Interested to see if this is actual

Post #335,919 by beepster 11/18/10 5:11:01 PM Reply	Interested to see if this is actual or more of the FUD that everyone is throwing around about the "doomsday event" that was a republican controlled congress. First, if they have any intelligence whatsoever, they would know that this requires constitutional amendment...not law. I fully expect them to push some type of immigration reform...but to go here first is pretty much a non-starter...and I think they know it. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #335,921 by boxley 11/18/10 5:25:50 PM Reply	you actually expect that politicians have a clue whats in the constitution? optimist Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #335,933 by beepster 11/18/10 9:22:15 PM Reply	true nuff hope springs eternal (heh heh heh) Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #335,934 by beepster 11/18/10 9:22:15 PM Reply	true nuff hope springs eternal (heh heh heh) Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #335,922 by Another Scott 11/18/10 5:28:29 PM Reply	Really? I fully expect them to push some type of immigration reform... Really? Why would they do that? Their line is - "Stop everyone we don't like coming in first, then we'll talk about reform." They can beat that drum forever without having to actually write legislation. "Secure the border first!!!!11" The "beauty" of that position, of course, is that there will never be a perfect wall.... Cheers, Scott.
Post #335,937 by jay 11/18/10 9:46:38 PM Reply	Re: Interested to see if this is actual First, if they have any intelligence whatsoever, they would know that this requires constitutional amendment...not law. Your making the mistaken assumption that Republicans intend to succeed here. They don't, intend to get some good publicity while failing. The Republicans may try some real immigration reform also, but real reform is too complex an issue to campaign on. Birthright citizenship and anchor babies are trivial issues that easily digest down to soundbites and 30 second press/news bits. Real reform will likely create some conflict between the Tea Party wing and the Corporate wing of the party, so they may simply punt. Jay
Post #335,938 by beepster 11/18/10 10:09:00 PM Reply	ah, I see they don't actually intend to pass anything...just talk on tv about it. Gotcha. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #335,941 by boxley 11/18/10 10:56:51 PM Reply	hey the 2012's are right around the corner Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #335,944 by beepster 11/18/10 11:51:20 PM Reply	ewebetcha Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #335,947 by folkert 11/19/10 7:04:18 AM Reply	She was talking to Barbra Walters... And thinks she could easily beat Obama now. Wow. LOTS of assumptions there.
Post #335,948 by beepster 11/19/10 7:11:52 AM Reply	Yeah...I wanna know what land she was looking at the lay of... I don't even think she could win the party. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #335,954 by jay 11/19/10 9:45:47 AM Reply	It is going to make for an interesting campaign Something tells me I'm going to be tired of the whole mess long before we get to 1012 though. The Republicans look like they have a big problem, with a raft of unqualified publicity hounds and unknown radicals, but they have had this problem before and dealt with it. The Republican party has a strong party machine behind the scenes and they are good at closing ranks once the candidate is selected. The Democratic position will depend on the economy and that is really about it. If the economy recovers, Obama will coast into a second term. If it doesn't, then he faces a fight. If the economy crashes again he might not even get the nomination. Jay
Post #335,957 by boxley 11/19/10 9:54:03 AM Reply	every democrat should be working their ass of to have palin head the ticket. That will ensure an Obama victory. Also the independants that voted obama in are the same folks that voted out the dems in congress. They would prefer a split government as the last two times a single party controlled everything it got bad fast. We may have learned from that Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #335,960 by jake123 11/19/10 10:16:24 AM Reply	See, that's weird that's almost universally the case in our history; only in times of minority parliaments could one say that the government is split, and yet somehow we've not ended up with rank incompetents running the show. It's not split government that's the answer, it's changing how you select the people who get to run for office.

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