For the love of God, do not elect Hilary Clinton next election. (1 Viewer)

[NCCommish]

Things start to look bad...Hillary announces Bill as VP and this is a done deal, right?

I'm curious as to the constitutionality of that. With him having exhausted his two terms. Honestly don't know.

We covered this a while back. Yes, he can run as VP and be elected. She could resign one minute after taking office. It's all perfectly Constitutional.

If that was the plan I would vote for her just to watch the republicans go ballistic.

Not really a fan of either Clinton but yeah if I knew for a fact she would do this I would be in just for the entertainment potential.

 

[squistion]

Hillary's new logo is terrible.

It's either a depiction of the twin towers with direction on how to fly into them with a red arrow or its an indicator that she's leaning right.

Well at least it's replaced the avatar where she's reading emails behind dark glasses. Uh yeah.

But you can tell the Obama advisors have taken over her campaign.

Yes, you can definitely tell that just by looking at the campaign logo.

 

[Sand]

Hillary's new logo is terrible.

It's either a depiction of the twin towers with direction on how to fly into them with a red arrow or its an indicator that she's leaning right.

Looks phallic to me.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Hillary's new logo is terrible.

It's either a depiction of the twin towers with direction on how to fly into them with a red arrow or its an indicator that she's leaning right.

Looks phallic to me.

"Hospital This Way"

 

[bigbottom]

Geez, that is an absolutely horrible logo.

 

[cowboyz1]

Hillary is a lock to win folks. First off, Obama has done two things that override all. 1. Obamacare has now insured more Americans than ever in history. So any Republican will have to overcome losing 50% of the voters should he take the stance of overturning AHCA. 2. Immigration reform. You go against it, you just lost the Hispanic vote that is very powerful in the western states and you have to have California, New Mexico and Texas.

Many will give Obama a pass due to the Wall street collapse. Anyone that has any economic education at all knows that there is little any President could do to avoid dept skyrocketing as a result of having to bail the economy. Truth is we aren't out of the woods by any means. Tea Party has proven to be a joke so any candidate that has that party hung around their neck has no chance. Republicans are in shambles due to the bickering and foolish end fighting so they have no one strong enough to beat Hillary. Nobody has the experience nor the power and most importantly the warchest that the Clintons have. Not even close. This is going to be a billion dollar campaign year and if you can't raise a billion and have friends in very very high places, you have no chance. The only thing that can beat Hillary is Hillary. She has far to much owed in powerful places, and has been vetted like no other politician. There will be no dirt that people haven't already heard before. If Hillary has the energy she wins pulling away. No chance the middle to lower class will chance losing Healthcare and the Hispanic vote is gone due to migration reform. Obama did one hell of a job hanging mines around Republicans necks. He is one very very smart president and knows his way around politics. He has proven to be a Elephant sized Chicago politician. Boxing Republicans in with two mammoth sized obstacles on their road to the White House. They will have to convince middle and low income America AND minorities that they will be moderate and not try to overturn AHCA which won't sit well with their Conservative base, thus isolating them from contention. All republicans are Rommneyites, or so far out of touch with middle and mainstream America that they can't get enough votes from conservative to moderate democrats, woman and minorities. The wild card is the Gay movement. Republicans have no chance of getting the gay vote and can't come off stringently anti gay in today's climate either. Way too many land mines to navigate for even the best statesmen and there aren't but a few with the money, power, creativity, credibility, stamina and Teflon skin to pull it off. In fact, I can't think of one.

Hillary will win and it won't even be close! Overcoming Hillary's notoriety is going to be a HUGE obstacle and they haven't even started to debate politics yet. Not to mention her experience, which is so over the top ridiculous also. You just can't overcome what she can do to you, knowing so many ways to upend you and so many people to help do you in. This would be a great time for a republican masquerading as an independent but they just won't have the money to pull it off nor the experience to prove they can manage the government better than Hillary. You just can't underestimate the Power that Bill and Hillary can wield between the two of them. Perhaps the most powerful couple in America. Basically, they are safe. You know what you're going to get and it stable government with a people first mantra and a stiff foreign policy with sound fiscal sense. Slick Willy + Ma Hillary = knockout.

