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amanasleep posted:I also agree that we should return to the virtuous meritocracy of George W. Bush. Neither I nor the guest on that segment said anything about that. Just because Obama's solution is a steaming pile that doesn't solve anything and is a handout to lobbying groups doesn't mean there shouldn't* be change. This is why people find liberals immature - you put words in people's mouths and assume any criticism of Obama's solutions = "We should go back to Bush"/"We shouldn't do anything at all." EDITED because I derped. Amergin fucked around with this message at 19:19 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Spotted: both Castro brothers are in the House right now, just in case one of them needs to fill in for the other.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:04
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Amergin posted:Neither I nor the guest on that segment said anything about that. Just because Obama's solution is a steaming pile that doesn't solve anything and is a handout to lobbying groups doesn't mean there should be change. Meanwhile criticisms and solutions from the GOP include: FAaaaaaaaaaaaart.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:07
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Joementum posted:Spotted: both Castro brothers are in the House right now, just in case one of them needs to fill in for the other. They need to go on SNL or the daily show or something and cover all the terrible twin movie jokes.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:09
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all those chummy fucks laughing, smiling, jesus christ edit: why wouldn't they, they just gave themselves a loving raise
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Jan 6, 2015 18:09
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hobbesmaster posted:They need to go on SNL or the daily show or something and cover all the terrible twin movie jokes. They've actually stood in for each other before.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:09
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Meanwhile, Joey B. is swearing in the US Senate for the 114th Congress  "Welcome guys, welcome to the Senate. Hi, I'm Joe."
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Jan 6, 2015 18:13
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DemeaninDemon posted:Meanwhile criticisms and solutions from the GOP include: That's not entirely true. They want to allow insurance companies to sell across state lines. This will reduce premiums by letting insurance degenerate to the equivalent of credit cards that come with the annual fee taking up 90% of the credit limit and pop to 40% penalty APR if you overdraft, and which have a convenient office located in a shed in Orient, SD.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:14
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DJ BK posted:all those chummy fucks laughing, smiling, jesus christ Go back and watch that episode of the Simpsons from twenty years ago where Lisa wins an essay contest, goes to DC, overhears a bribe going down, becomes disillusioned but then the system quickly fixes the issue and congress specifically doesn't give itself a raise. Then watch these fucks for five minutes and the true, unintentional hilarity of the episode is apparent.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:17
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This is old news that I missed, Mr. W. Bush said that the demons, "Gog" and, "Magog" were at work in Iraq while attempting to persuade President Chirac to assist in invading that country.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:20
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Quote of the day, "Do any of you want to change your mind?" ~ Joe Biden, to a group of Senators-elect.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:24
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Oh my god either the cspan video quality is horrible or Boehner went loving overboard with the spray tan this morning.
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Joementum posted:Quote of the day, "Do any of you want to change your mind?" ~ Joe Biden, to a group of Senators-elect.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:25
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Did they seriously give themselves a raise? And if so, how much? Also, dunno if it was already mentioned here, but third challenger has appeared. Daniel Webster of Florida. One more person about be be disappointed when Boehner wins again.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:26
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Shifty Pony posted:That's not entirely true. They want to allow insurance companies to sell across state lines. Faaaaaaaaaaaaart followed by needing new underwear.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:27
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Amergin posted:Neither I nor the guest on that segment said anything about that. Just because Obama's solution is a steaming pile that doesn't solve anything and is a handout to lobbying groups doesn't mean there should be change. You start out with implying that Obama's admin is hopelessly corrupt and surrounded by yes-men and political appointees (something that Brill doesn't allege in the article), you better have the alternative dialed up. The political impact of Obamacare is that it is a partial fix for health care problems in the US. The idea that any legislation was politically viable while fixing all of the problems at once is a fantasy. Obamacare played the insurance lobby by promising them lots of new customers while playing the doctors, drug companies, device manufacturers, etc by not mandating real cost controls. That results in a system that insures a lot more people, breaks forever the link between insurance and employment, and focuses political attention on costs. It's half a loaf, and Single Payer is the full loaf. Without Obamacare, which standardizes coverage across the entire country, the health care industry could continue to pretend that US high healthcare costs were somebody else's problem (particularly government which absorbed a lot of it behind the scenes and private citizens which absorbed it by going bankrupt and dropping dead of preventable/treatable illnesses). Now all those costs are in front of everybody all the time via the Obamacare regime of higher deductible standards. Going forwards the politics of Health Care are on cost reductions, not Insurance rationing. That's a big accomplishment. Steven Brill, from the article you linked to posted:So the only ray of hope I have is that if Obamacare will force changes in the cost structure just because there are going to be so many more people buying health care that it will just have to change the cost structure. That was sort of the implicit expectation that Gov. [Mitt] Romney had in Massachusetts, which is if we enact this plan and give more people health care, then when they have it, we'll see that we have to do something about the cost and we'll get the political will together to do that.
