How's that for consistency?

You're the exception that emphasizes the rule...

How's that for consistency?

Incredible. :D

Heh... :D

However, I believe that credibility is established by being consistent.

DING DING DING!!! WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

Consistency is the key...

Take people here..

They hated Comey, they loved Comey, they hated Comey, they loved Comey...

All based on their Democrat Party agenda..

McCain.. They LOVED McCain when he thwarted President Trump's agenda..

Now they are going to despise and attack McCain because he is for President Trump's tax plan...

That's what constitutes "consistency" around here...

If you read the article, you would know that she turned away so that Frankenstein's hand was off her tit..

And we know it's true because ALL women are to be believed..

I guess for you, it's all women are to be believed except for those women who accuse those with a -D after their name..

You really don't see how bad you are???

But there seems to be no photo evidence of this at all, despite the presence of a camera in every instance.

Ahhhhhhhh So, when it's a DEMCORAT who is accused, you want PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE of the woman being humiliated by the Democrat...

But when it's a REPUBLICAN who is being accused, a 40 year old accusation from a woman with an axe to grind and connections to the Democrat Party is PERFECTLY acceptable...

Why don't you just have I AM A DEMOCRAT PARTY SLAVE tattooed on your forehead??? :^/

Don. You're killing your own credibility by attacking Democrats at exactly the same time that the GOP is mounting a historic campaign to fete the super-rich.

They've even admitted that their current efforts are being driven by their 'donor class', rather than by their rank-and-file base, who frankly put tax cuts for the 1% fairly low on their own lists.

So here's your chance to speak out against Big Money, and you instead continue to try to divert attention back to their political opponents. Methinks 'tis not Big Money, but rather Democrats that thou doth oppose.

Now that might not sound like much, but this is where the beauty of compound interest comes in - it is going to save the government almost 1/2 of the money that they need for the tax cuts - in lower social security payments in the future as well as keeping the tax brackets lower and so pushing people into higher tax brackets sooner.

Again, this is a regressive tax move and we need people to pay attention now if they don't want to get fleeced.

C'mon people - if you are in a red state or district, learn about this now. Regrets aren't going to do anybody any good.

As you noted, they were invented to counter the popular voice - specifically, after 1972. That was the year when the McGovern campaign gutted state party after state party, electing Convention delegates under new popular rules (that McGovern had written, after 1968's defeat of McCarthy by Humphrey), and leaving hundreds of Congressmen, Governors, and State Party chairmen unable to attend the 1972 Convention, because the 'regular Party' delegate tickets they were on had been defeated in Primary or Caucus selection by a bunch a goddam hippies - so to speak.

Superdelegates, by design, are undemocratic (small d), but are there for the same reason the Senate, the Electoral College, and a lifetime Supreme Court are there: to prevent the People from making (ahem) bad decisions. Rather than force the Superdelegates to vote with their states, and so rubber-stamp the People's (possibly) bad decisions going forward, the simpler solution would be to abolish the position and go back to letting them run in the primaries as Delegates proper for the candidate of their choice (it's been a few decades, and they're probably up to speed on the McGovern reforms and the idea that open primaries and caucuses name the delegates now); if they should lose, and they'd like to come to the Convention, they would come (on the basis of their offices) as honorary non-voting delegates.

As you say, the Republicans don't have Superdelegates. But that's because they never had the commitment to precinct-level democracy in candidate selection that the Democrats had, until several decades later. I suspect that a large number of Republican office-holders wish they had been able to attend the 2016 Convention as Superdelegates, able to defeat the Trump candidacy. Unlike McGovern, he won, of course; but the story isn't over yet, and they (the Republican Party leaders) seem uncomfortable with with the result of the open and popular primary elections for the nomination last year.

When few hands were raised, Cohn asked: "Why aren't the other hands up?"

C'mon red state dwellers - get up to speed on this bill. If you like it, good for you, call your Senator and tell them. But if you don't, and I'm pretty sure most of you who aren't in the top few percent won't, call and tell them. They will listen to you.

“More assets like machines let workers produce more, and when workers can produce more, businesses can afford to pay their workers more,” he said last month.

Somebody needs to explain to our Kevin that the machines are being bought to replace workers, not improve their wages.

