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Sunday February 28, 2016 · 8:02 PM PST

2016/02/28 · 20:02

Today as I waited to board my flight I was forced to listen as CNN broadcast Trump’s latest diatribe in its entirety. Why--in the age of ubiquitous smart phones and public wi-fi--the good folks at Salt Lake City International think they need to provide “entertainment” to travelers awaiting flights is beyond me. Thank god my flight boarded 20 minutes into Trump’s spiel so I didn’t have to hear the whole thing.

Credit where it’s due, Trump again condemned the Iraq debacle, and vowed to torpedo the TPP. Certain Democrats should be taking notes.

Rahm admits he's glad Obama didn't listen to him on health care.

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Thursday June 28, 2012 · 7:51 PM PDT

2012/06/28 · 19:51

I'm not a big Rahm Emanuel fan, but he did show some class and prove he's not a Republican (but I repeat myself) by admitting he was mistaken when he advised Obama to back off on health care. Doesn't seem to have done him any harm, and he got himself a little press time. Honestly, why is it so hard for anyone with a "-R" after their name to admit that, just maybe, they don't know frickin' everything?

“I told him many times [about] the political cost of doing this and, thank God for the rest of the country he didn’t listen to me.”

“That’s what political leadership is about,” the mayor said

http://www.suntimes.com/...

So bravo, brother Rahm, on this shining day, we of the (aspiring) Professional Left salute you. Don't get used to it.

Just met a Fed. Talk me down!

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Wednesday May 09, 2012 · 11:36 AM PDT

2012/05/09 · 11:36

So last night I attended a presentation by a woman who sits on the board of the Federal Reserve. Very smart, educated, talented lady, built up a very successful business from nothing. Just the sort of person you would want on an oversight board. And yet she:

Supports the repeal of Glass/Steagal
Thinks our country's biggest problem is our $16 trillion debt. Yay austerity!
Claims her business would hire more people if her income taxes were lower.

Unfortunately I didn't have an opportunity to go into depth on any of these issues with her, although a friend of mine is following up on her Glass/Steagal reasoning. I know it's not news to anybody on this site that the Very Serious People In Charge are clueless, but it's pretty disheartening to experience first hand, especially from someone who has so much going for her.

Anyway, just had to vent, thanks for listening. If anyone has any ideas on how to reach these people through the Conventional Wisdom BS, please share.

Stop the Press! Republican congressman doesn't understand science!

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Friday May 27, 2011 · 12:02 PM PDT

2011/05/27 · 12:02

To the surprise of no one who's been paying any attention for the past couple decades, Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) displayed a complete lack of any understanding of the carbon cycle in his questioning of Obama administration climate change envoy Todd Stern. Rohrabacher pointed out that rain forests are a major source of greenhouse gases, and questioned why the administration isn't proposing to clear cut the forests.

The congressman's proposal might seem reasonable to anyone who doesn't understand that rain forests are also a major carbon sink, and have been part of the planet's carbon cycle for millennia, unlike oil and coal that have been sequestered underground for millions of years. One can speculate that many of Rohrabacher's constituents belong in the "anyone who doesn't understand" category.

Also to the surprise of anyone who's been paying attention for the last couple decades, the New York Times actually interviewed real scientists who pointed out how bizarre Rohrabchoer's line of questioning was. Forest science professor Beverly Law mentioned that soil emits far more greenhouse gases than the rain forest, and that we should be grateful the good congressman isn't going after our dirt too.

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Dana Rohrabacher is:

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Dana Rohrabacher is:

clueless

7 votes

pandering

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clueless and pandering

60 votes

absolutely correct, we need to invade any countries harboring Rainforests of Mass Destruction!

7 votes

not going far enough, our survival dictates that we must eradicate soil from the face of the earth!

15 votes

Rand Paul's Gas Tax Holiday Fails...Even Amongst Car Enthusiasts

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Friday May 20, 2011 · 11:01 AM PDT

2011/05/20 · 11:01

Apparently Rand Paul recently made a speech denouncing the Democrats' attempt to rescind oil industry subsidies, then he doubled down by proposing a suspension of the federal gasoline tax. One would think that would elicit a hearty "Heck Yes!" from auto enthusiasts, but comments at car blog The Truth About Carsare overwhelmingly negative.

I've been reading and commenting at the site for a couple years, it's not unusual for discussions to get political and the left/right split is usually 50/50. But nobody's drinking Ryan's kool-aid. Another sign that the Republicans are losing their mojo?

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