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Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:37 am
by Magritte
Looks like Boehner's out as speaker. I'm sure the new guy will be a paragon of reason, sanity and moderation.
Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:06 am
by mdsimpson92
Magritte wrote:Looks like Boehner's out as speaker. I'm sure the new guy will be a paragon of reason, sanity and moderation.
I see what you did there.
The winner of this affair seems to be Obama. He has pretty much broken the Republican party in the short run.
Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:10 am
by mdsimpson92
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/02/opinion/a ... ?hpt=hp_c2
Also there's this bit of rage against the House Majority from Governor Christie.
Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:18 am
by Magritte
Traitor!
Thank God there are still voices of reason in America:
http://youtu.be/qY1i4CXKukk
edit: huh, that's weird. The board won't linkify URLs and on the right it says "[url] is OFF"
edit2: ohhh, I bet it's because my post count isn't high enough yet... probably to discourage spammers from joining and linking to crap with their new accounts.
Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:22 am
by mdsimpson92
I got the message (clears throat): WHAT THE FREAKING HELL!!!!

Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:24 am
by mdsimpson92
Actually, you know what, I know we all generally agree on this, but how about I put up an educational video by Michael Sandel dealing with income distribution and John Rawls on a new thread.
Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:52 pm
by Magritte
Awww, he managed to hang on by his fingernails. I was hoping they'd choose someone more colorful, like Donald Trump or a rabid dog.
Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 1:01 pm
by Metacrock
Magritte wrote:Awww, he managed to hang on by his fingernails. I was hoping they'd choose someone more colorful, like Donald Trump or a rabid dog.
too bad. then again better the devil we know.
Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:28 pm
by mdsimpson92
I'm prediction a temporary implosion of the Republican Party.
Re: Boehner kind of gives in.
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:25 pm
by Magritte