Rhianna (mail) (www):
Other than another Clinton presidency scares the livin' shit out of me, I'd vote for her. However, that being said I'm hoping SOMEONE is better on the Rethuglican ticket, or better yet an Independent (oooh, or a Green, that'd be fun). I can not bring myself to consider Hilly, though I refuse to vote for 'Illegal immigration isn't a crime, but I was there for 9-11' Giuliani.
9.24.2007 8:19am
Rosemary, Queen of All Evil (mail):
Dude if your choice is Hillary or Rudy, you'd hold your nose and pick the chick, wouldn't you?
9.24.2007 8:29am
Old Goat (mail):
Hillary is a socialist. But go ahead and vote for her, let me know how much you like the higher taxes, socialized medicine, and higher taxes again.

I wonder how much you will be laughing when your idea of fine dining is McDonald's, at least you will have "free" healthcare.

If the choice is Rudy or Hillary, then I would not vote. Liberal is and liberal does.

Rosemary, sorry, but there is no way you are even the least little bit conservative.
9.24.2007 10:02am
Ara Rubyan (www):
Ro:

It's all about winning and losing with you, isn't it?
9.24.2007 10:04am
double-plus-ungood (mail) (www):
Hillary is a socialist.

No, by most standards, Hilary Clinton is a moderate conservative, which is pretty goddamn far from being a socialist.

I find that most people who throw around the "socialist" label wouldn't know a socialist if they got bitten in the ass by one.
9.24.2007 10:32am
Adam (mail):
Thanks, Rosemary, for letting me in on what I think and believe and how I will act. From now on I'll just wait to hear from you before I think or do or write anything. It'll be easier that way. As a liberal, after all, I have no independent thought, and no integrity. Whew! It's good to get that off my chest.
9.24.2007 10:45am
double-plus-ungood (mail) (www):
I can't wait to see you guys genuflect to her greatness with your written words. When she keeps the troops in Iraq, you'll play contortionist and soon you'll convince yourself that you were for it all along.

But I already think that the troops shouldn't be coming home. As a matter of fact, I think there should be an escalation. And this has nothing to do with any of the democratic candidates, it has to do with the situation in Iraq and the surrounding region.
9.24.2007 11:15am
double-plus-ungood (mail) (www):
Your integrity, in the lyrical form of my laugh.

Rose, have you ever indicated that your support of the Iraq war was a mistake?
9.24.2007 11:21am
Mark Adams, who's always correct, get used to it. (mail) (www):
Let's get beyond these absurd notions that:
* Rose can see the future,
* that the Hillary/Edwards health insurance mandate is remotely like single-payor government provided medical care commonly misnamed "socialized medicine,"
* that their current proposal resembles what she proposed in 1994,
* that any candidates besides Richardson, Kucinich or Ron Paul has EVER said they want ALL the troops out of the Iraq theater with no residual force or,
* that Kossacks will ever stop their bitching and form a que behind Hillary when she is is anything but progressive.

Anyone hanging on to the above lies is either misinformed, unserious, propagating right-wing propaganda or some combination thereof. (Except the part about Rose being prescient -- who knows.)

However, that Rose predicts she will someday in the future laugh and laugh and laugh, cool! I hope that rings true for us all.

To that end, avoid the Sarah Silverman Show at all cost. It is perhaps the most unfunny "comedy" show of a generation, reminiscent of Chevy Chase doing stand-up, with more poop jokes.
9.24.2007 12:25pm
Ara Rubyan (www):
How do you feel about Carlos Mencia?
9.24.2007 12:53pm
Tim_the_Soldier (aka thread killer and nun thriller) (mail):
I would hate to have another socialist Clinton presidency. I mean, under Bill Clinton, we were so oppressed financially and saw our prosperity dwindle. Oh wait, that's complete bullshit! Whenever someone refers to a democrat as a Socialist, they immediately lose their argument credibility.

You do know that there is an American Socialist Party? You do know that they don't have a favorable opinion of either of the two parties. In fact, they lump them together as one big special interest and big business political party? Please tell me that you're not a big stupid idiot.

