past 3 weeks and they could have spent the time much more effectively pointing that out instead of the news being filled with shutdown theater.
Only in your mind would that be true.
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 16, 2013 04:30 PM (uhAkr)
TruCons are cheap dates, very easy to nail in the back seat.
Posted by: Jeepers at October 16, 2013 04:31 PM (XDRsa)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 04:31 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 08:27 PM (lVPtV)
Fire.
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD, you taunty bitch. at October 16, 2013 04:31 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 16, 2013 04:31 PM (ObHhj)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 04:31 PM (g1DWB)
So the house is going to be strong armed to vote for something hastily cobbled together that they will not have enough time to read and understand.
THIS REPUBLIC IS DEAD.
Sorry Ben but we just couldn't keep it.
Posted by: Kreplach at October 16, 2013 04:32 PM (dwtaK)
Posted by: EROWMER at October 16, 2013 04:32 PM (OONaw)
I think there are three or four elements in the elected Republican Party (and the associated power structure of the GOP):
The True Believers - A very, very small, very very circumspect minority within the power structure, who actually do believe in the small-government rhetoric. Rand Paul/Ted Cruz.
The Mostly Harmless - Bumbling idiots who happen to get elected and/or get jobs because they fuck up less than the next guy. Average joes. Wouldn't be able to distinguish an ideology from American Idol. Republican mainly by habit and/or family tradition. John Boehner is probably in this group, although . .
The Corrupt - Self-explanatory. Possibly the largest single group, except for . . .
The Stockholm Syndrome Victims - Most usually from the Mostly Harmless group but less often from the True Believers, they've been in and around major party politics and/or Washington for so long that they've quite honestly begun to identify the Federal Government as their constituency rather than the American People, much as the Democrat/Media Complex demands that they do. Lost souls, possibly worthy of as much pity as scorn.
Posted by: filbert at October 16, 2013 04:32 PM (FUbuZ)
Then when they pull crap like this, we can get our representatives in the State they represent to kick them out and put someone better in!
Or THEY get the boot!!
Accountability!!
Posted by: JarvisW at October 16, 2013 04:32 PM (E7Iyp)
Posted by: RWC at October 16, 2013 04:32 PM (LpbKr)
Posted by: Freaked Out! at October 16, 2013 08:26 PM (Ve3ng)"
If you think you can get away with it. Don't just slit to slit to no purpose. That's just nihilism.
Posted by: Sudden Clarity Clarence at October 16, 2013 04:32 PM (M1eEa)
In case you haven't noticed, we're all three.
Posted by: Dead GOP Walking at October 16, 2013 04:32 PM (eHIJJ)
"Obama to speak from the White House Wednesday night about Senate budget vote"
anticipated short version: "I won again."
Posted by: mallfly at October 16, 2013 04:32 PM (bJm7W)
"What is the coolest thing about being President?"
And the douchebag lights up and says, "The fact that anyone, anywhere will take my call."
And, "My girls think it's cool that I'm friends with Jay Z and Beyonce."
FUCKING KILL THIS COUNTRY NOW.
(Sorry for screaming, but not really.)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 04:33 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Invictus at October 16, 2013 04:33 PM (FBkKA)
Posted by: Gabe Powerstroke 4x4 at October 16, 2013 08:20 PM (D7c3i)
This gabe idea to fight over the debt limit , how was that going to work?
Posted by: Temper Tantrum at October 16, 2013 04:33 PM (AWmfW)
Posted by: Buzzion at October 16, 2013 04:33 PM (B1TwF)
Posted by: Albie Damned at October 16, 2013 08:29 PM (Yhu4q)
****************
Belize is a great choice. It's my plan B. I bought my piece of the Caribbean a couple years ago. I go at least once a year to visit, and it's amazing to be reminded of what it's like to live where do-gooder Leftist trash can't get all they want and govern every bit of your life. I love the population's generally disobedient attitude toward the dictates of the state. It may be 3rd world, but I'll happily exchange 1st world niceness and order for the joy of living like a human being.
Posted by: Reactionary at October 16, 2013 04:34 PM (jfeoD)
Posted by: filbert at October 16, 2013 04:34 PM (FUbuZ)
Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2013 04:34 PM (0FSuD)
133 Mr. Straw Defend it? I told you weeks ago this is exactly what would happen if we followed this strategy.
And what would be the end result if we had followed your strategy? What was your strategy? Oh, I know, just STFU and STFD. Everything will be fine. I'm done.
