Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord to resign amid rumors about the feds asking questions about campaign finance or something
Between this and the AG bit, you all are looking so very Jersey
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Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by jerseyhoya » Thu Jan 29, 2015 20:25:37
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by pacino » Thu Jan 29, 2015 20:53:36
Plus we had a terrible governor
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by jerseyhoya » Thu Jan 29, 2015 21:04:02
pacino wrote:Plus we had a terrible governor
So did we so we elected a great man named Chris Christie in his place
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by slugsrbad » Thu Jan 29, 2015 21:09:51
jerseyhoya wrote:pacino wrote:Plus we had a terrible governor
So did we so we elected a great man named Chris Christie in his place
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by JFLNYC » Thu Jan 29, 2015 21:13:54
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by TenuredVulture » Thu Jan 29, 2015 22:25:11
The Crimson Cyclone wrote:Jeeze TV, why's your state still so backwards?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/2 ... 67164.html
The whole thing started as a political deal to get MLK day recognized as a holiday. Politicians are pretty gutless, so there's really nothing they can gain by changing it. What's most interesting about all this is Nate Bell is a pretty conservative Republican, representing Mena, a town with a reputation of being rather um, hostile to people with certain ethnic backgrounds. Yesterday was a set back, but there's still a chance something gets done this session.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by Bucky » Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:45:33
you win, jh. big guy has just been trolling us all along.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by Luzinski's Gut » Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:09:20
The Congressional Commission on Military Compensation just released their report and recommendations on how to reform how we are paid and how to reform the retirement system.
http://mldc.whs.mil/public/docs/report/ ... N15-HI.pdf
What I like:
- Giving the opportunity for personnel to leave the service with a retirement plan/401K before serving a full 20 years. I've always hated the all or nothing aspect of the military retirement program.
- Grandfathering current service members into the current system. Only right after 14 years of persistent combat.
- Ensuring the best medical care to wounded servicepeople
- Adding flexibility and expanded choices of doctors under TRICARE. This caused our family serious problems when my wife was diagnosed with her rare genetic disease and forced her to leave the TRICARE system so she could be seen at Hopkins within a month instead of the usual 4-6 month wait under TRICARE.
- Ensure better transition from military service to civilian careers. Honestly, a dead man could do a better job because at least he was cause no harm.
- Better Survivor Benefits. The progam is weak right now.
What I don't like:
- Creating yet another 4-Star headquarters. More bureaucracy and a massive 4-Star staff is going to suck personnel out of already critical jobs and create multiple layers of frustration.
All in all, a good report becuase it gives more options, potentially better service and better compensation.
http://mldc.whs.mil/public/docs/report/ ... N15-HI.pdf
What I like:
- Giving the opportunity for personnel to leave the service with a retirement plan/401K before serving a full 20 years. I've always hated the all or nothing aspect of the military retirement program.
- Grandfathering current service members into the current system. Only right after 14 years of persistent combat.
- Ensuring the best medical care to wounded servicepeople
- Adding flexibility and expanded choices of doctors under TRICARE. This caused our family serious problems when my wife was diagnosed with her rare genetic disease and forced her to leave the TRICARE system so she could be seen at Hopkins within a month instead of the usual 4-6 month wait under TRICARE.
- Ensure better transition from military service to civilian careers. Honestly, a dead man could do a better job because at least he was cause no harm.
- Better Survivor Benefits. The progam is weak right now.
What I don't like:
- Creating yet another 4-Star headquarters. More bureaucracy and a massive 4-Star staff is going to suck personnel out of already critical jobs and create multiple layers of frustration.
All in all, a good report becuase it gives more options, potentially better service and better compensation.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by jerseyhoya » Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:45:04
Mitt Romney is a good man, and I'm happy to have voted for him last time. I am also very happy that he is not running again.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by JFLNYC » Fri Jan 30, 2015 13:03:21
Other than despising almost half the US population, sucking the cash out of companies for his own enrichment (costing thousands their livelihoods) and flip-flopping on any matter of principle for the sake of political expediency, I'm sure he's a great guy, even considering the whole dog on car roof thing. He's got really nice hair and teeth.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by jerseyhoya » Fri Jan 30, 2015 13:21:30
He's a kind and generous human being who loves his family and his country.