Also, the tax problem isn't that our corporations are starved of cash to invest - they have plenty of it offshore. And cash is basically free at the moment, interest rates are at record lows. There is no pent up investment wave waiting to be set free - this is what the CEOs are already telling this yahoo and he can't get it. Between increased dividends and buy backs, the stock market is going to pop. Now, that does not mean a crash isn't in the cards as we redistribute the wealth again and destroy some poorly invested money (Bitcoin, I'm looking at you), but the long term outlook for capital markets will be good until the pressure on our currency from the national debt grows too much - then that capital will move to more stable countries at the speed of light.

Now, how many regular Americans can move to another country instantly if our finances tank and we need the largest bail out in IMF history?

And Canada and Mexico don't count - they are going down with the ship as well.

For about $60,000 you can buy a European passport. Probably less for one from S.E. Asia. Might be a better investment than Whole Life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM

The poor are going to get screwed. The rich, particularly those invested in capital markets, are going to get a lot richer.

If I hadn't watched the attempt to reformat 20% of our economy behind closed doors and at breakneck speed a few months ago, I'd not have believed that the Republicans would have tried to push this tax bill through in the same manner.

Every single Republican voter who earns less than $250K or has less than $1M in investments needs to ensure that they understand this piece of legislation - whining in a few years time after the realization of what this does is going to be too late.

Or perhaps I don't understand it - again, can one of our Republican friends on the board explain why this is going to be good without using the concept of trickle down (or just come out and say they think trickle down works).

The poor are going to get screwed. The rich, particularly those invested in capital markets, are going to get a lot richer.

If I hadn't watched the attempt to reformat 20% of our economy behind closed doors and at breakneck speed a few months ago, I'd not have believed that the Republicans would have tried to push this tax bill through in the same manner.

Every single Republican voter who earns less than $250K or has less than $1M in investments needs to ensure that they understand this piece of legislation - whining in a few years time after the realization of what this does is going to be too late.

Or perhaps I don't understand it - again, can one of our Republican friends on the board explain why this is going to be good without using the concept of trickle down (or just come out and say they think trickle down works).

If you need an entertaining understanding of why the rich don't need to get any richer, spend 6 minutes of your life watching this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM

Big Baby has stepped in his own dod-doo. How sweet.

The husband of the British legislator who was murdered by a man yelling, "Britain first!" is less amused.

So far, except for the conservative talk show host, all of Franken's accusers have the same story to tell - that Franken somehow violated them while pulling them in close for a photo op. In public.

But there seems to be no photo evidence of this at all, despite the presence of a camera in every instance.

What I want to know is: How did Roger Stone know about Franken's first accuser before she had even made the accusation? And if there was no collusion between the Russians and the Trump campaign, how did Stone know about the Podesta email dump before that happened? The former Nixon dirty trickster sure seems to know alot about future events for someone who's supposedly not on anyone's organization chart. Psychic powers?

That's you, you silly old sausage!

That's you, you silly old sausage!

I'll be circumspect about it and won't rub it in...

Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on Rep. Jon Conyers (D-MI) to resign on Thursday following a host of sexual-misconduct allegations against the senior Democrat. “The allegations against Conyers, we have learned more since Sunday, are serious, disappointing and very credible," Pelosi told reporters this morning. "Congressman Conyers should resign." She added that "the brave women who came forward are owed justice" and offered prayers for Conyers and his family due to his current hospitalization in Detroit. Pelosi had received flack for her interview in which she called Conyers an "icon," as multiple House members said Conyers should resign. Additionally on Thursday, Pelosi said there are discussions about revealing past secret harassment settlements.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/nancy-pelosi-john-conyers-should-resign

Pelosi closes the barn door after the horse got out and sexually harassed the cows.... :D

Now watch you hysterical NeverTrumpers turn on McCain.. :D

McCain is the best person in the world, ya'all said when he was doing what ya wanted.. :D

I don't think "Democratic Party" violates any rules.

Democratic Party is a title. First and last words in a title are capitalized. "Democratic" is an adjective describing the noun "Party."

A Million upvotes if I could.. If you were on that ORVILLE planet, your safety from prosecution would be assured.. :D

Had to look that abbreviation up. I agree.