Posted by: Ronster at October 16, 2013 04:34 PM (ATHJ6)
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 04:35 PM (z4WKX)
Whoa! Lonegan won Essex county Bookers home turf of Newark resides there... hmmmm
Posted by: Regular Guy at October 16, 2013 04:35 PM (N3Al8)
Posted by: Mama winger on her iPad at October 16, 2013 04:36 PM (P6QsQ)
Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2013 04:36 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: US Postmaster General at October 16, 2013 04:36 PM (/jHWN)
Ace, not sure if this is a kickback. Its an Army Corps of Engineer project first authorized in 1988. Its supposed to speed up commercial river traffic...
I don't see how Mitch benefits unless he owns a cement company nearby.
http://tinyurl.com/3wt5phx
Posted by: Baracka Hussein Obama-Lenin at October 16, 2013 04:36 PM (unF5M)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at October 16, 2013 04:36 PM (qZr+9)
" True, I will no longer have any chance of my political aspirations prevailing in the public square."
The gibbet stands there, no?
Posted by: Kaboom Kid at October 16, 2013 04:36 PM (DHQv9)
Posted by: Regular Guy at October 16, 2013 04:36 PM (N3Al8)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 16, 2013 04:36 PM (ObHhj)
Posted by: Papa at October 16, 2013 04:37 PM (jECGF)
Jane, I got one via email. The one I had only wanted me to pick the most important issue out of several lists. I answered concentrate on getting rid of TFGCare and skipped page where they wanted donation.
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 08:35 PM (z4WKX)
I don't even know why I'm even on their list. I'm not a registered Republican (husband is, after being a lib for years). The last time those douchebags called my house, I politely told them to go fuck themselves (I said "politely").
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 04:37 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 16, 2013 04:38 PM (Ec6wH)
Posted by: Lincolntf at October 16, 2013 04:38 PM (ZshNr)
could have spent the time much more effectively pointing that out
instead of the news being filled with shutdown theater.
You mean like how they are now going to transition to replacing US voters 24/7?
Posted by: Methos at October 16, 2013 04:38 PM (hO9ad)
Posted by: Hollowpoint at October 16, 2013 04:38 PM (X9Mnx)
Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2013 04:38 PM (0FSuD)
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 04:38 PM (z4WKX)
DiFi is the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. They took the 1988 Water Resources Development Act and changed the authorization amount.
http://uscode.house.gov/statutes/1988/1988-100-0676.pdf
Posted by: Miss80sBaby at October 16, 2013 04:38 PM (YjDyJ)
would it be poor form to remind you all that i'm a democrat?
Posted by: navycopjoe at October 16, 2013 04:38 PM (nooa6)
Posted by: StPatrick_TN at October 16, 2013 04:39 PM (un8zR)
for your troubles.
Posted by: Jeffrey Pelt at October 16, 2013 04:39 PM (Jsiw/)
There is no "Get Out of Corruption Free" card. He led the compromise. He knows of it. He voted for it. The End.
One set of Statists voting for another set of Statists' pork while plausibly denying voting for his own? Nope. Doesn't fly. And the TEA Party will say so. And they'll be the bad guys.
Burn It Down.
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at October 16, 2013 04:39 PM (eHIJJ)
Posted by: John (TheBitch) Boehner at October 16, 2013 04:40 PM (u8yJM)
Posted by: Rich at October 16, 2013 04:40 PM (EaFK8)
Good Luck.
Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2013 08:38 PM (0FSuD)
I never felt more free than the time I spent in El Salvador in the 80s.
Posted by: Invictus at October 16, 2013 04:40 PM (FBkKA)
Well, I hope they don't try to block amnesty, because it might take away from bad obamacare news.
