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45878. robertjayb - 1/10/2015 8:37:46 PM Herman Cain. And Mitt, of course. 45879. wabbit - 1/21/2015 2:42:18 AM Francis Fukuyama argues that the US gov't has grown too weak
Would love to read CalGal, Slackjaw, PE et. al. on this. 45880. judithathome - 1/22/2015 12:30:10 AM Not I...I don't give a flying fuck what CalGal has to say. Ever. 45881. judithathome - 1/22/2015 1:51:26 AM And pardon my....French. 45882. robertjayb - 1/22/2015 10:36:58 PM Could it be...
...a twofer?
Be still my heart.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading potential Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, who are engaged in a behind-the-scenes competition for dollars and support among party loyalists, are to meet in Utah on Thursday.
Could be a clue to whether Jeb really is the smart Bush. 45883. judithathome - 1/22/2015 10:56:46 PM Like there IS one of those.... 45884. robertjayb - 1/23/2015 7:19:27 PM My cup runneth over...
Sen. Marco Rubio takes steps toward 2016 presidential bid
As his field of potential competitors takes shape, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is taking concrete steps to run for president in 2016, an aide to the senator confirms to CBS News.
Methinks Rubio is apt to get stuck in those concrete steps. More fun. It's shaping up to be a good year for GOP watching. 45885. robertjayb - 1/23/2015 11:07:37 PM Here they go again
(Wisconsin State Journal)
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s calendar is filling up with more events hinting at a 2016 presidential run.
Walker plans to attend an event this weekend in Palm Springs, California, at a private gathering sponsored by a Koch brothers affiliated group, campaign spokesman Tom Evenson confirmed Tuesday.
Politico first reported Tuesday that Walker will join three other presidential hopefuls at the event: Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Marco Rubio of Florida. The event is sponsored by Freedom Partners, which the online political publication describes as "the nonprofit group that oversees the network of fiscally conservative groups formed with help from (billionaires Charles and David Koch) and their operatives."
45886. judithathome - 1/24/2015 8:14:44 PM Well, at least the Kochs are unbending enough to let some of the goings-on reach the press this year...instead of acting as though this meet-up is some sort of Bohemian Grove hush-hush type of get-together.
(Jeez, that sentence may take the prize for "most hyphenated references" in one sentence!) 45887. judithathome - 1/25/2015 8:52:43 PM Why Carly Fiorina Thinks She Can Beat Hillary Clinton
Get THIS remark at the end of the article; maybe you can BE more sexist but I don't see how:
A Republican strategist told TIME last year that Fiorina could be a potent weapon for the GOP in the coming cycle. “The most effective way to criticize a woman is to have another woman do it.”
After seeing her on Bill Maher a few weeks ago, I don't think she's going to get enough votes to make it out of Iowa...but...it's her money she's gonna waste! 45888. arkymalarky - 1/26/2015 2:40:37 AM Calgal often pontificated on what she hadn't read or read about, as did a lot of folks, but this issue would have launched a heated and extended debate back in the day for sure. For now, a look at commentary that's actually attached to the material is what PE seems to be doing best. I hadn't been aware until Bhel posted and I looked at his comments on Edward Baptist's book about slavery and the Southern economy. Scottloar had some excellent comments there, as well. Much of what he posts is about economics, but I looked to see whether he had weighed in on Fukuyama and saw this:
pseudoerasmus.com/2014/11/10/la-longue-puree/#comments 45889. arkymalarky - 1/26/2015 2:42:12 AM I would like to see Slackjaw so he could help me understand what exactly my son-in-law does. 45890. arkymalarky - 1/26/2015 2:44:42 AM we had a free HBO weekend, so I saw Fiorina on Bill Mahr and she actually didn't seem too bad, but she's pretty much an empty chair. I can't imagine her making a lot of impact as a Republican candidate one way or another. 45891. judithathome - 1/26/2015 6:56:51 PM Well, I would hope she wouldn't use her record at H/P as a bragging point.
I thought she was condescending on Maher's show and her way of "lecturing" came across as though she were speaking to very "slow" people who couldn't possibly understand the complicated things up there in the rarified ether where she resides. 45892. arkymalarky - 1/26/2015 7:01:10 PM haha! I took it as she was just too simple to express anything more complicatrd than that. 45893. judithathome - 1/26/2015 8:02:41 PM Really? I've seen her on other shows and always thought she was overly impressed with her "own self" just a tad too much...that and her position.
She is almost sniffing in disgust as she dismisses Hillary's career as SoS...like it was nothing. Pretty ballsy coming from a lady who was fired from her own job. 45894. robertjayb - 1/26/2015 8:14:30 PM Eighteen...Count 'em 18
A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds Republican and Republican-leaning voters scattered among 18 prospective nominees when asked an open-ended question about whom they want the GOP to nominate for president next year. "Undecided" finishes first, at 45%, trailed by 2012 nominee Mitt Romney at 16% and former Florida governor Jeb Bush at 13%.
No one else gets close to double digits, though potential contenders including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and others make the list of those mentioned.
The contrast couldn't be sharper with the other side. A 51% majority of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters name former secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as their preferred nominee; 31% are undecided. Just 5% name Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite of progressive activists, and 4% Vice President Biden.
Read a report Scott Walker wowed the GOP's Iowa cattle call. Union-bashing always gets their juices flowing.
45895. robertjayb - 1/26/2015 9:35:39 PM My political fantasy...get your own...
Hillary was my choice before and probably will remain so, barring the unexpected. Elizabeth is my true love but a I fear a no-hoper nationally. Clinton-Warren would be a dream pairing...probably a bad one. I wonder if Hillary isn't a bit too much the corporatist to take that on. The ticket would be fighting against $zillion$ from funds spawned by the Citizens United decision.
At this juncture (thanks, 41) good old Joe Biden seems a reasonable choice. He's known, fairly well regarded, amiable, and his gaffes are forgivable. 45896. robertjayb - 1/27/2015 2:34:42 AM Up above there I was thinking of Biden as Hillary's VEEP, not as the candidate. 45897. robertjayb - 1/27/2015 8:00:58 PM It's not personal, it's just business...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flexing its financial might, the political machine backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch on Monday told its allies that spending across its conservative network would approach $1 billion ahead of 2016's elections.
The stunning sum from Freedom Partners would dwarf expected spending from official GOP committees and many of the hopefuls expected to seek the party's presidential nomination in 2016. The $889 million budget is almost twice what 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney spent from his campaign accounts.
The hefty budget also suggests that the Koch-backed groups are prepared to spend heavily and early to weaken the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Koch-backed groups such as Americans for Prosperity aired tens of millions of dollars in negative ads against incumbent Democratic lawmakers in 2014 and helped Republicans win a majority in the Senate.
Appropriately, The Houston Chronicle carried this article in its business section.
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