Once again, you prove for all to see. You CAN'T ignore me, even when you hide in your Safe Space.. :D

I am in your head, TS...

One of us has serious English language comprehension problems. 'Democrat' is a noun, defined in my (admittedly 50 yr old) Webster's as "An adherent of democracy". 'Republic' is likewise a noun, defined as a nation with a "government which has a chief of state that is not a monarch."

Consequently, your "Republic Party" actually makes perfect sense,, and would not offend me in the least, but your "Republics in congress" makes NO sense whatsoever, seeing as how a human cannot very well claim to be a 'republic'.

Also, I'd point out that the Sanders people could make a pretty good case that the Democrats have forfeited the right to claim to be 'democratic' (adjective) by virtue of the way they treated him.

Had to look that abbreviation up. I agree.

The premise of the game is that the Kings of England were weak compared to rich nobles, mere figureheads to be fought over and captured or executed. Keys that unlock power, but are not powerful in themselves. The real power lies with coalition of rich nobles who hold the keys. I think this game is apt analogy to both Democratic and Republican parties in the modern era. The Forbes 400 are the modern nobles.

Well, that video resonated with me pretty well.

I mapped economic theories onto ecology and evolution and got a Ph.D. for my trouble. I then mapped my Ph.D. onto military risk assessment, which swapped back into biology via the ecological risk assessment portal. This professional strategy was viable in the USA thru the late 20th century, which welcomed multi-disciplinary collaborations. The 21st century USA market is not so enamored with this fluidity and has developed a guild system based on putting sheepskin pegs into matching professional holes.

The main difference in the current repackaging game is the faithfulness of digital, as opposed to analog information. Copies are for practical purposes, completely faithful. Everything can easily look professional, even if it is basically garbage at a deeper level. Or worse, misinformation at a deeper. That's the problem with YouTube.

(That's all your posts).

And yet, you cared enough to respond.. :D

Funny how that is, eh??

But I get it.. I really do.. It's hard to maintain yer delusion when all the FACTS are thrown in your face on a daily basis..

I understand and forgive you...

(That's all your posts).

Army veteran says Franken groped her during USO tour in 2003
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/30/politics/al-franken-groping-allegation/index.html

How come yer not defending Al FrakIt any more?? :D

Prior to the Primary Revolution of the Seventies, parties still hammered out platforms that shaped policy. I have come to think the old system was better, although it suffered from the "sausage factory" downside of actually watching representative government at work at the policy level.

You know, I think I remember that - that is probably where I got the idea from.

Well I guess everything is a remix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWc

(Note: if you haven't seen this is worth 30 mins of your time.)

If factual, then that must mean that YOUR champion is even stupider...

Elections aren't intelligence tests Michale - in fact sometimes they are the opposite.

"I'd create four voting days and split the country into four roughly equal parts - Northeast, Mid West, South and West. These would rotate on order every four years so we get rid of the Iowa/New Hampshire nonsense."

I proposed a primary structure based on the NCAA seeded bracket system several years ago. It's buried somewhere in the comments section archive back in the Obama Era. It would give promising political talent a chance to sharpen their campaign skills and gain national exposure - while keeping more established politicians well exercised. Party Conventions would determine the seeding, which would give them something useful to do.

If factual, then that must mean that YOUR champion is even stupider...

So, are you going to go on record as saying that Hillary Clinton is stupider than Donald Trump??

Of course you're not..

So I just destroyed the credibility the claim that Donald Trump is "stupid"...

"Yer welcome"
-Maui, MOANA

:D

Yea?? Where???

Not so funny when your personal idols are held to the same standard as everybody else.

Which personal idols would those be???

Fortunately for you, your idols have no decency, and their supporters and enablers are too venal and desperate for power to act with any decency, so will need to be forced out.

Which is your way of dodging and avoiding the FACTS...

This is what the murderous savage shouted as he killed MP Jo Cox last year.

Obviously 45 is far too stupid to understand, but there should be far more disgust being expressed on his favorite channel so even he understands how horrific his actions are.

But everybody on the right seems to let "grampa" off the hook because he is obviously senile.

Well that got you riled up Michale - lots of "but" ... "but" ... "but"

Not so funny when your personal idols are held to the same standard as everybody else.

