US POLITICS: AMERICANS, PLEASE WELCOME YOUR NEW PRESIDENT... SCOTT BROWN!

biden doing a crossword puzzle

So far it feels like it's been 30% good ideas, 30% blatant misunderstandings, and 30% ridic talking points. I like how Big O keeps pointing out "All this shit you republicans are talking about is stuff we are supporting!". It's pretty upsetting how republicans keep bringing up the talking point about the bills being about taking the interface from "People and Their Doctors" to "People and Washington" as if the health insurance industry is some invisible force that has no impact on the equation. Really points where their allegiance lies.

My favorite point came early when one of the republican leaders flat-out stated "Republicans cannot do comprehensive health care reform", essentially admitting they are just not willing, ready, or able, to help solve the problem.

Who is this guy in moustache?

Rep George Miller (D-CA)?

I like how concerns for the deficit only arise when it's about doing something that doesn't involve killing alot of people in other countries.

DIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIE asshole*

*McCain

Ah, and now McCain bringing up a nice serving of talking points that are all out-of-date and wrong.

Seriously I actually liked this guy for a bit before he ran in 2008. Since then every time I see him I have less and less respect for the man. He deserves Sarah Palin.

McCain - reliving 08 campaign. douche.

Yeah the older the dude, the bigger the desire to get into a fucking time machine.

lol can i finish

they should have wolf blitzer there calling "time"

"the election's over"

HO SNAP

daaaaaamn XD

snappity snap snap, grandpa

DIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIE asshole*

*McCain

― barack hussein chalayan (suzy), Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:27 AM (5 minutes ago)

^^^^^^

http://i570.photobucket.com/albums/ss146/EuroTwin/obamaohsnap.jpg

guess McCain tryin to play up his angry tea party credentials

man, that was excellent. i'm only sort of listening but the second mccain started talking i thought.. wow he sounds like that person in class who clearly has paid zero attention to the entire conversation up until now & also hasn't done any homework, but thinks he ought to waste our time talking anyway

100 Most Irritating Things Students Do in Class.

that's a lot of paper

i hate cantor most of all, i think.

what in the world is going on

he's a clown

"in the spirit of trying to come together" loooooooooll

lol @ using props

i love how he keeps explaining all of rhetorical moves they're making

*the rhetorical

cantor getting spanked.

aren't they all?

stack-of-paper-man looks lost

from what i've seen, it's PREPARED REMARKS, MUCH RHETORIC PREPARED REMARKS, MUCH RHETORIC PREPARED REMARKS, MUCH RHETORIC

-- followed by --

obama extemporaneously addressing each and every point.

I'm not watching this btw what was the McCain snap...?

from what i've been reading secondhand, it sounds like the GOP really and truly cannot say anything other than their rhetorical talking points? is there any thinking at all behind it anymore?

i really wonder if the current generation of conservative leaders just has no capacity to do anything else. "get government out of the way!" yes, but what does that mean, when we're talking about [x regulatory issue]? what exactly are you proposing? "did you hear me? i said, get government out of the way!"

i know it's a caricature, but, that's what i'm reading.

what a tool

what a disaster for paper

suckertary????

"get government out of the way!" yes, but what does that mean, when we're talking about [x regulatory issue]? what exactly are you proposing? "did you hear me? i said, get government out of the way!"

^yep. it's like ok, fair enough. then follow Crazy Ron Paul's lead. if you're not with him on almost every issue (outside of your pet theocratic evangelical bullshit) then you ARE A TOTAL FRAUD. it's nice for your retarded constituency to hear get government out of the way!" echoing back, but it doesn't mean anything.

Apparently Obama has a "more moderate plan available" if things don't work out with this. At this point we're looking at total deregulation of the insurance industry by the time he gets out of office..

I'm not watching this btw what was the McCain snap...?

mccain: takes a turn to speak and goes on about stale talking points from last year that aren't really relevant to discussion at hand

obama: the election is over

it's a little depressing but not surprising that the general level of debate doesn't rise above your average political blogging: "do you really think washington knows better?" "do you really not want any regulation at all?" "government takeover!" "evil insurance companies!" "fraud!" "her dead sister's dentures!"

(thought louise slaughter did kick ass tho -- she used to be my rep, <3 her.)

has anyone put together a nice summary of all the preposterous bullshit republicans have said this morning? I'm at work and just want to read the cliff's notes

the Mccain bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPsbV-IvLDU

looool

<3 u Michael Steele stay strong dogg

hahahahaHAAAA

WHAT UP

The monumental bad faith is so obvious.

that's the thing m. white, i don't even think it's bad faith anymore. i think they do believe this shit. i can't find any other explanation for it. it's a whole party made up of hoos' roomate or something.