Also, the gop was never gonna win the senate, especially with their kickback happy incumbents.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at October 16, 2013 04:40 PM (N8z9m)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/u][/s] at October 16, 2013 04:41 PM (l5zzX)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 04:41 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: Beto at October 16, 2013 04:41 PM (MhA4j)
Posted by: shinypie at October 16, 2013 04:41 PM (7NzzD)
Posted by: Empire of Jeff at October 16, 2013 04:41 PM (JDIKC)
Posted by: Jean at October 16, 2013 04:41 PM (CMlD4)
Posted by: Jose at October 16, 2013 04:41 PM (zc/sw)
Posted by: furious at October 16, 2013 04:41 PM (A98Xu)
Posted by: Freaked Out! at October 16, 2013 04:41 PM (Ve3ng)
Posted by: Yip at October 16, 2013 04:42 PM (/jHWN)
@jamiedupree "No" votes on deal: Coburn OK, Cornyn & Cruz TX, Crapo & Risch ID, Enzi WY, Grassley IA, Heller NV, Johnson WI..
@jamiedupree More "No": Lee UT, Paul KY, Roberts KS, Rubio FL, Scott SC, Sessions [and] Shelby AL, Toomey PA [and] Vitter LA
Posted by: Miss80sBaby at October 16, 2013 04:42 PM (YjDyJ)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at October 16, 2013 04:42 PM (ObHhj)
From $755M to $3B -- price of sell out
Posted by: Bitch McConnell at October 16, 2013 04:42 PM (Q63S1)
Hollowpoint.
----
Yeah, too bad his loyalty is to his voters and is doing what he told them he would do, and not to his rotting-from-the-inside party.
Sucks...
Posted by: JarvisW at October 16, 2013 04:42 PM (E7Iyp)
Posted by: Beagle at October 16, 2013 04:43 PM (sOtz/)
Posted by: jakeman at October 16, 2013 04:43 PM (vH4YP)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 08:31 PM (g1DWB)
But your moby script says you're indipendent?
Posted by: Temper Tantrum at October 16, 2013 04:43 PM (AWmfW)
Posted by: Fred Upton at October 16, 2013 04:43 PM (JQuNB)
Whereas I spent the Bush years in the political wilderness, saying to everyone else on the right who I could get to hold still long enough to listen,
"This may seem like a success right now, but it's actually a failure, and it will soon be seen to be such. The hangover from this is going to be nauseating and shaky and it's going to last for a long, long time."
Posted by: torquewrench at October 16, 2013 04:43 PM (gqT4g)
Posted by: Bitch McConnell at October 16, 2013 04:43 PM (Q63S1)
Posted by: Trent Lott at October 16, 2013 04:44 PM (JQuNB)
Posted by: Mama winger on her iPad at October 16, 2013 04:44 PM (P6QsQ)
Good Luck.
Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2013 08:38 PM (0FSuD)
LOL. The 3rd world only sucks if you're poor. And you talk like it's going to be any different here in 10 years. In 10 years, Belize and other similar places with nice climates will have few of the "open sewer" issues, they'll still have the ability to buy private health insurance and pay for medical care out of pocket, and the politicians will be no worse than the commissars running this place. And the locals can be bought cheaply. I'll take a petty tyrant with a limited budget over a cadre of motivated and well funded Stalinists with their trigger fingers getting ever-itchier.
Posted by: Reactionary at October 16, 2013 04:44 PM (jfeoD)
===
Well, Barry seems to authorize a lot of stuff. It's magic!
Posted by: mrp at October 16, 2013 04:44 PM (HjPtV)
It's a big infrastructure project, a # of districts in and around that project, in multiple states, will benefit.
Posted by: Flatbush Joe
Olmsted Locks and Dam - The spice must flow!*
*betwen Paduch and Mound City
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 16, 2013 04:44 PM (kdS6q)
There is a real nasty side of him that reveals itself occasionally in interviews, such as with Laura Ingraham.
I respect his service as a war hero, but he disgusts me beyond belief now for the way he looks down at those he's PAID to serve.
Filthy old entitled bastard with a fat, useless, entitled bitch daughter.
I hate the day I, my husband, and son pulled the lever for the worthless douche. We were actually voting for Sarah Palin.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 04:44 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: furious at October 16, 2013 04:44 PM (A98Xu)
Posted by: jakeman at October 16, 2013 04:45 PM (vH4YP)
Posted by: Grammar Poleece at October 16, 2013 04:45 PM (0FSuD)
Lonagan has no chance of winning.
He will lose by a minimum of 15%
There is simply no way of overcoming the Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Paterson, etc fraud machine.
