Louisiana Democrats aren't running anyone for Lieutenant Governor, AG, State Treasurer or Secretary of State. And they didn't get a real person to run against Jindal either. How do you go 0 for 5 in recruiting to fill out your statewide slate? You might as well officially disband the party.

This is the guy the Dems are running to replace Weiner.

Oh white people.

I liked Obama's speech. I think Biden joining in the Standing O's was a bit weird. I think it has a chance too pass, it has a lot of stuff in it that the GOP seems to like as well.

It doesn't matter if they like it. They won't give him the satisfaction or the momentum heading into 2012, even if it's good for the country.

Party first, big business second, country around 8th, somewhere after satisfying Norquist's id.

jerseyhoya wrote:

This is the guy the Dems are running to replace Weiner.

Oh white people.

Good grief. That screams out to be made into a gif.

jh, what was your opinion on the speech? I am curious what republican/conservatives think. On FoxNews, they seem to be hyper-critical of the whole thing (especially Karl Rove's little piece), but it could just be them pushing their agenda (as I'm sure if I went to MSNBC I'd find gushing words of praise).

I only watched about 10 minutes of it. I don't really like watching political speeches. Obama is good at giving speeches, and the part I saw was good.

I think something will get passed in the next month or so, at least the payroll tax cut portion of the bill.

On Politicians Calling Lincoln the Founder of the Republican Party

This is pretty much hiliarious

jerseyhoya wrote:On Politicians Calling Lincoln the Founder of the Republican Party

This is pretty much hiliarious

I don't get the joke? Is it just that President Obama wrongly attributed Lincoln as the founder of the Republican party?

Jay Carney as a "non partisan" journalist, Washington bureau chief of Time Magazine, felt it was important enough to make a big deal about Huckabee playing loose with the facts. He probably wouldn't say that about Obama given his present job as White House press secretary.

PPP poll from tonight has Obama's approval rating among independents in NY-09 - Weiner's old district where the special election is Tuesday - at 16%.

To put that in perspective, Bush's approval rating among independents hit its low nationally in the midst of the financial crisis in early October 2008 at 19%.

Small sample size and angry Jews caveats apply, but holy fucking shit.

jerseyhoya wrote:PPP poll from tonight has Obama's approval rating among independents in NY-09 - Weiner's old district where the special election is Tuesday - at 16%.

To put that in perspective, Bush's approval rating among independents hit its low nationally in the midst of the financial crisis in early October 2008 at 19%.

Small sample size and angry Jews caveats apply, but holy fucking shit.

what's ppp

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

I (pon)zi what you did there

it says 47 seconds

drsmooth wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:PPP poll from tonight has Obama's approval rating among independents in NY-09 - Weiner's old district where the special election is Tuesday - at 16%.

To put that in perspective, Bush's approval rating among independents hit its low nationally in the midst of the financial crisis in early October 2008 at 19%.

Small sample size and angry Jews caveats apply, but holy fucking shit.

what's ppp

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/ - dailykos's pollster

Ron Paul needs to have a good debate tonight...I pretty much agree with all of his positions on the issues I care the most about i.e. ending the wars, bringing the troops home, stabilizing our currency, and getting the government out of our personal lives.

The problem is, he is terrible in debate formats. He is by far the most knowledgable candidate on the stage alongside Huntsman, but he tries and gets his points across in limited time and often comes across as "a nut" because of this.

The last debate he was widely ridiculed for his comments on getting a gallon of gas for a silver dime, or his comments on the TSA being intrusive. He is right on both points, but he wasn't effective in communicating it. Also, let's be honest and say that a good percentage of Americans lack critical thinking skills and have the media pick their candidates for them.

Perry is a moron, and it's really troubling that he leads the polls in double digits. I hope he flames out, because he is one scary dude.

jerseyhoya wrote:

drsmooth wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:PPP poll from tonight has Obama's approval rating among independents in NY-09 - Weiner's old district where the special election is Tuesday - at 16%.

To put that in perspective, Bush's approval rating among independents hit its low nationally in the midst of the financial crisis in early October 2008 at 19%.

Small sample size and angry Jews caveats apply, but holy fucking shit.

what's ppp

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/ - dailykos's pollster

ahhhh, thanks

any thought that part of their current disapproval has to do with the US's, shall we say deliberate, reaction to the storming of Israel's embassy in Cairo?

There's a lot of softness in Perry's poll numbers. They're propped up at the moment by a weird perception that he's the most electable candidate, and he hasn't been subject to the same scrutiny that the other candidates have.