Chizzang wrote:
I absolutely hate it...
Liberal me - will be leaving this Liberal Paradise the minute it makes sense to do so
and we're getting dangerously close to that day
Move to Oklahoma City....you'll love it there.
I do enjoy Oklahoma City
I've been there many times for business over the past few decades
Got a buddy named Russell Kim that lives there
Q: Name something that offends Republicans?
A: The actual teachings of Jesus
93henfan wrote:By the way, Ivy, I didn't annotate it, but my reason for not voting for Simpler is because of an unethical waterfowl hunt he participated in in Texas several years ago that many people don't know about. He received six citations for wanton waste, citation of migratory birds, taking geese out of season, using lead shot, exceeding bag limit, no stamp.
He left 37 dead birds on the water. Ten of the birds were canvasback hens, which are in rapid decline in Texas. Bag limit at the time was one bird.
Fuck Ken Simpler.
He killed geese. Since when is that a problem?
Rules is rules, bitch. Kill what you can eat or donate. Don't exceed limits. Don't leave dead birds in the water. Don't use lead shot. Basic common sense stuff for non-asshole waterfowl hunters.
CAA Flagship wrote:
He killed geese. Since when is that a problem?
Rules is rules, bitch. Kill what you can eat or donate. Don't exceed limits. Don't leave dead birds in the water. Don't use lead shot. Basic common sense stuff for non-asshole waterfowl hunters.
Coming from you, that has double the impact.
"Ah fuck. You are right." KYJelly, 11/6/12
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama, 9/25/12
mainejeff wrote:I forgot about Question 1 in Maine......
"Do you want to create the Universal Home Care Program to provide home-based assistance to people with disabilities and senior citizens, regardless of income, funded by a new 3.8% tax on individuals and families with Maine wage and adjusted gross income above the amount subject to Social Security taxes, which is $128,400 in 2018?:"
We know you hate kids... not sure how you feel about the elderly. Based on your general lack of compassion for others, I would normally think you're opposed, but since they're planning to tax the "rich", you're all in. I think they could have put just about anything before the word "funded" and you'd be for it.
The for the first time as an independent voter I voted straight Republican party only, there is such a sense of disgust inside me over that Kavanaugh conformation circus that I voted to punish that party.
The for the first time as an independent voter I voted straight Republican party only, there is such a sense of disgust inside me over that Kavanaugh conformation circus that I voted to punish that party.
As much as 1 vote can
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That is really sad since Kavanaugh was probably lying and Blasey Ford was probably telling the truth.
Well, I believe that I must tell the truth
And say things as they really are
But if I told the truth and nothing but the truth
Could I ever be a star? Deep Purple: No One Came
mainejeff wrote:I forgot about Question 1 in Maine......
"Do you want to create the Universal Home Care Program to provide home-based assistance to people with disabilities and senior citizens, regardless of income, funded by a new 3.8% tax on individuals and families with Maine wage and adjusted gross income above the amount subject to Social Security taxes, which is $128,400 in 2018?:"
We know you hate kids... not sure how you feel about the elderly. Based on your general lack of compassion for others, I would normally think you're opposed, but since they're planning to tax the "rich", you're all in. I think they could have put just about anything before the word "funded" and you'd be for it.
Opposed. I hope it goes down in flames.
I don't hate kids....you do. Love the fetus....hate the child.
89Hen wrote:
We know you hate kids... not sure how you feel about the elderly. Based on your general lack of compassion for others, I would normally think you're opposed, but since they're planning to tax the "rich", you're all in. I think they could have put just about anything before the word "funded" and you'd be for it.
Opposed. I hope it goes down in flames.
I don't hate kids....you do. Love the fetus....hate the child.
20 years from now you're going to share dorm rooms with me and 89 in the re-education camp for that vote, Jeff.
"You however, are an insufferable ankle biting mental chihuahua..." - Clizzoris
The for the first time as an independent voter I voted straight Republican party only, there is such a sense of disgust inside me over that Kavanaugh conformation circus that I voted to punish that party.
As much as 1 vote can
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That is really sad since Kavanaugh was probably lying and Blasey Ford was probably telling the truth.