 

[squistion]

Geez, that is an absolutely horrible logo.

Yeah, I can see how one can think that. But I find it rather cryptic and understated, which might work better than a traditional logo in 2015.

 

[timschochet]

Hillary is a lock to win folks. First off, Obama has done two things that override all. 1. Obamacare has now insured more Americans than ever in history. So any Republican will have to overcome losing 50% of the voters should he take the stance of overturning AHCA. 2. Many will give him a pass due to the Wall street collapse. Anyone that has any economic education at all knows that there is little any President could do to avoid dept skyrocketing as a result of having to bail the economy. Truth is we aren't out of the woods by any means. Tea Party has proven to be a joke so any candidate that has that party hung around their neck has no chance. Republicans are in shambles due to the bickering and foolish end fighting so they have no one strong enough to beat Hillary. Nobody has the experience nor the power and most importantly the warchest that the Clintons have. Not even close. This is going to be a billion dollar campaign year and if you can't raise a billion and have friends in very very high places, you have no chance. The only thing that can beat Hillary is Hillary. She has far to much owed in powerful places, and has been vetted like no other politician. There will be no dirt that people haven't already heard before. If Hillary has the energy she wins pulling away. No chance the middle to lower class will chance losing Healthcare and the Hispanic vote is gone due to migration reform. Obama did one hell of a job hanging mines around Republicans necks. He is one very very smart president and knows his way around politics. He has proven to be a Elephant sized Chicago politician. Boxing Republicans in with two mammoth sized obstacles on their road to the White House. They will have to convince middle and low income America AND minorities that they will be moderate and not try to overturn AHCA which won't sit will with their Conservative base, thus isolating them from contention.

Hillary will win and it won't even be close!

Maybe a bit overstated but I generally agree with all of this.

 

[NCCommish]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

 

[timschochet]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

 

[NCCommish]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

 

[cowboyz1]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

The only thing that beat Hillary in 08 was being a Woman. The Country was just not quite ready for a Woman President. One more decade had to pass to let another generation move in place. You see that now with Gay rights. 10 years ago there was no movement at all. Now another generation that cares little about traditional values and religion has moved into the electorate while a vast group of conservatives has passed away and moved out. Hillary's timing was just off by the voter group now in their 30's that have families now instead of frat brothers and sisters. This is a strange time in America. Republicans are finding it much harder to control even their own party. Truthfully, we may never see another conservative Republican President due to the demo of America now.

 

[NCCommish]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

The only thing that beat Hillary in 08 was being a Woman. The Country was just not quite ready for a Woman President. One more decade had to pass to let another generation move in place. You see that now with Gay rights. 10 years ago there was no movement at all. Now another generation that cares little about traditional values and religion has moved into the electorate while a vast group of conservatives has passed away and moved out. Hillary's timing was just off by the voter group now in their 30's that have families now instead of frat brothers and sisters. This is a strange time in America. Republicans are finding it much harder to control even their own party.

Hillary isn't very likable and that's why she lost. I mean really you think the country was more ready for a black man as president than a white woman?

 

[bigbottom]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

The only thing that beat Hillary in 08 was being a Woman. The Country was just not quite ready for a Woman President. One more decade had to pass to let another generation move in place. You see that now with Gay rights. 10 years ago there was no movement at all. Now another generation that cares little about traditional values and religion has moved into the electorate while a vast group of conservatives has passed away and moved out. Hillary's timing was just off by the voter group now in their 30's that have families now instead of frat brothers and sisters. This is a strange time in America. Republicans are finding it much harder to control even their own party. Truthfully, we may never see another conservative Republican President due to the demo of America now.

What beat Hillary in '08 was a superior ground game by a more sophisticated campaign in the primaries and caucuses.

 

[timschochet]

Hillary lost for a number of reasons in 2008, but the two biggest ones were:

1. Barack Obama was a once in a lifetime, magnetic candidate with charisma off the charts. And, once African-Americans believed he had a chance to actually win, they dominated the caucuses in the south in such a way as to make his victory certain.

