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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 16 2010, 02:43 AM (362 Views) | |
| George K | Mar 16 2010, 02:43 AM Post #1 |
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909804575123512773070080.html?mod=djemEditorialPage_t |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| JBryan | Mar 16 2010, 03:23 AM Post #2 |
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I am the grey one
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| QuirtEvans | Mar 16 2010, 03:26 AM Post #3 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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You come across as incredibly petty with that sort of thing, JB. Have you noticed that Republicans mock the appearance of Democrats a heck of a lot more than Democrats mock the appearance of Republicans? It says a lot about character. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| JBryan | Mar 16 2010, 03:27 AM Post #4 |
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I am the grey one
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Of course, Republicans are prettier than Democrats. [Waiting for Quirt to scour the internet for an unflattering picture of a Republican ]
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| QuirtEvans | Mar 16 2010, 03:33 AM Post #5 |
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ORLY? ![]() I particularly love the mismatched animal patterns. What a sense of style! And that was, literally, the first picture of a Republican Congresswoman that I Googled. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| JBryan | Mar 16 2010, 03:36 AM Post #6 |
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True to form.
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| QuirtEvans | Mar 16 2010, 03:36 AM Post #7 |
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I am constant as the Northern star. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 16 2010, 04:05 AM Post #8 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Constance - the hobgoblin of little minds.
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| QuirtEvans | Mar 16 2010, 04:34 AM Post #9 |
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Aww, now you've lumped yourself with the poorly educated crowd. The quote is "FOOLISH consistency". Un-foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of nothing. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| Dewey | Mar 16 2010, 07:23 AM Post #10 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Our government has become a vile, unsupportable tyranny so far removed from the Constitution that it allegedly operates under, and the people it allegedly serves, that I really don't see much future for us as a nation. We've sold oueselves down the rivers of an entitlement society, justication of international interference for the sake of economic or military advantage, and a quite possibly deliberately dumbed down electorate who can't see the tragedy unfolding and its shameless disregard for the Constitution in the midst of a battle for power where none of the combatants respect the people or the supreme law of the land. I would never have believed that I'd ever advise my children this way, but I've counseled them both to find home, family, and opportunity in some other country, beacause we've all but irreparably screwed up the opportunity handed to us by our forebears. This kind of disgusting behavior on the part of Congress is just one illustration of our squandered inheritance. It's sad and depressing. |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Bernard | Mar 16 2010, 07:23 AM Post #11 |
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Senior Carp
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The Democrats are ruining their credibility for time to come, not that they had much left. But still. It's sickening and maddening. |
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| George K | Mar 16 2010, 09:56 AM Post #12 |
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A lawsuit: http://openjurist.org/486/f3d/1342/public-citizen-v-united-states-district-court-for-the-district-of-columbia
Signed....are you ready for it?
If it weren’t for hypocrisy the Democrat leadership would have no principles at all. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| QuirtEvans | Mar 16 2010, 09:59 AM Post #13 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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How was that lawsuit resolved? (I don't know, but I'm making a guess.) If they challenged a particular way of doing business, and the courts refused to overturn that way of doing business, are then they prohibited from following the court's decision thereafter? Or are the Democrats supposed to play by a stricter set of rules than the Republicans do? |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| George K | Mar 16 2010, 10:15 AM Post #14 |
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Context is everything (someone told me). The case in question was about raising the ceiling on the national debt: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Pelosi-Slaughter-went-to-court-against-GOPs-self-executing-rule-in-2005---87773712.html
Now, explain to me how passing a 2000 plus page bill is equivalent to a "minor text correction." The other elephant in the room is this trillion dollar bill which, of course (cough cough) will reduce the deficit is just a teensy bit different from the routine (and unacceptable - there I said it) raising of the national debt ceiling. More here: http://openjurist.org/486/f3d/1342/public-citizen-v-united-states-district-court-for-the-district-of-columbia |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| George K | Mar 16 2010, 10:16 AM Post #15 |
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Two opposing opinions: Former Federal Judge Michael McConnel , of Stanford University, considers the constitutionality of the so-called “Slaughter Solution” — a proposal to allow the House to pass both the Senate health care bill and proposed reconciliation amendments in a single vote.
Yale’s Jack Balkin is not so sure. He thinks the “Slaughter Solution” — what he calls “deem-and-pass” — could be done constitutionally, but if the House complies with the applicable constitutional requirements, it might not provide House Democrats with the political cover they seek. He writes, in relevant part:
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| QuirtEvans | Mar 16 2010, 10:22 AM Post #16 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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Now you're just negotiating your price. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| QuirtEvans | Mar 16 2010, 10:23 AM Post #17 |
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And it shouldn't let them do that. If it passes, it's their bill, for better or worse. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| Renauda | Mar 16 2010, 10:37 AM Post #18 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I have a 1400 sq. ft. two bedroom basement suite to let. Washer/dryer, range and fridge, parking, utilities and cable incl.. Furniture negotiable. Quiet neighbourhood. Close to city centre, direct bus service to university and shopping. Month to month cash only. |
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| George K | Mar 16 2010, 10:37 AM Post #19 |
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Sorta like the use of the filibuster, eh? |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 16 2010, 10:49 AM Post #20 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Yes indeed. This is not nearly a big enough fig leaf to cover them in the election. To think otherwise is delusional. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| JBryan | Mar 16 2010, 11:03 AM Post #21 |
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I think a lot of House Democrats are wising up to that. This maneuver by Pelosi is brazen but depends on the gullability of an awful lot of people including House Democrats. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 16 2010, 11:06 AM Post #22 |
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I don't anticipate hearing a lot of them stand up to say, 'I am Spartacus', no. Pelosi's admonitions rather remind me of the last days of the Third Reich. Sacrifice youself for the Fatherland. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Kincaid | Mar 16 2010, 11:11 AM Post #23 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Well, she is kind of an unbalanced despot. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Mar 16 2010, 11:16 AM Post #24 |
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Der Furor. ![]() (That's really an unflattering pic - she looks like a Sith lord throwing Jedis around) |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Spartacus | Mar 16 2010, 11:16 AM Post #25 |
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