Amused to Death posted:

Also what magically makes fresh congress people less corruptible?

Family Values posted:

The main problem with the Senate is that it exists. Abolishing it is the only acceptable reform.

The main problem with the House is that there are too few representatives. Restore the rep:constituent ratio so that theres more interaction between them. I want my US Rep campaigning door to door.



Neither of those is as important or would do as much as fixing money and FPTP voting.

Good luck getting any of these.

Boon posted:

You think Gates is a hack? Huh.

RuanGacho posted:

Imagine if hippies were in charge of the pentagon the same way republicans are in charge of making a productive government.

RuanGacho posted:

Listen Joe, be practical here, if I wanted our national security dependant on magic crystals and self absorbed meditation I'd vote Rush Limbaugh into office.

ufarn posted:

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RENTON, Wash. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden told a crowd at a Seattle area technical college that "the middle class is hurting" and had seen only meager wage increases in recent years.

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Taking a late commute this morning? Expect to be completely stuck on Interstate 5 through Seattle because of Vice President Joe Biden’s visit.

All freeway on and off-ramps through downtown were closed around 9:45 a.m. and aren’t expected to reopen for another 15 to 25 minutes, a police source said. The source asked not to be named because police are not supposed to acknowledge Biden’s visit. They can only say that “a dignitary” is visiting Seattle Thursday.

Aliquid posted:

Okay, so stupid hypothetical. Which candidates for either party would make for a truly generational election? And would the candidates chosen by both parties, no matter their age, represent a generational politics? Clinton vs. Paul jumps out at me in this scenario, as Gen X citizens are fairly likely to vote and skew conservative/libertarian. Who could run that could turn out Millennials in greater-than-Obama numbers?

What are the chances the Democratic candidate is older than the Republican candidate? What are the chances that candidate is older by a whole generation than the opponent? Correct me please, but I believe Romney is the only viable boomer Republican candidate, which signals a major coming shift in generational politics.

Pohl posted:

I remember when Gore won the Presidency, that was great.
Don't start making bets yet people, we don't even know who is running.

Nonsense posted:

Nope.

Talmonis posted:

Amergin posted:

No, I'm showing you Reagan's policies you're vilifying, and their results which you're using as excuses to celebrate his death, are not far from Obama's, whose death I'm QUITE sure you will actually mourn.

The difference between someone whose death you'll mourn and someone whose death you'll celebrate is a loving letter by their name. THAT is my point.

Samurai Sanders posted:

I have been lied to?!

Amergin posted:

Drugs are pretty awesome if you can't seem to have fun sober.

Amergin posted:

And you're right SedanChair, for every nine worthless burned out stoners who will work at a fast food place half their lives, you'll have one brilliant Carl Sagan who would be brilliant with or without drugs, but is one of the rare people who can use drugs as a tool rather than a habitual relaxing mechanism.

Amergin posted:

Tried it multiple times, enjoyed it well enough but then I grew up.

Axetrain posted:

I haven't been able to follow politics as much as I'd like recently. Are the Dems that screwed? Is there any decent chance they will be able to hold on to the senate?

My Imaginary GF posted:

Its for her own protection (Bachman would be a likely target due to the district she represents)

Petr posted:

When did D&D start hating Wendy Davis? You guys are so fickle.

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“So many of the Nigerians have captured my heart, sweet wonderful people. They may not be as well educated,

Joementum posted:

Christmas came early this year. Audio from the Palin brawl is now available.

420DD Butts posted:

How is immediately jumping into the conversation to tacitly imply that guns are not the problem after a school shooting in any way a valid or not crazy response? Or trying to minimize a bad thing because apparently being upset about school shootings means you don't care about black kids being killed in the ghetto?

Stultus Maximus posted:

Or the existence of Frank Zappa. It does make a sort of sense, when you think about Zappa and prog being entirely intellectual with almost no understanding of how human emotions work. Very libertarian in that way.