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  1. Neither side will govern. They both try to toe the most central lines of their parties without rocking the boat too much before the next election. If they are on the side of the majority, that means passing enough meaningless bills where the minority party cant accuse them of holding up the process of "governance". If you're in the minority party you just step back and hope that you get a scapegoat policy the opposition passed while in control, or as was the case in these midterms an unpopular do-nothing in the white house.
  2. I heard an interview with Tom Daschle last night talking about "if " the Pubs took over the majority that made me laugh. Tommy was suggesting that Barry should and would be willing to meet with McConnell on a weekly basis to hash out their differences and work together on passing "meaningful" legislation.... HOPE , but no change.
  3. Oil may have a bit more room to fall here. Won't be shocked if we see $65 a barrel prices before it finds some support level. Dollar is strengthening (negative for oil prices) and countries like the Saudis aren't going to cut production. So keep that train coming in the form of cheaper gas at the pumps (and oil heat this winter).
  4. Interesting discourse and thread. Whenever you start down the path of "at what point did man develop a soul" in the evolutionary discussion, there are bound to be some good points back and forth. My only thing is, I think we've all done this before.....
  5. Quote: Originally Posted by The Dude And see Joe Kennedy running unopposed - is it better to leave it blank or go for the write in? Based on other posts in this forum, you should know better. "Lena Dunham" should have been your choice.
  6. Quote: Originally Posted by Little Sore loser talk. I know it is hard to believe, but it is not sore loser mentality. I Voted for the "winning side" yesterday. My long whine was more just venting that even though i conceded to let the other party take another turn in the majority, I feel like America is getting dumber and dumber as we just piss away another few years of back and forth control between the two controlling parties. All the while, no real change is made and they keep spending Super Pac dollars yelling about castrating fellow Pols or the other side wants to steal your birth control. So basically I think everyone has been a "loser" in this system, and just wanted to gage if anyone else feels there is a way out of this paper bag. Dems will take it back in 2 years after the GOP sits on their hands during the lame duck period.
  7. I am so fed up with this teeter totter back and forth when it comes to the fixation re: the congressional majority. Instead of either side taking the helm when their party's number is called ( & the other side is given their referendum) and actually governing, the "victorious" side just treads water. When they finally do have control of the Hill, they are too concerned with how they may negatively impact the party's PR machine in the next election cycle instead of actually making changes. We've been hearing about addressing "social issues", immigration control, building up and adding to the "middle-class" for countless election cycles / presidential administrations, and there hasn't been anything resembling real change. Instead we continue to see the game of pass the baton to the opposing party and hope they sink themselves enough so you can regain control of the majority in the next election. All the while there has been nothing done about the budget deficit, education reform, and we continue to kick the can down the road on the debt ceiling. Not to bring down the mood, but does anyone have a notion as to what will ever break this boom and bust cycle of party control on the Hill? If the answer is "no" , I'm not sure I want to even stay engaged during these mid-terms going forward. And if that is ultimately the case, can we at least legalize recreational weed to make it fun to be in a haze through the entire thing??? That's one way both sides can make a change for the positive.
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