2. Democrats had not forgiven Hillary Clinton for her vote on the Iraq war. She couldn't get past it.

And even so, Hillary almost won anyhow. This time around, neither of those conditions exist. Hillary will be the nominee. Whether she wins the general election, that's an open question. I think it is likely that she will, but not as likely as had she won the nomination in 2008.

 

[cowboyz1]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

The only thing that beat Hillary in 08 was being a Woman. The Country was just not quite ready for a Woman President. One more decade had to pass to let another generation move in place. You see that now with Gay rights. 10 years ago there was no movement at all. Now another generation that cares little about traditional values and religion has moved into the electorate while a vast group of conservatives has passed away and moved out. Hillary's timing was just off by the voter group now in their 30's that have families now instead of frat brothers and sisters. This is a strange time in America. Republicans are finding it much harder to control even their own party.

Hillary isn't very likable and that's why she lost. I mean really you think the country was more ready for a black man as president than a white woman?

Absolutely, Obama was a very smart and likable Man. A very powerful Man. The edge was her being a Woman and at the time Men felt like only a Man could be tough on foreign policy. However, now Hillary has proven she can play with the big boys. She needed the Sec of State position to prove that.

She also lost because of the lack of social media and tech leverage.

 

[MaxThreshold]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

The only thing that beat Hillary in 08 was being a Woman. The Country was just not quite ready for a Woman President. One more decade had to pass to let another generation move in place. You see that now with Gay rights. 10 years ago there was no movement at all. Now another generation that cares little about traditional values and religion has moved into the electorate while a vast group of conservatives has passed away and moved out. Hillary's timing was just off by the voter group now in their 30's that have families now instead of frat brothers and sisters. This is a strange time in America. Republicans are finding it much harder to control even their own party.

Hillary isn't very likable and that's why she lost. I mean really you think the country was more ready for a black man as president than a white woman?

Absolutely, Obama was a very smart and likable Man. A very powerful Man. The edge was her being a Woman and at the time Men felt like only a Man could be tough on foreign policy. However, now Hillary has proven she can play with the big boys. She needed the Sec of State position to prove that.

She also lost because of the lack of social media and tech leverage.

Oh, jesus. We have a TRUE BELIEVER everyone. Your last couple of posts read like they were written by Hillary Clinton herself.

It's amazing you can overlook the slime and the shadiness that oozes from her every pore.

 

[squistion]

Hillary lost for a number of reasons in 2008, but the two biggest ones were:

1. Barack Obama was a once in a lifetime, magnetic candidate with charisma off the charts. And, once African-Americans believed he had a chance to actually win, they dominated the caucuses in the south in such a way as to make his victory certain.

2. Democrats had not forgiven Hillary Clinton for her vote on the Iraq war. She couldn't get past it.

And even so, Hillary almost won anyhow. This time around, neither of those conditions exist. Hillary will be the nominee. Whether she wins the general election, that's an open question. I think it is likely that she will, but not as likely as had she won the nomination in 2008.

Some observations from the progressive left about 2008...

Yes, I think she would have won in 2008 had she gotten the nomination. It seemed less likely (and probably was) that this country would elect a black man rather than a woman.

However the problem was that Iraqi war vote, and no, we never forgave her for that at the time - mainly because the feeling was she did it not because of the false WMD crap, but because she was triangulating and if WMDs were actually discovered, the finger would be pointed at her if she voted against it. I never thought she truly believed it was the right thing to do, it was rather a decision made out of political expediency.

That said, she obviously has been forgiven now.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

If the retreads are the folks who helped get health reform passed, helped the pull out in he ME, helped the Iran deal, helped pass Dodd Frank, advised on the Kagan and Sotomayor appointments, crafted economic policies that turned the economy around and ushered in the best years of job growth in decades - bring on the retreads.

 

[NCCommish]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

The only thing that beat Hillary in 08 was being a Woman. The Country was just not quite ready for a Woman President. One more decade had to pass to let another generation move in place. You see that now with Gay rights. 10 years ago there was no movement at all. Now another generation that cares little about traditional values and religion has moved into the electorate while a vast group of conservatives has passed away and moved out. Hillary's timing was just off by the voter group now in their 30's that have families now instead of frat brothers and sisters. This is a strange time in America. Republicans are finding it much harder to control even their own party.

