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    Lets go on the record on the Debt Ceiling

    What happened is pretty much what I said will happen earlier in the thread. We opened the government. We didn't default. Boehner caved. And the GOP/TP was thoroughly routed. Same fate awaits the encore.
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    Arnold in 2016?

    Ahhhnuld would pinch Sarah's ass. That's a given. I wouldn't oppose an amendment to permit Ahhhnuld to run because obviously, it's just what the country needs. Besides, Ahhhnuld has no political future beyond possibly being elected mayor of an affluent Cali GOP stronghold -- which wouldn't...
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    Lets go on the record on the Debt Ceiling

    The Tea Party is less popular then the GOP. 21% of the public approves of the Tea Party stand on the shutdown/default. 24% approves of the GOP on those issues. That means that ~80% of the public disapproves of the Tea Party strategy. That's why Boehner is permitting a clean vote. The...
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    Lets go on the record on the Debt Ceiling

    Nobody is certain what will happen on Friday if the debt limit isn't extended. But what is certain is that failure to protect the credit rating of the US will lead to greater interests costs and less money available for other pressing needs. We are being treated to the spectacle of...
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    Democrats DO NOT CARE how long the shutdown lasts...

    You might want to take a look at the approval numbers for congress while you're at it. 14.2% approve. 78.3% disapprove. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/congressional_job_approval-903.html What's more, the poll numbers are showing a growing number of Americans opposing a...
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    Boehner must choose between his Speakership, or the good of the nation

    Ultimately, I don't think Boehner has any choice but to permit a clean vote because public sentiment will blame the GOP/TP more than Obama or the Democrats if the shut down continues and includes a default. There's no guarantee a clean bill will pass the House. Assuming all 201 Democrats...
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    One almost feels sorry for the few Sane Republicans...

    If you accept the current polling and the recent past election performances of House districts, the GOP/TP has 211 "safe" seats to the Democrats 175 "safe" seats. If that's the case in Nov. 2014, then the GOP/TP need only win 7 "contested" seats to retain control of the House, and naturally...
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    And This From The World Of Soccer...

    Stumbled upon this on the internets, a soccer report of some sort, but beyond that, total gibberish! "He gave the Primera Division club an early lead with a firm header but, after he doubled the advantage from a spellbinding Di Maria cross midway through the second half, his Argentinian...
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    And the award for worst NYT columnist goes to....

    I haven't read Dowd in years although I thought she was self-servingly hectoring when she first appeared on the NYT scene as a Clinton sex scandal scold back in the mid/late 90s. As to who likes Dowd, I'd say she appeals to women mainly -- like soap operas. You might have skewered Friedman to...
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    GOP House voting on government shutdown bill...

    If a shutdown or default of the government happens, it's going to be a challenge for the GOP/TP to avoid the blame for any bad consequences. This is largely because the tea party faction of the GOP/TP has repeatedly called for shutdowns and defaults since 2009. To take advantage of the public...
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    Kicked out and arrested for asking question in front of school board in Baltimore

    The charges were dropped. I don't blame the tea party for trying to find its 2010 thunder all over again but I doubt the Common Core is going to scare anyone other than a tea partier.
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    Kicked out and arrested for asking question in front of school board in Baltimore

    Where were the parents from 2010 until now? There were many public hearings held in each of the states. The tone and temperamant of the top post link is like the tea party reaction to Obamacare in 2009/2010 -- it's the belief that Common Core is an unwarranted intrusion of federal power into...
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    Kicked out and arrested for asking question in front of school board in Baltimore

    If the anti-Common Core movement is catching fire, why is it that 45 states have adopted the common core standards? The standards were released in 2010 and 45 states signed on. I'm not defending or attacking the merits of the Common Core, I'm just not buying that Common Core is the tyrannical...
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    Obama REALLY wants to attack Syria.

    You think there is a politically motivated conspiracy to mislead as to when the chemical weapons will be destroyed? A careful read of the NYT piece shows that the "declared sites" for chemical weapons production will be inspected by the UN and equipment used to manufacture chemical weapons is...
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