Barack Obama for Supreme Court after his Presidency

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Sunday May 31, 2009 · 12:52 AM PDT

2009/05/31 · 00:52

Barack Obama is a relatively young guy, for politics anyway. He's 47 years old now, the fourth youngest President in our history. Assuming he serves two terms, in 2017 when he leaves office he will be 55 years old. Still not that old in the world of politics, McCain was 72, you know. So what I've recently been pondering is:

"What will Barack Obama do after his Presidency is over?"

Poll

197 votes Show Results

What do you think of Barack Obama serving on the Supreme Court after his Presidency is over?

197 votes Vote Now!

What do you think of Barack Obama serving on the Supreme Court after his Presidency is over?

Hell yeah, great idea!

153 votes

No, only experienced judges should be appointed to the Supreme Court.

20 votes

Yeah right, and socialize the Supreme Court? Are you insane?

24 votes

The Ultimate and Eventual Decline of The Republican Party

lexifer

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Saturday March 28, 2009 · 7:31 PM PDT

2009/03/28 · 19:31

The party of Abraham Lincoln, of Ulysses S. Grant, of Theodore Roosevelt, has been on a downward spiral into obscurity and irrelevance starting with their patron saint Ronald Reagan and his administration's economic policies. Reaganomics, as his fiscal policies are so called, paved the way, as far as I'm concerned, for the current economic catastrophe. After Reagan came along George Bush, Sr., and while he did take down Manuel Noriega, his policies in Iraq set the stage for W. and his pop's old pals Dick, Colin and Rummy to start an unneccessary, second Gulf War. Only George W. Bush took it a few steps further and declared war on all of terror in the world, everywhere. All of this combined with a growing base of support for progressive positions nationwide have created the perfect storm for the Republican Party's dance into national irrelevance and, if they play their cards wrong, eventually complete impotency in American politics and governing.

Poll

126 votes Show Results

How long do you think the Republican Party will be in shambles?

126 votes Vote Now!

How long do you think the Republican Party will be in shambles?

What are you talking about? They're doing fine.

13 votes

At least the next election cycle.

15 votes

Until President Obama leaves office.

17 votes

I believe they are in long-term trouble. At least 10, 15, even 20 years of decline in political support.

51 votes

They will eventually disgrace the words "Republican Party" that they will be forced to disband and regroup under a new political party.

30 votes

Some Medication For Our Ailing Economy

lexifer

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Wednesday November 26, 2008 · 10:31 AM PST

2008/11/26 · 10:31

President-Elect Obama has repeatedly stated, since his election, that "the old ways of thinking and doing things in Washington just won't do", to fix our economic woes. He has said repeatedly that we need new ideas and a new way of thinking to solve our nations problems. Well Mr. President-Elect, I have a new idea that will help solve quite a few areas of our nations troubles.

LEGALIZE AND TAX MARIJUANA.

Poll

33 votes Show Results

Do you think marijuana should be legalized?

33 votes Vote Now!

Do you think marijuana should be legalized?

Yes, it should be completely legal and age-restricted like alcohol and cigarettes.

24 votes

No, it should continue to remain completely illegal.

2 votes

Yes, but only for medical purposes.

1 vote

No, but it should be decriminalized (penalties lessened).

6 votes

Lexifer's Analysis for the Final Presidential Debate

lexifer

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 9:55 PM PDT

2008/10/15 · 21:55

***DISCLAIMER***
Firstly, I originally posted this on my facebook as a note to be viewed by the few politically-conscious friends I have on there. I decided to post it as a diary on Daily Kos mainly to get others thoughts on this analysis of mine.

Keep in mind that this is not an "article" per say, by any means. It is a analyis of my thoughts on the debate in no journalistic manner. Random ideas strung together, if you will. However, enjoy.

Alright, wow, just wow, to start things off. I have to say that John McCain resembled, more than anything, a dog backed into a corner by a lion, fighting for his life. All he did was attack, attack, attack. Sure, there were brief instances of semi-coherent policies coming out of him, but this was more a less a display of attack politics of the highest nature.

Pretty massive diary, if I say so myself, after the jump.

Poll

53 votes Show Results

Who do you think won tonight's debate?

53 votes Vote Now!

Who do you think won tonight's debate?

Barack Obama

39 votes

John McCain

2 votes

Bob Scheiffer

4 votes

Joe The Plumber

8 votes

Northeastern PA Drug Bust - "Obama 09"

lexifer

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Thursday October 09, 2008 · 8:50 PM PDT

2008/10/09 · 20:50

So I was browsing a forum I frequent and I come across an article about a drug bust in Northeastern PA, Scranton, I think. Five people got busted for selling heroin. The funny part is one of the 3 types of dope they had was stamped "Obama 09" and had a picture of him stamped on the other side. Check the link to see the picture.

KINGSTON – One of three types of heroin allegedly sold by five people busted by authorities Wednesday night was called OBAMA with an imprint of the presidential candidate on packets, said Frank Noonan, regional director for the state Office of Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Drug Control.

"I've never seen a stamp like that before," Noonan said during a news conference Thursday morning.

Click here to read the full article and see picture of the stamp bags.

More...

lexifer

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Thursday October 02, 2008 · 8:34 PM PDT

2008/10/02 · 20:34

I just wanted to put this down somewhere, so that I can see how close I was once Election Day comes and we all know the results.

McCain: (185)

Alabama - 9
Alaska - 3
Arkansas - 6
Arizona - 10
Georgia - 15
Idaho - 4
Indiana - 11
Kansas - 6
Kentucky - 8
Louisiana - 9
Mississippi - 6
Missouri - 11
Montana - 3
Nebraska - 5
North Dakota - 3
Oklahoma - 7
South Carolina - 8
South Dakota - 3
Tennessee - 11
Texas - 34
Utah - 5
West Virginia - 5
Wyoming - 3

Obama: (353)

California - 55
Colorado - 9
Connetticut - 7
Delaware - 3
Florida - 27
Hawaii - 4
Illinois - 21
Iowa - 7
Maine - 4
Maryland - 10
Michigan - 17
Minnesota - 10
Nevada - 5
New Hampshire - 4
New Jersey - 15
New Mexico - 5
New York - 31
North Carolina - 15
Ohio - 20
Oregon - 7
Pennsylvania - 21
Rhode Island - 4
Vermont - 3
Virginia - 13
Washington - 11
Washington D.C. - 3
Wisconsin - 10

Explanation below the fold.

Poll

307 votes Show Results

How much do you think Obama will win by in the Electoral College?

307 votes Vote Now!

How much do you think Obama will win by in the Electoral College?

Squeaker (270-285)

17 votes

Kinda close (286-300)

45 votes

Comfortable win (301-325)

129 votes

Blowout (326-350)

69 votes

Landslide (351 or higher)

47 votes

The real "nation of whiners" are...

lexifer

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Saturday August 23, 2008 · 7:46 PM PDT

2008/08/23 · 19:46

...all these sore losers that call themselves "PUMA". When will you people realize what you're actually doing. You say things like the party will be divided until Hillary either gets the nomination or until she gets put on the ticket. Well, neither of those things are going to happen, obviously. In reality, you PUMAs are the only thing that is dividing the Democratic Party. Rant after the jump.

RSS

Barack Obama for Supreme Court after his Presidency

The Ultimate and Eventual Decline of The Republican Party

Some Medication For Our Ailing Economy

Lexifer's Analysis for the Final Presidential Debate

Northeastern PA Drug Bust - "Obama 09"

My Electoral Prediction - Obama Landslide.

The real "nation of whiners" are...