Hillary isn't very likable and that's why she lost. I mean really you think the country was more ready for a black man as president than a white woman?

Absolutely, Obama was a very smart and likable Man. A very powerful Man. The edge was her being a Woman and at the time Men felt like only a Man could be tough on foreign policy. However, now Hillary has proven she can play with the big boys. She needed the Sec of State position to prove that.She also lost because of the lack of social media and tech leverage.

It always comes down the likability. Hillary isn't likable. She is cold and calculating. She is thin skinned and has a temper. That bursts through the facade whenever she is challenged. We'll see if she gets a serious challenge or not. If she does get a challenge the dirty tricks will start and at some point the Clinton's fingerprints will be found all over them. Again. Then we'll see how things go.

 

[NCCommish]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

If the retreads are the folks who helped get health reform passed, helped the pull out in he ME, helped the Iran deal, helped pass Dodd Frank, advised on the Kagan and Sotomayor appointments, crafted economic policies that turned the economy around and ushered in the best years of job growth in decades - bring on the retreads.

It was the retreads who made the stimulus too small and defeated single payer. It was the retreads who said don't raise the minimum wage. Amongst other things.

 

[squistion]

It always comes down the likability. Hillary isn't likable.

In your opinion.

If she truly wasn't considered likable by the Democrats, she wouldn't be running virtually unopposed and considered an apparent lock for the nomination.

 

[timschochet]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

If the retreads are the folks who helped get health reform passed, helped the pull out in he ME, helped the Iran deal, helped pass Dodd Frank, advised on the Kagan and Sotomayor appointments, crafted economic policies that turned the economy around and ushered in the best years of job growth in decades - bring on the retreads.

It was the retreads who made the stimulus too small and defeated single payer. It was the retreads who said don't raise the minimum wage. Amongst other things.

You truly believe that single payer was a possibility?

 

[cowboyz1]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

The only thing that beat Hillary in 08 was being a Woman. The Country was just not quite ready for a Woman President. One more decade had to pass to let another generation move in place. You see that now with Gay rights. 10 years ago there was no movement at all. Now another generation that cares little about traditional values and religion has moved into the electorate while a vast group of conservatives has passed away and moved out. Hillary's timing was just off by the voter group now in their 30's that have families now instead of frat brothers and sisters. This is a strange time in America. Republicans are finding it much harder to control even their own party.

Hillary isn't very likable and that's why she lost. I mean really you think the country was more ready for a black man as president than a white woman?

Absolutely, Obama was a very smart and likable Man. A very powerful Man. The edge was her being a Woman and at the time Men felt like only a Man could be tough on foreign policy. However, now Hillary has proven she can play with the big boys. She needed the Sec of State position to prove that.

She also lost because of the lack of social media and tech leverage.

Oh, jesus. We have a TRUE BELIEVER everyone. Your last couple of posts read like they were written by Hillary Clinton herself.

It's amazing you can overlook the slime and the shadiness that oozes from her every pore.

Give me a break. If you are in American Power politics you are a crook, a cheat, a liar and have shadiness coming out of every pore. You may not have been that way early on when the stakes weren't as high but once you go pro you end up owing too many people and pay back is your soul. Sadly, that is American Politics, rather Global politics. Being the most powerful country, in geographic location we are, provides us power that no other country will ever be able to match. We can out last anyone, anywhere due to our resources and ocean buffers. However, the games that must be played in the hard ball game of American Politics is nasty and there are no scar-less politicians. Simply put, follow the money.

Who ever funds the candidate gets the favor, it's that simple. If you want lower taxes for Corp and high income, Corp rule, Military Over funding, relaxed gun control, isolationist immigration laws, farm price supports funding, Wall street and financial deregulation, at the expense of the middle to lower classes, vote republican. If you want a more people oriented leader that favors "real" families, jobs, health, middle class, more balanced tax law, banking and financial regulation, entitlements funding, and stronger corp over site, vote democrat.

