2016 Postmortem

Amimnoch

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110. Especially if Boner remains speaker of the house!

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 10:20 AM

Jul 2015

Just the prospect of the next President even possibly being Republican is terrifying enough, but the possibility, even remote, that Boehner could ascend to the Presidency through succession is the stuff of nightmares.

I've said before, somewhat tongue in cheek, that President Obama, and VP Biden should never be allowed to reside in the same city, much less the same building as long as Boehner is speaker of the house.

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I find it fascinating that certain folks tell us [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 OP

Cui bono, eh? villager Jul 2015 #1

+1 nashville_brook Jul 2015 #32

You rang? cui bono Jul 2015 #84

who benefits when cui bono posts!? villager Jul 2015 #90

Depends on who you ask. cui bono Jul 2015 #120

Now you have me wondering, "Who Watches the Watchmen?" villager Jul 2015 #121

Oh, it is not a mystery at all! djean111 Jul 2015 #2

The Others. NOLALady Jul 2015 #3

Funny how all the talking points got rolled out so quickly, wasn't it? Hydra Jul 2015 #4

No, it almost like the whole thing was planned in advance. wilsonbooks Jul 2015 #7

Heh beltway magic....I hadn't heard that one artislife Jul 2015 #9

Hey, you get what you pay for..... daleanime Jul 2015 #14

If you were making several $100s of thousands a year as a beltway consultant erronis Jul 2015 #15

Of course, it's why I mentioned it Hydra Jul 2015 #16

There will be more, and we'll be ready for them also. It's sad how little they sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #53

Yep. n/t Triana Jul 2015 #5

Likewise, it would be works of fools and Rovian agents to attack a Democrat candidate who is younger Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #6

Didn't you mean DemocratIC candidate? George II Jul 2015 #29

That was not a Freudian slip, of course. nt MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #42

Gotcha Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #49

So was it really a slip? Or did you intend to say "Democrat candidate"?? nm rhett o rick Jul 2015 #91

Can only be faulted for being younger? Better put the thinking cap back on. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2015 #39

Oh, is Hillary and Bernie the same age? Dont think so, Bernie was born in Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #58

Maybe I should have helped your brain by emphasizing the word "only." n/t A Simple Game Jul 2015 #96

Perhaps a review of the op claiming one had been involved in civil rights "longer" to understand Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #97

I think you know where I was going, but I see your point in wanting to keep the focus narrow. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2015 #99

It was focused on in the op Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #109

I tried to open it up and you didn't take the bait, good for you. n/t A Simple Game Jul 2015 #112

Six years younger and has had a brain operation n/t eridani Jul 2015 #48

What brain operation? Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #57

She had an operation to clear a blood clot in 2013 Scootaloo Jul 2015 #79

What is relevant is that both of them need a young and healthy VP n/t eridani Jul 2015 #86

Both are in very good health and have the best medical care available. Scootaloo Jul 2015 #88

Given my own personal history, I'm probably more paranoid than usual about this eridani Jul 2015 #89

Lieberman: now there is a warning from the past... Betty Karlson Jul 2015 #92

Especially if Boner remains speaker of the house! Amimnoch Jul 2015 #110

That sounds like something awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #78

Actually, she hasn't "spent her life supporting Civil Rights issues." Please see, below. leveymg Jul 2015 #52

Actually this is not correct, she worked on Civil Rights issues while in college and marched just Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #55

Here's Bernie from 1991 speaking against the Clinton/Gingrich Imprisonment Bill. He hasn't changed leveymg Jul 2015 #59

How could he be speaking in 1991 on the Clinton/Gingrich imprisonment bill, Bill Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #61

It is picking low hanging fruit. IMO nt. Snotcicles Jul 2015 #8

Some people just don't get it: only white males are allowed to attack from the left. DanTex Jul 2015 #10

I would think social and economic issues are intertwined. jalan48 Jul 2015 #12

Why would anyone attack someone AgingAmerican Jul 2015 #19

I suspect once BLM begins talking about the TTP the OP will be OK with them. nt msanthrope Jul 2015 #20

+1 n/t JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #51

Not if they shout down their own allies when they try to agree with them and support them. GoneFishin Jul 2015 #62

BLM is going to shout down Manny? Fascinating. nt msanthrope Jul 2015 #65

I'm pretty sure that Manny isn't sure of how he feels about yesterday's MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #67

Does Manny often speak of himself in the third person? Why does Manny see himself msanthrope Jul 2015 #74

Only "folks" who have hated ALL the Dem leaders of the last twenty years know what's up. bettyellen Jul 2015 #24

You tell 'em, Dan from Texas. An authentic voice from below. n/t leveymg Jul 2015 #54