It must be hard work keeping the bitter turned up to 11 all the time.
It must be hard work keeping the bitter turned up to 11 all the time.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by pacino » Fri Jan 30, 2015 13:28:06
Mitt Romney isn't some great fucking guy. He did and said anything to try to get elected.
Venture capitalist prick.
Venture capitalist prick.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by JFLNYC » Fri Jan 30, 2015 13:51:49
jerseyhoya wrote:He's a kind and generous human being who loves his family and his country.
It must be hard work keeping the bitter turned up to 11 all the time.
If seeing Mitt Romney as something less than a great human being is being bitter then, no, it's not hard at all. In fact, it's very freeing. You should try it.
And, by the way, anyone who dismisses out of hand 47% of his countrymen doesn't know the meaning of love of country.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by jerseyhoya » Fri Jan 30, 2015 14:12:33
JFLNYC wrote:jerseyhoya wrote:He's a kind and generous human being who loves his family and his country.
It must be hard work keeping the bitter turned up to 11 all the time.
If seeing Mitt Romney as something less than a great human being is being bitter then, no, it's not hard at all. In fact, it's very freeing. You should try it.
I think it's kinda weird that your initial reaction to the words Mitt Romney is to say he despises half the country because that's a dumb thing to think. But it's the Internet.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by JFLNYC » Fri Jan 30, 2015 14:26:53
I'm kind of glad you find my comments kind of weird.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by momadance » Fri Jan 30, 2015 14:46:46
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by jerseyhoya » Fri Jan 30, 2015 17:58:51
Pennsylvania state treasurer quits, will plead guilty to campaign finance charges
That all moved along pretty quickly
Pennsylvania state Treasurer Rob McCord, a Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for governor last year, resigned abruptly on Friday and said he would plead guilty to federal campaign finance charges.
Federal investigators were looking into allegations that McCord solicited campaign contributions in exchange for official acts, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The probe has been going on for several months.
McCord’s attorney, Robert Welsh, said in a statement that McCord would admit to campaign finance violations.
“Mr. McCord will be pleading guilty to certain federal charges to be filed arising out of his attempts in the spring of 2014 to raise campaign contributions from two potential contributors by communicating that if they failed to make campaign contributions, he could make it difficult for them to do business with the Commonwealth,” Welsh said in a statement. “Immediately upon being contacted by federal agents about these matters, Mr. McCord acknowledged that he had overstepped the line of legitimate political fundraising.”
That all moved along pretty quickly
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by swishnicholson » Fri Jan 30, 2015 18:14:36
Following Romney's lead, I would also like to state that I will not be running for the Presidency in order to give an opportunity to other leaders to become the next nominee.
I think this will have relatively the same effect on the presidential race.
I think this will have relatively the same effect on the presidential race.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by swishnicholson » Fri Jan 30, 2015 18:16:00
jerseyhoya wrote:JFLNYC wrote:jerseyhoya wrote:He's a kind and generous human being who loves his family and his country.
It must be hard work keeping the bitter turned up to 11 all the time.
If seeing Mitt Romney as something less than a great human being is being bitter then, no, it's not hard at all. In fact, it's very freeing. You should try it.
I think it's kinda weird that your initial reaction to the words Mitt Romney is to say he despises half the country because that's a dumb thing to think. But it's the Internet.
How crass of JFL, after all the nice things you've written about how we shouldn't question the motives or character of Obama, Clinton, Pelosi et al.
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Re: Repealing and Vetoing Our Way Forward (Politics Thread)
by jerseyhoya » Fri Jan 30, 2015 18:33:21
Do I really question politicians' character all that often? Maybe I do, I dunno. I think Obama is a good guy, who just happens to be wrong about most things politically and also kinda sucks at being president.
I guess I think Harry Reid is a total piece of shit, and if you were to say Chris Christie was an asshole, I wouldn't think that was weird. But Romney's a good guy. The vitriolic reaction seemed out of place.
I guess I think Harry Reid is a total piece of shit, and if you were to say Chris Christie was an asshole, I wouldn't think that was weird. But Romney's a good guy. The vitriolic reaction seemed out of place.
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