EPTOh. Darn. It's over already. Shoot, lol. X-D I liked it. I approve of Rubio more now. Still kinda frustrated on his stance toward entitlements, though we now live in a time where any politician who says anything about cutting SS or Medicare gets an eternally-tarnished reputation. *sigh* Politics.... :-\
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cLAN.Anax
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Oh. Darn. It's over already. Shoot, lol. X-D I liked it. I approve of Rubio more now. Still kinda frustrated on his stance toward entitlements, though we now live in a time where any politician who says anything about cutting SS or Medicare gets an eternally-tarnished reputation. *sigh* Politics.... :-\ | ||
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wei2coolman
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JinDesu
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On February 13 2013 12:48 cLAN.Anax wrote: @Jin: I think I get what you're saying now, because he assumes everyone will succeed, and we all know that's simply not true. Oh. Darn. It's over already. Shoot, lol. X-D I liked it. I approve of Rubio more now. Still kinda frustrated on his stance toward entitlements, though we now live in a time where any politician who says anything about cutting SS or Medicare gets an eternally-tarnished reputation. *sigh* Politics.... :-\ I sincerely hope he (Rubio) doesn't assume that everyone will succeed. I understand if his constituents may think that, but if he thinks that as well, he's a little touched in the head. To be fair, I think it was subtle compared to the last year or so of Republican comments on Obama. | ||
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JinDesu
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On February 13 2013 12:51 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Fox News is comparing Rubio to Bobby Jindal. I sorta got that vibe from watching Jindal's response on youtube this afternoon. Just a lot better spoken. | ||
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aksfjh
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On February 13 2013 12:48 cLAN.Anax wrote: @Jin: I think I get what you're saying now, because he assumes everyone will succeed, and we all know that's simply not true. Oh. Darn. It's over already. Shoot, lol. X-D I liked it. I approve of Rubio more now. Still kinda frustrated on his stance toward entitlements, though we now live in a time where any politician who says anything about cutting SS or Medicare gets an eternally-tarnished reputation. *sigh* Politics.... :-\ We also live in a time where a huge number of Americans are living in poverty and/or don't make enough to make retirement payments, while a small fraction practically hoard money. You can only take the anti-populist stance for so long before it bites you in the ass. | ||
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cLAN.Anax
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On February 13 2013 12:49 wei2coolman wrote: Huffington post stream, just made fun of Mark Rubio's water break. I'm glad I'm here and not on there, lol. Would only make me so, so mad.... >_< On February 13 2013 12:51 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Fox News is comparing Rubio to Bobby Jindal. I would agree with the comparison. They have a fair bit in common. Youthful looks, an intangible vigor, relatively conservative principles. I know Jindal supports a pro-sales tax, anti-income tax policy, but I'm not sure if Rubio would go that far, so there may be a difference. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
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On February 13 2013 12:55 cLAN.Anax wrote: I'm glad I'm here and not on there, lol. Would only make me so, so mad.... >_< I would agree with the comparison. They have a fair bit in common. Youthful looks, an intangible vigor, relatively conservative principles. I know Jindal supports a pro-sales tax, anti-income tax policy, but I'm not sure if Rubio would go that far, so there may be a difference. Have you seen the infamous Bobby Jindal response to the State of the Union? | ||
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JonnyBNoHo
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On February 13 2013 12:52 aksfjh wrote: We also live in a time where a huge number of Americans are living in poverty and/or don't make enough to make retirement payments, while a small fraction practically hoard money. You can only take the anti-populist stance for so long before it bites you in the ass. They have to... at least so long as the middle class isn't willing to. That's my take on it anyways. | ||
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JinDesu
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On February 13 2013 12:55 JonnyBNoHo wrote: They have to... at least so long as the middle class isn't willing to. That's my take on it anyways. Heh, but increased consumerism means the middle class will never hold onto their money~ might as well tax them :p Side note - who's this guy speaking on the CBS channel? He's definitely nowhere near as charismatic as Rubio, and is coming off quite condescending to me. | ||
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aksfjh
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On February 13 2013 12:55 JonnyBNoHo wrote: They have to... at least so long as the middle class isn't willing to. That's my take on it anyways. Eh, when real wages have been stagnant since the 80s for a majority of Americans while healthcare and education costs have risen dramatically, I would rather jump to the conclusion that it's harder for them to save more than they aren't "willing." | ||
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cLAN.Anax
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On February 13 2013 12:52 aksfjh wrote: We also live in a time where a huge number of Americans are living in poverty and/or don't make enough to make retirement payments, while a small fraction practically hoard money. You can only take the anti-populist stance for so long before it bites you in the ass. I believe the principle, if correct, should be able to withstand the test of the citizen's opinion, no matter how unpopular. I would rather vote for a politician whose policies I agree with than one who tries to cater to the populace just to get more votes. But, that's just me.... On February 13 2013 12:55 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: Have you seen the infamous Bobby Jindal response to the State of the Union? Nope. Sounds like it's worth the watch. I'll search for it. Edit: I assume this is it? Edit 2: How in the blasted heck did you ninja me, Jin? O_O | ||
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JinDesu
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On February 13 2013 13:00 cLAN.Anax wrote: I believe the principle, if correct, should be able to withstand the test of the citizen's opinion, no matter how unpopular. I would rather vote for a politician whose policies I agree with than one who tries to cater to the populace just to get more votes. But, that's just me.... Nope. Sounds like it's worth the watch. I'll search for it. | ||
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RT @AdamSerwer: Rand Paul SOTU response states "We will not tolerate secret lists of American citizens who can be killed without trial." | ||
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aksfjh
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On February 13 2013 13:05 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: So the Green Party response was online(can't find a YouTube video yet), no idea where Rand Paul is... Killed, by Karl Rove! | ||
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JonnyBNoHo
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On February 13 2013 13:00 aksfjh wrote: Eh, when real wages have been stagnant since the 80s for a majority of Americans while healthcare and education costs have risen dramatically, I would rather jump to the conclusion that it's harder for them to save more than they aren't "willing." I don't think that's correct. Real household income has risen for all income groups and healthcare / education costs are included in inflation figures. ![[image loading]](https://dl.dropbox.com/u/72070179/Income%20groups.PNG) Link | ||
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