I think I love you. Just a little bit. Number23 Jul 2015 #64

Suffice to say... SoapBox Jul 2015 #11

Hey - I happen to know one Dem candidate who was openly against gay marriage before it became whereisjustice Jul 2015 #13

I know another DNC candidate who votes for gun control, gun violence kills many Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #33

I don't think Sanders is a DNC candidate, but I agree he supports gun control whereisjustice Jul 2015 #37

Given that the DNC is fundraising off of Bernie's name MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #50

lol, DWS aka "Aunti Populist" is jumping on the Bernie bandwagon. I guess when you sign on whereisjustice Jul 2015 #63

The list of the mysteries of life is longer for some than others, I get it. Not all that fascinating Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #17

The creepy ugliness has caused me to reconsider voting for Ms. Clinton if she Zorra Jul 2015 #18

Who cares, not me. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #22

Thanks for validating my point so perfectly. nt Zorra Jul 2015 #25

And thanks for exemplifying the out of control hate around here. n/t MoonRiver Jul 2015 #26

"reconsider voting for Ms. Clinton" - exemplifying out of control hate? Clinton isn't a whereisjustice Jul 2015 #27

Whatever. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #28

I just love complex, verbose and momentous comebacks like these. Live and Learn Jul 2015 #41

You're pretty well versed too! A hoot really! MoonRiver Jul 2015 #45

Yeah, ethics be damned! LondonReign2 Jul 2015 #115

This message was self-deleted by its author MoonRiver Jul 2015 #116

I'm in ALIGNMENT with you! LondonReign2 Jul 2015 #117

Sorry I really did not understand what you were saying. My bad. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #118

Are you for wage increases? Are you for healthcare? Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #34

Sure, that is why we are rooting for Sanders. Live and Learn Jul 2015 #40

Yes, this is two things to dislike Third Way, dammit, they want to have a plan. Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #44

Yep 840high Jul 2015 #113

"... by smarter people than I"? gregcrawford Jul 2015 #21

That is all Sanders supporters have been doing is attacking Hillary! lewebley3 Jul 2015 #23

That's a crock of shit. LWolf Jul 2015 #30

+1 nt Live and Learn Jul 2015 #38

But, but, but, Hillary has powerful friends and more money than Bernie, we shouldn't criticize her! whereisjustice Jul 2015 #43

What's more, we know her record and this is why I am supporting a candidate who has experience and a Thinkingabout Jul 2015 #46

That's what I'm told every 4 years. LWolf Jul 2015 #87

+1 Tommymac Jul 2015 #104

Well, it isn't working too well for them, is it? All I can say is if you spend money sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #31

Happily recced. NealK Jul 2015 #35

It's taking a strength and ... aggiesal Jul 2015 #36

Actually, it's called ratfucking. jeff47 Jul 2015 #47

this statement is FALSE and ILLOGICAL underthematrix Jul 2015 #56

Is that Hillary in the corner? MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #66

That was 1988. Right around the time Bill and Hillary were busy expanding the Koch-funded DLC. kath Jul 2015 #75

Especially since quite a few of the HC supporters told lgbt people to shut up in 2013. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #60

I know of one in particular - were there several? MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #68

Oh yes. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #69

Politics as fandom Prism Jul 2015 #71

No double standards here, no sir. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #72

And it creates an internal war Prism Jul 2015 #73

Nailed it as usual, Prism. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #76

This, yes. Prism Jul 2015 #80

There's that context thingy again. beam me up scottie Jul 2015 #81

How dare you! Prism Jul 2015 #83

exactly. nt m-lekktor Jul 2015 #98

Situational ethics go both ways Prism Jul 2015 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author Scootaloo Jul 2015 #77

Bloody stupifying, it is. 99Forever Jul 2015 #82

Hypocrisy at its finest? TM99 Jul 2015 #85

I don't see attacks from the left, quite the opposite BainsBane Jul 2015 #93

+1 nt nc4bo Jul 2015 #95

I too see that turn to the right. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #103

Speaking of mysteries, why did Bernie vote to enable racist Minuteman militias? SunSeeker Jul 2015 #94

Manny, it is one of the great mysteries, like the tides, which we cannot explain. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #100

Bingo! marym625 Jul 2015 #101

Kick! NealK Jul 2015 #102

Yet another thread about other threads. randome Jul 2015 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jul 2015 #108

There are no people smarter than you, Manny. MineralMan Jul 2015 #106

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jul 2015 #107

So ... are there no other ways to draw attention.. ananda Jul 2015 #111

I just hope Mr. Sanders refrains from screaming. Kurovski Jul 2015 #114

Hahaha! MoonRiver Jul 2015 #119