2010 midterm elections

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Politics update

Specifically todays 'Equality' update.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/10/15/a_twist_on_equality_laws/?p1=Upbox_links

This has been today's Politics/equality update which I emphatically suggest yesssssssssssss. I'm for it.


Key quote:

“The human body is the human body, and a woman’s body is a beautiful thing,’’ said Mark Papas, 55, third-generation owner of the Lantern Bar and Grill. “It’s fine with me. I believe in women’s rights.’’

😀
Exactly.
 
“Why is it OK for children to see smokers, to see alcoholism, and to see beer trucks going by?’’ Gundelfinger asked. “I think it’s messed up. I’ve seen women more provocative fully clothed than I would be in just a pair of swim trunks.’’

Drink more beer, see more.....well much more
 
In Katherine Gundelfinger’s view, women should have “equal access to sunshine.’’ That means being able to walk or bike shirtless through downtown, or bathe at Onota Lake wearing only a pair of bikini bottoms.

What you said.

 
Those who support "Progress and Justice" out . . . those who support "Liberty and Prosperity" in. One is measurable, the other depends solely on who holds the biggest gun.

Normally this would mean a few Democrats should stay in, but events have shown that when its important, the "D" (or the "R") they wear and their future job offers are more important than their other principles. If in doubt, all you needed for proof was the first role call on the Health Care bill shown on CSPAN. There were 8 "D" abstentions on the first round, all of whom voted against the bill after it passed. I'll leave it to you to guess/lookup Republican abstentions.

It also means at least a third or more of the Republicans need to go too.

The pressures on US job creation are enormous. Businesses outsource for enormous labor cost savings; even McDonalds take-out windows are testing call-center operation. How long are we even going to need US teachers lol? Green jobs? ROFL, even if windmills and solar panels worked, what makes ANYONE think they would be made here?

At the same time, every move made the last two years has made it more undesirable for businesses to even locate in the US, except if you need a bailout. This is exactly backwards.

Can't hire here, can't operate here. Trickle-down prosperity is preferable to trickle-up poverty. If in doubt, stop wailing over the gap between rich and poor in THIS country long enough to check the gap between US poor and poor everywhere else.

We live in a country where you can go to jail for eating an eagle egg, but are protected if you kill a human being as it exits the womb. This is exactly backwards.

Just my opinions, of course, but its a fair outline of the candidates I'm looking for.
 


Exactly. If you can think of an industry, chances are that they have a lobby in D.C. (not to mention the state capitals). Translation: Everyone and their mother in business has a big interest in what laws are passed.
 
The "perception" is, unions are for the lil guy
No, theyre out for themselves too
When business is trying to get influence, its considered evil, tho most people are employed by them
Since certain politicians have a bent on business, and its a political ploy for them, businesses suffer, go overseas etc, due to over taxation and over regulations
Now, how manyu people arent working in the US because of this isnt known, and wont be unless some "sympathizing" group comes out and does studies, but then again, we cant have "them" being construed as being for the lil guy
Much like when Meg Whitman was called a whore, and the N.O.W. org came out and backed moonbeam Jerry Brown

When defending themselves, they (NOW) said they support both sides, but so far, theyve endorsed 80 candidates, all Dems
As for calling anyone disagreeing with the president bigots, this ploy too has been pushed to the max, all the while, those that push this ignore its a known fact blacks vote over 90% Dem
Now, do I believe either are racist?
No, rather I look at it more like divorce, in, whomever pulls the trigger first, and is more agressive wins
These things are tough to mention, but yet theyre true, a shame in many repects, and needs to end
Division isnt a good thing, especially in these economic times
You have Obama being booed by the gays coalition from his party while giving a speech, becuase of his support of the current law on dont ask dont tell
Is this fair to him?
No, but its the Dems policy to cover all peoples, and the tradegy is, the radicals are the mouth pieces of those seperate tents within the Dem party
Its my opinion we need to quit listeningto these people, find the more rational approaches, wherein we can move forwards with cooperation from all sides
Not make dtatements about fighting them when they get in, lets not go backwards, when no one likes the current new direction etc
Its time they liten to us, and no, not the radivcals speaking for any of us, but the real folks, who havnt burned their ears off, and actually confront their directions with other possibilities
With this, I mean no disrespect towards anyone, on the contrary, I lift all up, especially anyone whos felt let down by our current "leaders", and put OUR combined voices first, and wish to hold the feet of those we elect to the fire
 
True, at least in part. Moreover, D's & R's act like divorce lawyers, agitating the differences to further their own "business" interests.

They tout the benefits of "diversity" as if diversity itself were a useful goal.

History shows quite clearly that "diversity" in and of itself is not a positive thing. See European economic development, American Indians, Korea, Vietnam, the Balkans right up until today . . . or any group task where the five members have five different solutions. Success follows identification with the team you are on, not the supremacy or even the importance of the individual differences typically used to define diversity.

Politicians, however, have learned to play both sides of the diversity game quite well. On the one hand, you can gerrymander your district so 51% of the people agree on policies you can then adopt.

Alternatively, focus them on their diversity to divide them up into very small and very angry groups. In this way you can pick and choose the set of policies to adopt that will cobble together 51% of the vote . . . often without actually having to implement them :)

It's simply more effective to have them divided and angry than satisfied.

