tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post6803272577517843221..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: Idiots Out Wandering Around: IOWAAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-27273109043641791922016-02-04T17:18:22.495-05:002016-02-04T17:18:22.495-05:00Kit - I am actually surprised that Rubio and Cruz ...Kit - I am actually surprised that Rubio and Cruz are the same age - 45. Rubio looks 30-ish. Now maybe does not seem so young to me.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-90176027104860271492016-02-03T21:55:22.170-05:002016-02-03T21:55:22.170-05:00Koshcat,
My Mom said Rubio needs to grow a beard...Koshcat, <br /><br />My Mom said Rubio needs to grow a beard like Paul Ryan did, to hide his "baby cheeks".<br /><br />"As for Trump, the whole Megan Kelly fight has bothered my Trump-loving conservative friends. They don't get what he is trying to prove. I just point out he isn't trying to prove anything; this is just Trump being Trump which is a total dick"<br /><br />Nailed it. "Trump being Trump which is a total dick" sums uphill entire approach this campaign season. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-1092857136222185022016-02-03T21:43:09.642-05:002016-02-03T21:43:09.642-05:00Andrew,
"Kit and Bev, Even a change in attit...Andrew,<br /><br />"Kit and Bev, Even a change in attitude would help. The problem is that every time something like the massive cost of college comes up, the immediate response on the right is to talk about whiny young people and how they walked uphill in the snow both ways to the "self-made-man" school in their day.<br /><br />It's the same thing with women and minorities. Attitude is the first problem. A lack of anything in the platform to address the worries of these people is second."<br /><br />I've told you this over email a thousand times but please, read <i>Conservative Heart</i> and <i>Too Dumb to Fail</i>. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-29813989736566366142016-02-03T16:38:53.177-05:002016-02-03T16:38:53.177-05:00>>You can take Barney out of the DC gay bars...>>You can take Barney out of the DC gay bars, but you can't really stop the party. Underage male prostitutes will always find work in DC. >><br /><br />In my best MJ, don't thtop till you get enough ...EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-89786755699022398182016-02-03T16:28:39.774-05:002016-02-03T16:28:39.774-05:00Bev, Yes, he can. Huh, great use of his slogan. ...Bev, Yes, he can. Huh, great use of his slogan. Anyways, the President can issue a pardon at any time to cover any set of events, which will effectively cut off prosecution because the person essentially gets immunity for whatever might have happened.<br /><br />So he could say, "I pardon Hillary for any and all crimes that may have been committed related to the use or possession of government emails between X and Y date."AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-46840468162308411652016-02-03T16:23:05.836-05:002016-02-03T16:23:05.836-05:00Thanks Koshcat! I agree. I don't think Obama ...Thanks Koshcat! I agree. I don't think Obama will allow an indictment to go forward because that would come to define his presidency, just as Ford pardoning Nixon came to define him. He would rather give Hillary the cold shoulder and let her go down on her own.<br /><br /><br />Eric, You can take Barney out of the DC gay bars, but you can't really stop the party. Underage male prostitutes will always find work in DC.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-873450142259492832016-02-03T16:15:25.230-05:002016-02-03T16:15:25.230-05:00Here's a question for Andrew -
Can the Presid...Here's a question for Andrew - <br />Can the President issue a Presidential Pardon to someone who has only been indicted, but not yet convicted of a crime?BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-12563893366852426002016-02-03T15:37:23.635-05:002016-02-03T15:37:23.635-05:00>> Hillary will be the nominee even if they ...>> Hillary will be the nominee even if they have to conjure up photo-shopped pictures of Sanders having sex with underage, male prostitutes.>><br /><br />Barney Frank's returning to DC prominence?EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-18722927163878965482016-02-03T14:55:52.444-05:002016-02-03T14:55:52.444-05:00Nice breakdown and I agree with your assessment. R...Nice breakdown and I agree with your assessment. Rubio is sitting well especially if he has a good showing in New Hampshire. I think with some of the garbage out of the way, the debates should be better. Cruz is brilliant but soulless; Trump is an experience executive but a complete dick; Rubio is very articulate but seems so young. Rubio needs a little touch of grey to garner some legitimacy. As for Trump, the whole Megan Kelly fight has bothered my Trump-loving conservative friends. They don't get what he is trying to prove. I just point out he isn't trying to prove anything; this is just Trump being Trump which is a total dick.<br /><br />While the GOP has real candidates with charisma and experience, the Dems are just a mess. How does Wasserman keep her job? She is a disaster. However, once the party decides on who they want, they will bunker down and piss on our legs calling it rain. Hillary will be the nominee even if they have to conjure up photo-shopped pictures of Sanders having sex with underage, male prostitutes. The only thing stopping her is if she were to be indicted by the US Attorney General. There is plenty already to do so but Obama (and it is his call) is too much of a pussy to do it (probably because of pictures of him smoking weed with underage male prostitutes).Koshcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552108950848576633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-69089444264361351382016-02-03T14:55:35.356-05:002016-02-03T14:55:35.356-05:00Eric, It sounds like he could make a pretty good r...Eric, It sounds like he could make a pretty good run at it, given the crappy field.<br /><br />In any event, I suspect that the role of Democratic savior will be a first-come first chosen kind of position. So anyone interested should act fast.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-92119427644079077592016-02-03T14:53:52.127-05:002016-02-03T14:53:52.127-05:00Bev, Jim Gilmore was Virginia's AG when I live...Bev, Jim Gilmore was Virginia's AG when I lived there. He may have become governor too at some point, but I'm not sure. And I'm wondering how many of those 12 were actually movie goers who thought they were seeing <i>Happy Gilmore</i>.