If you want to really change the balance of power and strike real change in America vote for the guy that cares little about party lines and takes a good hard look at what is right and good for the country regardless of sponsorship. Sadly, until we make some campaign spending reforms we will never see a grass roots guy that can really do good things and doesn't owe a bunch of sharks his loyalty before he even gets into office. The best thing we can do for ourselves as a Nation is to stop allowing only a few Super Rich and Powerful people to be able to run. There are a vast pool of very good and smart men and woman that never get to tell us their ideas for change before they have to sell out to a party or committee 4 to 8 years prior to running. By then they owe too much to make any real change. Obama was the first to actually go elephant hunting and bag one with AHCA. I was shocked he pulled it off and we are better for it as a nation. Healthy people are productive people.

Insurance companies have always had the Republicans in their pockets as they dig in ours. Follow the money folks. Just like venture capitalists that invest in companies. Those that invest in a particular candidate are the ones can expect and will get the benefits. Moreover, like venture capitalist, hey expect exorbitant ROIs. If you aren't a part of that group then don't expect to see much in the way of help or favor. It's really that simple. Many Republicans vote that way yet see very little reward for their vote. Like I said, we may never see another Conservative Republican elected to the White house again since the majority of America doesn't reflect conservative white male values anymore. In fact, if you can't get the Hispanic, Women and Minority vote now days, you have no shot. Republicans are going to have to reinvent themselves or join the Rush Limbaugh kooks and end up brushed aside, left behind and politically bankrupt. Worst thing that happened to the Republican party was the Tea Party splitting off and showing how to truly hobble around with their pants down around their ankles. The tea party is to Republicans like Jerry Lewis was to Dean Martin. Total and complete comedy. The more the Republicans try to distance themselves from the Tea Party the more they find themselves in the same room on the same stage, being laughed at by the masses.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Is the same cowpokes fan who penned the letter to Jason Garret in TSP?

 

[cowboyz1]

Is the same cowpokes fan who penned the letter to Jason Garret in TSP?

Yours truly.......Jason has done a fine job wouldn't you say? I have no problem giving credit where credit is due. 12-4, a play away from the Championship game against a team we had already beaten in their house. Three years worth of solid drafting. Making a silk purse out of a sows ear for a defense down the stretch. He's learning fast and providing results while the players love the guy.

 

[Jim11]

. The more the Republicans try to distance themselves from the Tea Party the more they find themselves in the same room on the same stage, being laughed at by the masses.

Which of course is why the 2014 mid terms turned out the way they did.

 

[TPW]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

The only thing that beat Hillary in 08 was being a Woman. The Country was just not quite ready for a Woman President. One more decade had to pass to let another generation move in place. You see that now with Gay rights. 10 years ago there was no movement at all. Now another generation that cares little about traditional values and religion has moved into the electorate while a vast group of conservatives has passed away and moved out. Hillary's timing was just off by the voter group now in their 30's that have families now instead of frat brothers and sisters. This is a strange time in America. Republicans are finding it much harder to control even their own party.

Hillary isn't very likable and that's why she lost. I mean really you think the country was more ready for a black man as president than a white woman?

Absolutely, Obama was a very smart and likable Man. A very powerful Man. The edge was her being a Woman and at the time Men felt like only a Man could be tough on foreign policy. However, now Hillary has proven she can play with the big boys. She needed the Sec of State position to prove that.

She also lost because of the lack of social media and tech leverage.

Oh, jesus. We have a TRUE BELIEVER everyone. Your last couple of posts read like they were written by Hillary Clinton herself.

It's amazing you can overlook the slime and the shadiness that oozes from her every pore.

Give me a break. If you are in American Power politics you are a crook, a cheat, a liar and have shadiness coming out of every pore. You may not have been that way early on when the stakes weren't as high but once you go pro you end up owing too many people and pay back is your soul. Sadly, that is American Politics, rather Global politics. Being the most powerful country, in geographic location we are, provides us power that no other country will ever be able to match. We can out last anyone, anywhere due to our resources and ocean buffers. However, the games that must be played in the hard ball game of American Politics is nasty and there are no scar-less politicians. Simply put, follow the money.

