tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post210893721041324917..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Shutdown: Democrats = Cynical ExploitersAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-77224196385032826612011-04-10T00:03:55.701-04:002011-04-10T00:03:55.701-04:00JG, I'll see what I can do for Monday. I thin...JG, I'll see what I can do for Monday. I think there are a lot of reasons to be happy that this was a step in the right direction.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69247261305342830992011-04-09T19:40:31.788-04:002011-04-09T19:40:31.788-04:00I'll be really interesting to see y'all...I'll be really interesting to see y'all's analysis of the final deal. There seems to be a lot of schizophrenia on the Right right now. I see some people saying this was a win as far as stepping-stone CRs go, and I see a lot of other people throwing their hands up and calling this entire session of Congress a loss because the cuts weren't big enough, riders weren't strong enough, etc. I have my own opinions, but I'm looking forward to yours.JGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03116405895683599572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43984457552883868502011-04-09T00:35:41.552-04:002011-04-09T00:35:41.552-04:00Ed, Sadly, no, they can't. You'd think th...Ed, Sadly, no, they can't. You'd think they would be able to. If they were commercial companies they could. But politics doesn't work that way.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50277818766616144572011-04-08T20:36:27.301-04:002011-04-08T20:36:27.301-04:00Yep, those are the ones I'm seeing. What a bu...Yep, those are the ones I'm seeing. What a bunch of sh!ts! Can't the Republicans sue them or something like that? This has got to be slander.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-20399480859487693362011-04-08T16:16:24.055-04:002011-04-08T16:16:24.055-04:00T_Rav, I hadn't heard the Moran thing, but it ...T_Rav, I hadn't heard the Moran thing, but it doesn't surprise me in the least... and I share you choice of words about this whole thing. The Democrats are despicable.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-86440290631512733182011-04-08T16:07:23.044-04:002011-04-08T16:07:23.044-04:00Andrew, to add to that, I would point out a left-w...Andrew, to add to that, I would point out a left-wing Facebook page inviting people to dump their trash at Speaker Boehner's house, Dem Rep. Louise Slaughter saying the GOP freshmen were elected to kill women (does that include SD's Kristi Noem, I wonder?), and Virginia's own Jim Moran saying his opponent is a hypocrite because he wants to cut government but took a government check for 24 years. By the way, his opponent took a government check for 24 years because that's how long he was SERVING IN THE @^%$*#& MILITARY.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46835028395939205222011-04-08T12:59:14.692-04:002011-04-08T12:59:14.692-04:00T_Rav, I don't know if you seen all the quotes...T_Rav, I don't know if you seen all the quotes from the democrats about the shutdown they've engineered.<br /><br />Jesse Jackass called it like the civil war. Elenore Holmes Norton said it was like carpet bombing civilians. Harry Reid said the Republicans wanted to prevent women from getting cancer screenings.<br /><br />So much for the new non-hateful tone!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-59181928980340929662011-04-08T11:17:54.876-04:002011-04-08T11:17:54.876-04:00Well, T_Rav, making sure that taxpayers are forced...Well, T_Rav, making sure that taxpayers are forced to fund abortions is much more important than keeping the entire federal government running.<br /><br /><i>** rolls eyes **</i><br /><br />You know, this should really expose to the public just where their priorities are. I hope that conservative blogs, etc. pound this home.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10169514602378083512011-04-08T11:13:04.115-04:002011-04-08T11:13:04.115-04:00And...Harry Reid just got up in the Senate and sta...And...Harry Reid just got up in the Senate and started defending his and Obama's refusal to agree to budget cuts. Why? Because Planned Parenthood funding is too important to cut. Someone help me...I'm starting to imagine choking this @#^&*$.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46024767050646524452011-04-07T23:16:58.101-04:002011-04-07T23:16:58.101-04:00Ed, That's possible that they'll just scar...Ed, That's possible that they'll just scare people with a weekend and then suddenly solve it before anyone misses a day of work on Monday. It's hard to tell. I'm kind of thinking they'll reach an agreement tomorrow afternoon.<br /><br /><br />On Wisconsin, the problem for K-bag is that the vote total suddenly isn't close enough that she will be able to get a court to start ordering recounts. She'll need to provide proof of some sort of fraud before that can happen. Since she can't really get a court to look into the issue again, she's lost (assuming she doesn't "find" more votes right away).<br /><br />So that should be that.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-83442321814197592011-04-07T23:08:29.912-04:002011-04-07T23:08:29.912-04:00Put me down for a deal reached Sunday afternoon --...Put me down for a deal reached Sunday afternoon -- just enough to scare people but not enough to anger anyone.<br /><br />Andrew, What happens if this K-bag woman challenges the count?Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33539610238956410712011-04-07T22:56:34.357-04:002011-04-07T22:56:34.357-04:00DUQ, I wouldn't bet either way.
