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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
McCain supporting negotiations for expanded background checks.
Mc Cain has always been one of my favorite Republican Senators. His presidential campaign absolutely crashed and burned and I voted against him, if he had better campaign staff that didn't make him into such a sellout with things like "Joe the Plumber", maybe he would have gotten my vote. Having Palin as his running mate is ultimately what sealed his fate when it came to which direction I voted, because I can't stand her.
I like having him back to focusing on his work as a Senator, he's always been one of the more reasonable and bipartisan GOP congressmen. If he had a better running mate who wasn't a crazy ass evangelical, I would have voted for him to be President, and not Obama.
edited 23rd May '13 6:35:40 PM by Barkey
I get feeling a lot of people who voted Democrat would have voted for Mc Cain if he hadn't gone with Palin. Of course, he'd probably run into the same stalling and partisan crap that Obama is, because a lot of the hardliners think he's a RINO.
I was still in highschool during the 2008 election, but the more I've learned about Mc Cain (and given the recent White House scandals) the more I think he would've been a better President.
Is Voter's Remorse a thing?
But that's a story for another time.
Yes.
edited 23rd May '13 7:05:40 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Just a question in general here, but why do you think some people think cutting welfare and foodstamps is the answer to every problem? I recently read an article about a certain city with the highest teen pregnancy rate in its state and every comment was basically "If we cut welfare, they'll think twice" or "we shouldn't reward irresponsible behavior." I can't help but think part of the reason is because this particular city is heavily Hispanic, even though the same article also pointed out that the teen pregnancy is at its lowest than it has been in thirty years when it was much whiter. Also, just throw this out their, someone also made a comment about how sex-ed doesn't help, but only teaches teens how to do it better. I found this all both irritating and fascinating.
edited 23rd May '13 7:28:39 PM by KBSL
@KBSL: I can't explain the logic of those attitudes in a way that does them justice, because they aren't logical. They're driven by a judgmental, reactionary, Puritanical world view that does not respond to rational arguments. It's a very popular world view in the United States, unfortunately.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"^
Pretty much this.
I think welfare is definitely necessary from some people, though at the same time I'm one of "those" cruel and unsympathetic people who thinks that mandatory drug tests being part of the equation are a great idea. If you're on welfare, you shouldn't be spending taxpayer money on drugs. I don't give a shit if people do drugs, I do give a shit if they do it with taxpayer funded assistance. You're supposed to be spending that time trying to find a job, not getting stoned.
You realize that they (briefly) instituted drug testing for welfare here in Florida and it cost them an order of magnitude more money to do the testing than it saved them in denying people benefits?
I mean, if you're cool with that as a moral measure (under the thought that public money should never be going toward someone's drug habit, period) then that's one thing. But as a cost-cutting measure it completely and utterly fails.
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.Oh yeah, I recognize that. For me it's a moral issue. I'm specifically a supporter of that measure as a deterrent, though I would like to see it done on a state-wide scale for a couple years, to see how that impacts the rate that people get jobs and get off welfare.
That and I like to yell at people who say it's a violation of their rights or find some other bullshit excuse to say that it is "unreasonable" or an "invasion of privacy" to request that of people on welfare. If I was on welfare, I'd heartily accept the demand to be drug tested. Then again, I'm not allowed to do drugs via my association with the Guard, and regularly get drug tested at drill a few times a year.
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The question there is whether or not it counts as unreasonable search. Demanding that people submit to drug testing without probable cause that they're actually taking drugs sounds constitutionally questionable to me.
For a job or something is one thing; your right to a specific type of employment isn't legally protected, and if you don't want to submit to drug testing, then you can find another job. But you are entitled to welfare benefits if you fit the requirements, and adding "passes drug test" to the list of requirements seems to run into fourth amendment issues.
edited 23rd May '13 8:09:25 PM by NativeJovian
Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.Republican Arizona state representative says she got threatening message over Medicaid support
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I don't see what's wrong with telling them to go away.
edited 23rd May '13 8:41:38 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Dammit.
Senators McCain, Levin demand Lerner be ousted from IRS job
Here’s President Obama’s Prom Photo From 1979…
edited 23rd May '13 8:56:46 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016An I-5 bridge north of Seattle, Washington has collapsed.

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) Goes After Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) On Senate Floor: He ‘Ought To Learn’ How Congress Operates
Eric Holder signed warrant to seize Fox reporter's private email
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus Spars With MSNBC’s Heilemann Over IRS: ‘Don’t Need To Plead The Fifth If You’ve Done Nothing Wrong’
Eric Cantor: Obama will have to answer if 'pattern of abuse' emerges
edited 23rd May '13 6:25:05 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016