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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
CPAC 2013: Ann Coulter slaps Governor Christie with fat joke
Paul Ryan: Democrats' budget puts US on path 'straight into debt crisis'
Newt Gingrich: GOP establishment "mired in stupidity"
Federal court rules FBI data requests unconstitutional
edited 16th Mar '13 2:28:55 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016What they're doing is fighting over which direction the party goes in. Virtually all of them plan to change the party in some way. The question is how. There are a variety of key players (Paul, Rubio, Ryan, Bush, Christie, Santorum, Gingrich, Boehnor, Walker, Jindal, Brownback) with different ideas for reform directions. The question is who gets the party nod in 2016 and wins the battle to lead reform.
edited 16th Mar '13 3:13:04 PM by Ultrayellow
Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.I agree. And I'd much rather see Christie or Bush Republicans than any of the others.
But to some degree, what we have to do is not figure out who we as Democrats (which, let's face it, most of the people on the thread are) would prefer, but rather figure out who's the likeliest to win.
Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.I mean, were Democrats really going in a wrong direction at a given time, justifying Republican presidency as a good thing? Or did "a Democrat" slip up?
Presidents like Eisenhower, Reagan and Roosevelt got in power because the other party's current president was fumbling.
That's why Democrats should be careful and prepare well for the eventual future when they hold a minority position in a given office.
edited 16th Mar '13 3:28:46 PM by Trivialis
Obama wasn't really a reinvention so much as a new wrapper with another winning smile. After Bush they didn't really need anything else.
I mean FFS that entire election campaign was a circus of "hey gaiz I'm not Bush also HOPE".
edited 16th Mar '13 3:30:34 PM by Pykrete
Senator Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll, just ahead of Marco Rubio. Ted Cruz runs 7th.
Now before you put much weight into this, remember that Jack Kemp won this straw poll like 4 times.
edited 16th Mar '13 3:34:08 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Truman was a man of integrity, but no FDR, either in terms of political acumen or leadership. Eisenhower's victory was much like Clinton's or Obama's. The Democrats didn't exactly make a mistake (although firing MacArthur was stupid) but they did grow complacent.
@Pykrete: Not entirely true. Obama Democrats are much farther to the left on social issues than Clinton Democrats, as well as being less interested in economics.
Edit: I'm unsure if CPAC victory is an asset or a liability...
edited 16th Mar '13 3:38:43 PM by Ultrayellow
Except for 4/1/2011. That day lingers in my memory like...metaphor here...I should go.Ann Coulter opens hole in face, unpleasant sounds come out.
"Even CPAC had to cut back on its speakers this year about 300 pounds," Coulter said.
Christie wasn't he only target of Coulter's insults. She also criticized President Barack Obama and made eyebrow-raising remarks about Sandra Fluke's haircut while addressing birth control and the war on women.
"That haircut is birth control enough," Coulter said of Fluke.
Perhaps her most extreme criticism was directed at President Bill Clinton.
"The keynote speaker at the Democrat National Convention this year was forcible rapist, Bill Clinton," Coulter said.
Coulter also spoke on sequestration, adding her voice to those that have lamented the cancellation of White House tours because of budget cuts.
God, I really hate Ann Coulter.
EDIT: And, by the way Ann, if you ever read this, Sandra Fluke is prettier than you.
edited 16th Mar '13 3:40:00 PM by Achaemenid
Schild und Schwert der Partei

I wonder if we should sent that tax thingo to Politifact.
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