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Incognito said:
Shit like this makes me want to cry. And this is what the tea party likes? :/
Incognito said:
AG's election is the only thing dividing Cali as a full Dem sweep at the moment. I really want Harris to get in the office because I see great potential in her. She's amazingly capable too and is really progressive on most of the issues.Aaron Strife said:I can't believe Dems actually came out of California stronger than they were last year. No House seats lost, Boxer won, and they got the governor's mansion back.
I guess when you have clowns like Fiorina and especially Whitman it's bound to have a down-ballot effect.
Harris is personally opposed to the death penalty, but has said that she would review each case individually. Harris believes that life without possibility of parole is a more efficient, and cost effective, punishment.[24] According to the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, the death penalty conservatively costs $137 million per year.[25] If the system were changed to life without possibility of parole, the annual costs would be approximately $12 million per year.[25] Harris noted that the resulting surplus could put 1,000 more police officers into service in San Francisco alone.[24]
As San Francisco District Attorney, Harris has raised the overall felony conviction rate from 52% in 2003 to 67% in 2006, the highest in a decade, secured an 85% conviction rate for homicides, and increased convictions of drug dealers from 56% in 2003 to 74% in 2006.[26] While these statistics represent only trial convictions, she has also closed many cases via plea bargains. When she took office, she took a special interest in clearing some of the murder caseload from the previous administration.
Harris has created a special Hate Crimes Unit as San Francisco District Attorney. She has focused on hate crimes against LGBT children and teens in schools. She convened a national conference to confront the "gay-transgender panic defense", which has been used to justify violent hate crimes.[33] Harris supports same-sex marriage in California and opposed both Proposition 22 and Proposition 8.[34]
During her time as San Francisco District Attorney, Harris created the Environmental Justice Unit in the San Francisco District Attorneys Office[40] and has prosecuted several industries and individuals for pollution, most notably U-Haul, Alameda Publishing Corporation, and the Cosco Busan oil spill. She has also advocated for strong enforcement of environmental protection laws.[41]
Harris has prosecuted numerous financial crimes throughout her career, particularly those affecting elders, those involving use of high-technology, and identity theft.[42] She has indicated that as attorney general she would crack down on predatory lending and other financial crimes.
scorcho said:http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/...er-deals-blow-to-president-on-arms-treaty/?hp
despicable action by Kyl, but to be expected from an emboldened GOP. however, i blame this on Obama for not having the sense to announce that he will not seek re-election in 2012. why won't he rise above partisanship to do what's best for the country?
NYT said:If Mr. Obama cannot fulfill that promise, White House officials worry that it will diminish his credibility with world leaders and embolden hard-liners in Moscow who have long expressed skepticism about the rapprochement with Washington among them, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, who allowed Mr. Medvedev to pursue the warmer ties despite his own doubts.
thekad said:Knowing this, why did the White House expect Republicans to compromise, it directly going against their "Make Obama Look Bad" legislative agenda.
scorcho said:http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/...er-deals-blow-to-president-on-arms-treaty/?hp
despicable action by Kyl, but to be expected from an emboldened GOP. however, i blame this on Obama for not having the sense to announce that he will not seek re-election in 2012. why won't he rise above partisanship to do what's best for the country?
they expected Kyl to hold his word, sadly.thekad said:Knowing this, why did the White House expect Republicans to compromise, it directly going against their "Make Obama Look Bad" legislative agenda.
This could be the death knell for New START. It is appallingly astonishing that the Administration capitulated on nearly every demand and he intransigently rejected the compromise. I do not want to consider the consequences of this deleterious move. Incomprehensible.scorcho said:http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/...er-deals-blow-to-president-on-arms-treaty/?hp
despicable action by Kyl, but to be expected from an emboldened GOP. however, i blame this on Obama for not having the sense to announce that he will not seek re-election in 2012. why won't he rise above partisanship to do what's best for the country?
