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What a bizarre reasoning. Legolas Send a noteboard - 07/08/2015 07:02:31 AM

View original postKnow any? I'd vote for Biden before Christie, Rubio or Jeb. Or Trump, for that matter, but at least he's wiling to speak to the illegal immigration problem. The Paul/Romney equivocation of "self-deporting" is absurd & unrealistic, especially since the longer we let them in, the less chance there is of actually rolling back the welfare state to encourage such self-deportation.

If you don't like any of the current Republican candidates, who do you like?
View original postA bad Democrat is a better choice for president than a weak Republican. At least the GOP will sometimes stand up against the former. John McCain's presidency would not have been appreciably different than Obama's, but there would have been no Tea Party to oppose him. Had Bush 41 been reelected, we'd have never retaken Congress in '94. And don't try whining about the Supreme Court. Nixon gave us Powell & Blackmun, Ford gave us Stevens, Reagan gave us O'Connor, Bush gave us Souter & Dubya gave us Roberts. What good are Alito, Thomas & Scalia when they are outnumbered by their own party's appointees?

O'Connor and Roberts at least were good choices which no Republican president should be ashamed of, surely. Even if O'Connor was relatively pro-choice and Roberts made that surprising Obamacare call.

Anyway, are you serious about a McCain presidency being no appreciately different from Obama's? He'd have been on the opposing side, or at least in a very different position, in nearly all of the major issues that will define Obama's term, be it Obamacare, gay marriage, Iraq, Iran, etc. And with two at least nominally conservative Justices in Kagan's and Sotomayor's places, a bunch of Supreme Court decisions might have gone very differently.

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So can Trump actually win the nomination? random thoughts - 06/08/2015 06:02:41 PM 1183 Views
I still think no. The media want ratings and feed the hype, that's all. Legolas - 06/08/2015 06:54:25 PM 710 Views
Bloomberg is a democrat random thoughts - 06/08/2015 11:14:03 PM 730 Views
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that sort of RINO thinking is dems greatest hope random thoughts - 07/08/2015 05:24:59 AM 554 Views
What a bizarre reasoning. Legolas - 07/08/2015 07:02:31 AM 656 Views
You misunderstand me. Legolas - 07/08/2015 06:49:15 AM 668 Views
I think Trump hurt himslef in the debate last night random thoughts - 07/08/2015 01:20:51 PM 692 Views
Yeah, that's weird - you almost never hear about Cruz being born in Canada. Legolas - 07/08/2015 09:49:32 PM 674 Views
There was a (relatively) lot of talk about that about a year ago Joel - 10/08/2015 01:18:54 PM 694 Views
Immediate post-debate polls showed most thought FOX bullied TRUMP, who stared it down Joel - 10/08/2015 01:14:59 PM 710 Views
Trumps exceptionally high presidential AND disapproval ratings are due to the GOP civil war Joel - 10/08/2015 01:12:27 PM 785 Views
I don't think so. Tom - 07/08/2015 01:51:18 PM 548 Views
Kasich is such a good choice I do not know whether to want or fear his nomination Joel - 10/08/2015 01:19:05 PM 709 Views
What is good about him? Ghavrel - 12/08/2015 08:05:10 AM 523 Views
God help us all, please no. TyrReborn - 07/08/2015 03:43:12 PM 485 Views
I am horrified that this is even a legitimate question. But it is. Sareitha Sedai - 07/08/2015 04:42:31 PM 594 Views
He really is not Joel - 10/08/2015 01:23:35 PM 698 Views
Some partially related thoughts after actually watching the debate... Legolas - 07/08/2015 09:28:42 PM 616 Views
Kasich is easily the GOPs best choice, so probably has no shot Joel - 10/08/2015 01:31:44 PM 921 Views
Probably. In a field this big he might still rise to the top five, but probably not to victory. Legolas - 10/08/2015 07:36:57 PM 500 Views
Kasich is running for VP random thoughts - 11/08/2015 04:42:59 PM 592 Views
Betfair betting markets say no Sports_Gambler - 08/08/2015 08:41:36 AM 1401 Views
it just shocks me that his numbers stay high no matter he says random thoughts - 09/08/2015 03:40:47 PM 563 Views
Yeah, but betting markets are proven to be far more accurate than polls Sports_Gambler - 11/08/2015 07:54:55 AM 625 Views
Where did the have Obama this far out from his first primary? random thoughts - 11/08/2015 04:42:00 PM 527 Views
Re: Where did the have Obama this far out from his first primary? Sports_Gambler - 12/08/2015 01:22:19 AM 621 Views
i think i would need to see proof that they were picking him in August 2007 random thoughts - 12/08/2015 01:40:31 AM 526 Views
Watching a bunch of old men tear themselves apart over women being people... Wibble - 09/08/2015 06:22:54 PM 780 Views
all I goot of that was ou don'q like old whit men *NM* random thoughts - 09/08/2015 07:50:09 PM 377 Views
Not only no, but ROFLCOPTER Joel - 10/08/2015 01:09:56 PM 632 Views
Trump probably *can* win the nomination moondog - 13/08/2015 10:24:49 PM 682 Views
please show the poll with Bush trailing Clinton by anywhere 20points random thoughts - 14/08/2015 12:49:47 AM 509 Views
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