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    I lost a friend today

    ... all over a little pot. Our cure is worse than the disease. Legalize it already.
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    The Employee Free Choice Act is DOOMED*

    Exactly folks, you are showcasing my concerns. The proponents have failed miserably in countering these "Tony Soprano" type scenarios... "accidents happen ya know, to people dat dont sign der card. Fallin down stairs and such, ya know? I'd hate for somethin like dat ta happen to you..."
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    The Employee Free Choice Act is DOOMED*

    Not asking to remove secret ballot, of anything, that is the saving grace of the bill. The problem is the "card check" which has been derided so heavily.
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    The Employee Free Choice Act is DOOMED*

    Alright, so today it's official - the war over the Employee Free Choice Act is on. Mark my words - if there is no amendment regarding the "card check" provision of this legislation, it will fail. It will never get the 60 votes needed. If that happens, I lay blame on the SEIU, Polosi, & Reed...
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    Tossing you the keys, how do YOU fix GM?

    One thing from my side is that as a consumer, I am sick and tired of going online, building my ideal car and then.... THEY NEVER HAVE IT. It's always off on the options, never the right one. Never has the full set of exactly what I want. This is clearly due to limiting the scope of search...
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    Tossing you the keys, how do YOU fix GM?

    Wish it was that simple. How do you do it then? Force a shutdown?
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    Civics Quiz

    31, managed to get Federalist / Antifederalists backwards.
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    Tossing you the keys, how do YOU fix GM?

    OK, so Congress wants a plan to fix GM and return to profitability. P&N'ers, lets get to work. Let me offer the following to start: Redundant branding must end. End the Buick brand End the Pontiac brand End the GMC brand No more "kissing cousin" vehicles of any sort.
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    Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800)

    This goes along with the rule of "whatever the title of the bill is, it really does the exact opposite". Example: PATRIOT act, certainly wasn't patriotic and betrayed the founding concepts of the constitution.
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    Whale Wars / Sea Shepherd on Animal Planet

    I think you hit it - I think he wants be a martyr for the cause. Provoke a lethal level of reaction, and die for "the cause".
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    Whale Wars / Sea Shepherd on Animal Planet

    1) Being willing to put people in massive danger of freezing to death, with a rookie crew, and EAGER to have them held hostage is NOT responsible adult behavior. 2) They are very cavalier about the potential effects of their ship disabling weapons, not seeming to care if the crew would be safe...
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    Whale Wars / Sea Shepherd on Animal Planet

    WTFBBQ!! Whale Wars on Animal Planet I've heard of EcoTerrorists before, radical environmentalists, and I just am watching this show and am utterly dumbfounded. I am really not sure whether to admire their conviction, willingness to act, and put the screws to some folks who are clearly...
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    GOP wants to protect right to vote ? for right people

    Personally, I'd be willing to trade Voter ID for the following: 1) State ID can be issued for no-cost to those on any form of government assistance program. 2) Post Office is required to provide change-of address forms to the voter registrar. 3) Connecting Government databases so that...
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    Proposal for capital gains taxes

    Umm.. are you familiar with capital gains taxes at all? There is already a short term and long term cap gains tax difference.
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    Electoral vote prediction thread.

    I am an example of the unpolled. I have never been called by any pollster. I have Vonage and Cell phones. College Educated White Male - but they poll my parents mercilessly in Dallas. There is a serious under-count of the mobile/VOIP constituency. They will break big for Obama and are likely...
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    Shouldn't they make Nov 4th a federal holiday?

    Can I drop "Columbus Day" if people don't want to add one? Trade Columbus Day for a real election day holiday? Or perhaps we can kill presidents day instead... how about we celebrate the PROCESS that gets them there, get some more dang poll workers with a clue, and get us a holiday on a day it...
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    Obama in favor of a Ban on concealed Carry

    and GW, repub, and co just took all your money. How's that workin out for ya?
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    VOTE A STRAIGHT TICKET AND YOUR PRESIDENTIAL VOTE WON'T COUNT!

    In Texas, this is a disinformation camp Republican smear. "They" have sent out message telling people they need to select Obama AFTER selecting straight ticket. On the ESlate system, that DE-SELECTS your presidential choice, REMOVING your straight ticket vote for Obama PLEASE DONT ASSUME YOUR...
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    What's your <Name> The <Occupation>

    Dwayne the Tech Support Guy (hence the icon)
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    what time are you heading to polls?

    5:30am (election alt judge) 14+ hr day trying to keep the insanity under control.
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    How can the party of Lincoln be so against his ideals?

    suspending habeus corpus is actually what the repubs did already w/ Gitmo and other tactics - they are honoring the Lincoln legacy!
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    Charlie Crist shows class

    There has been much speculation as to whether.... http://www.washingtonblade.com...ews/national/outed.cfm http://wizbangpolitics.com/200...t-be-vicepresident.php
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    The last gasp of GW

    Well I know he's been trying to tie the hands of the next pres on Iraq with the whole status of forces agreement - I can see that being a nightmare.
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    The last gasp of GW

    Ok, so during the last days of Clinton he pardoned lots of folks like Mark Rich and such. Who will GW pardon? Scooter and Stevens? Himself and Cheney? Fox News? What executive orders will he sign? How many emails will suddenly "go missing"? Will the shredders be working on...
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    Why so little discussion of McCain's economic plan?

    Biggest issue for me is that it keeps getting more holes. Apparently the spending freeze doesn't include whatever issue of the day is, whether it is the military or aid for handicapped children.
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    WTF? Palin charges the RNC travels funds

    Still though, if Stevens can get busted for his insanity, why can't we throw some folks out for taking money they don't deserve??
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    Joe the plumber

    This time they'll be smarter and hide it as payment for plumbing services.
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    let freedom ring ads

    The big issue for me is taking a nice, adult, white woman and healthy white baby to compare against the hypothetical pregnancy of his daughter - the oldest of which is 10 yrs old! The reality that Obama has seen as a community organizer is that unchecked pregnancy, a culture of...
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    Nailin' Paylin'

    Elizabeth Hasselbeck is joining Palin on the campaign trail - I think a new girl-girl scene just got added to this movie... ;) Source: http://blogs.abcnews.com/polit...0/hasselbeck-to-c.html
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    Do you vote party line?

    I certainly hope no one is a "pull the lever" type. If I had my druthers, single-punch straight party voting would be banned. George Washington would have supported me on it too. If you can't take the time to even bubble, select, pencil in, punch or whatever method you use in order to select...
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    People opposing the efforts to prevent economic collapse?

    Paulson and Bernanke should have been thrown out of the Congressional hearing regarding this and their proposal ripped up in front of them. - They have no quality evidence to demonstrate why the $700 billion was necessary - The "no review by court of law" item was just terrifyingly stupid -...
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    For those opposed to the bailout - have you contacted your representatives yet?

    Haven't bothered - gave up on my senators and gutless rep a long time ago. Waste of air to holler at them.
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    Why not offer people the "deep discount" on their own mortgage?

    Ok, so this mortgage melt down is upon us. The mortgages were packed into funds with various grades which now need to be sold at ultra-deep discounts. Here's my idea / suggestion. Force the sellers to offer the borrower the 1st right to buy back the mortgage at the discounted rate...
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    Question for atheists

    Simple to answer this - ask any Jewish person. (they didn't believe it the first time around, why would they believe the 2nd time?) How are you going to tell the difference between this Jesus and all the people who have claimed to beforehand? What are you implying is the incontrovertible proof?