On a political spectrum, George Bush is more of a Socialist than Clinton. Let's see how much of our tax dollars are going to have to be spent cleaning up Bush's fucking mess.

I guess moron sandwiches are on sale at your local deli, and you bought a party sub all for yourself.
9.24.2007 1:01pm
Rosemary, Queen of All Evil (mail):
Rose, have you ever indicated that your support of the Iraq war was a mistake?

No, I haven't. I don't plan to either. I don't think my support was a mistake, just Bush's handling. That isn't the same.
9.24.2007 2:15pm
Rosemary, Queen of All Evil (mail):
Old Goat:

Hillary is a socialist. But go ahead and vote for her, let me know how much you like the higher taxes, socialized medicine, and higher taxes again.

Her voting record defies your analysis.

I wonder how much you will be laughing when your idea of fine dining is McDonald's, at least you will have "free" healthcare.

That is my idea of fine dining NOW. My husband was unemployed twice during Bush's terms. Both times we exhausted the unemployment insurance. Both times our children had to get medicaid because we couldn't afford to take them to doctors without. Both times we almost lost EVERYTHING WE OWNED. BOTH TIMES WE WERE FUCKED BY THE IRS. BOTH TIMES A REPUBLICAN WAS RUNNING THINGS. Once, I almost died because I couldn't afford the $200/month asthma medication I needed.

If the choice is Rudy or Hillary, then I would not vote. Liberal is and liberal does.

Good. I'm a big believer in people staying home on election day.

Rosemary, sorry, but there is no way you are even the least little bit conservative.

I am and the reason is I don't blame my problems on the government. I'm an adult.
9.24.2007 2:21pm
Alex (mail):
I love it when you laugh at us.
9.24.2007 2:28pm
Rosemary, Queen of All Evil (mail):
Oh and for the record, Rudy is leading the polls in the Republican race. I guess there aren't a lot of real conservatives in your world.
9.24.2007 2:28pm
Rosemary, Queen of All Evil (mail):
Alex,

I have a good laugh!
9.24.2007 2:29pm
Rosemary, Queen of All Evil (mail):
Ara,

Nope. It is for you though and you'll prove it.

Adam,

You are very welcome!

Double: I didn't mean you.

Mark: I didn't used to be but I've recently been awakened.

Tim: Exactly.
9.24.2007 2:35pm
Mark Adams, who's always correct, get used to it. (mail) (www):
Ara, Carlos is Da Bomb! He. Cracks. Me. Up.
9.24.2007 2:44pm
Mark Adams, who's always correct, get used to it. (mail) (www):
If you can see the future, shouldn't you be also be able to see in advance when your predictions will be wrong?

Geez, this place makes me talk nonsense.
9.24.2007 2:50pm
Rosemary, Queen of All Evil (mail):
Sure, but fun is there in that!
9.24.2007 2:52pm
Ara Rubyan (www):
Ro:

First there's this:

BOTH TIMES WE WERE FUCKED BY THE IRS.

then there's this:

I don't blame my problems on the government. I'm an adult.

You'll have to explain this a bit further.

Were you, in fact, suggesting that you (and Dean) had sex with a large Executive Branch agency?

How many employees were involved? What did the IRS Commissioner know and when did he know it?

Or, if you meant it in a figurative way, did you not believe getting "fucked" -- sorry, "FUCKED" -- was a problem? If not, why all caps?
9.24.2007 2:52pm
Ara Rubyan (www):
Mark:

Carlos is Da Bomb!

Yes! He's one of my guilty pleasures -- on a similar level with Chapelle...and Sarah Silverman. They're all very funny and (because?) they occasionally go completely over the top.

In comedy, as in life, sometimes you just have to step out of line.
9.24.2007 2:54pm
double-plus-ungood (mail) (www):
I don't think my support was a mistake, just Bush's handling.

Then your assessment of Bush's competence was the tragic error? In that light, your support would still be an error. Has that one been admitted?
9.24.2007 3:04pm
Rosemary, Queen of All Evil (mail):
My support for Bush is barely there, for Iraq it is still strong.


