http://jezebel.com/federal-judge-orders-alabama-to-reinstate-planned-paren-1739227273

[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 6:15 PM. Reason : negative ghostrider]

10/28/2015 6:04:26 PM

Nice little zinger from Graham re: Sanders

"Their number two guy went on honeymoon to the Soviet Union and I don't think he ever came back"

10/28/2015 6:33:56 PM

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/28/us-usa-crime-hastert-idUSKCN0SM17Z20151028

Great, a recommended sentence of 0-6 months for paying off someone who he probably victimized sexually as a high school coach and teacher.

10/28/2015 7:25:56 PM

he wasn't charged with either of those things, though

10/28/2015 8:22:56 PM

The good old players are a joke. Which most of you should know considering the age of thewolfweb posters. If politics isn't comedy to you by now, then you've aged badly.

10/28/2015 9:30:19 PM

not surprised graham doesn't know the difference between communism and socialism

10/28/2015 9:37:30 PM

^^^Nope, he was charged with structuring to avoid bank reporting. He also wasn't charged with lying to the FBI, which he clearly and blatantly did. It's nice to have friends in the system and dirt on other big names.

Hastert is, was, and always has been a sleazeball.

[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 9:41 PM. Reason : carats]

10/28/2015 9:38:47 PM

I charge them all with colluding to steal my money and flagrant flag waiving.

10/28/2015 9:40:37 PM

wrong thread.f

[Edited on October 28, 2015 at 9:46 PM. Reason : sdfs]

10/28/2015 9:46:35 PM

Hosmer anchor baby

10/28/2015 9:50:34 PM

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/07/10/republican-abstinence-only-crusaders-17-year-old-daughter-is-pregnant/

10/30/2015 3:20:50 PM

Quote :

"The wealthy businessman has pledged to shutdown the state's healthcare exchange and he's also expressed concerns about the expansion of Medicaid in Kentucky under the Affordable Care Act."

Can someone explain how shutting down one's healthcare exchange will benefit Joe the Plumber or Billy Bob in the trailer park? This seems to be a big thing for tea-baggers and mainstream conservatives. I just can't see the logic of how this will benefit those average citizens or even the average local small business owners.

Do they expect their insurance rates to halve without the exchange?

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/03/politics/election-day-2015-ballot-measures-referendum/index.html

11/4/2015 11:21:49 AM

http://www.abcnews4.com/story/30645131/bill-could-change-how-much-you-spend-on-veterinary-care

So apparently SC republicans are being pushed by for-profit veterinarians to ban anyone who isn't poor from using non-profit veterinarians.

12/2/2015 10:49:58 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/europe/germany-mein-kampf-republication-annotated/index.html

[quote]Mein Kampf' to be republished in Germany 70 years after Hitler


I could totally see some of the GOP loons I.e. Ted Cruz writing a modern day Mein Kampf

Replace Jews with Arabs/blacks, add love for Jesus and Christian law, and use paranoia of turrists attacks to justify surrendering privacy, and instead of living space promise lots of cheap oil and F150 trucks to all able bodies men

[Edited on December 3, 2015 at 1:46 AM. Reason : J]

12/3/2015 1:43:32 AM

So you just compared Ted Cruz to Hitler? Nice.

12/3/2015 3:37:06 PM

The Tea Party has been replaced by fascism, that much is true

12/3/2015 4:47:24 PM

I would agree a good portion of the hard right has stepped over the line into fascism. We are also seeing that with Trump and his supporters.

12/4/2015 7:32:33 AM

http://m.stltoday.com/news/legislation-targets-mizzou-football-team-strike/article_075aea21-6916-5bbe-8947-846d0fc8df71.html?mobile_touch=true

These people really don't care about the constitution.

12/15/2015 11:51:04 AM

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-audience-member-yells-nazi-salute-protester-removed-las-vegas-n480056

As one man was dragged away, people in the crowd variously yelled, "Shoot him!" "Kick his ass," and "Light the motherf—-r on fire!"

A large middle aged man shouted, "Sieg heil!" — a Nazi Germany-era salute — as the protester was taken away. The man, whose motives were not clear, was far enough from the stage that it was unlikely Trump heard the remark

12/15/2015 6:31:22 PM

I don't understand how these are the people who are running to win the nomination

it's a little insane

12/15/2015 9:14:40 PM

Trump is a nightmare

12/15/2015 9:58:07 PM

^^ polls show widespread disagreement with how we are handling terrorism, widespread fear of terrorism, and it's easy to stoke this fear for votes.

It's harder to generate fear about inequality or economic malaise from regressive policies.

[Edited on December 15, 2015 at 10:04 PM. Reason : ]

12/15/2015 10:03:42 PM

I'm amazed that trump can reference a foreign policy that he never had because he was just a guy who had no influence in foreign policy... always.

12/15/2015 10:49:16 PM

I think almost nothing Ted Cruz said was true... He told more than a few blatant lies.

12/15/2015 11:06:04 PM

Quote :

"http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-audience-member-yells-nazi-salute-protester-removed-las-vegas-n480056 As one man was dragged away, people in the crowd variously yelled, "Shoot him!" "Kick his ass," and "Light the motherf—-r on fire!" A large middle aged man shouted, "Sieg heil!" — a Nazi Germany-era salute — as the protester was taken away. The man, whose motives were not clear, was far enough from the stage that it was unlikely Trump heard the remark"

Reading that article and watching the video was depressing...

12/16/2015 6:33:03 AM

The debate seemed to be leading to making this race about Rubio vs. Cruz as they got the majority of air time last night. Rubio moved up my board last night I thought he handled things pretty well.