On Wisconsin,...DUQ, I wouldn't bet either way.<br /><br />On Wisconsin, the Huffers are up to 4341 comments and they're getting more and more paranoid. :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-35992984962598551082011-04-07T22:54:17.257-04:002011-04-07T22:54:17.257-04:00We should start a pool on the shutdown. I'm b...We should start a pool on the shutdown. I'm betting they solve this in around 11:15 am tomorrow.DUQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-53648717169122851302011-04-07T22:27:00.176-04:002011-04-07T22:27:00.176-04:00Shutdown Update: It sounds like they are close to ...<b>Shutdown Update:</b> It sounds like they are close to a deal, but then the principals stopped and handed off to their aides to keep working on it until the morning. Unless the aides have more authority than you would think, this is probably not a great sign.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-77582380742070898832011-04-07T21:40:55.673-04:002011-04-07T21:40:55.673-04:00T_Rav, Agreed. Anything that causes a liberal mel...T_Rav, Agreed. Anything that causes a liberal meltdown must be a good thing! :-)<br /><br />Here's your first link: <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/general/37714089.html?bcpid=8725036001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAGgk8Us~,dLqgruaIT6rTqyyEHVUdSjL5KQ9h61sv&bctid=895391546001" rel="nofollow">LINK</a><br /><br />Here's the BH link: <a href="http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/04/07/michael-moore-freaks-out-over-wi-recount-demands-obama-impound-ballots/" rel="nofollow">LINK</a><br /><br />I've already commented on that one. I believe I said: "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"<br /><br />You are so right about Michael Moore. He is so blatantly hypocritical that you could almost swear that he's a Republican plant meant to disgrace the left!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-63074938404763100692011-04-07T21:34:04.802-04:002011-04-07T21:34:04.802-04:00Andrew and Ed, anything that can make HuffPo and K...Andrew and Ed, anything that can make HuffPo and Kos melt down is worth cheering about. To add to the awesomeness, here's a couple links. One is the press conference from this evening, where the election people are explaining what happened. Kind of technical, but it's worth watching. And man, do the reporters sound coldly furious. <br /><br />http://www.jsonline.com/general/37714089.html?bcpid=8725036001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAGgk8Us~,dLqgruaIT6rTqyyEHVUdSjL5KQ9h61sv&bctid=895391546001<br /><br />The other is from BH, namely a list of Michael Moore's outraged tweets this afternoon. You have to give him credit; few people are capable of so much unaware hypocrisy.<br /><br />http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/04/07/michael-moore-freaks-out-over-wi-recount-demands-obama-impound-ballots/<br /><br />There's also another I'm trying to find, of Chris Matthews gloating with his guests just as the news started to come in. If I find it, I'll add it on.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-65705561759436553822011-04-07T21:05:42.532-04:002011-04-07T21:05:42.532-04:00Ed, The heads, they are exploding. The article at...Ed, The heads, they are exploding. The article at Huffpo has over 800 comments already and they're all about the GOP stealing elections and attacking the clerk who revealed the mistake and claiming that the entire Wisconsin government has no legitimacy. Their pain is actually quite the feel good moment of the day! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-9357632054334588402011-04-07T20:45:09.227-04:002011-04-07T20:45:09.227-04:00The AP just picked it up 8 minutes ago.
