TenuredVulture wrote:I believe that secretly, the folks at Fox News and Rush and the others are ecstatic with yesterday's results. Really, things could not have turned out better for them--the enraged delusional right is going to be clinging to Fox News in order to avoid the reality of yesterday's results. Honestly, I would not be surprised if pulling the Republicans to the right and subsequently losing elections isn't part of the business model for those guys.

Especially considering that Rush doesn't believe half of the crap that he spews. He only cares about ratings.

td11 wrote:@mattklewis: GOP strategist Chuck Warren emails: "To be frank, we're a Mad Men party

Lane trying to close, maybe

pacino wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:See, Dick Morris seems to be giving some hard truths to Republicans on their cheerleading channel here:

http://video.foxnews.com/v/195284414300 ... 3226511001

Kilmeade looked sick to his stomach

Long monkeycage post about how Gallup's turnout model doesn't reflect a new political reality--kids and brown people (and chicks!) love standing on line and voting.

http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/11/0 ... -the-herd/

An actual post from one of my Facebook - haha - "friends":

"to everyone who voted for Obama, the rest of us have left a nice present for you in your 401k account and invetments today!! hope you enjoy having 2% less money today!"

Everything about this post confirms every crazy, delusional, conspiratorial suspicion I have about the "1%" - which he was absolutely born to and which, despite being a total moron when I knew him, he continues to be in, because he had every connection in the world. I know many of my crazy delusions are just crazy delusions, but this guy would make me think they were all true if I only listened to him. I am sure if I asked him, he'd tell me about all the "hard work" he's had to do to get where he is. His Facebook profile pic is ludicrous too (not politically, just in a way that screams, 'I am a raging douchebag!!!!').

Another one, offensive, but not quite as bad because I know this guy never wrote this thing, he is just re-posting:

"Ineptocracy

(in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers."

nothing civil about war amirite

I suppose this opinion piece speaks to some of the things I was asking about before

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-0 ... -deal.html

Houshphandzadeh wrote:nothing civil about war amirite

Feeds the rich while it buries the poor

New day, same old owl-scat-faced lump of crap

Mitch's shriveled nuts are in a vise, and Barry O can enjoy twisting the handle till they pop

Looking ahead--Senate, 2014. Vulnerable D seats? Arkansas, Louisiana, Montana, S. Dakota, W. Va, N. Carolina. Vulnerable R seats? Maine.

Probably not going to get a Democratic filibuster proof majority--might even end up 50-50.

Really have thought much about 2016 Pres--HRC, Elizabeth Warren for the Dems? Huckabee, Rubio, Jeb, for the Rs.

Also, while the 2014 Senate Map looks awful, 2016 Senate map is very favorable for big Dem gains.

pacino wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:well, I believe in England they are?

not in commie england with the NHS. that costs money.

Just saw this. Housh is correct, and it could actually make sense for a biotech to incorporate there.

our effective corp rate is, what, 13%? the top 10 companies paid 9%. Seems negligible at best.

looks like i was wrong, 12.1% in 2011 for corp tax rate, one of the lowest in the industrialized world

51 states? Puerto Rican referendum points towards statehood...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20238272

whoa, thanks. was just about to order a new flag. will hold off

pacino wrote:our effective corp rate is, what, 13%? the top 10 companies paid 9%. Seems negligible at best.

There are some very large companies actively moving their IP out of the US for that negligible amount

bleh wrote:Can't wait for Colbert Report tonight. Not just because Natedog is on.

e: actually he's not listed for today's show, not sure why I thought he was. Still should be pretty good.

IIRC, Silver was on Monday night's show. Should be on colbertnation.com

Houshphandzadeh wrote:nothing civil about war amirite

Perhaps if everyone apologizes whenever they shoot someone?

slugsrbad wrote:51 states? Puerto Rican referendum points towards statehood...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20238272

We could sell Texas to Mexico (the parts without oil, annex the rest to Oklahoma and Louisiana). Use the money to pay down the debt and we won't need to make new flags.

cshort wrote:

pacino wrote:our effective corp rate is, what, 13%? the top 10 companies paid 9%. Seems negligible at best.

There are some very large companies actively moving their IP out of the US for that negligible amount

{Sigh} name names, mr. black ops

Phan In Phlorida wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:51 states? Puerto Rican referendum points towards statehood...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20238272

We could sell Texas to Mexico (the parts without oil, annex the rest to Oklahoma and Louisiana). Use the money to pay down the debt and we won't need to make new flags.

But think of the Flag Making jobs we would create by adding Puerto Rico!