12/16/2015 8:35:02 AM

here's my recap of every GOP candidate's pitch last night



bunch of fear mongering shitheels.

I wonder if John McCain ever gets depressed because of what he did to the party.

12/16/2015 10:29:40 AM

Reagan started it, Roger Ailes turned it up to 11

12/16/2015 11:50:05 AM

Post debate corrections:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/15/politics/republican-debate-factcheck/

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/dec/15/its-debate-night-live-fact-checking-gop-las-vegas-/

http://www.factcheck.org/2015/12/factchecking-the-fifth-gop-debate/

It was funny too how many of their policies were things we had been doing or have done, like sanctions for Iran or bombing ISIS.

12/16/2015 11:59:24 AM

I went to bed around 10:15. I assume they got to the Planned Parenthood terrorist attack afte that? Or was that not scary enough because no brown people?

12/16/2015 12:21:19 PM

^ domestic terrorism didn't come up a single time.

It was funny too how Cruz will "utterly destroy" ISIS by doing what Obama's been doing.

12/16/2015 12:36:57 PM

really enjoyed how they talked as if the hoax to the LA County School System was a real threat sent out by terrorists

12/16/2015 12:42:39 PM

no, they'll utterly destroy ISIS by using bombing techniques that are supremely ineffective and haven't been used in over 3 decades of modern warfare

12/16/2015 1:51:03 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/09/politics/donald-trump-republican-party-warning/

So despite saying he wouldn't run as an Independent just last night, he's still dangling the option around today. I have to believe he is doing this for the sole purpose of screwing with Reince Pubis.

12/16/2015 4:24:24 PM

So much for reducing the deficit...

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/congress-spending-binge-tax-cuts-budget-deal-216883

12/17/2015 8:34:55 AM

http://mediamatters.org/video/2015/12/16/foxs-sean-hannity-to-sen-rand-paul-im-not-so-su/207532

Just in case anyone was wondering where the rise in extremism in the GOP is coming from.

12/19/2015 6:28:23 PM

Its coming from fear. Americans are scared of the tiniest threat and willing to do anything to feel safe. 50% of americans support a trump muslim ban. If trump was only anti muslim and not anti women, as well as anti hispanic, he'd win in a landslide.

He's one more terror attack away from the presidency.

12/19/2015 8:19:10 PM

It's not fear itself, it's fearful leaders and media personalities. It's possible to face fear with courage and bravery, as Obama, Hillary, Sanders, Rand, and even Jeb have demonstrated.

12/19/2015 8:33:10 PM

You could argue the politicians are feeding the people but i think the people are feeding the politicians because even in certain areas where polticians aren't taking advantage of people's fear on the issue, it is typical for americans to have irrational fear of things that aren't really that dangerous.

Sharks and Flying are two good examples. One could also blame the media but I blame the people and the bad education system.

12/19/2015 8:48:02 PM

but those fears don't happen in a vacuum, they are manufactured

12/20/2015 2:30:24 PM

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/01/the-great-republican-revolt/419118/

A really in depth analysis on what the GOP imploding then rebuilding might look like. Basically rather than focus entirely on rhetoric surrounding cutting government except what bolsters "the rich", focus on rhetoric surrounding middle class stability.

12/22/2015 3:28:08 AM

^ Written by a neo-conservative, one whose existence is threatened by the non-establishment popularity this election cycle

(Establishment: Bush, Rubio, Christie total polls at 20% combined
to
Non-Establishment: Trump, Cruz, Carson, Fiorina, Paul's 66% combined)

12/24/2015 2:37:22 PM

Lol at Cruz not being establishment.

12/24/2015 10:38:34 PM

I honestly wasn't expecting how much this would piss me off.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/270423-gop-judiciary-no-hearing-on-obama-court-nominee

1. They could vote the nominee down.

2. No one has even been nominated yet.

3. It's the current president's responsibility.

[Edited on February 23, 2016 at 5:42 PM. Reason : ]

2/23/2016 5:34:44 PM

Does it piss you off because we have a system of divided government and another co-equal branch is asserting its authority under the constitution advising the executive branch they won't allow a vote? Or just bc the president is part of your tribe which means he has to be right? Why hold a vote/hearings if they have no intention of consenting to a nominee?

2/24/2016 5:57:09 AM

Quote :

"Why hold a vote/hearings if they have no intention of consenting to a nominee?"

Because they are supposed to be grown-ass professionals?

And this line about "[t]he people should have a say..." is complete bullshit.
[translation]:
GOP: "Hey, everyone who helped re-elect the President in 2012, FUCK YOU!"

2/24/2016 6:12:04 AM

I'm not sure what being a grown ass professional has to do with anything. Nowhere in the constitution does it assert the Senate must take any action on a SCOTUS nominee. Voters also elected a Republican majority in the Senate in 2014, wouldn't it be the same fuck you to them if the Senate consented to a nominee?

2/24/2016 6:35:16 AM

To quote Sen. Chris Coons just now on Morning Joe:

Quote :

"Republicans sticking their fingers in their ears and going, 'Na-na-na-na-na-na-na', does not constitute "advise and consent"."

2/24/2016 6:56:13 AM

Solid constitutional analysis there.

2/24/2016 6:57:44 AM

Quote :

" Nowhere in the constitution does it assert the Senate must take any action on a SCOTUS nominee"

You can't actually believe that right?

Quote :

"Voters also elected a Republican majority in the Senate in 2014, wouldn't it be the same fuck you to them if the Senate consented to a nominee?"

That's not how any of this works.

2/24/2016 8:01:13 AM