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45832. arkymalarky - 11/5/2014 5:02:27 AM I have a love hate relationship with election night. Right now it's mostly hate. 45833. arkymalarky - 11/5/2014 5:54:32 AM The woman I referenced earlier in that article won. This is the most pathetic race ever in Arkansas. 45834. iiibbb - 11/5/2014 1:37:01 PM Garbage in garbage out garbage in garbage out. 45835. arkymalarky - 11/5/2014 4:27:41 PM nonono. that attitude is toxic. if you don't truly believe one is better than another there is no reason to vote. in ar I know or have at least met a lot of the people I saw on the ballot (not the senators). that is a false and IMO a dangerous premise. 45836. arkymalarky - 11/5/2014 4:32:41 PM this is how stupidly arkies voted: they gave legislative COMMITTEES power to veto rules authorized by executive branch agencies in a CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
I'm so glad I own a house in CO. I may be needing it. 45837. iiibbb - 11/5/2014 4:35:34 PM There is a reason to vote. Some of that garbage is toxic.
But I've little faith in the system right now to make coherent choices that benefit the country. 45838. arkymalarky - 11/5/2014 4:35:36 PM "an Amendment Empowering the General Assembly to Provide for Legislative Committee Review and Approval of State Agencies' Administrative Rules." 45839. arkymalarky - 11/5/2014 4:36:28 PM I agree. and it's going to get worse. much worse. 45840. arkymalarky - 11/5/2014 4:37:28 PM I'm getting a tooth pulled today. fits my mood. 45841. iiibbb - 11/5/2014 4:37:42 PM I read a news blog today that said a poll showed that 29% of Louisiana Republicans blame Obama for the poor federal response to Katrina in 2005. Only 28% of LA republicans blame Bush.
As long these kind of people have meaningful sway in who makes policy.... it's important to vote.
But all politicians stink of somebody else's money. 45842. arkymalarky - 11/5/2014 4:56:45 PM I don't agree. on the local level elections have consequences and good people run. in fact, locally we had good results. state level up was bad partly because of the influence of outside money. some states manage to elect good, responsible representation and leadership. if the rw manages more disenfranchisement it will be grim. and they will. 45843. judithathome - 11/5/2014 8:15:02 PM Our new Governor, Gregg Abbott, in his acceptance speech last night introduced his wife as "the very first Hispanic First Lady of Texas"....I'm sure that fact was a shocker to many in this state...this campaign, he brought her out AND had her mother do an ad for him in Spanish...first time ANYONE outside Austin knew his wife was Hispanic. 45844. judithathome - 11/5/2014 8:16:54 PM That is the sort of crap we can expect from the Republicans...use 'em when it's convenient; ignore 'em otherwise.
I would be willing to bet one of his first moves as Governor is to make a show of tightening up the border. 45845. arkymalarky - 11/6/2014 5:43:28 PM Arkansas is about to be in really deep doodoo. They may very well roll back their unique way of implementing Obamacare, which dramatically increased our percentages who had health insurance, which means that it will be taken away from thousands of people. They're also talking about going back to consolidating schools ASAP. We met with Asa Hutchinson way back when, and that didn't seem to be a priority of his, but now that he's governor I think he'll move on it pretty quickly. Poor folks had best be glad they gave themselves a tiny raise. They're going to need it. Everything from education to health insurance to anything else the state can put its mitts on to take away from poor people in a very poor state is going to come under attack. 45846. judithathome - 11/6/2014 8:39:06 PM Well, we have you beat in the healthcare take-back...they can't take away that which they never gave in the fist place. 45847. judithathome - 11/6/2014 8:39:30 PM Here in Texas, I mean. 45848. arkymalarky - 11/7/2014 12:07:03 AM yes, tx is the worst in the nation and was before the aca. but I will hate to see people here get it taken after only having it a little while. it would be a shitty thing to do. ar had actually moved up to one of the best levels of insured in the south. 45849. iiibbb - 11/7/2014 5:45:26 PM fuckers 45850. arkymalarky - 11/7/2014 7:16:20 PM Matt Taibbi is brilliant. 45851. iiibbb - 11/7/2014 8:09:03 PM Why some of these people aren't guilty of treason, I don't know.
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