Silver said:Well hopefully they use the next four years of not being in power more wisely than the last eight.
Mike said:Silver said:Well hopefully they use the next four years of not being in power more wisely than the last eight.
They blocked an awful lot of Left Wing legislation and for that they get a thumbs up. They also get kudo's for winning a record number of SCOTUS decisions (Some were unanimous). Not to mention the huge number of Bills Harry Reid has in the file cabinet for fear of not passing a vote.
The biggest fiascos were the Continuing Resolution extensions and Reid changing the Senate rules to include the Nuclear Option when he needed it. But the House & Senate did all they could do.
We really got off easy except for all the Executive Power stretching.
Silver said:Mike said:Silver said:Well hopefully they use the next four years of not being in power more wisely than the last eight.
They blocked an awful lot of Left Wing legislation and for that they get a thumbs up. They also get kudo's for winning a record number of SCOTUS decisions (Some were unanimous). Not to mention the huge number of Bills Harry Reid has in the file cabinet for fear of not passing a vote.
The biggest fiascos were the Continuing Resolution extensions and Reid changing the Senate rules to include the Nuclear Option when he needed it. But the House & Senate did all they could do.
We really got off easy except for all the Executive Power stretching.
I was referring more to finding a way to make themselves electable in a general election.
I guarantee the media will come up with BS on any Republican candidate and run with it, as will they become active participants in debates. They did it to Romney, Bush, and they would have done so to any one of the bunch that were in the Primaries, had they won the nomination. The timing of the 11 year old audio was no accident. Members of the Republican party are acting like chickenshits. Thune, Ryan, Sasse, et al, sorry asses planning to give the country to the Clintons.Silver said:Blame whomever you like. Nominating Donny the Clown didn't help the cause either. Hell, he may have been the only American alive who could NOT beat Hillary. But like I said, I really hope the GOP uses the next four years wisely.
Traveler said:I guarantee the media will come up with BS on any Republican candidate and run with it, as will they become active participants in debates. They did it to Romney, Bush, and they would have done so to any one of the bunch that were in the Primaries, had they won the nomination. The timing of the 11 year old audio was no accident. Members of the Republican party are acting like chickenshits. Thune, Ryan, Sasse, et al, sorry asses planning to give the country to the Clintons.Silver said:Blame whomever you like. Nominating Donny the Clown didn't help the cause either. Hell, he may have been the only American alive who could NOT beat Hillary. But like I said, I really hope the GOP uses the next four years wisely.
Exactly! And like you mentioned, the Supreme Court is a very big deal! Letting Hillary win on "principle" makes no sense. I wonder if any of the Republicans in power have been bought and paid for by the Klinton Machine, like some in the FBI. George Soros means business.Soapweed said:Anytime you vote for one of two people, you are voting for "the lesser of two evils." Jesus Christ is the only one who is perfect, and He isn't running for office. All of these people are acting so sanctimonious, but there isn't a single person who doesn't have a few undesirable actions on their resumes. The object of this game is to keep Hillary from becoming president. If she gets in, things will really go to heck in a handbasket. She will nominate some terrible judges to the Supreme Court. She will do all she can to take away our guns, and the provisions of the Second Amendment. We don't need her, and can kiss our wonderful country good-bye if she gets in. Trump is like a doctor with terrible bedside manners. He tells the patient they are fat and need to lose a hundred pounds, and also quit smoking. The patient gets all offended, but realizes that Dr. Trump is telling the truth. The 100 pounds need to come off, and the smoking needs to stop for health to be regained.
Donald Trump is a bit crude, but he is a successful businessman. His closet skeletons are not nearly as bad as those of Hillary and Bill Clinton. Trump knows enough to appoint decent people to high positions. Look at the difference between Pence and Kaine. Trump's VP choice, Pence, has class and dignity. Hillary's VP Kaine has very little class. My own personal favorite of the Republican candidates was Dr. Ben Carson. When he dropped out of the race, he threw his support to Donald Trump. Carson is still supporting Trump, and that resonates well with me. If people insist on not voting for Trump because of their own trumped up principles, Hillary will very easily win. Sometimes we need to use logic to do what is right for the long haul.
Mike said:If you want to get to the bottom of who started the party division over Trump, it was Ted Cruz's lying sorry azz. He took an oath and signed it promising to support the nominee and didn't honor it. That gave a green light to others to follow suit................... If Hillary wins the election, maybe Cruz will die of the drizzly shats......................
Soapweed said:Anytime you vote for one of two people, you are voting for "the lesser of two evils." Jesus Christ is the only one who is perfect, and He isn't running for office. All of these people are acting so sanctimonious, but there isn't a single person who doesn't have a few undesirable actions on their resumes. The object of this game is to keep Hillary from becoming president. If she gets in, things will really go to heck in a handbasket. She will nominate some terrible judges to the Supreme Court. She will do all she can to take away our guns, and the provisions of the Second Amendment. We don't need her, and can kiss our wonderful country good-bye if she gets in. Trump is like a doctor with terrible bedside manners. He tells the patient they are fat and need to lose a hundred pounds, and also quit smoking. The patient gets all offended, but realizes that Dr. Trump is telling the truth. The 100 pounds need to come off, and the smoking needs to stop for health to be regained.
Donald Trump is a bit crude, but he is a successful businessman. His closet skeletons are not nearly as bad as those of Hillary and Bill Clinton. Trump knows enough to appoint decent people to high positions. Look at the difference between Pence and Kaine. Trump's VP choice, Pence, has class and dignity. Hillary's VP Kaine has very little class. My own personal favorite of the Republican candidates was Dr. Ben Carson. When he dropped out of the race, he threw his support to Donald Trump. Carson is still supporting Trump, and that resonates well with me. If people insist on not voting for Trump because of their own trumped up principles, Hillary will very easily win. Sometimes we need to use logic to do what is right for the long haul.
I agree 100 percent! Maybe it helps to understand what's at stake if you're a businessman.....or woman. There is never a perfect choice for anything.Ned Jr. said:After Hillary gets elected and farmers and rancher have gone the way of coal miners I'll be sure to thank everyone who directly or indirectly helped get her in office.