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Modern going back how far?
Rich people don't go to nursing homes. Fail.
Modern going back how far?
Not very I guess. Less than 2 decades. Perhaps modern is a bad word to use and recent is better. As someone in their earlier 30s its hard to think past a time when I actually started to care about politics in the 90s. I'm pretty sure you and Teysha both have some years on me and RG so maybe thats why there's a disconnect here. We've pretty much never known an adult life where conservatives aren't much more than what the are today.
Abso inglutely exactly. Thank you.
Ok grant it, im fairly new to reading this board at all..but it seems like each time i do, I find this fellas posts that seem to be so far out of left field, its almost a joke.
Is this just a troll account, or is this guy really for real?
Fair enough. Talk of liberal and conservative means very little anymore. Rs and Ds alike are big government/big business parties. They differ mainly in how the goodies get handed out.
Dunno. boutons isn't distinguishable in any meaningful way from a troll. I prefer to think of him as a bot.
Just stick to that story when your are signing the paperwork before you go in.
This is exactly right. I try and argue this exact point all the time.
In fact, this was my exact post from earlier today, on another board talking about how the Republicans dont really have anyone to run in 2012. This board is full of hardcore racist rednecks talknig politics, mostly from east texas area. I go there for the fishing discussion, but often get sucked in by their absolutely insane rightwing (true wingnut) political board they have.
These are the exact reasons people like myself, start leaning more toward center or left, than right. Which is why im sure the republican party is struggling the way it is. There are people liek the majority here that will vote republican, regardless of issues, they are straight ticket...but the vast majority of Americans arent that way. When both parties are pretty much mirrors of each other, save a few nuanced issues, does it really matter anymore?
Forgot to add. Myself, and im sure there are others, are just sick of the hypocrites in politics. Republican and Democrat alike. They frame themselves out in words to be one thing, when in actions they are very rarely that one thing. People jump on the bandwagon, because it sounds perfect...it just rarely, if ever, is. (see our current POTUS).
I think that is the general consensus.
Every once in a great while the human behind that drops the facade for a split second, but that could just be a glitch in the code.
No way man, I'm goin' out like Slim Pickins did in Dr. Strangelove.
As State Faces Deep Cuts, Texas Commits $250 Million Of Taxpayer Money To Auto Racing
At a time when Texas is dealing with a record budget deficit by slashing essential services and possibly laying off 97,000 teachers, state lawmakers have committed taxpayers to funding Formula One auto racing at a steep price: $25 million a year for the next 10 years.
The motorsport franchise left the U.S. four years ago because of low attendance, but the effort to bring it back — and base it in Texas — has been spearheaded by B.J. “Red” McCombs, the co-founder of conservative media conglomerate Clear Channel Communications. Despite being consistently ranked as one of Forbes 400 richest Americans — with a net worth last estimated at $1.4 billion — McCombs has gotten state Comptroller Susan Combs to agree to build a racing track in Austin at taxpayer expense. Austin’s city government may also invest an additional $4 million a year in tax revenue to facilitate the plan.
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/12/texas-f-1-racing/
Interesting.
Yet another "small government" conservative fishing for a market-distorting hand-out from the government?
Think of it as a Sales Tax Revenue Generator.
Formula One Racing = tbtf.
There should be a "/s" after that right?
Right?!?
I remember when the Gran Prix was held in SA for a few years.
more like a $
So you think that the "sport" which left the entire country due to lack of support will now generate 25 million + per year in tax revenue??
It's already generated $1million for Travis county. Just $249 more to go.
I think the emergence of wing-nut radio had more to do with the GOP progression to the right than Jerry Falwall....now every GOP candidate has to pass the wing-nut smell test, ie...be a 'social conservative'...to have any shot at major office representing Republicans...for instance, some of the new breed of tea-baggers are somewhat fiscal conservative, but every one of them is a hard-core social conservative...
Don't blame the player because the game is broken...fix the game.
At least Boutons can never be accused of playing the middle of the road on just about every issue...I think that is the general consensus.
Every once in a great while the human behind that drops the facade for a split second, but that could just be a glitch in the code.
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