Puterbac News Network and Political Discussion Thread

[AugustWest]

Worst off is North Carolina, which will see individual-market rates triple for women, and quadruple for men."

We, I mean the other suckers in this dumbass State, I mean North Carolina was key for you in '08 you ungrateful shit.

[Dr. Strangelove]

Boehner forced to delay debt proposal after resistance from the teabaggers. Not enough govt programs eliminated, they complain

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/26/politics/ ... ?hpt=hp_t2

[Toemeesleather]

DSL, you ignorant slut, here's how you solve problems.


Mailing a letter would cost three cents more, or 49 cents, starting in January, under a Wednesday proposal by the U.S. Postal Service.

The price of sending a postcard would also go up by a cent to 34 cents. The rate hikes are expected to raise $2 billion for the cash-strapped postal service.

The Postal Service must first get the approval of its regulatory panel, Postal Regulatory Commission, before it can raise prices over the rate of inflation.

"Of the options currently available to the Postal Service to align costs and revenues, increasing postage prices is a last resort that reflects extreme financial challenges," the Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman Mickey Barnett said in a letter to customers.

The agency said it lost $740 million in the three months that ended June 30. During the same period last year, it reported a $5.2 billion loss.

[Professor Tiger]

Toe, I had lunch at the Varsity today.

Yes, I still miss Al Ciraldo.

"Snap! Touch! Kick! It's long enough! It's....Good!"

[Dr. Strangelove]

Gov of Kentucky supports Obamacare???

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/27/opini ... .html?_r=0

[10ac]

That is especially true in Kentucky, a state where residents’ collective health has long been horrendous. The state ranks among the worst, if not the worst, in almost every major health category, including smoking, cancer deaths, preventable hospitalizations, premature death, heart disease and diabetes.

It's Kentucky for pete's sake.

[Jungle Rat]

Test tube state

[Toemeesleather]

Toe, I had lunch at the Varsity today.

Yes, I still miss Al Ciraldo.

"Snap! Touch! Kick! It's long enough! It's....Good!"

Rings or fries?


Yes, I still miss Tech football.

[AlabamAlum]

And did you get a FO?

[Professor Tiger]

Toe, rings, of course. I can get fries anywhere, but you can only get great rings from the Varsity. I took an extra Lipitor this morning to compensate.

AA, FO, of course. Same story.

[Dr. Strangelove]

House Republicans bent on suicide...

...or maybe not. Most of them come from districts so gerrymandered that it's virtually impossible to lose unless it's to another Republican. Therefore, than have an incentive to demand and pass the as extremely conservative legislation as possible.

Senators, otoh, don't have the luxury of having the boundaries of their districts drawn up so that they can't lose. Senators and the President represent much broad swaths of society than Representatives do.

I don't how it could happen, but I wish once and for all the House districts would get drawn by an independent body unrelated to state legislatures. I think that would involve every state passing a law though. The House has become almost dysfunctional, no matter which party is in charge.

[innocentbystander]

Republicans PLEASE HOLD FIRM. Shut down the whole government. Since we need so little of it, fuck 'em. Shut it down. No one gets anything. Fire all postal workers. Fire all cops. Send all the teachers home since none of them can do math and handle real jobs in the meaningful private sector. Fire everyone!

Do not spend anymore money. Default on the debt. Do it. Welch. I mean it. Because the whole fucking world depends on the US making its interest payments because we are the MOST trusted debtor in the world. Fuck the world. World, fuck you, find a better debtor. This is more important.

Don't listen to the naysayers. George Snuffleupigus wouldn't even have George Will on his panel this morning because he knew that Will's calm, reasoned tone on this, would reframe the whole discussion and would make Paul Krugman cry. Maybe everyone hates congress but that doesn't matter. Republicans, your individual districts that elected you will love you if you shut it down. Do not fund the ACA. Don't do it. Hold firm. Do not negotiate with Democrats and the President. Give them nothing.

[Jungle Rat]

Where's your straight jacket?

[Dr. Strangelove]

IB also thought Mitt Romney was a sure winner and that America love him

[sardis]

House Republicans bent on suicide...

...or maybe not. Most of them come from districts so gerrymandered that it's virtually impossible to lose unless it's to another Republican. Therefore, than have an incentive to demand and pass the as extremely conservative legislation as possible.

Senators, otoh, don't have the luxury of having the boundaries of their districts drawn up so that they can't lose. Senators and the President represent much broad swaths of society than Representatives do.

I don't how it could happen, but I wish once and for all the House districts would get drawn by an independent body unrelated to state legislatures. I think that would involve every state passing a law though. The House has become almost dysfunctional, no matter which party is in charge.

State legislatures are the most logical bodies to determine district lines since they are elected by citizens of that state.

Why does DSL hate democracy?

Is DSL panicking, again? Afraid of a government shutdown? Does all the left do is panick over debt ceiling, sequestration, global warming, etc.?

[Dr. Strangelove]

Oh please...when state legislatures, from whatever party, draw up congressional districts in order to assure one side victory, they are hardly working for the best interests of democracy. And state legislatures can get away with it because 1) a lot of people aren't even aware they do this and 2) partisans on both sides actively encourage it.

Iowa is one of the few states that has an outside commission draw its districts. It's no coincidence that 4 out of its 5 congressional races (at the time) turned out to be competitive.

[innocentbystander]

IB also thought Mitt Romney was a sure winner and that America love him

Fuck you. I'm still angry about the BC-FSU game. that got me fired up.... instant classic, everyone at the Goat Pen is required to watch that game on Classic Sports.

As far as the government goes, shut it down. DOWN! End the madness.

No more money Mr President. Stop stealing from my children.

[sardis]

My guess being 94% white and with only 4 districts, you couldn't gerrymander if you tried.

[Dr. Strangelove]

My guess being 94% white and with only 4 districts, you couldn't gerrymander if you tried.

Their laws also require that no counties can be split between congressional districts and that the districts must be contiguous.

Try to do it yourself!!!

http://data.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/i ... ting-game/

[Jungle Rat]

IB also thought Mitt Romney was a sure winner and that America love him

Fuck you. I'm still angry about the BC-FSU game. that got me fired up.... instant classic, everyone at the Goat Pen is required to watch that game on Classic Sports.

You do not dictate Goat Pen Terms. Nobody is required to watch a game that no one besides FSU & BC fans give a shit about.

Fuck off & watch your back. You are being watched.