To be fair, who the hell would CARE about a "post-election test?"

Muthaf*cka WON!!!~!

GoldSpider: And who do you suppose will charge them the huge sum that will bankrupt them?

So, that's not talking about the industry and instead talking about someone building a new coal-powered plant, right?

And, if you had grabbed the entire quote, it'd be even clear. And, if you looked at the policies that he was talking about, you'd see that old plants would be grandfathered in and he's speaking directly about building new plants outside of the guidelines he hopes to set up.

But you knew that already.

TheDumbBlonde:

Who deployed soldiers to Somalia?
George HW Bush.

And by your logic we can blame Clinton for 9/11/01? You're certainly not implying that?

I hope you weren't comparing the 18 US soldier killed in battle to the 3000+ civilians killed at work.


If you don't know the difference between a military conflict and a terrorist attack, you might be a Republican.

DoctorCal: I don't know how many died in Kosovo off the top of may head.

I do.

Two. And that was in an accident before it started- in a truck, or a helicopter, I believe.

Lundah: But, I do think it's funny that you take that position in regards to people responding to politics threads given your consistent indifference to either candidate.

Who said I was indifferent? I said I didn't like McCain (v. 08, anyway. McCain v. 00 was great), and I really didn't like Obama, and I voted accordingly. Oh, you said I was indifferent.

DoctorCal: what_now: I do.

Two. And that was in an accident before it started- in a truck, or a helicopter, I believe.

You're pretty close.

What was the actual number?

Mercutio74: I thought this was interesting...

...then I saw the list of questions.

Yeah, especially the first one: "Which party currently controls Congress" is a real toughie.

Lundah: As far as who's in control, that's a bit fuzzy.

$$$ Lobbyists.

Here's how this call should have gone, 100% of the time:

Zogby: Before this past election, which political party controlled both houses of congress?
Respondent: Democrats?
Z: Which candidate could not say-
R: I'm gonna stop you right there, Sparky. It's apparent to me that you, a "respected" polling organization, do not own calendars, have never read the US Constitution, and would have serious trouble locating your anus (even provided a map). In the US of A, we hold quadrennial elections for the Presidency/VP and certain seats in the Federal Legislature (among other electoral concerns). This "election process" involves a lengthy campaign, but culminates on the first Tuesday of November in those years (you may recall the hubbub surrounding 4 November of this year). Once the election has been run and certified, the people have chosen their president (and veep, and Congresscritters, etc) - let no other American rend it asunder. *click*
Z: Which candidate said they could see Russia from their house?

DoctorCal: I was thinking there was also a passenger on the AH-64, in addition to the pilots.

So...a helicopter? I deduced that from my sterling knowledge of all things military...

what_now: If you don't know the difference between a military conflict and a terrorist attack, you might be a Republican.

But both parties do tend to blur the distinction, so I'm not sure what your point is...

Obiwontaun: Same could have been said about Mccain being a Bush third term

Well, there's a slight bit of difference. The comment about Obama being another Clinton Administration is silly because the Clinton years weren't that bad. There were problems, as there would be in any administration, but he had a high approval rating. And, during the Clinton years, the United States didn't do too bad.

The idiocy with the statement that was made is because it is made as a denouncement of a future Obama administration as bad or somehow worse than what we've seen over the past 8 years.

That's just plain silly.

bulldg4life: The comment about Obama being another Clinton Administration is silly because the Clinton years weren't that bad.

Maybe they didn't seem as extreme as the Bush years, but yeah, they were bad.

Clinton had a golden opportunity, much like Obama, to do business differently, and then came the waffle parade, starting with the fizzling of the ban on gays in the military, heading over into Somalia, NAFTA, bombing a Sudan aspirin factory, giving incredible tax breaks to the rich, fluffing the coffers of big business, half-assed social programs (which DIDN'T even touch on healthcare), the War on Drugs, bombing Bosnia...

Clinton might not have been the arrogant ass Bush was, but he definitely set precedents for abuses of the military and also set the stage to spy on American citizenry with the ECHELON program.

Clinton damaged this country.

Atillathepun: whidbey: bombing a Sudan aspirin factory

Hannity, is that you?

*shrugs*

So you're just going to give Clinton a free pass on that one, are you?

Nevermind how many innocents died either in the blast or because the medicine supply got cut off, nevermind that he had zero-to-no authorization to use force, nevermind any of it.

Clinton Doctrine! FTW.