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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
(NYT, therefore 10 article a day limit) Editorial on the Republicans allowing anti-LGBT discrimination in the name of "religious liberty" at a time when LGBT acceptance is obviously on the rise nationally.
They’re also playing a provincial game, not a national one, and scoring points in their corners of the universe at the expense of the Republican Party’s image from north to south and coast to coast, a brand that needed a makeover — remember the broadly ballyhooed “autopsy” following Mitt Romney’s 2012 defeat? — and somehow didn’t get so much as a tweezed eyebrow or dab of blush.
edited 5th Apr '16 12:40:50 PM by BonsaiForest
So I kind of want Trump to win the Republican nomination, just so he can lose in the general election. ;p
It would be such a grand finish. To have come so far with such momentum, and then to lose in the end.
Not getting the nomination would be anticlimactic, but seeing him become president would be, wow, yeah, scary.
You gotta believe me when I scare you away, all that I wish for is that you would staySee, I do see these LGBT bills as a product of partisan redistricting. The redistricting process distorts the way opinions held in the voting populace translate into opinions in legislatures.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanDitto for Post Offices, if he extends that to Money Orders.
As for Wisconsin, I figure that Walker's administration would push Democrats to vote for Bernie due to how hard-lined Walker has been with Unions, while Sanders is pushing to give them some of that power back.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?""Republican Collins urges Senate hearings on high court pick" - http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0X228I
I hat Bernie so much! Oh, when he sees the ball cap and fedora collection I'm about to give him he'll have second thoughts about running for office. He'll find it more fulfilling to be a hat model. And he'll be the best damn hat model that ever lived.
edited 5th Apr '16 2:09:03 PM by Protagonist506
Leviticus 19:34
Donald Dropping out? Lolnope. Kasich might, since he's already losing to a guy who dropped out.
Kasich will drag on until Cleveland. His whole campaign is built around the idea that only he can defeat Hillary and that the world can be a good place. But this year's GOP crowd is not into (pseudo)moderation.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanIt should be noted that it is mathematically impossible for Kasich to reach the delegate threshold needed to secure the nomination at this point. There simply aren't enough delegates left.
He's saying in until the convention.
edited 5th Apr '16 5:09:53 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.Obama’s Endorsement Of Debbie Wasserman Schultz Brings In Serious Money... For Her Challenger
Also
The Daily Show's Trevor Noah interviews DWS
and within three minutes flat-out asks if Bernie Sanders is "being cockblocked by the DNC".
edited 5th Apr '16 5:25:16 PM by sgamer82
I'm going to guess it was a technicality. After all, a rapist is still, biologically speaking, a parent, so if there Ain't No Rule against it, they'd be able to claim parental rights.
edited 5th Apr '16 5:55:50 PM by Protagonist506
Leviticus 19:34

How do I hat a person, Jack? Hm?
Please reread your posts when you post them and fix obvious typos...
Otherwise, meh. Free trade only equalizes between governments. The people rarely get the dividend.