Just thought this was a really interesting story and a potential abuse of power situation (and well-researched too):

http://www.mcccvoice.org/home/index.cfm ... 9dc117b824

jerseyhoya wrote:The Worst Run Big City in the US

Depressing me

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMdPTpOyUk4[/youtube]

If this is the pinnacle of the Tea Party movement, it's not a bad high point

ill go just so i can meet that babe.

jerseyhoya wrote:(yootoobz)

Don't think I'd ever want to watch something called "The ED Show".

pacino wrote:He's portraying himself as a moderate, which he of course isn't.

Brown breaks with GOP to support jobs bill

Well knock me over with a feather. Stunned. Was informed reliably that he was of course not a moderate.

Big props to him for that. I think he realizes its in his best interest.

jerseyhoya wrote:

pacino wrote:He's portraying himself as a moderate, which he of course isn't.

Brown breaks with GOP to support jobs bill

Well knock me over with a feather. Stunned. Was informed reliably that he was of course not a moderate.

Of course, you didn't bring up our subsequent posts after that... I have no problem saying I was wrong. I'm wondering how much the national GOP will like him, though.

jerseyhoya wrote:

pacino wrote:He's portraying himself as a moderate, which he of course isn't.

Brown breaks with GOP to support jobs bill

Well knock me over with a feather. Stunned. Was informed reliably that he was of course not a moderate.

you probably have some sort of point here that is totally relevant and incisive, but forget about that - what's really good is that, as this edition of the politics thread lumbers towards its finish, you brought the discussion, however briefly, back to the gent alluded to in the thread's title.

drsmooth wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

pacino wrote:He's portraying himself as a moderate, which he of course isn't.

Brown breaks with GOP to support jobs bill

Well knock me over with a feather. Stunned. Was informed reliably that he was of course not a moderate.

you probably have some sort of point here that is totally relevant and incisive, but forget about that - what's really good is that, as this edition of the politics thread lumbers towards its finish, you brought the discussion, however briefly, back to the gent alluded to in the thread's title.

The circle is complete; lock the thread.

United States Senate: Where Governance Goes To Die

pacino wrote:United States Senate: Where Governance Goes To Die

Other suggestions?

Seriously, everybody knows it's fucked, but I'm not hearing alternatives. Unicameral legislature? Abolishing the filibuster? Recall elections? If nothing else, maybe proposing some wild shit will scare them into sensibility.

no filibuster. outlived its usefulness.

pacino wrote:no filibuster. outlived its usefulness.

Aye, you got past the Bush years, when it was useful and not impeding important governance.

saw that comeback coming

who cares, let them govern

The anti-filibuster thing is kind of silly. Everyone here is smart, and knows that they had no problem with it back in the day. It's one of those "you take the good with the bad" deals.

back in the day, it wasn't used.

I'd rather we rid ourselves of the idea of the bi-cameral legislature, but that ain't gonna happen. This is doable.

I like how government is broken as soon as Obama and The Super Majority doesn't produce rainbows and unicorns. Ironically, more than a few people predicted this storyline six months ago, and here it is. I mean, if they can't do it, the system must be broken...