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For those of you interested in that sort of thing, Steve Stockman apparently had one last bill to propose a few days ago. Why would Stockman propose a first amendment photography bill 4 days before the session (and his time in office) ended, you ask? 
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Jan 6, 2015 18:28
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Post 9-11 User posted:This is old news that I missed, Mr. W. Bush said that the demons, "Gog" and, "Magog" were at work in Iraq while attempting to persuade President Chirac to assist in invading that country. I always thought England was lucky Bush hadn't heard of the London Guildhall. 
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Jan 6, 2015 18:29
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Spotted: Kyrsten Sinema raising the roof with the ladies of the CBC. Also: Paul Ryan has a beard now 
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Jan 6, 2015 18:33
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Ghost of Reagan Past posted:"Because ol' Diamond Joe here's got a stack of cash for anyone who wants to, and a baseball bat for anyone who doesn't." Diamond Joe should be swearing in all new senators while cruising for trim around the mall. "Ok Gary, now when I pull up to that babe you ask her if it hurt when she fell from heaven and you're in. If you don't do it I'll be handing out wedgies and purple nerples tonight."
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Joementum posted:Also: Paul Ryan has a beard now I now agree with him on one item.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:36
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Joementum posted:Spotted: Kyrsten Sinema raising the roof with the ladies of the CBC. No, he's been married for a while now.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:37
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ReidRansom posted:Did they seriously give themselves a raise? And if so, how much? So the choices are the Devil vs Daniel Webster?
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Jan 6, 2015 18:39
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The Senate burst into laughter when Al Franken's name was called in the opening quorum call.  And the House receieved a letter from the "honorable" Michael Grimm that he will not serve in the 114th Congress.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:40
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Joementum posted:The Senate burst into laughter when Al Franken's name was called in the opening quorum call. Oh wow I totally missed that Michael Grimm stuff, I had no idea he resigned.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:41
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Radish posted:I always thought England was lucky Bush hadn't heard of the London Guildhall. Tony Blair was the real Anti-Christ all along.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:43
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 at Gohmert trying to look solemn while this guy nominates him.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:45
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I'm not sure quoting Mark Twain is the best way to honor Louie Gohmert.... ... actually, no, it is. It's the best way.
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Joementum posted:Public whip count is now at 18 against Boehner and Daniel Webster is also running for Speaker. Sorry Gohmert, I have a new favorite. none of my close professional contacts, as far as I know, are college buddies of you, after all
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Orrin Hatch is now 3rd in the line of succession after Joe Biden and (soon) Louie Gohmert.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:50
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Bratt just voted for Jeff Duncan. Any idea what was just shouted that made everyone laugh?
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ErIog posted:Nah, it's gonna be hilarious no matter what. The GOP has be able to cover for the splitting in their caucus for the past 6 years by blaming Dems. Tomorrow is when the country starts realizing the gridlock isn't because of Democrats. What's going to magically make the people smarter in the next 24 hours? I think you've got far too much faith in the populace at large. Aerox posted:Meanwhile, the Police Unions are calling on Congress to make changes to hate crime laws to include "The Police" as a protected class.  guys we were targeted by a broken person who broke even more when cops murdered black people and got away with it even when caught on camera. Now people are protesting our systematic abuses and deep-set racism and that's hateful on their part. Why are cops such massive babies? Goddamn.
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Senator / Speaker / President Rand Paul gets a vote from Florida Rep. Curt Clawson.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:56
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Per Costa, the honourable Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) casts his vote for Jim Jordan.
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Nancy Pelosi gets a vote from Representative Dingell. No, not John Dingell Sr. who served from 1933-1955, nor John Dingell Jr. who served from 1955-2015, but his wife, Helen Dingell.
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Evil Fluffy posted:What's going to magically make the people smarter in the next 24 hours? I think you've got far too much faith in the populace at large. That would be  , although I will admit I might not have made it clear enough.
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Speaker Gohmert now has one vote... from Louis Gohmert.
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Like the kid in grade school that gets a solitary vote for the class whatever, and it's from himself.
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