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Silent H
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Message 61 of 96 (362934)
11-09-2006 4:22 PM
Reply to: Message 59 by nator
11-09-2006 8:38 AM


Re: It's true!
The Senate is now under Democrats' control!!!
For them and end of an era.
For everyone else the end of an error.

holmes
"What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." (D.Bros)

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subbie
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Message 62 of 96 (362949)
11-09-2006 5:54 PM
Reply to: Message 36 by Minnemooseus
11-08-2006 7:36 PM


Re: Minnesota (3rd party suck-dum)
Once again, to vote third party is to elect the one you don't want.
Heh, apparently you forgot about the Body!
The saddest thing about Ventura's administration, to me, is that he ran away completely after his term was up. He could have made a long term, lasting impact on Minnesota politics by going out and supporting third party candidates and creating a viable party.
If memory serves, Tim Penny ran at the end of Ventura's term as an Independant. Penny had a good shot at it on his own merits, until Wellstone died. I really think that kind of shook everyone up to the point where they all went back to their "safe places," less likely to take a chance on a third party. But I still think that if Ventura had put his powerful persona to work throughout the state, Minnesota might well have a three party political landscape right now.
Beg pardon if this is all horribly OT.

Those who would sacrifice an essential liberty for a temporary security will lose both, and deserve neither. -- Benjamin Franklin

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kuresu
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Message 63 of 96 (362954)
11-09-2006 6:38 PM
Reply to: Message 8 by Percy
11-08-2006 8:33 AM


Re: New Hampshire has gone Democratic!
As far as I knew, only Alaska and Tennessee had no state income tax. Your state makes three.
(quick note:for now, Alaska actually pays you to be a resident there--at least, they did while I lived there, from 88-92)

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jar
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Message 64 of 96 (362956)
11-09-2006 6:48 PM
Reply to: Message 63 by kuresu
11-09-2006 6:38 PM


Re: New Hampshire has gone Democratic!
Texas, Florida and quite a few others have no state income tax.
list

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ramoss
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Message 65 of 96 (362959)
11-09-2006 7:19 PM


And Now Rumsfeld is gone.
House, Democratic majority
Senate, Democrate Majority (with independant cacusing with the Democrates)
Rumsfeld, replaced
Edited by AdminAsgara, : No reason given.

  
SuperNintendo Chalmers
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Message 66 of 96 (362962)
11-09-2006 7:43 PM


RNC Chair is gay
Oh the hilarious Irony........
Bill Maher outed RNC chair Ken Mehlman on Larry King Last night
LMFAO
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Poor guy.. must hate himself
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Chiroptera
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Message 67 of 96 (362982)
11-09-2006 9:32 PM
Reply to: Message 59 by nator
11-09-2006 8:38 AM


It's true! -- The election is over!
I just saw the news:
Allen and Burns have graciously conceded. Pretty decent of them; if I was in an election that was that close, I think I would have called for a recount just to make sure.

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Chiroptera
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Message 68 of 96 (362990)
11-09-2006 10:10 PM


My side won another election.
It looks like 59.6% of the eligible voters decided to sit this one out.
Whatever their margin of victory, it appears that the Democrats do not represent a majority of Americans.

Kings were put to death long before 21 January 1793. But regicides of earlier times and their followers were interested in attacking the person, not the principle, of the king. They wanted another king, and that was all. It never occurred to them that the throne could remain empty forever. -- Albert Camus

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SuperNintendo Chalmers
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Message 69 of 96 (362992)
11-09-2006 10:16 PM
Reply to: Message 68 by Chiroptera
11-09-2006 10:10 PM


Re: My side won another election.
If everyone actually had to vote the democrats would win every election

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RAZD
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Message 70 of 96 (362997)
11-09-2006 10:28 PM
Reply to: Message 67 by Chiroptera
11-09-2006 9:32 PM


Re: It's true! -- The election is over!
Allen and Burns have graciously conceded.
George and Gracie conceded?
(yes I dated myself, we went dutch, I got insulted and vowed never to see myself again)
...
enjoy.

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Chiroptera
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Message 71 of 96 (363121)
11-10-2006 6:41 PM
Reply to: Message 69 by SuperNintendo Chalmers
11-09-2006 10:16 PM


Re: My side won another election.
Perhaps. In the former Soviet Union, everyone had to vote and the Communists won every election.
If we had democratic elections that encouraged a variety of different platforms, encouraged people to vote according to their beliefs, and produced a government that represented the majority opinion, then I bet that the winner would be a European style social democratic coalition. And that would be even if people didn't have to vote.
*Sigh* But we don't have the luxury of living in the world we would like. We are forced to live in the world as it is.

Kings were put to death long before 21 January 1793. But regicides of earlier times and their followers were interested in attacking the person, not the principle, of the king. They wanted another king, and that was all. It never occurred to them that the throne could remain empty forever. -- Albert Camus

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jar
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Message 72 of 96 (363122)
11-10-2006 6:50 PM
Reply to: Message 71 by Chiroptera
11-10-2006 6:41 PM


Re: My side won another election.
*Sigh* But we don't have the luxury of living in the world we would like. We are forced to live in the world as it is.
Or try to change the world a small bit at a time.
Example.
How about an automatic tax credit for voters?

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kuresu
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Message 73 of 96 (363170)
11-11-2006 1:40 AM
Reply to: Message 72 by jar
11-10-2006 6:50 PM


Re: My side won another election.
hey, the opposite of the poll tax. the no-tax poll. or the un-poll tax. or . . .or . . .or . . .
but then you're taxing those who don't vote. it's discrimination against those who just don't give shit or like any of the choices!
(all in serious joking, but there would probably be someone who would use this defense, somewhere . . .)

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macaroniandcheese 
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Message 74 of 96 (363171)
11-11-2006 2:25 AM
Reply to: Message 68 by Chiroptera
11-09-2006 10:10 PM


Re: My side won another election.
yeah well. considering it's usually like 20 or 30 percent who vote, i think we did really well.

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Nighttrain
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Message 75 of 96 (363288)
11-11-2006 9:02 PM


RG
Can we talk here about the suitability of Robert Gates, or will it spoil the celebrations?

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