Who ever funds the candidate gets the favor, it's that simple. If you want lower taxes for Corp and high income, Corp rule, Military Over funding, relaxed gun control, isolationist immigration laws, farm price supports funding, Wall street and financial deregulation, at the expense of the middle to lower classes, vote republican. If you want a more people oriented leader that favors "real" families, jobs, health, middle class, more balanced tax law, banking and financial regulation, entitlements funding, and stronger corp over site, vote democrat.

If you want to really change the balance of power and strike real change in America vote for the guy that cares little about party lines and takes a good hard look at what is right and good for the country regardless of sponsorship. Sadly, until we make some campaign spending reforms we will never see a grass roots guy that can really do good things and doesn't owe a bunch of sharks his loyalty before he even gets into office. The best thing we can do for ourselves as a Nation is to stop allowing only a few Super Rich and Powerful people to be able to run. There are a vast pool of very good and smart men and woman that never get to tell us their ideas for change before they have to sell out to a party or committee 4 to 8 years prior to running. By then they owe too much to make any real change. Obama was the first to actually go elephant hunting and bag one with AHCA. I was shocked he pulled it off and we are better for it as a nation. Healthy people are productive people.

Insurance companies have always had the Republicans in their pockets as they dig in ours. Follow the money folks. Just like venture capitalists that invest in companies. Those that invest in a particular candidate are the ones can expect and will get the benefits. Moreover, like venture capitalist, hey expect exorbitant ROIs. If you aren't a part of that group then don't expect to see much in the way of help or favor. It's really that simple. Many Republicans vote that way yet see very little reward for their vote. Like I said, we may never see another Conservative Republican elected to the White house again since the majority of America doesn't reflect conservative white male values anymore. In fact, if you can't get the Hispanic, Women and Minority vote now days, you have no shot. Republicans are going to have to reinvent themselves or join the Rush Limbaugh kooks and end up brushed aside, left behind and politically bankrupt. Worst thing that happened to the Republican party was the Tea Party splitting off and showing how to truly hobble around with their pants down around their ankles. The tea party is to Republicans like Jerry Lewis was to Dean Martin. Total and complete comedy. The more the Republicans try to distance themselves from the Tea Party the more they find themselves in the same room on the same stage, being laughed at by the masses.

Better to be politically bankrupt than intellectually and morally bankrupt. Devious machinations and patronage may grant you favor with the masses but that kind of power is fleeting at best. History is replete with those who thought themselves the vanguard of some great societal turning only to be swept away by the very same forces they had unleashed. Be careful for what you wish. You just might get it.

 

[The Commish]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

 

[The Commish]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

If the retreads are the folks who helped get health reform passed, helped the pull out in he ME, helped the Iran deal, helped pass Dodd Frank, advised on the Kagan and Sotomayor appointments, crafted economic policies that turned the economy around and ushered in the best years of job growth in decades - bring on the retreads.

It was the retreads who made the stimulus too small and defeated single payer. It was the retreads who said don't raise the minimum wage. Amongst other things.

You truly believe that single payer was a possibility?

The democrats could have passed whatever they wanted to. They chose re-election and bastardized Obama's original proposal into what we have today.

 

[Apple Jack]

Better to be politically bankrupt than intellectually and morally bankrupt. Devious machinations and patronage may grant you favor with the masses but that kind of power is fleeting at best. History is replete with those who thought themselves the vanguard of some great societal turning only to be swept away by the very same forces they had unleashed. Be careful for what you wish. You just might get it.

 

[simey]

Pretty sure Hillary was a lock in 2008 as well. Then this black guy from Kenya beat her and the wealthy,powerful Clinton machine.

Are you really expecting that to happen again? I mean I know you'd love it to happen, but are you really expecting it?

Who expected it last time? Long way to election day and Hillary has already proven vulnerable. The Clinton's want it so bad they tend to go too far. Wait until Hillary starts acting like Hillary thin skinned and entitled.

The only thing that beat Hillary in 08 was being a Woman. The Country was just not quite ready for a Woman President. One more decade had to pass to let another generation move in place. You see that now with Gay rights. 10 years ago there was no movement at all. Now another generation that cares little about traditional values and religion has moved into the electorate while a vast group of conservatives has passed away and moved out. Hillary's timing was just off by the voter group now in their 30's that have families now instead of frat brothers and sisters. This is a strange time in America. Republicans are finding it much harder to control even their own party.

