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So of course this time around they focus on pet causes for the religious right instead. silly

Hopefully we'll end up with split houses of congress and neither side will be able to do anything for at least 2 years.

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When Republicans found a way to blame Democrats for a massive recession they did awesome!

 

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laugh Why in the world would fat cat republicans want Obama gone? I wish they would at least put on a better caliber of theater and pretend they were serious about beating him.

 

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When Republicans found a way to blame Democrats for a massive recession they did awesome!

That's not why they won. They won because they promised to control the debt and shrink government.

Unless you believe the libtards. If you believe them then they won because Tea Partiers promised to bring back slavery and take away the vote from women.

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The enthusiasm is not there anymore, mainly due to the wet noodles they have on the ticket.

 

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When Republicans can convince stupid people that they care about debt and they want smaller government...they win.

True enough, but then they do exactly the opposite as soon as they get in power and they end up losing again. You would think people would learn....but then, they are stupid.

I used to be amazed at how god damn idiotic people in the US can be, finally accepted the fact that it's not an aberration, it's working as intended.

The people in power want Americans to be idiots, and for the most part, they got their wish.

 

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Unless you believe the libtards. If you believe them then they won because Tea Partiers promised to bring back slavery and take away the vote from women.


Yeah. And I'm getting a little pissed the Tea Partiers haven't come through on EITHER of those. When's that supposed to happen again?

 

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paulg_68 posted:
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When Republicans found a way to blame Democrats for a massive recession they did awesome!

That's not why they won. They won because they promised to control the debt and shrink government.

Unless you believe the libtards. If you believe them then they won because Tea Partiers promised to bring back slavery and take away the vote from women.

coffee


When the recession came federal tax revenue went down which made the debt go way up. The Republicans blamed the debt problem on Obama and his stimulus while ignoring the impacto of the recession and Bush's stimulus, unfunded wars, and tax cuts.

So you are right, the Republicans didn't just blame Dems for the recession but also other stuff.

It is no surprise that you want to repeat this triumph of ignorance over reason.

 

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Actually the Republicans blew their wad last August. Remember all that stuff about shutting down the gubmint because there weren't enough cuts?

Americans like the idea of focusing on the debt and shrinking gubmint but they turned on the Republicans when the Republicans tried to hold the country hostage and force a default if they didn't get what they wanted.

 

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I don't think it was the debt standoff as much as it has been the harsh dealing with reworking union contracts, right to work, and all things related.

 

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Republicans started losing as soon as they focused on social issues that in the big scheme of things are a waste of time.

 

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The biggest help to Obama has been a recovering economy.

The issues that impact Congressional races vary from area to area.

 

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The GOP doesnt have the same economic backdrop to campaign against this time.

Unemployment and growth are better than they were 2 years ago.

Incumbant republicans cant use the economic malaise to full advantage b/c that hurts them, why havent they made things better....but they cant promote the economic momentum b/c that hurts the party challenging incumbant Dems.

The public never really cares about the debt in great numbers. They care about unemployment and income growth.

 

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The biggest help to Obama has been a recovering economy.
At what point do you think Obama has ever been in danger of losing?

 

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The biggest help to Obama has been a recovering economy.
At what point do you think Obama has ever been in danger of losing?

It was a virtual lock for Obama to lose right up until the Republican candidates announced.

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I was thinking about posting this in its own thread but this thread is right on topic for this short opinion piece on the Republicans.

Ignoring Rand Paul's Budget

 

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No. The left knows Obama sucks. They just need a name/names from the right so they can put on a show, make shit up, and say how much worse those people are.
They are disingenuous automatons and will vote for the D no matter who runs against him.
Add to that Obama has thrown a few trillion dollars around to others to party til the wheels fall off, and he seals the election up nicely.

Riding SEAL 6 hard for an OBL kill or pirate raids makes good headlines, and drowns out stuff like losing Afghanistan, GITMO, indefinite detention, etc.

 

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laugh

Moe you are getting melty or are you always this crazy?

 

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You think believing Obama has never been in danger of being defeated is getting melty?
Some of whatever you are drinking, please. grin

 

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I think the Afghanistan issue makes you melty.

 

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Really? How so?

 

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I don't know how. I have a guess as to why but neither question matters that much because in the end it is pretty obvious.

You are welcome btw for calling out your melt before it got out of hand.

 

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laugh If you say so chief.

 

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You are really butthurt over Obama. Especially for a "moderate."

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I was thinking about posting this in its own thread but this thread is right on topic for this short opinion piece on the Republicans.

Ignoring Rand Paul's Budget


haha, no conservative here will touch this.

 

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Obama is a noob. He follows in the footsteps of a noob. He really isn't doing anything that is unexpected by me.
If by butthurt over Obama, you mean ridiculing his partisan zomboids with facts, then yes. flag

 

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Obama is a noob. He follows in the footsteps of a noob. He really isn't doing anything that is unexpected by me.
If by butthurt over Obama, you mean ridiculing his partisan zomboids with facts, then yes. flag


laugh

Is that what you were doing. I thought you were being an irrational and whiny lil partisan.

 

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If you are looking for a slap fight like a few others today, I am happy to oblige you for the next 16 minutes.

Come at me bro!

 

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Who do you know in Afghanistan?

 

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Who do I know? Quite a few people. People I have served with in the past. I know a couple that go there occasionally to help gain information for a policy think tank.

 

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Republicans started losing as soon as they focused on social issues that in the big scheme of things are a waste of time.


I would like to think that's true but it isn't.

What has turned people off is all the fiascos with the debt standoff and trying to gut unions and all that other stuff. Social issues have played a very minor part in it. They are turning to social issues now because they've tried everything else and it's just made their poll numbers plummet more and more.

 

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Who do I know? Quite a few people. People I have served with in the past. I know a couple that go there occasionally to help gain information for a policy think tank.


Obviously you think that Obama screwed up Afghanistan. I think most people think it was already screwed up.

What does your tank think? Why are you so emotionally invested in the issue?

 

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Absolutely agreed. It was screwed up before we got there, thus that whole 9/11 thing.
To prevent that from happening again, at least from this country, Bush decided to try and pacify the country. It was exactly what he promised he would NOT do during his 2000 campaign.
However thats what he decided to do and you know what, it started to work. There are maps of casualties by province by year floating around.

Were your 20 questions aimed at my son being there a few years ago? That wasn't a secret and I openly shared that. He did his tour for a year in 2009.
Hes been back stateside for almost 2 years now.

Its not emotionally invested so much as ridiculously well informed, for the above obvious reasons.

As for the think tank, have a read. Good people, smart people.
http://www.understandingwar.org/

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So the think tank is about being a better General than Patreaus?

 

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Republicans started losing as soon as they focused on social issues that in the big scheme of things are a waste of time.


I would like to think that's true but it isn't.

What has turned people off is all the fiascos with the debt standoff and trying to gut unions and all that other stuff. Social issues have played a very minor part in it. They are turning to social issues now because they've tried everything else and it's just made their poll numbers plummet more and more.



You don't think moderates who lean right weren't turned off by all the contraceptive B.S.? I know I was.


You're probably right though, I think it's just stupid of them to focus on the wrong areas.

 

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Never forget. Moe loved George W. Bush until he decided the most effective way to attack Obama was to say he was Bush.

 

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When Republicans found a way to blame Democrats for a massive recession they did awesome!

That's not why they won. They won because they promised to control the debt and shrink government.
Campaign promises...


It's a shame no Republican administration, or Republican controlled congress has been able to make good on those promises...

 

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