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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Social climber
SLO, Ca
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I predict lots of show boat hearings and subpoenas, blocked nominations, etc. Congress is hopeless.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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But, Malemute, you may not like it but at least something is being done
even if it is the wrong thing! ;-/
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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Is it morning in America?
Nah. Wake up and smell the coffee.
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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Reilly wrote:
But, Malemute, you may not like it but at least something is being done
even if it is the wrong thing! ;-/
Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing.
How much of your personal life is just on hold and waiting for the masters in Washington DC to "do something"?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Well, Larry, that comment sort of sums up how a lot of people lead their lives - Waiting For Gubmint Goodbar.
Having just returned from Italy I can assure you that Southern Italy, which follows that system, sucks big time.
Northern Italy, where people go out and make lives for themselves, is doing quite nicely, thank you,
although no thanks to their layabout southern cousins who the northeners support.
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TradEddie
Trad climber
Philadelphia, PA
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How will Republicans govern, and what will be the result?
The soon-to-be-former Governor of Pennsylvania followed through on the right-wing dogma. He cut corporate taxes, cut school spending (socialism), rolled out the red carpet to oil/gas companies, and refused to meet environmental groups. He refused calls for harsher penalties for straw purchasers of guns, until a cop was murdered yet the straw purchaser could only be sentenced to a few months in prison for a first offense.
The result? Last night he became the first incumbent Governor ever to lose re-election in Pennsylvania.
Roll on 2016.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Southern Idaho is looking that much better every day though.
Why is this is? What about the North? What is it about ex military and retired civil servants moving to Idaho? I hear about a lot about that kind of activity occurring.
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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You forgot Hedge in your list Werner. I wonder about his welfare in light of the suicide of his "permanent demographic majority".
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Coo. I have a couple family friends that retired from the KernCountyFireDept and high tailed it to N.ID as soon as they left the red wagons. I have friends in MT from ID that have echoed the Cali retired Gov't contingent that moves to ID(in the 80's and 90's it was mostly N.ID -at least from my casual observations). It just seems odd to me that such an anti-gov't state would be so appealing. Although, there is enough land to essentially be alone up here anyway. It is what I dig about it. Easy to forget about the f'd politics of this country and just breathe and ogle at the landscape while enjoying the ride...
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Tvash
climber
Seattle
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I'm quite happy with the results.
DC, AK, OR ended Prohibition 2.0
AK, AR, IL, NE increased their minimum wage
CA reduced most non-violent felonies to misdemeanors - blowing a huge hole in Prohibition 2.0
CO and ND rejected personhood at conception
IL bolstered voting rights and requires birth control to be covered
MI bolstered protection of personal electronic data
OR passed an ERA according to sex
OR also voted for 'top 2' primary voting - moving one step closer towards WA's voting system - the best in the country. Like WA, OR already votes by mail - a system which blocks most of the voter suppression shenanigans we've been seeing elsewhere in the past 15 years.
WA voted overwhelmingly for background checks for private gun sales
Education didn't fare well across the nation, but other than that - things went pretty well in the States.
Congress? Who cares? They'll sit on their asses doing nothing, just like they've been doing for the past 2 years.
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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Lots of important races are now finished.
Last Sunday was the New York City Marathon.
The men's division was won by a Kenyan.
Meanwhile, in Kenya, a pie-eating competition was won by an American.
(Hat tip to Letterman)
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Nothing will change, Obama will veto and then 2016 will come quickly.
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crankster
Trad climber
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Not too quickly, Bob. The show has just begun.
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WBraun
climber
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Measured and calibrated from your ass ....
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Tvash
climber
Seattle
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One word: BJBP
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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on Werner's planet the big siren goes off tuesday @noon.
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Jingy
climber
Somewhere out there
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This should show everyone a little something about repubs.
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