Time to change that, and as J said: "put OUR combined voices first, and wish to hold the feet of those we elect to the fire"
 
Businesses outsource for enormous labor cost savings; even McDonalds take-out windows are testing call-center operation.
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Seriously? At the end of the day, it seems as if the the services are also moving overseas. What will we have left? Obviously, Defense is still going to be mainly US, but most other things are probably going to go overseas.

At the same time, every move made the last two years has made it more undesirable for businesses to even locate in the US, except if you need a bailout. This is exactly backwards.

Can't hire here, can't operate here. Trickle-down prosperity is preferable to trickle-up poverty. If in doubt, stop wailing over the gap between rich and poor in THIS country long enough to check the gap between US poor and poor everywhere else.
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As far as job creations, I completely agree. It is pretty hard for businesses to set up shop here in the US. Way too many regulations that are either enforced arbitrarily or incorrectly imo (case in point: Patents). I'm not saying that we should all go laissez-faire, but rather a relaxation of certain rules/regulations on small & medium sized businesses.

I would also like to point out that the education system in the US for the most part isn't exactly the best (esp. most public education in most states). The US is REALLY lacking in math and science. For example, last year, about 75-90% of the people in my class didn't know how to do compound interest! WTF! Most people now don't wont to be engineers and instead get a Fine Arts/Communication/Psychology degree. This is a far cry from the days of Apollo/Gemini/space race where every kid wanted to be a scientist.
 
Look into those stated adventures-
Fine arts, definately liberal
Psychology, very arguably liberal
Communications, see Jimmy Carter

Now, whos placed these directions you may ask yourself?
Whos union is the largest you may ask?
Whos benefits and pay are almost double that of the private sector?

We need to sweep these long worn out hippies and radicals out the barn with the rest of the HS
 
Angela Merkel announced yesterday that the multi-cultural experiment in Germany has failed.

That probably means we'll be formalizing our own multi-cultural experiment as *official* US policy right after the elections :)
 


I'm telling you it's all a Bolshevik plot 😀
 
You guys are gonna love this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR2010101902501.html

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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Source: http://topics.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights

I think I just lost all faith in the intelligence of some people. If she wins .... I'm moving to Canada or Japan.

Yes, the Japs are some what not "normal" but I think I can deal with them over O’Donnell.
 
Just some random thoughts...

Lobbying: Special, or any other interests, only need 51 senators and 218 representatives to support their interests, and enact legislation. When politicians whine about special interests, they are talking about the ones who are not contributing to their campaigns, or bringing business to their districts. Did you know that lobbyists and congressional staff members actually write most of the legislation? The actual Members of Congress are too busy schmoozing/campaigning to actually write legislation. Sometimes they read it before they vote.

The current brouhaha over the US Chamber of Commerce, is an example of such whining. Guess who has controlled the Congress for the last 3.5 years? OK, you know its the Ds. So, if they really cared about campaign finance reform, don't you think they've had enough time to enact it? OK, I know they've been busy working on Cap and Trade, Health Care takeover, stimulus, other pork projects, growing the federal government, and campaigning for re-election. Maybe they'll enact this fiscal year's appropriations before mid-year (March 2011).

Something happens to many good people after they are elected and move to DC. Or to the state capitols. After one or two terms, they seem to forget why we sent them, sometimes even that it was US who sent them. Ever wonder why? Party rules: Whether you are a D or an R, you had better conform and do as directed by your party's leadership. You may get off the hook if your vote is not needed to pass the legislation, AND it would endanger your re-election - although this Congress has sacrificed many of the D representatives by making many vote for Health Care takeover. Oh, you may rebel, but if you cost your party a key piece of legislation or funding to another of your party members' districts, you WILL lose than plum seat on the Committee(s) of jurisdiction for your district. If you were from Iowa, you're going to lose your seat on the Agriculture Committee. Your special project and the funding you arranged with the Appropriations Committee? That's gone. You need money to campaign? May become difficult to find.

Campaigns are brutal. Want to run? Be prepared for every odd organization you never heard of to send you a questionnaire and invite you to their forums or debates. Some you may recognize, others not. The cameras are always rolling, do not mis-speak. I'm not sure - outright lying may be OK. Be prepared for your all of your idiosyncrasies, mistakes, even follies of your youth to be blogged, printed, or even on the airwaves if you look like you are winning in the polls, or otherwise threaten the status quo. Remember that girl from college, yes, the one you both thought was pregnant? Well, it doesn't matter whether you remember her or not because she'll remember you.......................
 

Sorry, Shadow. I have to disagree with your conclusion. "Separation of Church and State" is not mentioned in the Constitution. "Congress shall make no law ..." is a subtly different thing that has been (in my opinion) misinterpreted almost from the beginning (Jefferson, 1802 or so). You can tell what the founders had in mind by wading through all the public debates gathered up in the Federalist Papers. The First Amendment doesn't mean freedom from religion. It means freedom of religion.

If "Separation of Church and State" was what the authors of the Bill of Rights had in mind, why do we have Congressional chaplains? Why is "In God we trust" on our money?

I repeat: O'Donnell was right. You cannot find the phrase "Separation of Church and State" in our Constitution.

"I think I just lost all faith in the intelligence of some people. If she wins .... I'm moving to Canada or Japan."
Hope you do a better job than Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger did when Bush was elected. :)

 
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