Am I the only one utterly unsurprised by these moves by Republican neocon jackasses? I mean Eric Cantor is the biggest AIPAC prostitute currently in the congress. This man will nuke USA if it means preserving Israel. And anyone who expected Republicans to play ball should have a reality check.scorcho said:they expected Kyl to hold his word, sadly.
http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/11/16/kyl_says_no_lame_duck_vote_on_new_start
it's sad that the realism that was once the pillar of Republican foreign policy has completely vanished alongside a hyper-partisan Congress. you have idiocy like this in tandem with Cantor's pledge to Bibi to check any WH action against Israel's government.
a fine day for a coherent American foreign policy
A senior administration official, speaking to the Financial Times, warned if the treaty isn't ratified this year, all that money for the nuclear complex could go away. "There is a risk that not moving ahead [in the Senate now] could shatter the fragile consensus on modernizing the nuclear complex," the official said
Some top Democrats are also calling for the treaty to be postponed until next year.
"I'm a firm yes vote, but the lame duck session should focus on jobs, the economy, and reducing the debt," Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) told The Cable. "We can take care of the START treaty after the first of the year."
thekad said:This makes me hopeful:
This brings me back down to Earth:
It's going to be a long two years.
mckmas8808 said:I blame this more on DEMs that want to push this until next year.
gcubed said:Ben Nelson? a bastion of liberal ideals
CharlieDigital said:Haven't seen a lot of activity about this in PoliGAF, but the GM IPO is looking like it's going to be better than expected for the US taxpayers.
GM IPO price hike good news for taxpayers
Because democracy is sad.RustyNails said:Morons elect morons to represent them. Democracy in action. How is it sad?
RustyNails said:Am I the only one utterly unsurprised by these moves by Republican neocon jackasses? I mean Eric Cantor is the biggest AIPAC prostitute currently in the congress. This man will nuke USA if it means preserving Israel. And anyone who expected Republicans to play ball should have a reality check.
God's chosen people, practically unending money stream, combined with the most powerful lobby in Washington. These forces have shifted the debate from "why does Israel need our protection?" to "why shouldn't we protect Israel?"Trojita said:I have never understood the undying love shown to Israel by neocons, and I probably never will because it's insane. I work with one of these people and they can't give any good reasons besides some misguided religious fundamental belief that they need to protect this state. Jordan is the best ally in the middle east that the United States has.
SoulPlaya said:Because democracy is sad.
Politico said:The short version of the RNCs 2010 troubles as described by Collins: The committee couldnt afford to run an independent expenditure ad campaign on behalf of their candidates, didnt fund a paid voter turnout operation for Senate and gubernatorial races, left its vaunted 72-Hour turnout program effectively unfunded, offered only a fraction of the direct-to-candidate financial contributions they made four years ago and dramatically scaled back its support of state parties
Collins is not one of the committees persistent Steele critics but a respected operative and senior staffer inside the RNC building who was given authority over the $15 million line of credit the party took out this fall. In addition to the normal duties of his job, Collins spent much of the summer and fall quietly travelling the country and meeting with major donors in an effort to boost the partys lackluster fundraising. It was a highly unusual task for a political director and, coupled with his primary job responsibilities, effectively made the Iowa native the operational head of the party.
Politco said:For the 2010 election year itself, RNC cash transfers to state parties for political purposes were just $13.1 millionless than a quarter of the $56.7 million cash transfers to state parties in 2006 for political purposes, Collins writes. And in 2010, the RNC went $15 million into debt to fund these programs.
He makes the case that the partys lack of money directly resulted in missed opportunities in an otherwise stellar year for the GOP.
Collins cites a study that he says found that the GOP could have won the Washington and Colorado Senate races with a better field operation and says that hed chalk up narrow gubernatorial losses in Connecticut, Minnesota and Vermont to the same lack of funds for a ground game.
The veteran Republican operative also tallies 21 House contests in every corner of the country that he asserts could have been competitive if not for lack of funds.