Posted by: Kreplach at October 16, 2013 04:45 PM (dwtaK)
Posted by: Rich at October 16, 2013 04:45 PM (EaFK8)
McConnell is married to a Chinese woman. Reid is married to a Chinese boy.
Posted by: Cretin, high grade moron isotopes in thousands of centrifuges at October 16, 2013 04:46 PM (tfSla)
Posted by: furious at October 16, 2013 04:46 PM (A98Xu)
Here's what I can spot from your argument:
1) This isn't surprising.
2) We need to keep our 'eyes on the prize' (or not we, the GOP you are not a part of.)
You are basically declaring this not a big deal.
Right. Because when Obama's hometown newspaper comes out and slams Obamacare and says it need to be delayed and fixed and places like NBC, ABC, CBS, even Kos are slamming it never would have been noticed.
So the places that noticed it would notice it more in your universe? In this universe does Benghazi get more attention if we don't run a presidential candidate?
Posted by: Bevel Lemelisk at October 16, 2013 04:46 PM (uhAkr)
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 04:47 PM (ZPrif)
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 04:47 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: eman at October 16, 2013 04:48 PM (eKhu0)
282 Hal Rogers is a massive impediment to political progress.
I do not know how to primary him. The trouble is that people like him, always able to bring home the bacon, are going to be almost primary-proof.
John McLame of teh East.
Posted by: Kaboom Kid at October 16, 2013 04:48 PM (DHQv9)
Mark Levin is reporting that the legislation being voted on tonight will change the debt limit law to the extent that it will automatically raise unless Congress votes to stop it, in which case the President can veto that vote and require a 2/3rds majority to keep the current debt limit.
The president, when asked after brief comments moments ago whether they would be in the same situation in a few months, stopped, turned, and stated "no".
Posted by: no one at October 16, 2013 04:48 PM (i9tfZ)
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:48 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2013 04:49 PM (0FSuD)
I can't help but wonder if free nations are always destined to destroy themselves once they reach the top.
Posted by: The Governor at October 16, 2013 04:49 PM (Tlix5)
Posted by: whoever at October 16, 2013 04:49 PM (UJe/j)
Posted by: ET at October 16, 2013 04:49 PM (YpjaN)
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:49 PM (nqBYe)
LOL. I told them, the only "hot" women you'll meet are women having hot flashes.
They did, however, get introduced to a retired Marine three-star general. And all the old vets bought them drinks.
They're now in bed passed out. Hopefully, not puking during the night.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at October 16, 2013 04:49 PM (lVPtV)
Posted by: Lincolntf at October 16, 2013 04:50 PM (ZshNr)
Posted by: Purp at October 16, 2013 08:41 PM (l5zzX
What the what the
Posted by: Regular Guy at October 16, 2013 04:50 PM (N3Al8)
"Veteran character actor Ed Lauter dies at age 74, publicist says."
(Who? The publicist owes the estate a refund, if you ask me, and I did.)
Posted by: mallfly at October 16, 2013 04:50 PM (bJm7W)
Posted by: Rich at October 16, 2013 04:50 PM (EaFK8)
FIFY
Posted by: Grammar Poleece at October 16, 2013 08:45 PM (0FSuD)
Costa Rica has a pretty good running start as it is.
Posted by: Invictus at October 16, 2013 04:50 PM (FBkKA)
1) access to the Treasury
2) you can fuck over your enemies with the force of law behind you
3) gold-plated benefits package
4) "campaign contributions"
5) sell access to aforementioned Treasury
6) gin and hookers 24/7
Posted by: Jones in CO at October 16, 2013 04:50 PM (8sCoq)
Posted by: WalrusRex at October 16, 2013 04:50 PM (zvm+3)
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:50 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Papa at October 16, 2013 04:51 PM (jECGF)
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 04:52 PM (z4WKX)
http://bit.ly/18njXWq
Maybe a nice cheapo trailer park on the gulf coast.... with palms and no internet...
Posted by: Yip at October 16, 2013 04:52 PM (/jHWN)
Posted by: WalrusRex at October 16, 2013 04:52 PM (zvm+3)
340 296 Can us we morons agree on a place to start buying ? If not Belize, where? FIFY
Posted by: Grammar Poleece at October 16, 2013 08:45 PM (0FSuD)
Costa Rica has a pretty good running start as it is.
