Update: McCain Selects Gov. Sarah Palin as Running Mate

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

There's a lot of ignorance and misinformation about all the candidates. We're all guilty of it to some extent. It's been that way for decades. That said...a little levity and humor never hurts. In the words of 70Chip..."all work and no play makes me...Al Gore" or something like that.

That Palin voicemail was hilarious, no matter what side of the fence you're on. Sure, there's a danger that some people will actually take this as fact. One the other hand, satire is one of the great things about this country. I don't think you can do that with political leaders in a lot of places.

I was a little surprised that anybody would take anything seriously from a site called "23/6 - Some of the News, Most of the Time". That's like fact checking The Onion.

[Hog1]

You will only find "spin-free" info if you want to.

[saden1]

How about that new McCain spot Education eh?

[saden1]

Don't you just love this woman?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by saden1

Don't you just love this woman?

I know crap like this is the name of the game in politics, but it just gets so frustrating to hear them constantly talking out of both sides of their mouths.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by saden1

Don't you just love this woman?

Yeah, her nose isn't clean when it comes to earmarks. But, there are very few Govs and Senators who don't have their hand in the cookie jar. The most prominent earmark/pork barrel advocate is Robert Byrd (a senior Dem in the Senate), who openly says it's the job of congressmen and governors to secure money for their states.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

[MTK]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

LOL good stuff, but hey let's demonize the guy in the middle over a bj.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

Funny part is that in these cases the congress who controls spending was controled by dems. Not so much in the Bush Jr and our surplus years it was controled by what many say was the most conservative run rep. congress. So great find.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Funny part is that in these cases the congress who controls spending was controled by dems. Not so much in the Bush Jr and our surplus years it was controled by what many say was the most conservative run rep. congress. So great find.

But with Reagan and both Bushes, they had veto power. George W. never saw a spending bill he didn't like.

Make no mistake, the notion that Republicans are fiscally conservative is one of the biggest myths out there.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Make no mistake, the notion that Republicans are fiscally conservative is one of the biggest myths out there.

And it's what's killing the party.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

But with Reagan and both Bushes, they had veto power. George W. never saw a spending bill he didn't like.

Make no mistake, the notion that Republicans are fiscally conservative is one of the biggest myths out there.

First off McCain, Bush 1 & 2 are rep. and not conservatives. Bush should have used his veto power more but to curb spending we also have to have congress to stop attaching other stuff to bills driving up spending.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by firstdown

First off McCain, Bush 1 & 2 are rep. and not conservatives. Bush should have used his veto power more but to curb spending we also have to have congress to stop attaching other stuff to bills driving up spending.

Line-Item Veto baby!

Seriously though, it's a good point that people tend to forget. The fact that bills are almost never only about what the title implies.

Honestly, it's like y'all never saw the classic Simpsons' episode "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington"

"Janitor, to Homer: "That southern congressman is your biggest obstacle. You have to drink him under the table so he misses the vote tomorrow."
To Lisa: "Now your job is to attach Krusty's bill to a more popular bill, one that can't fail."
Rep.: "The House will now consider the Flags for Orphans bill."
After passage, Krusty: "The system worked. I have become enchanted and illusioned with Washington."

[saden1]

Good find GDAS.

[dmek25]

first, top dog always gets the credit/ heat no matter how deserving he was. i just think president Clinton was alot better politician then the G.O.P would ever give him credit for