Monkeyboy wrote:I thought this was ok. He takes issue with much of what she said, but also acknowledges that there's a problem. Marshall is a Clinton fan = disclaimer

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the ... f-nonsense

The Dude wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:I thought this was ok. He takes issue with much of what she said, but also acknowledges that there's a problem. Marshall is a Clinton fan = disclaimer

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the ... f-nonsense

It’s a pretty weak defense. In my opinion, the most important part is the diverting of funds from states for D candidates back to Hillary, and that is barely addressed here, other than to say “yeah that happens all the time”

The Savior wrote:

The Dude wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:I thought this was ok. He takes issue with much of what she said, but also acknowledges that there's a problem. Marshall is a Clinton fan = disclaimer

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the ... f-nonsense

It’s a pretty weak defense. In my opinion, the most important part is the diverting of funds from states for D candidates back to Hillary, and that is barely addressed here, other than to say “yeah that happens all the time”

Really? Read the excerpts in that link. The idea that she wanted or thought to replace Clinton with Biden/Booker but didn't because of "all the women" who felt pride and empowerment is such a laughable joke. So, 60 days before an election Clinton was winning in the polls this lady thought about changing both the presidential and VP candidate? That alone is the sign of a weak, unintelligent individual.

I think it's beyond silly for anyone affiliated with the DNC to go in on Hilary right now to be honest. You can say a lot of things about her but she's been getting crushed and criticized for nearly 20 years, even mor so over the last 10. Brazille saying what she is saying is sad and petty and shows she's an incapable person.

The Dude wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:I thought this was ok. He takes issue with much of what she said, but also acknowledges that there's a problem. Marshall is a Clinton fan = disclaimer

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the ... f-nonsense

It’s a pretty weak defense. In my opinion, the most important part is the diverting of funds from states for D candidates back to Hillary, and that is barely addressed here, other than to say “yeah that happens all the time”

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to put on ice a federal lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's congressional districts approved after the 2010 census.

Justice Samuel Alito on Friday rejected the requested stay of the lawsuit by five Pennsylvania voters against the governor and elections officials, a court official said Saturday.

Republican leaders in Pennsylvania's General Assembly had said in the request filed last week that a trial in the case could occur in about a month, as the justices are considering a Wisconsin gerrymandering case with what they call "substantively identical claims."

House Speaker Mike Turzai and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, who were granted a request to intervene in the federal case, asked the court to impose a halt until a similar Commonwealth Court lawsuit over the districts is resolved — and that case is mostly on hold pending a decision in the Wisconsin lawsuit.

Lawyers for Turzai and Scarnati argued the Wisconsin decision could render the Pennsylvania lawsuit moot, or narrow its issues.

The lawsuit alleges state maps have unfairly given Pennsylvania Republicans an electoral advantage, and it seeks to reshape the state's congressional districts before the 2018 midterm elections.

jerseyhoya wrote:Not that he was a key player in any of this, but I would obtain some pretty significant satisfaction from Flynn Jr. getting indicted

WASHINGTON (AP) — With U.S. unemployment at a 17-year low and businesses complaining that they can't fill jobs, you might expect pay to be rising sharply as companies try to attract or keep workers.

Normally, with the unemployment rate ultra-low, businesses are forced to raise pay significantly to fill jobs or to retain existing employees. The last time the jobless rate was this low, in 2000, average hourly pay was surging at a 4 percent annual pace.

Then was then. In October, by contrast, wages crept up just 2.4 percent from a year earlier, the government said Friday. Though that's double the pace of five years ago, it's nearly a half-point less than the year-over-year rate in September.

Signal 88 has raised starting pay for security officers from $9.25 an hour to $11.25 in the past two years. But other low-wage employers have also lifted pay, Nyffeler said, thereby creating new competition for Signal.

Many potential applicants can't pass drug tests, Nyffeler says, while others can live off government benefits.

His ability to raise pay, Nyffeler says, is limited because his clients are reluctant to pay more for his company's services. Signal 88 bills at $17 an hour, on average. The company tries to raise prices each year when it renews contracts, but many of its clients then threaten to seek alternatives.

Other companies appear in similar circumstances: Price increases throughout the economy are weak. Inflation rose just 2.2 percent in September from a year ago and would have been lower without a spike in gas prices.

One way out of the conundrum would be to raise worker efficiency. When workers become more productive — when their output per hour rises — companies can afford to pay more without raising prices.

Yet productivity growth has been weak since the recession ended in 2009. It grew just 1.2 percent a year, on average, in the past decade. That's less than half the growth rate before the recession. One reason productivity has been so sluggish is that companies haven't invested much in machinery, technology and other equipment that could boost workers' output.

The Trump administration and Republican Congress are pushing a steep cut in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20 percent in hopes of encouraging more productivity-boosting investment. But some economists argue that the increased profits stemming from the tax cut will be used mainly to boost dividends and share buybacks.

JUburton wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Not that he was a key player in any of this, but I would obtain some pretty significant satisfaction from Flynn Jr. getting indicted

well yeah, but an indictment of a former national security adviser would be pretty big news.

jerseyhoya wrote:Just thinking about the size of the 2020 field, the proportional Dem delegate allocation rules, and then them rolling back super delegates, it seems pretty likely there will be a brokered convention. Maybe one with a clear frontrunner/winner, maybe not. With feelings this raw about 2016 ~18 months after it was clear Hillary would be the nominee (and with her winning comfortably and not due to any improper interference), cannot even imagine what a shitshow an actual brokered convention would entail.

I hope Mr. Trump is doing something other than being the Republican nominee in 2020 because the Dem process really might be a total dumpster fire.

The Savior wrote:Trump to meet with Putin, ask about helping with NK. Trump knows Russia is helping NK, right?