Philippines, 7000 island. Pick one out.
Posted by: Kaboom Kid at October 16, 2013 04:53 PM (DHQv9)
Posted by: whaha at October 16, 2013 04:53 PM (xR46S)
Posted by: Invictus at October 16, 2013 08:50 PM (FBkKA)
I'm praying for Anna and alex to win the lottery and buy an island.
otherwise i'm stuck in good ole usa land of the Free.. And anything is Possible with hard work!
of progressives
yeah
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:53 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 08:27 PM (g1DWB)
I could be wrong, but that was the entire focus of Ted Cruz. You seem to be slow on the uptake.
Posted by: Ronster at October 16, 2013 04:53 PM (ATHJ6)
Posted by: Y-not at October 16, 2013 04:54 PM (5H6zj)
Posted by: CarolT at October 16, 2013 04:54 PM (z4WKX)
Posted by: JackStraw at October 16, 2013 04:54 PM (g1DWB)
Posted by: WalrusRex at October 16, 2013 04:55 PM (zvm+3)
Posted by: Y-not at October 16, 2013 04:55 PM (5H6zj)
SEC. 156. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may obligate not more than $450,000,000 of the amounts made available to carry out section 125 of title 23, United States Code, under chapter 9 of title X of division A of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–2; 127 Stat. 34) under the heading ‘‘EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION’’ for emergency relief projects in the State of Colorado arising from damage caused by flooding events in that State in calendar year 2013:
BRB - building a few emergency skateboard parks.
Posted by: Colorado
Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at October 16, 2013 04:55 PM (kdS6q)
Posted by: crazywalt at October 16, 2013 04:56 PM (tpS8f)
355 It's actually possible to hold conservative views, not be a member of the Republican party
yep
im the ultimate proof
Posted by: navycopjoe at October 16, 2013 04:56 PM (nooa6)
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:56 PM (nqBYe)
navycopjoe, lol lets' take the dem party away from progressives!
since it doesn't work trying to make republicans figth back for the country
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:57 PM (nqBYe)
----------------------------
I've been there too.You will have to live on your boat. If you have a house, you will likely have a wall around the house, and bars on the windows. It is the 6th most crime-ridden country in the world.
"Due to the extremely high murder rate per capita, Belize is the sixth most violent country in the world, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with an average of over 40 homicides per 100,000 residents. Murders are a growing and continuing problem for Americans, Belizeans, and Belize law enforcement and security. In 2012, Belize recorded 145 murders, setting a new record for homicides in the country. The murder rate was nearly 15 percent higher than 2011. "
Posted by: Hillary Clinton at October 16, 2013 04:58 PM (aDwsi)
you'd think if we had just a few hundred good men and women.
but those are hide to find to fight this insane beast
Posted by: willow at October 16, 2013 04:59 PM (nqBYe)
Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 16, 2013 05:01 PM (DmNpO)
Posted by: eman at October 16, 2013 05:01 PM (eKhu0)
I think Obama and ValJar trolled Ace on this one. ValJar is probably the one who notified Heritage about it, nice little dig at McConnell.
Posted by: Flatbush Joe at October 16, 2013 08:47 PM (ZPrif)
The rinos own anything Obama does now.
Posted by: Temper Tantrum at October 16, 2013 05:02 PM (AWmfW)
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Not an acceptable stand for those of us who have our lives and fortunes invested, and whose ancestors had the same.
Posted by: Mike Hammer at October 16, 2013 05:02 PM (aDwsi)
A baggage handler arrested after dry ice bombs exploded at Los Angeles International Airport planted the three devices out of personal curiosity, police said Wednesday.
The motive was disclosed a day after the arrest of Dicarlo Bennett, a 28-year-old employee for the aviation ground services company Servisair.
"I think we can safely say he is not a terrorist or an organized crime boss. He did this for his own amusement," said Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Michael Downing, who heads the department's counter-terrorism and special operations bureau.
Posted by: mallfly at October 16, 2013 05:03 PM (bJm7W)
Posted by: jakeman at October 16, 2013 05:05 PM (vH4YP)
Yeah uh see shit like this and the GOP refusal to uh call the left on this said bullshit is why I am now past caring if "the GOP" wins another election....
nice work Mitch and John
Posted by: sven10077 at October 16, 2013 05:09 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Yip at October 16, 2013 05:09 PM (/jHWN)
Posted by: no one at October 16, 2013 05:09 PM (i9tfZ)
My family's been here since the 1680s...
we'll be here after this monstrosity falls.
