I don't know. I don't pay attention to it much. It's just that I have been reading her stuff since even before the last Presidential Election. I also know the people who have extreme views. Don't know the other people's views that much.

Phil is a spend, spend, spend but don't tax me liberal.

LOL, I guess. You're the person who knows me best on this board.
Actually I'm against excessive government spending and putting that money to better use, is that the same thing?

Well, if she is that smart, then I don't know why she would look for candidates with views like hers. I know she likes to hunt, but come on! Who has been like this? That Senator Snow Lady from Maine(maybe.)

my position generally comes based upon what the constitution grants us. i think in that respect i'm always consistent, altho i know you told me you think i'm the exact opposite. ti's from all my study of american history, and of civics, that i get my ideas from.
perhaps i do seem all over the place, but i always try to consider each issue on its own, and make a decision-which is why no party works for me...probably why i don't identify myself as a roman catholic either, even tho i was raised as one, by two devout catholic parents.

like i said before scuds..and this may shock you. i am uninterested in any further tax cuts, which is something both candidates promised. i think obama should concentrate on making do with what is set up now, add no new spending, and attack the deficit-which i think is the biggest drag on our economy. welfare isn't, social security isn't. but our ability to continue to function with a viable economy has got to be the #1 priority.

lol
btw, i didn't vote for a single republican on any ticket. surprised?
and i do have a hard time finding people who agree with me on all issues, so all i can do is find a compromise solution. it would be nice if everyone did that. look at how many agree with a candidate on basically every issue, but vote against him or her due only to their view on abortion. that's narrow mindedness.

i know i'm an oddball. doesn't bother me.

The majority of people (wherever that is) don't like gays. You understand now?

:tro:

and I dont mind being a "Log Cabin Republican" or whatever that is :D

I'm registered INDY but I'm def. a conservative with liberal social views (which I feel social issues should not be things decided by the gov anyway)

I understand that unfortunately.

I just dont understand how you can tell people not to raise children. :zz:

If there was a Prop 8 saying blacks can only sit at the back of the bus... or a Prop 8 saying blacks cant adopt children.... this whole country would be outraged.

But throw in a different type of discrimination and this BULLSHIT passes.
:mad:

i don't know what log cabin rep is either. i'm not registered as anything, it's not required here to list a party.
as for social issues...most should have been assumed by individual states long ago, the fed should never have become what it is now.
each state knows best it's constituency, the cost of living is different in each area-it just seems you'd have less fraud, less waste, if it was all more localized. but how do you move the burden to states, along with the taxing ability? obviously local and state taxes would rise, with a simultaneous lowering of federal-how that could ever be accomplished is beyond me.
but, like when the electoral college came up--this country isn't the same as when it began; back then, most wanted no kind of centralized govt-now it's exactly what we've got. individual states no longer look at themselves as autonomous for the most part. it's a big mess, really.

here in arkansas, we have arkids first to provide health care for kids without insurace. and everyone says it's a much better program than the federal program, more kids are covered, and more procedures. yet we still pay for the federal program as well. double dipping so to speak..but that's a prime example of locally handling an issue being better than everything thru d.c. but who will attack the problem?

Be fair - in Arkansas, there probably wasn't a single Republican on the ballot in the first place!

Right after I voted, I went outside, and saw a small plane in the air. It had a message it was pulling. Said "vote YES ON 8." L.A. County even passed it(7 out of 10 Blacks voted for it.) The majority of people in the state don't like gays. If they are gunna leave it up to the majority, then it ain't gunna work. This is twice now. If they try it again, it will be about the same result. Gays are the public's last group of bitches. They don't want to give that up.

Really? Arkansas is traditionally one of the reddest states in the nation (Billy not included.)

EXACTLY! Gays are the last group (well maybe Muslims now) that you can discriminate against where ever and when ever you want and people agree with you. Its like the religious nuts and repubs last piece of bigotry that they feel justified on.

