Comments on: The 55 Limit http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/ Reality-based political commentary Sat, 30 May 2026 07:34:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ChrisWeigant.com » Brian Williams Crashes And Burns http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56869 ChrisWeigant.com » Brian Williams Crashes And Burns Fri, 06 Feb 2015 01:15:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56869 [...] Now, mistakes are made all the time, many of them by me. I am far from perfect in this regard. Just two weeks ago I started with my own vague memory of the midterm election results and then used what I thought [...] [...] Now, mistakes are made all the time, many of them by me. I am far from perfect in this regard. Just two weeks ago I started with my own vague memory of the midterm election results and then used what I thought [...]

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56517 Michale Sat, 24 Jan 2015 11:24:16 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56517 <I>No Sammy Hagar fans?</I> Sammy who??? :D heh Michale No Sammy Hagar fans?

Sammy who??? :D heh

Michale

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56497 Chris Weigant Sat, 24 Jan 2015 04:39:44 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56497 No Sammy Hagar fans? Well, I'm not one either, I have to admit, but I always did think it was a pretty good song. And that story about a state letting him change a sign was priceless! :-) -CW No Sammy Hagar fans?

Well, I'm not one either, I have to admit, but I always did think it was a pretty good song. And that story about a state letting him change a sign was priceless!

:-)

-CW

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56477 Michale Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:18:38 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56477 <I>About Cruz Control. I Googled that too. No political hits, although it is a product, it gets you a designated driver, and a fine one too, I'm sure. Have I coined a political phrase destined to break out? That would be fun.</I> Better snatch up cruzcontrol.com before someone gets it!! :D Michale About Cruz Control. I Googled that too. No political hits, although it is a product, it gets you a designated driver, and a fine one too, I'm sure. Have I coined a political phrase destined to break out? That would be fun.

Better snatch up cruzcontrol.com before someone gets it!! :D

Michale

]]> By: TheStig http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56476 TheStig Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:26:43 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56476 This article, and the yesterday's Home Field Advantage describe Evolutionarily Stable Political Strategies (ESSPS). For both parties, it's not about personal philosophy, it's about personal political survival of the politically fittest in their political habitats: Executive, Senate and National House of Pancakes. I have Googled ESSPS, and find it's an actual scholarly field with publications! Who knew? Other than political operatives and such like. The ESSPS favors extreme Republican presidential primary candidates. Cruz Control, or more accurately the lack of Cruz Control is going to discourage any Republican Candidate who thinks he/she?? might want to someday actually occupy the chair in the Oval Office at some point in the future. The ESSPS strategy for any GOP candidate is tack hard right in the primaries, than tack centerist in the general election. Then expect to lose, because the Electoral College landscape favors Dems at in '16 at least as much as it did in '12 qne '08. If you are just interested in using the primaries as a soap box, this great news, but it's got to discourage anybody who wants to actually do some governing. This why I think Romney's clueless-ness makes him the favorite for nomination, over Jeb Bush. Romney really believes he can thread the needle this time. Just tweak the his message a little. Throw a lot of his own money at the problem early, to discourage pretenders like Bush who'll have to raise it. Jeb will explore, see the head hunters, and decide it's not his year. Christie like wise. He's ballooned again = not serious. About Cruz Control. I Googled that too. No political hits, although it is a product, it gets you a designated driver, and a fine one too, I'm sure. Have I coined a political phrase destined to break out? That would be fun. This article, and the yesterday's Home Field Advantage describe Evolutionarily Stable Political Strategies (ESSPS). For both parties, it's not about personal philosophy, it's about personal political survival of the politically fittest in their political habitats: Executive, Senate and National House of Pancakes. I have Googled ESSPS, and find it's an actual scholarly field with publications! Who knew? Other than political operatives and such like.

The ESSPS favors extreme Republican presidential primary candidates. Cruz Control, or more accurately the lack of Cruz Control is going to discourage any Republican Candidate who thinks he/she?? might want to someday actually occupy the chair in the Oval Office at some point in the future. The ESSPS strategy for any GOP candidate is tack hard right in the primaries, than tack centerist in the general election. Then expect to lose, because the Electoral College landscape favors Dems at in '16 at least as much as it did in '12 qne '08. If you are just interested in using the primaries as a soap box, this great news, but it's got to discourage anybody who wants to actually do some governing. This why I think Romney's clueless-ness makes him the favorite for nomination, over Jeb Bush. Romney really believes he can thread the needle this time. Just tweak the his message a little. Throw a lot of his own money at the problem early, to discourage pretenders like Bush who'll have to raise it. Jeb will explore, see the head hunters, and decide it's not his year. Christie like wise. He's ballooned again = not serious.

About Cruz Control. I Googled that too. No political hits, although it is a product, it gets you a designated driver, and a fine one too, I'm sure. Have I coined a political phrase destined to break out? That would be fun.

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56472 Michale Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:00:21 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56472 And yes.. It sucks as bad and is as gutless when the GOP does it as much as it sucks when the Dem Party does it.. Michale And yes..