Posted by: sven10077 at October 16, 2013 05:11 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: whoever at October 16, 2013 05:11 PM (UJe/j)
The GOP is trying to kill Ted Cruz like the Senate murdered the Gracchi....
You need to adjust your Field of Vision ma'am...
start working at the state and locals and leave the Federal level to the Pro asshole set rather than the enthusiastic minor league GOP set....
if the American people are smart enough to reward the United States of Chicago then unless the grassroots is ready to start tuning up the M$M enablers it is time to just ride out the storm....
it'll last 25-125 years I'd wager.
Posted by: sven10077 at October 16, 2013 05:14 PM (9jfyN)
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Yes, if only the government weren't shut down as a result of trying to stop the disaster that is Obamacare, the media would have no other choice than to report on the disaster that is Obamacare, lol.
It ain't just the elected republicans who are fucked in the head, folks. It's why the party and the country is doomed.
Posted by: great chief at October 16, 2013 05:17 PM (HqVUy)
But my boyfriend the media says he'd stop beating me and report on Ogabecare if I'd just shut the fuck up about Ogabecare and our out of control spending...
//Confused GOP Girlfriend
Posted by: sven10077 at October 16, 2013 05:18 PM (9jfyN)
Posted by: rickl at October 16, 2013 05:19 PM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Texas John at October 16, 2013 05:21 PM (zaC6q)
Posted by: Evil Libertarian at October 16, 2013 05:22 PM (Xcb5k)
Posted by: AmishDude at October 16, 2013 05:22 PM (xSegX)
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And it won't matter at that point because Obamacare is officially here to stay.
Posted by: great chief at October 16, 2013 05:25 PM (HqVUy)
Posted by: Shoot Me at October 16, 2013 05:30 PM (qiXMt)
Posted by: dogfish at October 16, 2013 05:34 PM (nsOJa)
Posted by: Goatweed at October 16, 2013 06:30 PM (8HrdX)
From $755M to $3B -- price of sell out
Posted by: Bitch McConnell at October 16, 2013 08:42 PM (Q63S1)
*************
well, then. Begs the question. What do we need Congress for?
Posted by: gracepmc at October 16, 2013 07:20 PM (rznx3)
"But...but....WaPo said it wasn't McConnell but Obama who authorized it"
Yes, just like it wasn't Congress who authorized Congress to get the Obamacare Gold Plan paid for by YOU! They're all such manipulative liars looking out for each other.
Posted by: lily at October 16, 2013 07:33 PM (uw9jr)
If you need to have a party you can agree with 100% of the time - and from the constant carping about the GOP leadership, I gather this is in fact the goal - forget being part of a major national party. Find your little niche among the fringe nuts, gather your tiny vote totals and elect no one to any office, but by gum you will have your sacred integrity, won't you?
We could be entering the third week of coverage of Obama's utter incompetence, but at least Cruz and Lee have their mailing lists now, eh?
We Republicans will miss you. But remember, we can't miss you if you just won't go away, so kindly stop opining about our primaries and leadership and strategies since they no longer concern you, right? Besides, you will be far too busy building your new perfect movement, won't you?
If you tire of failure, we would welcome you back, but you should certainly learn that pragmatism isn't Satanism first.
Posted by: Adjoran at October 16, 2013 11:31 PM (473jB)
Or to be a bit less tin-foil-hatty, I could see why this is something he could gladly concede, again becasue of the entirely predictable reaction to it.
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at October 17, 2013 02:08 AM (Q9qpj)
Wrote this to the GOP and local party HQ:
Greetings. Just a quick note to let you know that I shall not be supporting you any longer. Last nights debacle was just too much. Return to your roots and forego power politics and fight for principle. I used to vote for the lesser evil (Romney in this last election). From here out, I shall just not vote for someone who is for the status quo. I would rather the democrats win and achieve what they have then the republicans do so and then enable the progressive agenda. A loss on principle, for me, is a win.
Posted by: Thane at October 17, 2013 03:44 AM (g8UC4)
Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at October 17, 2013 06:04 AM (1hM1d)
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