Fortunately for you, your idols have no decency, and their supporters and enablers are too venal and desperate for power to act with any decency, so will need to be forced out.

Come the revolution ...

We are strengthened by due process. Just because someone is accused — and was it one accusation? Is it two? I think there has to be — John Conyers is an icon in our country. He has done a great deal to protect women — Violence Against Women Act, which the left — right-wing — is now quoting me as praising him for his work on that, and he did great work on that. But the fact is, as John reviews his case, which he knows, which I don’t, I believe he will do the right thing.
A few hours after the taping, Conyers stepped down from his leadership post, while still denying the charges against him. On Monday, Pelosi released a statement saying that she had personally spoken with one of the accusers, Melanie Sloan, and said she “find[s] the behavior Ms. Sloan described unacceptable and disappointing...[And] believe[s] what Ms. Sloan has told [her].” Sloan had publicly accused Conyers with “berating her” while she worked for him in the 1990s. Sloan's story was in the Washington Post on November 22 — four days before Pelosi’s Meet the Press interview. When asked if she “believed” the accusers by Todd on Sunday, Pelosi replied: “I don’t know who they are. Do you? They have not really come forward.”
https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/democrats-missed-their-opportunity

You see, this is why it's hard to take ya'all seriously.. Because ya'all never condemn the Democrats when they do something stupid.. At least ya'all haven't in the last couple years...

It's all PTDS hysteria all the time....

"We have a ZERO TOLERANCE policy against sexual harassment.....
"What about Congressmen Franken and Conyers???"
".... but that policy only applies when it's Republicans who are accused"

Where's a political cartoon artist when ya need one?? :D

And Franken??? And Conyers???

Clyburn’s response, “Who elected them?”
http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article187166378.html

Typical Democrat.....

What *IS* it with your Democrats, Neil???

Why can't they keep their hands out of other people's pants???

For what??

Simple politically motivated accusations???

Ahh that's right. When a Republican is accused, the accusation is PROOF of guilt....

But ONLY for a Republican.. :^/

You mean, I have been insulting the Democrat Party every time I used the phrase Democrat Party???

Kewl!! :D

You're a real hoot, CRS!

I'm sorry but, I simply cannot resist. I'm not that strong ... and you're too easy. :)

I do hope you enjoyed the article as much as I did. It is quite telling ...

Heh.

Can't say I disagree with any of that, personally...

I also agree that the caucuses (cauci?) are outmoded and need to be replaced by true primaries. Not everyone's got the time for such nonsense these days, in other words...

-CW

Actually, it was originally hyphenated by historians (although, not so much by politicians or newspapers of the time) as the "Democratic-Republican Party" of Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, et al.

Just to be pedantic...

Heh.

-CW

Also, you kinda answered your own question within your own comment. "Democratic" is an adjective. "Democrat" is a noun. So the noun "party" is modified by the adjective "Democratic." And a person from that party (a noun, in other words) would naturally be known as a "Democrat."

I mean, where's the confusion? Or are you that unsure of what the words "adjective" and "noun" mean?

-CW

More than you ever wanted to know, with full historic citations on why "Democrat Party" is a slur, from 2006:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/08/07/the-ic-factor

Short answer: It's jarring. It's stupid. It's disrespectful. How would you feel if every Democrat began referring to the "Republic Party" and "Republics" in Congress? You'd think they were brain damaged, right?

Well, that's the way Democrats feel about the whole "-ic" factor.

:-)

-CW

Time for 45 and Moore to have their day being fired.

And in 2008 she had a superdelegate lead that evaporated when the popular vote went to Obama.

Don't get me wrong, I see no point to superdelegates - give out free passes to the party to the deserving.

ButI'd just do away with the delegate concept altogether - award the Presidential nomination to the candidate with the most votes nationwide and the Vice Presidential nomination to the second candidate - then you have the most popular ticket - the fact that they might not like each other is irrelevant - both the top two voted for candidates are on the ticket.

Also, I'd create four voting days and split the country into four roughly equal parts - Northeast, Mid West, South and West. These would rotate on order every four years so we get rid of the Iowa/New Hampshire nonsense.

:-)