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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
IIRC, the Democratic Supermajority only lasted like a few weeks. Someone with a better memory on this would be best to explain, but essentially a few seats remained troublesome to fill, especially Obama's former seat.
edited 12th Aug '15 1:09:56 PM by PotatoesRock
Well, no, the issue with Obamacare was the DINO Blue Dog Democrats, who were worried about how electable "socialist" health care would make them. I know the former rep of PA-1 (North Hills of Pittsburgh) still voted against it to the end, and then went to work for health insurance companies after reapportionment eliminated his district. Almost all of the other Blue Dogs in the House lost anyway.
Thank god that happened, since now the party is ideologically stronger, although a lot of those almost-Republicans made up a lot of the farm league for Democrats, and in too many districts, conservative Dems are the only ones you can get to run against Republican incumbents.
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Not when the post itself had no substance other than wanking about how great Trump is.
Not sure how thats a good thing, losing blue dogs. I find it to be as much of a tragedy as losing the RIN Os during the Tea Party surge some years back. All its done, for both sides, is make them impossible to talk to each other or be pragmatic or compromise in any sensible way.
It's a symbol of the polarization of the country, but frankly I'm just as happy with a Democratic party whose members aren't trying to sell out their side to big business or the NRA or whatever.
Ideally, Congress would be composed of a continuum of ideologies, but we don't live in an ideal world.
edited 12th Aug '15 1:30:56 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"The dumb fuck honestly think the Mexican government is competent enough to send all of it's "deviants over here." That is the definition of stupidity. Weren't some actual Mexicans offended by that suggestion?
Edit: Oh and pissing off Japan when we need them now more than ever to balance China. Wow we are truly dealing with a modern day Bismarck.
edited 12th Aug '15 1:55:18 PM by JackOLantern1337
I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.Just out of curiosity: What are his positions on us Europeans? I mean, do we have to worry about you guys invading us under President Trump?
We learn from history that we do not learn from historyWell. I have no doubt that the grasp on economics of Mr Trump is secluded, but I just want to know if he specifies manufacturing jobs, or technical jobs, or some other sort. Because if he means manufacturing jobs, then he is even dumber than I thought, but if he means other sort of technical or even engineering oriented jobs then he is still stupid, but just a bit less.
I would just like to know just so I can have a more appropriate measure to the schadenfraude I derive from his words.
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothesLol I talk about other candidates, everyone ignores me.
I talk about Trump and everyone loses their heads
I am starting to feel like the 24 hour news media.
But for example back home there was this really interesting editorial about how what Trump says about us isn't any more demeaning than all the decades of being the "backyard of America". And of having civil wars and coup d'etats actively sponsored by people like Clinton or Reagan.
So the people who dont like America (which in Mexico are almost everyone) will whine about the U.S but latin american politicians will usually fall in line and bend over.
So Trump saying he will make Mexico pay for the wall doesn't sound particularly absurd. Its just business as usual.
edited 12th Aug '15 3:03:16 PM by BAFFU
Too be honest I can't think of anything any of the candidates have said about Europe, good or bad, beyond concerns directly related to Russia. I vaguely recall reading something - might have been this thread - about how Obama was annoyed that mollifying the east half of NATO was taking stuff away from his pivot to Asia plans.
So Trump saying he will make Mexico pay for the wall doesn't sound particularly absurd. Its just business as usual.
The current opinion I've seen is that our current president will NOT do what Trump says. However, this'd be just to gain time until the 2018 elections.
I mean, if he accepted to pay for a wall at the border (or just increase security at our side of the border), most people would take it out against his party (PRI), and in the coming election they'd vote for the PAN (the right wing loonies) or Morena (the left wing loonies). A lot of people want neither one of those as president of México.
So, if the government of México bends over to not piss off the U.S. (and they probably will unless we get a really bold/dumb president like Fox), they'll do it until 2018/2019 IF it looks like Trump or whoever's in charge is going to get re-elected.
Also, the Mexican government can be cunning/competent when it wants to be. In the case of illegal immigrants getting to the U.S., all the government does is look the other way, and that's more than enough. I mean, any Central American immigrant trying to get to/through México knows that our immigration laws are even harsher than in the U.S., so yeah...

edited 12th Aug '15 12:10:26 PM by JackOLantern1337
I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.