http://ne...The AP just picked it up 8 minutes ago.<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110408/ap_on_re_us/us_wisconsin_supreme_court_election<br /><br />Heads explode on the left in 10... 9... 8...Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10397947950281416932011-04-07T20:38:38.058-04:002011-04-07T20:38:38.058-04:00Ed, Definitely. I haven't been to Huffpo yet,...Ed, Definitely. I haven't been to Huffpo yet, but I'm sure they're going insane.<br /><br />What's funny is that this total is so large that they will probably end up outside the automatic recount. So she may not even be able to get a recount. Can you imagine the screaming if it turns out that she can't even get a recount?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40617004433386581112011-04-07T20:29:04.333-04:002011-04-07T20:29:04.333-04:00This must be killing our friends on the left after...This must be killing our friends on the left after they probably spent the day padding themselves on the back about their stolen victory.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33752872894928437052011-04-07T20:21:56.845-04:002011-04-07T20:21:56.845-04:00T_Rav, What makes that quote all the funnier, Pros...T_Rav, What makes that quote all the funnier, Prosser hasn't even challenged anything.... this was all a result of a standard verification process where they check the vote tallys in each county.<br /><br />Only after that tally would Prosser have made the challenge.<br /><br />Idiots.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-73788767242892873512011-04-07T20:20:06.763-04:002011-04-07T20:20:06.763-04:00T_Rav, If you want a laugh, the Democrats are scre...T_Rav, If you want a laugh, the Democrats are screaming about "fraud" already and they're saying things like how it just doesn't happen that new votes get found.<br /><br />Really? Maybe we should re-open the election in Minnesota? And are they saying their attempt to find votes in Florida in 2000 was a fraud?<br /><br />In terms of "finding" 8,000 ballots, that's a tall order for a bunch of union guys. Most people could probably print those up in a day or two. . . but the unions just won't be able to get it done anytime this year. So unless they contract out, this looks bad for them! ;-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24968841131759754122011-04-07T20:18:24.311-04:002011-04-07T20:18:24.311-04:00Oh, and also, for extra comic relief after nearly ...Oh, and also, for extra comic relief after nearly choking on rage at the Dems, I give you this on the sudden turn of events from Daily Kos:<br /><br />"Can we please, please, please not try to be the smartest ones in the room just this one time and play the game that Republicans always play. Let's declare victory now and talk about pushing Prosser off the stage. This is the message. <br />Kloppenburg won an election she should never have won. What a humiliation for the Tea Party and their media toads.<br /><br />This is a total Wisonsin smackdown of Scott Walker<br /><br />Prosser should really understand it is time to leave the stage.<br /><br />Prosser sticking around is just hurting Wisconsin.<br /><br />There is serious businesss to conduct and Prosser is just gumming up the works by trying to challenge this."T-Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-16864410309103521062011-04-07T20:15:54.008-04:002011-04-07T20:15:54.008-04:00Ed, ditto what Andrew said. I don't know why t...Ed, ditto what Andrew said. I don't know why the AP doesn't have it up, but NRO, HotAir, AoSHQ, and a bunch of other blogs do. So does Fox News and now Drudge. And there was a press conference about an hour and a half ago featuring the election commissioners and such, so yes, these votes are official. Of course, I guess we should keep in mind the possibility that the Democrats will "find" 8,000 ballots in the trunk of someone's car tomorrow morning, but even for them, that's a lot to ask at this point. So I think we might be good.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21489882961101492552011-04-07T20:02:41.521-04:002011-04-07T20:02:41.521-04:00Ed, Fox News is reporting it now too -- that he ha...Ed, Fox News is reporting it now too -- that he has a 7,500 vote lead over K-bag and the thugs.<br /><br /><br />I'm all for changing the locks at the White House. Great idea! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com