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Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:22 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Quote: A man died and met St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. Behind St.Peter was a giant wall of clocks. The man asked, "What are those clocks?" St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie Clocks. Everyone on earth has a Lie Clock. Every time you tell a lie, the hands on your clock will move." "Oh," said the man, "that clock looks broken. Whose clock is that?" "That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved, indicating that she has never told a lie." "Incredible," said the man, "and whose clock is that?" St. Peter responded, "That's Abraham Lincoln's clock. The hands have moved twice, telling us that Abe told only two lies in his life." The man was really impressed. As he looked at the clocks he became curious about other presidents. "Where's President Obama's clock?" asked the man. "Oh, Obama's clock is in Jesus' office. He's using it as a ceiling fan."
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:25 AM
CHRISISALL
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:26 AM
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:32 AM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:38 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: That's great! Dumbya's clock must be running the air conditioner...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 8:49 AM
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 8:51 AM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: That's great! Dumbya's clock must be running the air conditioner... Rappy's must need a constantly flowing application of WD-40...*snicker*
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 8:52 AM
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 9:31 AM
JONGSSTRAW
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:30 AM
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:46 AM
Quote:A trio of House Republican retirement announcements over the past 10 days have sparked a debate between the leaders of the two major parties over whether the GOP is losing momentum in its quest to score major gains at the ballot box this fall. With the three latest lawmakers choosing not to seek reelection in November, Republicans will have to defend 18 open seats and Democrats 14. The raw numbers contradict the conventional wisdom that Democrats would head for the sidelines after GOP Sen. Scott Brown's special election victory Jan. 19 in Massachusetts. GOP strategists are brushing aside the retirement gap, saying that many of their House members see an improving political environment and are jumping ship to run for statewide office, and that other retirements are occuring in mostly conservative terrain that will be easy to defend. Democrats counter that the GOP retirements are a sign that most rank-and-file Republicans do not believe they will recapture the majority anytime soon.
Quote:With Thursday's announcement that Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL) will not seek re-election in his Miami-area district, the number of Republicans not running for re-election to the House now amounts to more than 10 percent of the House Republican caucus, compared to less than five percent for Democrats. Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post notes that the total number of House Republicans set to retire or seek other office is now 18, or slightly more than 10 percent of the 178 seats the GOP holds in the House. By comparison, Roll Call's list of departing lawmakers shows that only 12 House Democrats are retiring, or slightly less than five percent of the Democrats' 255 seats.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:54 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SignyM: Jongsstraw, the problem is that while Obama may be "taking on" the Repubs, he isn't "taking on" what REALLY needs to be taken on: big banks, big insurances, big pharma, big agribusiness, big ... oh, you get the idea. Repubs are an easier target. But "taking on" your biggest contributors... well, it's like shooting yourself in the heart.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:21 AM
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:32 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SignyM: Jongs, do you really think that people LIKE big banks and health insurances? Peeps DO understand that we're being bent over. The problem is that we've been ideologically programmed... by the very same big companies... to think that government doesn't have an answer. That's after YEARS of purposeful mismanagement by the Repubs, and corporate-lite management by the Dems.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:33 AM
RUE
I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!
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