How ANY black person could vote YES on Prop 8 is beyond me! :zz:
They should know all about equal rights and support it.

This makes me sick.

A gay that doesn't want to pay their taxes=L.C. Republican

They think you're evil. They think you should get a man, and get to bucking, huh?

i think there was, and has been in the past. i voted against them too, too far too the right, and too religious.

All's I know is that not a single person running for federal office in Arkansas - including four D's - had an opponent. Their state legislature is like 3:1 D's to Republicans. They might vote red on a federal level, but that is a state that is absolutely dominated by Democrats on the state and local levels.

it's an odd state. that's why i laugh when people plant labels. someone is liberal, or conservative, etc, etc. but many people defy labels.

arkansas has many folks who are conservative in their viewpoints on social issues such as gay marriage, abortion, but are liberal leaning otherwise. oh, wait..i mean dem-leaning. that liberal word is frowned upon around here.

i know there was a huge amount of folks with no opponent. but i remember when pryor ran against hutchison, i voted for pryor. when some ultra-zealot nutjob was running for lt. gov--oh yeah, halter, that guy's a freak--i voted for our current, democrat lt.governor-and he's the one who got the lottery on the ballot, and it passed-amazing! now, we're all going to hell apparently because of gambling. :)

Before Tuesday, there were 75 D and 25 R in the AR state house and 27-8 D vs. R in the Senate. I think R's picked up three seats the other night, but there are still at least 70 Dems in the state house.

on another subject, i saw that obama chose rahm emanuel as his chief of staff. anyone know much about him?

Probably the Dems version of H.R. Halderman for Nixon! He's described as a pitbull.......that will be great for reaching across the aisle.

i was looking for something more substantive.

Wow, I had no idea it was so Democrat leaning in-state.

But Arkansas STILL has more slot machines at thoroughbred racetracks than the 'progressive' state of New York :rolleyes:

I know some men that feel that way too! LOL

oh, those aren't slot machines!! they're instant wagering machines...:D


like i said, it's an odd state. most call themselves democrat, but you saw which pres candidate carried the state.

his nickname was Raumbo......no kidding! Try Wiki...that should do it!

i read that he was blunt. i like that quality.

Timmi doesnt like blunts.

lmao!!

that was good:)

He is in the Clinton-mode of being fairly partisan and yet politically centrist at the same time. His experience in the White House and in Congress probably make him a good pick for the CoS job.

However, in 2007 Emanuel strongly advised the freshmen members of Congress to avoid going on the Colbert Report because they were always made to look like such morons. As a big fan of that show, I was pissed.

Hee hee. In all seriousness, Emanuel is a mixed-bag- he has a rep for being aggressive, but tends, from what I can find, to look at everything in terms of what it will mean to the Dems in the next election, so he can also be very cautious- he waited months before agreeing to bringing the contempt charges against Miers and Bolton, for example. Mostly, it sounds like he prefers the Executive Branch to the Legislative one, so I imagine he's happy to make the change. So yeah, what miraja2 said.

I love The Colbert Report, too, miraja2, but really- can you blame Emanuel for telling the freshmen not to appear on it? Heh. I give him points for actually knowing what the show is. That bit with Westmoreland and the Ten Commandments was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

I did miss your "tee hee";)

Awww... sorry, timm- I was addicted to balloon-juice.com for my political fix during the campaign and didn't check in on this board much.

There's a really interesting seven-part series on Newsweek's website this week about the campaigns. Very long, but well worth the read- it's called "Secrets of the 2008 Campaigns" or something like that.

Also, more on Emanuel, from Larison at American Conservative Magazine (yes, Timm, I do read both sides, as long as they're smart. :) )

http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008.../rahm-emanuel/

Gratified to hear you do! I'll add this site to my list. I've even read Slate on occasion,just for you. I'll check out the Newsweek thingy, but I'n not expecting much. But thanks for the tip!