Blogs Apr 1, 2015 at 4:31 pm

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Don't forget that Jeb Bush has already gone to bed with Pence, saying he agrees with Indiana's new anti-gay law.

Red meat for the conservative right wing, I suppose, but good luck peddling that biggotry in the general election.
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This has been very satisfying. The GOP cintinues to show the whole nation that they're so extreme that they'll throw 2016 to the Democrats. Again.
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* continues
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As if we really will have a 2016 election. Given recent overreaches of the executive branch, I'm not so sure.
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Can we please just refer to the Governor of Indiana, without always having to mention his name? This is getting embarrassing to the family….
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Indianans need any start calling for the Governor of Indiana to resign.

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Just be thankful you're not RDSantorum.
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@7: It's not about the quantity, it's about the content. Good try though.
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@8: Go ahead, get specific. I'll let others respond; tuckered out today.
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admitting that his defensive performance in a Sunday appearance with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” likely made things worse....

'defensive'? How does refusing *three times* a direct 'yes or no' question constitute as 'defensive'? Just more bigot logic from a bigot. (see also: this thread)
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rob!

Your avatar has taken a dive, you're feeling tired. I trust you've seen a doc lately....
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@11: The quirks and fringes of both parties are a constant. The political ideology of the parties is a constant. These two forces are forever entangling themselves, because of the inherently healthy, but messy, democratic process we have.

Gay republicans are and should be repulsed by Pence, but these are tangential fights that will not stall the upward trajectory of GLBT acceptance no matter which party is in power.

The basic dignity of the United States of America, and it's place in the world, and the dignity of our willingness to lead has dwindled away far faster under this administration.
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"The basic dignity of the United States of America, and it's place in the world, and the dignity of our willingness to lead has dwindled away far faster under this administration."

Someone is forgetting that Bush's cowboy-style waging war in the Middle East had destabilized things so much that we have no choice but to negotiate with Iran. Now, THAT is something that eroded our place in the world. (So has Republican stonewalling of international finance reform, so technically you get that one, but it's because of your party, not the president.)
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Hindsight is 20/20, and I do concur that taking out Saddam was a mistake. Nevertheless, he had violated multiple UN resolutions, had the suspicious of weapons of mass destruction from multiple countries. Who knows? Iraq would have maintained a nuclear provocative stance for many years to come otherwise - still, it was a mistake.

But regarding Obama, why do you discount the dire and tragic revelations that are coming forth from the President's own former cabinet officers? Don't take my word for it - read the writings of multiple former CIA, Department of Defense, and Joint Chief-of-Staffs that Obama has gone through.
Perhaps, you might say, that Obama is on to some Kumbaya that will galvanize the world into everlasting harmony. But facts show otherwise.
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Isn't the Menendez case exactly the kind of thing the Supreme Court has said is not actually corruption? I highly doubt anyone can point to a direct quid-pro-quo link between the money and the favors, in which case, it's not corruption. No doubt he's wrong on the ethics, but hard to see how he could be wrong on the law under the current Court.
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@1: If I recall correctly, every likely Republican candidate has voiced support for Indiana's anti-gay bill. There's no way to vote Republican in 2016 that isn't voting for someone who supported this clusterfuck.

I predict that this will deter approximately zero Republicans from voting Republican...
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@ 15, hindsight not required for that. Everyone knew the balance of power in 2003, and of course it was well known (via the international inspections which did take place) that there was nothing in place in Iraq like the Bushies were alleging.

Anyway, I have no idea of what you speak of in your second paragraph. What exact "tragic revelation" are you claiming but not spelling out? Can you reveal it without being cryptic?
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And why no acknowledgment of Republican stonewalling of diplomatic efforts undertaken by this administration?
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18: For starters - how about the fact that Leon Panetta and Bob Gates at how the Iranians can't be trusted and here we have an anti-semetic president seeing the optics of his selfish legacy rather than the realities of a very dangerous world.

Barack Obama is the most dangerous president we're ever had.
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@raindrop

Your pro-GOP posts are always humorous. Guess what? No one except the Rightwingers and TBaggers believe that President Obama is the most dangerous President we've ever had. Keep running your mouth though. Can't wait for 2016 when President Hilary Clinton takes over!! Looking forward for more Rightwing tears. LOL. My jars are ready to collect them. They will be delicious.
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Ms Kayden - 2017, and couldn't it be President Baldwin instead? I'd like to be able to watch at least a little television next year without seeing anti-Clinton advertisements every commercial break.

Besides, Clinton 2 followed by Bush 3 will divide the country so badly that dissolving the union will be the only answer, only neither of the two parties will accept that.
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@20: You think President Obama is an anti-Semite. Why?
For that matter, are you by any chance a Red Sea Pedestrian? Because I'm SICK TO FUCKING DEATH of conservative Gentiles crying 'anti-Semite' at anyone who opposes current Israeli policy and generally attempting to speak for the Jews.
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Can we please stop assuming Clinton is the Democratic nominee? I really hope the Democratic Party can come up with a better candidate than another pro-choice Reagan.

And Raindrop, you're delusional. I knew Bush was lying about WMD in 2003. Disagreeing with the most bellicose of Israeli politicians doesn't make you an antisemite. The USA's interests in the Middle East aren't identical to Israel's and Israel should be forced to realize that if they want to keep sucking America's teat they need to stop kicking us in the nuts.
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@ 20, you forgot your links. Gotta dismiss that as aomething you read at a far right biased media source until you show me it came from a more impartial source.
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BTW, LOL at "anti semitic." How many seders were hosted at the White House by GOP presidents?

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