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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
It's a Canadian company that's behind the whole Keystone thing, with several people who have a stake in it also having some sort of office here in the US. Eesh. But yeah, it's not convenient for Americans either, what with the incident where they started tearing down trees on an old woman's property here in Texas, and the pipeline route issues in Nebraska where they were trying NOT to be forced to move it away from acquifers.
Eric Cantor: Obama ‘creating havoc’
GOP lawmaker Peter King: CPAC snub of Christie shows 'narrow-minded bigotry'
Karl Rove: My ‘posterior was shredded’
Congress passes new Violence Against Women Act
Senate rejects rival bills to prevent $85B sequester spending cuts
edited 28th Feb '13 5:46:56 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016I agree with Rove that the quality of GOP candidates sucks. What Rove seems to fail to understand is that the party's ideological extremism is the reason its candidates suck.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I'm kind of confused as to what happened with the VAWA act. Did they support the weak, Republican supported version or the Senate version?
Also, I keep reading comments and I don't know why. There's one commentor that thinks the VAWA has a section that supports or legalizes the use of drones on American citizens. Despite the fact that the law has absolutely nothing to do with that.
Senate Version. Well kind of.
I believe they removed the part that gave Green Cards to battered immigrants.
Al Gore: Rubio was ‘pitiful’ choice to deliver State of the Union response
Michelle Obama announces expansion of ‘Let's Move!’ anti-obesity program
Joe Biden praises Cantor for allowing vote on domestic violence bill
edited 28th Feb '13 6:54:19 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016They kept the protection for native women AFAIK.
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.Debate co-chair: 'Mistake' to have Candy Crowley moderate presidential debate
Yeah, can't have actual moderation in a Presidential or Vice-Presidential debate. Makes the candidates look bad, don't y'know. Keeps the argument fair. Nobody wants fair; they want their guy (or gal) to crush the opponent.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Hustings
have moderation, it's the whole point... <grumbles> Or, should be. It's tradition!
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Chalk it up to partisanship,this would've been unheard of even last debate,let alone the 1976-1996 debates.
Why didn't I mention the 1960,cuz' that was th first and well mistakes will be made on the first attempt. Nonetheless that's still probably one of the better ones (along with '76 between Carter and Ford)
House Republicans Cheer Boehner's Refusal to Negotiate on Budget Cuts
Not even a refusal to compromise. A refusal to negotiate. He's unwilling to so much as talk.
...I have no words. Just pure, inarticulate rage. You're making the fucking Smiler from Transmetpolitan look good. I long for the warm, comforting embrace of Nixon. Please give me the dulcet tones of Regan, the kind gentle soul of Eisenhower. My body aches for the touch of H. W. Bush. After a few drinks, I'd probably even jump into the arms of W Bush, because the night is young, and I'm feeling frisky.
Just anything but this ass-clown who'd see our economy burn for the sake of his pride.
edited 1st Mar '13 7:15:19 AM by DrTentacles
You mean Tony Blair?
Keep Rolling OnI think that TDS and Colbert pointed it out quite adequately this week: Boehner and company aren't going to feel the pain of these cuts personally. Their kids are in private schools, or at least they can afford them if they want. They aren't going to lose their income, or take a pay cut, or rely on unemployment. They still have people shoveling money in their faces and telling them, "We need tax cuts NOW or we'll have to cut back on yacht purchases!"
They have a nice cozy information bubble where they can reinforce their own ideas and can guarantee that any contrary messages are turned out as the work of "evil liberal commies". Their smug self-confidence is impenetrable.
Being voted out of office is the only way to cure it.
edited 1st Mar '13 7:58:57 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Reality is hardly going to reach them if they get voted out of office. All that means is they move from the center of the Washington bubble to the outskirts - the lobbying industry, Governorships, ambassadorships, the public speaking circuit. Their grip on the ladder is so firm they can afford to kick at those on the lower rungs.
Schild und Schwert der ParteiYou'd be surprised how difficult it is to lose the trappings of power, even if you stand to have just as much money and influence afterwards. We won't cure the congressional lobbyist cronyism revolving door overnight, but when the voters unmistakably tell you to take a hike, it has a serious psychological impact.
edited 1st Mar '13 7:58:27 AM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Obama- "I can't use Jedi Mindmeld on Congress."
Truly One Of Us (although isn't it called a "Jedi Mindtrick"?).
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Yeah, Jedi Mindtrick, Vulcan Mindmeld. But I'm not going to hold it against the guy, I'm non-denominational with my SF affections.
You're quite right, of course.
I'm not denying that losing an election and power will have an emotional impact - the best political story I ever heard was when ex-British Defence Minister Malcolm Rifkind, who told me he got into the backseat of his car the day after he lost his seat in the 1997 by-election...only to realize he was now just a member of the public, and he had to drive his own car again for the first time in nearly seven years.
What I mean, however, is that Congress is not like an entry or mid-level job. If John Boehner loses his seat, he has plenty of avenues where he can go on to make just as much if not more $$$ than he does at the moment. The Republicans aren't going to find out, ever, what it is like to live hand-to-mouth, paycheck-to-paycheck, like millions of Americans do. Sure, they might have to cut back on something, for a while, but even being re-elected isn't about to push them into reality. In fact, disconnection from reality is an occupational hazard of all politicoes, from Congressmen to activists to columnists. Actually being in the position of Republican Congressmen reinforces it: "I am not affected by Federal cuts, and neither is anyone I know etc etc."
edited 1st Mar '13 10:20:19 AM by Achaemenid
Schild und Schwert der Partei

So the Keystone pipeline is becoming a hotbutton issue in Canada. Here
. Here's the thing, while the pipeline would be convenient, for the US, it would be a bad move for Canada internationally. Some of Parliament likes it, some of Parliament really doesn't. I think that it would be a bad move for US-Canada relations to reject the pipeline...until Harper loses the Prime Minister's office.