It sucks as bad and is as gutless when the GOP does it as much as it sucks when the Dem Party does it..

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56471 Michale Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:00:58 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56471 <I>To have any hope of winning re-election, Republican senators from these states will be pushing hard to water down all the fire-breathing bills from the House, so they don't have to cast votes that will be used against them by their Democratic opponents.</I> Sound familiar?? That is what is known as the Harry Reid Strategy... :D Michale To have any hope of winning re-election, Republican senators from these states will be pushing hard to water down all the fire-breathing bills from the House, so they don't have to cast votes that will be used against them by their Democratic opponents.

Sound familiar??

That is what is known as the Harry Reid Strategy... :D

Michale

]]> By: Michale http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56470 Michale Fri, 23 Jan 2015 10:59:11 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56470 So, what ya'all are saying is that Democrats are going to be..... Going to be.... OBSTRUCTIONIST!!!????? <B>O M G!!!!! IT'S THE END OF DAYS!!!!</B> :D The only real question is going to be... Will ya'all castigate Democrats for being obstructionist as much as you castigated Republicans?? Actually, come to think of it, that's not really a question at all, is it?? :D Michale So, what ya'all are saying is that Democrats are going to be.....

Going to be....

OBSTRUCTIONIST!!!?????

O M G!!!!! IT'S THE END OF DAYS!!!!

:D

The only real question is going to be...

Will ya'all castigate Democrats for being obstructionist as much as you castigated Republicans??

Actually, come to think of it, that's not really a question at all, is it?? :D

Michale

]]> By: Pastafarian Dan http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56467 Pastafarian Dan Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:02:30 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56467 Although I doubt a lot of these bills will even come to a vote because of inter-caucus fighting on the GOP side, I hope that the DEMs will, whenever possible, engage in actual "talking filibusters" when they do decide to filibuster a bill. This will illustrate the difference between obstruction for the sake of obstruction (which is what the GOP has done for the last 6 years) and fighting against a bill you think is bad for the country. Plus.....good theater! Although I doubt a lot of these bills will even come to a vote because of inter-caucus fighting on the GOP side, I hope that the DEMs will, whenever possible, engage in actual "talking filibusters" when they do decide to filibuster a bill. This will illustrate the difference between obstruction for the sake of obstruction (which is what the GOP has done for the last 6 years) and fighting against a bill you think is bad for the country. Plus.....good theater!

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56465 dsws Fri, 23 Jan 2015 04:01:46 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56465 <i>House Republicans, unfamiliar with the realities of the filibuster ...</i> Really? I suppose there's no civics-test requirement for getting on the ballot, but still, really? <i> To have any hope of winning re-election, Republican senators from these states will be pushing hard to water down all the fire-breathing bills from the House, so they don't have to cast votes that will be used against them by their Democratic opponents.</i> They don't have to vote for every piece of veto-bait the House sends their way. Wouldn't they do better by having the House send up twice as many bills, and letting the blue-state senators vote against half of them so they can crow about their independence? They don't have to worry too much about what's in a bill they know isn't going to become law, so they should be able to churn them out. House Republicans, unfamiliar with the realities of the filibuster ...

Really? I suppose there's no civics-test requirement for getting on the ballot, but still, really?

To have any hope of winning re-election, Republican senators from these states will be pushing hard to water down all the fire-breathing bills from the House, so they don't have to cast votes that will be used against them by their Democratic opponents.

They don't have to vote for every piece of veto-bait the House sends their way. Wouldn't they do better by having the House send up twice as many bills, and letting the blue-state senators vote against half of them so they can crow about their independence? They don't have to worry too much about what's in a bill they know isn't going to become law, so they should be able to churn them out.

]]> By: John From Censornati http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56464 John From Censornati Fri, 23 Jan 2015 02:06:17 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56464 RINO McConnell told Dems “You’ll regret this and you may regret this a lot sooner than you think.” when they went nuclear, so what is he waiting for? End the filibuster Mitch! RINO McConnell told Dems “You’ll regret this and you may regret this a lot sooner than you think.” when they went nuclear, so what is he waiting for? End the filibuster Mitch!

]]> By: Chris Weigant http://www.chrisweigant.com/2015/01/22/the-55-limit/#comment-56460 Chris Weigant Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:53:54 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=10216#comment-56460 Bonus link for Sammy Hagar fans: http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/drive-on/2011/04/09/hagarx-inset-community.jpg When the national 55 limit was repealed, one state (Arizona, from memory, but that could be wrong) actually invited Hagar to go out with a road crew to replace a "55 mph" sign. I found the photo, but was too lazy to find the accompanying story, sorry. -CW Bonus link for Sammy Hagar fans:

http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/drive-on/2011/04/09/hagarx-inset-community.jpg

When the national 55 limit was repealed, one state (Arizona, from memory, but that could be wrong) actually invited Hagar to go out with a road crew to replace a "55 mph" sign. I found the photo, but was too lazy to find the accompanying story, sorry.

-CW

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