Hillary isn't very likable and that's why she lost. I mean really you think the country was more ready for a black man as president than a white woman?

I think being black (or half black) is what won the primary for Obama over Clinton. It was a close race. Southern states that are primarily republican were won by Obama due to blacks registering to vote, and going out and voting for Obama.

 

[NCCommish]

You guys sure seem to want to overlook all the gaffes and missteps that ended Hillary in 08. Remember she was inevitable then just like now.

 

[simey]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

I think Obama is one of the most liberal presidents we have ever had.

 

[NCCommish]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

I think Obama is one of the most liberal presidents we have ever had.

I think we have very different definitions of liberal. Liberals have been frozen out, ignored and treated like the enemy by this admin. Until they need our vote or money.

 

[mr fancypants]

You guys sure seem to want to overlook all the gaffes and missteps that ended Hillary in 08. Remember she was inevitable then just like now.

Speak to me in 7 months.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

If the retreads are the folks who helped get health reform passed, helped the pull out in he ME, helped the Iran deal, helped pass Dodd Frank, advised on the Kagan and Sotomayor appointments, crafted economic policies that turned the economy around and ushered in the best years of job growth in decades - bring on the retreads.

It was the retreads who made the stimulus too small and defeated single payer. It was the retreads who said don't raise the minimum wage. Amongst other things.

You truly believe that single payer was a possibility?

Politics is the art of the possible. It would be great if Obama could wave his magic wand and enact single payer, a higher min wage, etc., but that's not the way the game works. Moving the ball forward is what's important, and Obama has more YPC than any President in my lifetime.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

If the retreads are the folks who helped get health reform passed, helped the pull out in he ME, helped the Iran deal, helped pass Dodd Frank, advised on the Kagan and Sotomayor appointments, crafted economic policies that turned the economy around and ushered in the best years of job growth in decades - bring on the retreads.

It was the retreads who made the stimulus too small and defeated single payer. It was the retreads who said don't raise the minimum wage. Amongst other things.

You truly believe that single payer was a possibility?

The democrats could have passed whatever they wanted to. They chose re-election and bastardized Obama's original proposal into what we have today.

Ah, the fairy tale you live in where all democrats think exactly alike.

 

[The Commish]

Obama didn't proposed a "single payer" system. There's a difference between that and "universal coverage". The dems were "afraid" his proposal would be seen as a backdoor to single payer and bailed on him. His original proposal was to have a mix of private and public group insurance plans with "consumer protections" and subsidies based on income.

 

[The Commish]

Ah, the fairy tale you live in where all democrats think exactly alike.

Go fish somewhere else. Doesn't surprise me at all that you want to rewrite history for your beloved party.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Ah, the fairy tale you live in where all democrats think exactly alike.

Go fish somewhere else. Doesn't surprise me at all that you want to rewrite history for your beloved party.

Some of the Dems would have not gone along with that. 34 (D) Congressmen voted against the ACA as it was.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

Ah, the fairy tale you live in where all democrats think exactly alike.

Go fish somewhere else. Doesn't surprise me at all that you want to rewrite history for your beloved party.

Some of the Dems would have not gone along with that. 34 (D) Congressmen voted against the ACA as it was.

Well the Cadillac tax is coming on line now, so Hillary can have fun defending that along with the mandate tax.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

If the retreads are the folks who helped get health reform passed, helped the pull out in he ME, helped the Iran deal, helped pass Dodd Frank, advised on the Kagan and Sotomayor appointments, crafted economic policies that turned the economy around and ushered in the best years of job growth in decades - bring on the retreads.

This is a strange post on a number of levels, but especially the bolded part. You like health care reform and want to reward the people who got it passed -- that's fine and makes total sense. Then why the support for Hillary? She's the person most directly responsible for screwing it up in 1993. HCR seemed like a slam-dunk when Clinton was elected, and it was mainly due to Hillary's atrocious mismanagement that it ended up dying until Obama came along to clean up her mess. It seems to me that Hillary would be the last person I would support if HCR were a priority of mine. I understand rewarding the people who succeeded in getting it done, but why reward Hillary when her incompetence killed it off in the first place?

