The funny thing is that today, some 6 days after the election the Red team is still sitting there looking at the polls and wondering why Nate Silver saw what they didn't see.telcoman wrote:I just love watching Fox after the election trying to explain what just happened.
BusyBadger wrote:The GOP's catch and release program is a different story.
You are killing the person not to protect society, life in prison does that. You are "killing him back" coldly, on a predetermined day. That's pure malice.R/T Hemi wrote:My problem with the death penalty isn't the death of the person convicted of the crime, but the certainty of the guilt of that person. Regardless, a killing sanctioned by society according to it's laws isn't murder, and never will be. One could argue that killing Osama was an act of murder. I'll never buy that either. Society has the right to protect itself and it's members. There is no malice in the death penalty, and malice is an element of murder.
Here is what is wrong with the death penaltyR/T Hemi wrote:My problem with the death penalty isn't the death of the person convicted of the crime, but the certainty of the guilt of that person. Regardless, a killing sanctioned by society according to it's laws isn't murder, and never will be. One could argue that killing Osama was an act of murder. I'll never buy that either. Society has the right to protect itself and it's members. There is no malice in the death penalty, and malice is an element of murder.
So, you like the French jail system, eh?s0m3th1ngAZ wrote:The death penalty does not deter crime...gulags and tortuous conditions however, might. We need more sodomy, less basic human needs, and more psychological torment.
Couple things...R/T Hemi wrote:I've got to add my 47 cents worth here.
I was pretty proud of my President yesterday when he took McCain to task for his comments on Susan Rice. He showed strength and tenacity. Those are qualities Romney lacked. We're headed in the right direction.
Yup!WDRacing wrote:Also...we're headed in the right direction?
At the expense of a -.5% GDP bump, so says the CBOtelcoman wrote:Yup!WDRacing wrote: Also...we're headed in the right direction?
Taxes on the rich are finally going up
Telcoman
Yes. I saw a much stronger Obama, more resolute, more willing to call it as it is. And the fact is simple with respect to the direction we're headed. Obama has made it clear what he stands for in the campaign. The American public bought it, realizing the other option was a trip down Bush lane. Yes, things are already looking up.WDRacing wrote:Also...we're headed in the right direction? We haven't had a single change yet or any substantial anything and you've determined we're heading in the right direction? Because of what...a fvcking press conference?
QFTMFTthemadscientist wrote:Don't count on it.
If he would fill up in New Jersey he wouldn't have to pump his own gas.themadscientist wrote:This makes me smile.
I prefer to pump my own but technically it is illegal in NJ. I get out of my vehicle and politely ask them not to drip gas on my G when they remove the nozzle.WDRacing wrote:We had both is Mass where I grew up. Don't knock having your gas pumped for you when the weather sucks.
Same for Oregon.themadscientist wrote:Yeah, f that. I was shocked to discover that silly Jersey BS.
So we are twisting reality through law to create unnecessary work, nice. It's a liberal's dream.telcoman wrote:I prefer to pump my own but technically it is illegal in NJ. I get out of my vehicle and politely ask them not to drip gas on my G when they remove the nozzle.WDRacing wrote:We had both is Mass where I grew up. Don't knock having your gas pumped for you when the weather sucks.
It does provide jobs (low paying) for college students and others that do not speak good english
No, we're leaving reality twisted because we want to create work. Difference. Note it.Yahoo!Answers wrote:The ban on self-service gas stations is a highly combustible issue and makes for some heated debates. New Jersey passed the law making it illegal to pump your own gas in 1949. At the time, legislators felt it was too dangerous to have untrained people dispensing such a flammable liquid.
The ban on self-service gas stations is a highly combustible issue and makes for some heated debates.
In the wake of the GOP's election losses, media mavens and party elders inevitably express deep concern that the party has become "too conservative" to win elections. The party, we are warned, must moderate its positions to better appeal to voters in the "middle." Results in nine different races, however, suggest that the GOP needs to reaffirm its commitment to conservative values. In two Senate races, one Governors' race and six House races, libertarian candidates won enough support to potentially cost Republicans victory. The votes won by libertarian candidates far exceeded the Democrats' victory margins.
No s***, eh?The GOP is most successful when it embraces limited government and individual responsibility. It fails when it is merely a slightly more cost-efficient version of the Democrat party. The party forgets this at their peril.