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Post by Stetto, man... on Mar 31, 2014 3:59:29 GMT -7
I don't. Some good men will step forward, be eradicated by the usual tactic of the usual suspects, we will have a Jeb McBush or a Chris McChristie or a Paul McRyan to choose from...
I think the last pres election was actually our last best hope for a candidate lifted up by the People, Herman Cain would have been great if not for the Nazi machines on both sides.
Being as the push is on already, I was wondering what you guys thought about holding your noses again?
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Post by HiTemp on Mar 31, 2014 5:36:43 GMT -7
Were it not for their support for abortion I'd vote straight D top to bottom of the ballot. Since I can't do that, I'll probably stay at home.
But who knows? The election is 2.5 years away. A lot can happen between now and then.
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Post by Stetto, man... on Mar 31, 2014 5:51:19 GMT -7
I would vote for a Ted Cruz. Maybe a Rand Paul. There might be others, there's a lot of woodwork to come out of, but I WILL vote. 99% probability that it'll be third party, but if the GOP candidate is the usual, they won't win anyway. When you have mathematical impossibilities like "100%" of Ohio & Penn precincts voting Obama, and the supposed opposition ALLOWING it to stand? Yeah, the Galvinistas aren't worried about the potus race...
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Post by Grug - American Neanderthal on Mar 31, 2014 6:06:09 GMT -7
That about the only 2 I would vote for at this point as well, and I am not so sure about Rand. I don't think either will get through a convention if it were today.
I don't think I could go dem even in protest, we have a crop of nanny statists that want to emulate CO, both tax and take away or dictate to limit use of my land at the same time, and who think federal money is 'free', (actually said that several times), thankfully a 30% minority so far.
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Post by HiTemp on Mar 31, 2014 20:37:17 GMT -7
I've emailed several Dem candidates asking if they support a tax that would go to funding marijuana crop proliferation with the ultimate goal of having enough to give it away, kind of like a doper's food stamp program. So far, zero responses, but it's only been a week.
Not that I support taxes, dope crops, or giving it away... but it seems like that's the direction many of them are headed. Might as well flesh it out because it won't be long before they try to sneak in a tax to help it along.
Cruz I don't think will run for President. He's already stated many times he's ineligible, and I'm not sure why that is, but I'm sure his words would make a great political ad.
Paul I could support but he's riding a fence between Tea Party and Libertarian and I'm not sure what species he truly is. Some Libertarian ideals are good, but I disagree with their stance on the military and national defense. So I'd want to see what flavor he is before deciding to support him or not.
He's declared himself a candidate very early on, and that's what Herman Cain did, so I suspect the destruction machine is already being programmed to chop him to bits at first opportunity. If the press suddenly finds him the most attractive candidate, that tells me their polling shows him sure to lose against any warm Dem body, so there will be little point in supporting him if that's the case.
I don't know, unless there is a move to kick Boehner the hell out of the Speakership then I see no point in voting for any of them. The guy had so much promise but in the end turned out to be a special interest weasel, the worst in a long time. If the Dems lose the Senate, I'd still want a new Speaker instead of the Presidential butt shark we have now.
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Post by Grug - American Neanderthal on Apr 1, 2014 6:17:00 GMT -7
Careful about that, to extend their reasoning out beyond their nose is seen as an insult by them, and insults to govt officials are terroristic threats, I would hate for you to take a forced Cuban vacation.  |
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Post by HiTemp on Apr 1, 2014 7:39:28 GMT -7
I've been to GITMO many times. The fishing is excellent, and I hear they have a good middle eastern cook. If you're going to do time, that seems like the place as opposed to some cold cement federal tomb in CO or KS.
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Post by HiTemp on Apr 10, 2014 16:36:04 GMT -7
I don't know, unless there is a move to kick Boehner the hell out of the Speakership then I see no point in voting for any of them. The guy had so much promise but in the end turned out to be a special interest weasel, the worst in a long time. If the Dems lose the Senate, I'd still want a new Speaker instead of the Presidential butt shark we have now. Story on Drudge today says that some 40-50 Republican Reps have pretty much had it with Mr. Speaker also. Good! The man is just not right for the job. He comes across as some kind of absent-minded professor and it's impossible to pin him down on any position because he'll just change it tomorrow with some lame excuse. I almost spit coffee through my nose when I saw him ranting about the WH with Fast n' Furious, Benghazi, and the IRS probe. Are you kidding me? He's the freakin' Speaker! He's the one who could bring a vote to the floor today to have Lerner placed in custody for the rest of this congressional session. He's the one who wasn't making the slightest peep when other R's were needing his leverage to get some facts out of the State Dept/CIA/WH. He's the one who left Issa out there alone to attract all the lightning bolts when it came to Fast n' Furious. And Holder, the cockroach, has still not turned over the documents. Why isn't he in custody in the House holding facility, and why isn't the DOJ defunded until the documents show up? Answer: Boehner. You either have the spine for the job and resign yourself to being hated by the media, or you waffle on everything, accomplish nothing, and the media might not print what they think - which is, he's a damn fool. Glad to see him go. I have little use for McConnell also, as I see little or worth coming out of him. Lotsa talk, no stick. We need someone who isn't afraid to go on offense. Look at Reid, idiot that he is, and no one says anything about the vile stuff he has to say. We need someone who will say it and tell the press to STFU if they don't like it. Nothing scares them like someone not intimidated by them. |
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Post by Grug - American Neanderthal on Apr 10, 2014 22:07:32 GMT -7
I agree. Want to know what position Boehner has, just find the internal GOP polling for the day. The old guard is what got us here, they sure as heck are not going to get us out because none of them will push even when sentiment is on their side.
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Post by Stetto, man... on Apr 11, 2014 3:17:40 GMT -7
Boehnor should have been given the heave-ho many years ago. He's been the exact same scuzzball from the day he winked at Pelosi as he took the gavel. That should tell us that the likelihood of his ouster is slimmer than they make it look. He's the establishment gop house negro and as we all know, they don't care what the constituency thinks. There's been a commercial on some of the more rural radio stations up here to get support for Dr. Ben Carson to run. He would interest me. Allen West would get my vote without having to see even one campaign commercial... |
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Post by Grug - American Neanderthal on Apr 11, 2014 6:03:17 GMT -7
Same here, I started to hear the 'run Ben run' commercials a few days ago. I wonder who is bank rolling that?
Until we get some actual policy ideas from any of them I am skeptical, a lot of people talk a good game until they try and explain how they will make that happen. Just like the ad for Ben Carson "..he will repeal Obamacare" Well that's a great campaign chant but I don't want to trade one dictator for another. I do like West as well from what I know of him.
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