Who is voting this November and why should you bother?

@edgarblythe,

I believe that goes both ways. I think both parties are lost in la-la land. Mr. Green

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@georgeob1,

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So I ask you just whyo is misusing his political authority??

SWIIISSHHHHH-Sound of GoB passing a buck.

Mitch Mconnell had, on record, originally stated that his job was gonna be to see Obama fail. NOW---he sees that he had better be the WD-40 to try to lube the engine of Govt to quit the stall tactics and see what work can get done. This is all being done in recognition of the huge prize of and additional number of seats in the Senate, The presidency, and the ability to nominate USSC members with a new president.

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@edgarblythe,

This is an empty phrase. No one has been able to tell me what is in MY best interests and I have asked repeatedly. What is in my best interests?

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@coldjoint,

The average GOP voter is not the 1%. But they allow themselves to be manipulated by the 1%. Voting Koch brothers agenda.

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@farmerman,

What I see is the problems created by the American voters, not the politicians.

They reelected McConnell into a position of power after he declared to make Obama a failed president - that cost America and Amiericans dearly.

If I declare as a member of congress that I'm going to destroy our president, then get reelected into office - what kind of results can anyone expect?

That Americans want Pol Pot to lead our country can't be blamed on Pol Pot.

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@cicerone imposter,

I guess it hasn't dawned on you that not everyone in the US is in love with Obama and his policies...

Did you see how many states went to GOP gov's? 29 states are now controlled by the GOP and of those 29, 4 of them are female govs. We elected the first black Senator from the South and we also elected our first female black House Rep. Not to mention we also elected our first openly gay Republican. It was an incredible night for the GOP. It's not enough to get me to register with them again, but it is one hell of a start.

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@Baldimo,

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I guess it hasn't dawned on you that not everyone in the US is in love with Obama and his policies...

Did you see how many states went to GOP gov's? 29 states are now controlled by the GOP and of those 29, 4 of them are female govs. We elected the first black Senator from the South and we also elected our first female black House Rep. Not to mention we also elected our first openly gay Republican. It was an incredible night for the GOP. It's not enough to get me to register with them again, but it is one hell of a start.

I'll give you this, Baldimo...

...it was an incrediblee night for the GOP.

Not so much for the nation...or the common person...or for the rest of the world, for that matter. But for the GOP...it was beautiful.

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@Baldimo,

Yeh, GOP 'w got reeeeeaaaly big tent--DREAM ON.

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@farmerman,

point of order George ob. TECHNICALLY, when the NRA threw in the monkee rench to warn GOP SENATORS that their careers would be over should they consider the confirmation of Dr Murthry as Surgeon General, they were already in the confirmation HEARINGS, and the process was interrupted and not at a point where a vote could be taken by the committee,let alone the entre body.

NRA has the GOP in its pocket and you know it.

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I can see that you guys are very busy patting each other on the back and reciting your various common prejudices and fixed ideas as though they were eternal truth. The fact is they are not and many people don't agree with you. In most of the Senatorial, House of Representatives and Gubernatorial contests they were in the majority.

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@edgarblythe,

IF Keystone XL would totally OFF the Ogalalla aquifer, Id urge signature of the project. As it stands, the Cndian firms and US firms stand "pat" on some Bullshit reasoning that the route will have "Minimal Impact" on the aquifer. Im a scientist in that resource field an I could NOT issue such a BS statement because it assume that a catastrophic spill would not be let out in the open long enough to become inserted into the recharge area (WHICH IS THE ENTIRE MAPPED AREA OF THE AQUIFER).

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@farmerman,

Why do we need the Keystone XL? Oil prices are dropping to the point where it doesn't make any sense to be spending money for more oil that has the potential to pollute our water supplies. Who's going to pay to clean up any mess created by a 'catastropic' spill?

We're already starving for water in California that supports our ag and wine industries. What makes people think clean water is not that important and oil is?

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@farmerman,

farmerman wrote:

point of order George ob. TECHNICALLY, when the NRA threw in the monkee rench to warn GOP SENATORS that their careers would be over should they consider the confirmation of Dr Murthry as Surgeon General, they were already in the confirmation HEARINGS, and the process was interrupted and not at a point where a vote could be taken by the committee,let alone the entre body.

NRA has the GOP in its pocket and you know it.

Why did Harry Reid block the vote on confirmation? Evidently he too was afraid of the NRA and wished to spare his senators the grief associated with the vote. Whose venality is then at work here ?????

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@farmerman,

Obama has had time to learn and get smarter, re Keystone. I hope he will not give in.

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@farmerman,

farmerman wrote:

IF Keystone XL would totally OFF the Ogalalla aquifer, Id urge signature of the project. As it stands, the Cndian firms and US firms stand "pat" on some Bullshit reasoning that the route will have "Minimal Impact" on the aquifer. Im a scientist in that resource field an I could NOT issue such a BS statement because it assume that a catastrophic spill would not be let out in the open long enough to become inserted into the recharge area (WHICH IS THE ENTIRE MAPPED AREA OF THE AQUIFER).

I think you know very well that there are already other existing pipelines that transit across the very large area over this aquifer, and that the permeability of the local soil is the key issue with respect to the aquifer. The rerouting of the pipeline to avoid the Nebraska sandy area was both appropriate and sufficient to protect it.

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@georgeob1,

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I think you know very well that there are already other existing pipelines that transit across the very large area over this aquifer, and that the permeability of the local soil is the key issue with respect to the aquifer. The rerouting of the pipeline to avoid the Nebraska sandy area was both appropriate and sufficient to protect it.

His last original thought died of loneliness. Don't confuse him with facts.

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@georgeob1,

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did Harry Reid block the vote

Speaking of him, does anyone besides me wonder if Harry Reid this morning woke up with second thoughts over his decision to eviscerate the filibuster? And the change was not working out too well for D's even before now.

In a contest Harry Reid would give Barack Obama a good run for the title of most incompetent.

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Bill Moyers
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A quick look at the numbers shows that in several key races the margin of victory came very close to the likely margin of disenfranchisement.

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@edgarblythe,

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A quick look at the numbers shows that in several key races the margin of victory came very close to the likely margin of disenfranchisement.

Considering that the margin in house races ran from .2% to 100% that is saying exactly nothing.
http://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2014#Margin_of_victory_analysis

Did Moyers say that? Liberals are notorious yakking as if they have something important to say when actually it is gibberish or a willful lie.

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@hawkeye10,

It said in several key races. It did not hint at universality.

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