 

[Scoresman]

This is my favorite Hilary Clinton photo and the reason why I'm voting for her.

 

[the moops]

Geez, that is an absolutely horrible logo.

Hillvetica!!

 

[The Commish]

Ah, the fairy tale you live in where all democrats think exactly alike.

Go fish somewhere else. Doesn't surprise me at all that you want to rewrite history for your beloved party.

Some of the Dems would have not gone along with that. 34 (D) Congressmen voted against the ACA as it was.

That's what I said above They hacked and bastardized it into what they could sell and keep their jobs. It still doesn't change the statement he quoted.

ETA: In other words, let's not pretend what we have today was Obama's vision. His seemed to be much more aggressive and larger in scope. It was a significant move to be had and the dems passed.

 

[rockaction]

This is my favorite Hilary Clinton photo and the reason why I'm voting for her.

I know we're supposed to be looking at Natalie, but God does Hill ever have the crazy eyes in that picture.

 

[timschochet]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

If the retreads are the folks who helped get health reform passed, helped the pull out in he ME, helped the Iran deal, helped pass Dodd Frank, advised on the Kagan and Sotomayor appointments, crafted economic policies that turned the economy around and ushered in the best years of job growth in decades - bring on the retreads.

This is a strange post on a number of levels, but especially the bolded part. You like health care reform and want to reward the people who got it passed -- that's fine and makes total sense. Then why the support for Hillary? She's the person most directly responsible for screwing it up in 1993. HCR seemed like a slam-dunk when Clinton was elected, and it was mainly due to Hillary's atrocious mismanagement that it ended up dying until Obama came along to clean up her mess. It seems to me that Hillary would be the last person I would support if HCR were a priority of mine. I understand rewarding the people who succeeded in getting it done, but why reward Hillary when her incompetence killed it off in the first place?

I don't think your analysis is correct. Health care in 1993 didn't happen because there wasn't enough of a political coalition to make it happen.Hillary Clinton's competence level had very little bearing on that.

 

[Scoresman]

This is my favorite Hilary Clinton photo and the reason why I'm voting for her.

I know we're supposed to be looking at Natalie, but God does Hill ever have the crazy eyes in that picture.

I give her the benefit of the doubt since it was obviously incredibly cold in that room.

 

[squistion]

Hillary is more of the same. She will hire the same people as Obama, his admin is full of Clinton retreads. She will have the same policies more or less. Obama is not a liberal and neither is Hillary. They would have been moderate GOPers 30 years ago. So if you are a Democrat and you love being just a little less right leaning than the Republican party elect Hillary. She can get that done.

If the retreads are the folks who helped get health reform passed, helped the pull out in he ME, helped the Iran deal, helped pass Dodd Frank, advised on the Kagan and Sotomayor appointments, crafted economic policies that turned the economy around and ushered in the best years of job growth in decades - bring on the retreads.

This is a strange post on a number of levels, but especially the bolded part. You like health care reform and want to reward the people who got it passed -- that's fine and makes total sense. Then why the support for Hillary? She's the person most directly responsible for screwing it up in 1993. HCR seemed like a slam-dunk when Clinton was elected, and it was mainly due to Hillary's atrocious mismanagement that it ended up dying until Obama came along to clean up her mess. It seems to me that Hillary would be the last person I would support if HCR were a priority of mine. I understand rewarding the people who succeeded in getting it done, but why reward Hillary when her incompetence killed it off in the first place?

I don't think your analysis is correct. Health care in 1993 didn't happen because there wasn't enough of a political coalition to make it happen. Hillary Clinton's competence level had very little bearing on that.

Exactly.

And I love the memes emerging so far: Hillary is responsible for the war in Iraq and it is her fault we didn't get health reform 20 years earlier. Plus she announced by video, which means she is afraid to face reporters and crowds, except for the pesky fact that she announced the exact same way in her 2008 campaign, in which she faced numerous crowds and gave multiple interviews.