The Obamanation

TheMercenary · 02-23-2012, 08:28 AM

Good article, thanks for sharing. I do think Norquist lives in his own little world of understanding the process. I don't think Bush was that dumb and Obama certainly is not either.

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Grover Norquist controls the $ for all Republican re-election campaigns,

You can't really believe that Lamp. That is a fantasy.

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and for Republicans, re-election it is more important than anything.

Completely true for both parties. And it is going to get much worse before it ever gets better.

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His interview below has confirmed for me how the Republican hierarchy
views and actually intends to control the Presidency.

Again, that is a stretch of the imagination.

Lamplighter · 02-23-2012, 11:46 AM

Gosh Merc, I thought you were more attuned to the machinations of GOP politics.

Here's a link back to when the Republicans were, according to John Boehner,
going to come to agreement on the July, 2011 debt ceiling bill,
which included the lapse of the Bush Tax Cuts.

The press interviewed Norquist about the Norquist/ATR pledge,
and how he would respond if someone voted to allow the Bush Tax Cuts to lapse.

That link includes the "official ATR position statement",
and a recording of the interview in which Norquist says he
"... would denounce him as a tax raiser and a bad guy"
Within hours, Republicans got the message.

Boehner's agreement floundered, and he was embarrassed
time and again by the GOP sheep changing direction
and reneging on Boehner's previous agreements.

Lamplighter · 02-29-2012, 08:04 PM

It's baaaaaack ! - If anyone but the 1% cares

The US Dow-Jones opened at a psychological level of 13,055 - best since mid-2007.

Griff · 02-29-2012, 08:26 PM

As someone who looks for pro-liberty positions in candidates I figured Obama'd be a lock for improving our drug laws. The GOP preaches family values but jails young black men like crazy making sure nuclear families don't develop. Well Obama is apparently just a little worse than Bush.

Back when he was running for president in 2008, Barack Obama insisted that medical marijuana was an issue best left to state and local governments. "I'm not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue," he vowed, promising an end to the Bush administration's high-profile raids on providers of medical pot, which is legal in 16 states and the District of Columbia.
Nope.

ZenGum · 02-29-2012, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Lamplighter

It's baaaaaack ! - If anyone but the 1% cares

The US Dow-Jones opened at a psychological level of 13,055 - best since mid-2007.

Well, all that bail out and stimulus money had to go somewhere.

Griff · 03-01-2012, 05:37 AM

Word.

Lamplighter · 03-01-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Well, all that bail out and stimulus money had to go somewhere.

Grump

I've heard the DJ index is a "6-month out predictor".
If so, this trend will not bode well for the GOB campaigns.

SamIam · 03-01-2012, 11:52 AM

The GOP campaigners do not bode well for the GOP campaigns.

Ibby · 03-02-2012, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

The GOP campaigners do not bode well for the GOP campaigns.

Preach.

02-29-2012, 08:04 PM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	It's baaaaaack ! - If anyone but the 1% cares The US Dow-Jones opened at a psychological level of 13,055 - best since mid-2007. Attached Images

02-29-2012, 08:26 PM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	As someone who looks for pro-liberty positions in candidates I figured Obama'd be a lock for improving our drug laws. The GOP preaches family values but jails young black men like crazy making sure nuclear families don't develop. Well Obama is apparently just a little worse than Bush. Back when he was running for president in 2008, Barack Obama insisted that medical marijuana was an issue best left to state and local governments. "I'm not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue," he vowed, promising an end to the Bush administration's high-profile raids on providers of medical pot, which is legal in 16 states and the District of Columbia. Nope. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-01-2012, 05:37 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Word. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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02-23-2012, 11:46 AM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Gosh Merc, I thought you were more attuned to the machinations of GOP politics. Here's a link back to when the Republicans were, according to John Boehner, going to come to agreement on the July, 2011 debt ceiling bill, which included the lapse of the Bush Tax Cuts. The press interviewed Norquist about the Norquist/ATR pledge, and how he would respond if someone voted to allow the Bush Tax Cuts to lapse. That link includes the "official ATR position statement", and a recording of the interview in which Norquist says he "... would denounce him as a tax raiser and a bad guy" Within hours, Republicans got the message. Boehner's agreement floundered, and he was embarrassed time and again by the GOP sheep changing direction and reneging on Boehner's previous agreements.

03-01-2012, 11:52 AM	#8
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	The GOP campaigners do not bode well for the GOP campaigns.

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