Ara,

I don't blame the government as whole, just the one agency. Besides everyone hates the IRS.
9.24.2007 4:05pm
Tom Hawkson (mail) (www):
Besides everyone hates the IRS.

I don't. I blame us, the electorate, for the IRS. If we want to ditch it, we can. We could substitute the Fair Tax, for example, a progressive sales tax. We haven't.

Yours,
Wince
9.24.2007 4:12pm
double-plus-ungood (mail) (www):
My support for Bush is barely there, for Iraq it is still strong.

If you supported the invasion of Iraq under Bush, whom you have indicated is incompetent, then you share responsibility for the outcome. The consequences of failure in Iraq are quite deep.

Still not able to admit a mistake, yet we're the ones with an integrity problem.
9.24.2007 4:16pm
Ara Rubyan (www):
Ro:

I don't blame the government as whole, just the one agency.


...which is somehow...not part of the government?

You probably also believe dick Cheney is not part of the Executive Branch.

Wince:

I blame us, the electorate, for the IRS. If we want to ditch it, we can. We could substitute the Fair Tax, for example, a progressive sales tax. We haven't.

...and probably never will.

Why?

Because it would take an act of Congress and Congress will never do it. They will never give up the power to dole out tax breaks for its favored constituencies.

Yes, yes, the people could force congress to do it, but the people won't because they get the tax breaks.
9.24.2007 4:35pm
Tim_the_Soldier (aka thread killer and nun thriller) (mail):
Carlos Mencia is a total fraud and joke stealer!! Do not support him. Dane Cook is also considered a joke stealer. YouTube has a good view of a confrontation between Joe Rogan and Carlos Mencia. Check it out. Mencia is a punk bitch! Plus, his name is Ned.
9.24.2007 5:01pm
Sandi (www):
If you supported the invasion of Iraq under Bush, whom you have indicated is incompetent, then you share responsibility for the outcome.

As does the Congress Republicans and Democrats alike for approving the invasion.
9.24.2007 5:46pm
double-plus-ungood (mail) (www):
As does the Congress Republicans and Democrats alike for approving the invasion.

And....?
9.24.2007 6:04pm
Rosemary, Queen of All Evil (mail):
Nuh uh, Sandi. The Democrats all get a pass because they got tricked/duped by that too smart and savvy Chimpy McHalliburton. Also, they all said they were wrong and apparently stupid.
9.24.2007 6:07pm
double-plus-ungood (mail) (www):
Possibly, but I'm more inclined to give them a pass because many have admitted it was a stupid fucking idea.
9.24.2007 6:30pm
Tom Hawkson (mail) (www):
Yes, yes, the people could force congress to do it, but the people won't because they get the tax breaks.

Well, generally the way these things are sold is to convince people that other people are getting more and more unfair tax breaks than they are and it would be more fair to have no tax breaks and lower tax rates.

It just takes a charismatic salesman. And someone who can or will write a more persuasive and clearer description than I just did. Those can be hard to come by.

Yours,
Wince
9.24.2007 6:49pm
Ara Rubyan (www):
I rarely try to predict what politicians will do, but I'll come close to breaking my own rule here: it'll probably never happen in my lifetime.
9.24.2007 8:52pm
Mark Adams, who's always correct, get used to it. (mail) (www):
Ned?
9.24.2007 9:31pm
Ara Rubyan (www):
Lamont?
9.25.2007 1:39am
Tom Hawkson (mail) (www):
I rarely try to predict what politicians will do, but I'll come close to breaking my own rule here: it'll probably never happen in my lifetime.

I agree. It's more likely we'll have a national sales tax AND the IRS.

Yours,
Wince
9.25.2007 4:54pm
double-plus-ungood (mail) (www):
I agree. It's more likely we'll have a national sales tax AND the IRS.

You need it, you have an expensive war to pay for, plus a decade or two of it to go.
9.25.2007 6:57pm
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