Read an interesting piece about Duverger’s law in Reason today. Winner-take-all electoral structures favor a two-party system, while third parties need proportional representation to have any hope of success. Although about 40% of Americans claim to be independents, the vast majority lean Red or Blue on a regular basis. At this rate, Libertarians and Greens will be stuck at a collective 5% of the vote for a long time.
Solution for third-party voters? Move to Italy, Belgium, or Scandinavia.
Ivytalk wrote:Read an interesting piece about Duverger’s law in Reason today. Winner-take-all electoral structures favor a two-party system, while third parties need proportional representation to have any hope of success. Although about 40% of Americans claim to be independents, the vast majority lean Red or Blue on a regular basis. At this rate, Libertarians and Greens will be stuck at a collective 5% of the vote for a long time.
Solution for third-party voters? Move to Italy, Belgium, or Scandinavia.
I don't know if you listen to podcasts but there's a new episode on Freakanomics that discusses the industry of politics and how it's goal isn't to represent the people, but itself. It's a self legislating, self regulating industry which the 2 parties have complete control and stifle competition.
Ivytalk wrote:Read an interesting piece about Duverger’s law in Reason today. Winner-take-all electoral structures favor a two-party system, while third parties need proportional representation to have any hope of success. Although about 40% of Americans claim to be independents, the vast majority lean Red or Blue on a regular basis. At this rate, Libertarians and Greens will be stuck at a collective 5% of the vote for a long time.
Solution for third-party voters? Move to Italy, Belgium, or Scandinavia.
I've been saying that for years here and been chastised for saying so.
Ivytalk wrote:Read an interesting piece about Duverger’s law in Reason today. Winner-take-all electoral structures favor a two-party system, while third parties need proportional representation to have any hope of success. Although about 40% of Americans claim to be independents, the vast majority lean Red or Blue on a regular basis. At this rate, Libertarians and Greens will be stuck at a collective 5% of the vote for a long time.
Solution for third-party voters? Move to Italy, Belgium, or Scandinavia.
I don't know if you listen to podcasts but there's a new episode on Freakanomics that discusses the industry of politics and how it's goal isn't to represent the people, but itself. It's a self legislating, self regulating industry which the 2 parties have complete control and stifle competition.
Might not be the same, but a blogger I read refers to our political system as the Uniparty. Rings true when you see how nobody of importance ever runs afoul of the law.
Voted early and it was a bit of this and a bit of that. Mostly R's as that was the only choice (nobody running against them) in some of the smaller local elections.
What irked me was "independents" who put no effort in their campaign and just seemed to be running for the sake of running and expected people to vote for them because of the independent label.
“The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever.” – Louis L’Amour
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.” - G. Michael Hopf
"I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.” – Albert Einstein
The for the first time as an independent voter I voted straight Republican party only, there is such a sense of disgust inside me over that Kavanaugh conformation circus that I voted to punish that party.
As much as 1 vote can
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That is really sad since Kavanaugh was probably lying and Blasey Ford was probably telling the truth.
Well, in this great country "probably" isn't good enough. Yet.
"Ah fuck. You are right." KYJelly, 11/6/12
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam." Barack Obama, 9/25/12
Ivytalk wrote:Read an interesting piece about Duverger’s law in Reason today. Winner-take-all electoral structures favor a two-party system, while third parties need proportional representation to have any hope of success. Although about 40% of Americans claim to be independents, the vast majority lean Red or Blue on a regular basis. At this rate, Libertarians and Greens will be stuck at a collective 5% of the vote for a long time.
Solution for third-party voters? Move to Italy, Belgium, or Scandinavia.
I don't know if you listen to podcasts but there's a new episode on Freakanomics that discusses the industry of politics and how it's goal isn't to represent the people, but itself. It's a self legislating, self regulating industry which the 2 parties have complete control and stifle competition.
Ibanez wrote:
I don't know if you listen to podcasts but there's a new episode on Freakanomics that discusses the industry of politics and how it's goal isn't to represent the people, but itself. It's a self legislating, self regulating industry which the 2 parties have complete control and stifle competition.