<br /><br />Yeah, little Ricky was running. Presumably God told him to go spend time in Iowa and then quit.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-69578100624852460912016-02-03T14:50:29.347-05:002016-02-03T14:50:29.347-05:00So Santorum was actually still running? I thought...So Santorum was actually still running? I thought he was out a long time ago. <br /><br />And who is Jim Gilmore? He got 12 votes in Iowa on Monday...BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-18708353809456605592016-02-03T14:50:28.652-05:002016-02-03T14:50:28.652-05:00AP, Antonio, as with any statist masquerading as R...AP, Antonio, as with any statist masquerading as Robin Hood, is beloved in the Hell-A area, and I highly suspect he didn't throw his hat into the CA governor's race because he envisioned an appointment of some sort from whomever the Dem's nominate for the White House. Just a guess, though, and (blessedly, for now) I haven't heard a peep from him since he put the Mayor's office in his rearview. We'll see what happens.EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-85379764799185667492016-02-03T14:32:09.714-05:002016-02-03T14:32:09.714-05:00Santorum is out. Add him to the pile with Huckabe...Santorum is out. Add him to the pile with Huckabee and Paul.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-37488486139466874792016-02-03T14:22:30.667-05:002016-02-03T14:22:30.667-05:00tryanmax, We are in an age where being "the c...tryanmax, We are in an age where being "the common man" strikes a huge chord with either party and the public. I think this comes from the sense that the government is divorced from common sense these days.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-81833576364208801332016-02-03T14:20:41.159-05:002016-02-03T14:20:41.159-05:00Eric, That's an interesting name. I don't...Eric, That's an interesting name. I don't know much about how his tenure ran, but he is yet another person who strikes as someone with enough national cache to be able to jump into the race... at least, if I was a desperate Democrat. Frankly, I'll be thrilled to have a wounded Hillary win the nomination! :)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-59515407801142754962016-02-03T14:19:17.388-05:002016-02-03T14:19:17.388-05:00Kit and Bev, Even a change in attitude would help....Kit and Bev, Even a change in attitude would help. The problem is that every time something like the massive cost of college comes up, the immediate response on the right is to talk about whiny young people and how they walked uphill in the snow both ways to the "self-made-man" school in their day.<br /><br />It's the same thing with women and minorities. Attitude is the first problem. A lack of anything in the platform to address the worries of these people is second.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-10198157256859607172016-02-03T14:15:18.579-05:002016-02-03T14:15:18.579-05:00Patriot, I can't say you are wrong for what yo...Patriot, I can't say you are wrong for what you want. I'd love to see that too. But sadly, what you are after isn't possible in our system. All that is possible is incrementalism. Unfortunately, none of our political class get that. We tend to get either guys who just want to run big government in another direction or guys who yell and scream, but are just tilting at windmills. We need someone who understands how to set a lot of this into motion without drawing a backlash.<br /><br />At the same time though, we need a new platform that attracts middle America. Without that, we will continue to bleed support and keep the Democrats competitive.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-92000830217436193202016-02-03T14:01:41.562-05:002016-02-03T14:01:41.562-05:00Kit, We definitely need to broaden our appeal.Kit, We definitely need to broaden our appeal.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-37404076200085913592016-02-03T13:58:08.628-05:002016-02-03T13:58:08.628-05:00Eric, Democrats don't like minorities who thin...Eric, Democrats don't like minorities who think for themselves.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-2304904983701622292016-02-03T13:56:33.583-05:002016-02-03T13:56:33.583-05:00tryanmax, LOL! If that doesn't sound like... ...tryanmax, LOL! If that doesn't sound like... "Ok, I've had some time to brace myself. I can take Hillary now."<br /><br />She should try: "Hillary: The best you're going to get this time."<br /><br />"Hillary: Deal with it."<br />"Hillary: Not as bad as you think."<br />AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-22812549672418801862016-02-03T13:53:42.278-05:002016-02-03T13:53:42.278-05:00Bev, Cruz would make an excellent AG. He even has...Bev, Cruz would make an excellent AG. He even has the temperament for it -- total -sshole.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-57054057450439202362016-02-03T13:52:21.914-05:002016-02-03T13:52:21.914-05:00Critch, I get the sense that there will be a lot o...Critch, I get the sense that there will be a lot of Bernie or Bust voters out there who will stay home in November.<br /><br />As for Obama, there has been a lot of discussion that he hates the idea of Hillary winning and replacing his cronies with her cronies. I could see him doing his best to bring in Biden.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-26527667525933617892016-02-03T13:42:41.943-05:002016-02-03T13:42:41.943-05:00Kit, it's not as bleak as all that. The 84% fi...Kit, it's not as bleak as all that. The 84% figure is drawn exclusively from Democrats. The Democrat party has a slightly larger percentage of young voters than Republicans, 18% vs 12%. That still means 48% of young Iowa caucus-goers voted for Sanders, but you have to consider that caucus turnout is a show of true believers and not of the general electorate in a state that doesn't even reflect the nation as a whole. <br /><br />Another thing you might consider--though all you have is my say-so--the voice of William Jennings Bryan still seems to echo in the plains states, and anyone who bears a passing resemblance to the Great Commoner gets an automatic boost. Bernie isn't as politically unclassifiable as a WJB, but he certainly sidesteps the lines of both parties. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-63316653594932968462016-02-03T13:22:54.316-05:002016-02-03T13:22:54.316-05:00What, Bev, former LA mayor Tony Villaraigosa too s...What, Bev, former LA mayor Tony Villaraigosa too small potatoes for Hillsy? ;-)EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.com