The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[scaeagles]

I read the transcript of the 60 Minutes interview with Antonin Scalia. Those who like and dislike Scalia both should find this very interesting.

It is a lengthy read.

[innerSpaceman]

Is wishing him dead tantamount to disliking him?

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Is wishing him dead tantamount to disliking him?

Please... Not until we get a Democrat in the White House!

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Please... Not until we get a Democrat in the White House!

That could be another 32 years

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

That could be another 32 years

Or weeks.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Or weeks.

Perhaps


http://www.presidentelectionpolls.co...hn-mccain.html

http://www.presidentelectionpolls.co...hn-mccain.html

[scaeagles]

I would suppose that might qualify.

[scaeagles]

Small boo-boo by a CNN reporter....I wish I could find a link to the audio somewhere (just heard it on the radio). She was reporting on Hillary challanging Obama to more debates, and after the sound bite of Hillary finished, apparently the CNN reporter didn't know her mic was still on and she said "skanky". A CNN reporter called Hillary Clinton skanky! BWAHAHAHA!!!!

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Small boo-boo by a CNN reporter....I wish I could find a link to the audio somewhere (just heard it on the radio). She was reporting on Hillary challanging Obama to more debates, and after the sound bite of Hillary finished, apparently the CNN reporter didn't know her mic was still on and she said "skanky". A CNN reporter called Hillary Clinton skanky! BWAHAHAHA!!!!

Humm... I tried to find it for you but I'm afraid a Google search for "Hillary" and "Skank" turned up far too many entries to wade through. Sorry.

[Morrigoon]

What is McCain smoking? Either he's WAAAAAaaaaay off base, or he has some plan that's way too complex for simpletons like journalists to understand.

In a speech at a cancer research center here, McCain dismissed his rivals' proposals for universal health care as riddled with "inefficiency, irrationality and uncontrolled costs." He said the 47 million uninsured Americans will get coverage only when they are freed from the shackles of the current employer-dominated system.

Ending employer-based care
McCain's prescription would seek to lure workers away from their company health plans with a $5,000 family tax credit and a promise that, left to their own devices, they would be able to find cheaper insurance that is more tailored to their health-care needs and not tied to a particular job.

This looks like a recipe for disaster if you ask me. Consumerism will go up, health plan enrollment will go down, and after inflation catches up with the tax breaks, we'll all be just as badly off as we were before, only worse because our employers will no longer provide health insurance.