In some of the states where the GOP picked up House seats, Collins notes it was partly because of outside help the party got for field funding.
Politico said:The [Republican Governors Association] spent $18 million on GOTV-related expenses in 18 gubernatorial states, he writes. $13.2 million of those dollars went directly to state partiesmore than the RNC transferred to state parties for political spending in all 50 states. More than half our US House pick-ups (31 of 60) and five of our most crucial holds were won in those 18 states.
And in the case of the two missed Senate opportunities, Washington state didnt have a governors race and the RGA didnt play in the Colorado gubernatorial contest.
Collins lays the partys fundraising shortfall squarely at the feet of Steele.
In the last two non-presidential cycles of 2002 and 2006, the RNC raised $284 million and $243 million respectively, he writes, without noting Republicans held the White House in those two campaigns. So far this cycle, the RNC has reported raising just $170 million. Less than $18 million (10.53%) of that total came from contributions of $1,000 or more, collected from a mere 5,379 donors. This is a fraction of either the previous cycles.
Neoconservatives view support of Israel as morally imperative. It is the only liberal democracy in the ME and is thus deserving of resolute support. That is congruous with the overarching ideology of neoconservativism. Although there is occasional overlap, I rarely witness neoconservatives employing religion as the catalyst for their support. That is usually the purview of Christian Zionism which is popular with Christian conservatives whose support is primarily influenced by their eschatology.Trojita said:I have never understood the undying love shown to Israel by neocons, and I probably never will because it's insane. I work with one of these people and they can't give any good reasons besides some misguided religious fundamental belief that they need to protect this state. Jordan is the best ally in the middle east that the United States has.
Jackson50 said:Neoconservatives view support of Israel as morally imperative. It is the only liberal democracy in the ME and is thus deserving of resolute support. That is congruous with the overarching ideology of neoconservativism. Although there is occasional overlap, I rarely witness neoconservatives employing religion as the catalyst for their support. That is usually the purview of Christian Zionism which is popular with Christian conservatives whose support is primarily influenced by their eschatology.
For the 2010 election year itself, RNC cash transfers to state parties for political purposes were just $13.1 millionless than a quarter of the $56.7 million cash transfers to state parties in 2006 for political purposes, Collins writes. And in 2010, the RNC went $15 million into debt to fund these programs.
Barack Obama's hopes of reshaping US foreign policy stand on the brink of failure tonight, after two of his most cherished initiatives nuclear disarmament and better relations with Moscow were dealt serious setbacks.
According to a leaked Nato document seen by the Guardian, a move to withdraw US tactical nuclear weapons from Europe has been omitted from the alliance's draft strategic doctrine, due to be adopted by a summit this weekend in Lisbon.
In the latest draft of Nato's "new strategic concept", seen by the Guardian, nuclear weapons remain at the core of Nato doctrine, and an attempt to withdraw an estimated 200 American B-61 nuclear bombs from Europe, a legacy of the cold war, is not mentioned.
Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium who all have B-61 bombs on their soil had pushed to have the tactical weapons removed, with the encouragement of supporters of disarmament in the Obama camp including the US ambassador to Nato, Ivo Daalder.
However, in a victory for France, which led a rearguard action against diluting nuclear deterrence in Nato doctrine, the draft strategic concept states that the weapons would only be removed as a trade-off with Moscow.
"In any future reductions, our aim should be to seek Russian agreement to increase transparency on its nuclear weapons in Europe and relocate these weapons away from the territory of Nato members," the draft states. "Any further steps must take into account the disparity with the greater Russian stockpile of short-range nuclear weapons."
Aaron Strife said:PPP's done its first polls of the 2012 cycle in Montana (Senate) and Virginia (Presidential). The inverse of those will come out tomorrow (MT-PRES, VA-SEN).
Barack Obama 48 Mitt Romney 43
Barack Obama 49 Mike Huckabee 44
Barack Obama 51 Sarah Palin 40
Barack Obama 52 Newt Gingrich 41
Jon Tester (D) 48 Steve Daines (R) 37
Jon Tester (D) 46 Neil Livingstone (R) 35
Jon Tester (D) 46 Denny Rehberg (R) 48
Jon Tester (D) 42 Marc Racicot (R) 49
Obviously early, but if these numbers hold up in 2 years, Obama should be sitting pretty for re-election, and Jon Tester won't go down easy. Dunno how PD's doomsday scenario of losing the White House and Senate in 2012 will play out.
Yes. There is some overlap as I noted. I think many Christian Zionists would espouse neoconservative ideals. But the core neoconservative thinkers (John Podhoretz, Bill Kristol, etc.) do not base their positions on eschatology.cartoon_soldier said:I think while they don't publicly take to religion in their support for Israel, it does drive it. Classic example is when Obama administration was unhappy over renewal of constructions, Sarah Palin said disagreed because she said more and more people will be going to Israel in the coming weeks, months, years. That is classic End of Times based thinking around that part of the world.
That is unrelated to New START. That pertains to TNWs (tactical nukes). TNWs are not included in New START. And that article is misleading. The Administration never pushed for the removal of the TNWs from Europe. This is decidedly more disappointing for the Germans.Ripclawe said:As for START, that was dead already before Kyl.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...r-hopes-fading
PhoenixDark said:I'll buy you a $50 gift card to whatever store you want if Obama wins Virginia again lol
Incognito said:
This is the only employer Ive ever worked for where you dont get coverage the first day you are employed,
Jackson50 said:Neoconservatives view support of Israel as morally imperative. It is the only liberal democracy in the ME and is thus deserving of resolute support. That is congruous with the overarching ideology of neoconservativism. Although there is occasional overlap, I rarely witness neoconservatives employing religion as the catalyst for their support. That is usually the purview of Christian Zionism which is popular with Christian conservatives whose support is primarily influenced by their eschatology.
Wray said:The demographics have shifted enough in VA to let him win again. General Elections are all about demographics my friend.
NV, NM, CO, and VA are in the bag.
It's states like Indiana and NC that will probably swing back to the GOP.
When its ideals and values align with your own. And this furthered by the propensity to view the world as a binary struggle between good (Israel) and evil (Israel's opponents).Trojita said:How do you determine when another country deserves resolute support? Should they not be punished or reprimanded for breaking International Law?
gcubed said:its all obama's fault for never compromising or working with the GOP and his "back of the bus" mentality. They want to help, but he's just a mean jerk
It almost sounds like you want me to take you up on that.PhoenixDark said:I'll buy you a $50 gift card to whatever store you want if Obama wins Virginia again lol
I call Virginia for ObamaPhoenixDark said:I'll buy you a $50 gift card to whatever store you want if Obama wins Virginia again lol
You mean like an international Abu Ghraib prison torture scandal and two unpopular wars?Frank the Great said:Obama will be fine, it usually takes something huge to keep a president limited to just one term in the modern era.
RustyNails said:You mean like an international Abu Ghraib prison torture scandal and two unpopular wars?
RustyNails said:You mean like an international Abu Ghraib prison torture scandal and two unpopular wars?
:lolByakuya769 said:Heh. I would be careful about where they do any vacationing around election time...
Wray said:The demographics have shifted enough in VA to let him win again. General Elections are all about demographics my friend.
NV, NM, CO, and VA are in the bag.
It's states like Indiana and NC that will probably swing back to the GOP.
Byakuya769 said:Rusty, Salazar, I think it's time you get drowned out by chants of my grant nation.
USA USA USA.
Salazar said:You crazy if you think it can compete with
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mâd,
Dros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
YouRustyNails said::lol
Speaking of which, Fox News is at it again
http://i.imgur.com/779Vw.jpg
Obama is un-American, confirmed.