and bottom line Obama wants Hillary elected
I'm not sure this is true. Obama would prefer Biden/Warren IMO, hoping for 1 term for Biden, with Warren after that. Obama likes Warren better than Hillary IMO.
and bottom line Obama wants Hillary elected
I'm not sure this is true. Obama would prefer Biden/Warren IMO, hoping for 1 term for Biden, with Warren after that. Obama likes Warren better than Hillary IMO.
Yep.
The worst part of this for Obama is the timing, though. He needs to make the decision early enough that a secondary candidate (whether it's Bernie or somebody else) still has a chance to win. If he waits too long in hopes that the case falls apart and he can avoid indictment altogether, then they're gonna miss state-by-state ballot deadlines. Even joe Biden couldn't win a write-in campaign
bottom line Obama wants Hillary elected, the worst thing that could happen to him is anyone GOP winning and starting to undo his 'accomplishments' immediately January 2017. the best stroking of his ego is Hillary running & winning while saying she will continue Obamaism.
I saw this posted and laughed. It's an oldie but a funny video.
I saw that posted on facebook when someone was claiming Trump supporters were stupid and don't even know how the political system works. I thought it was ironic considering a huge chunk of Obama's voting base was ignorant kids and people like this video.
I've told many on here that the media has ignored how the young crowd is all in on Bernie. That has been conveniently ignored while trying to promote Hillary.
I thought six months ago Rubio would be the winner but I am 90 percent sure it will be Trump winning the presidential election. Like some mentioned on here, there's a ton of closet supporters.
I definitely think Obama is terrified of having his EO's rescinded. To keep that from happening, I think he'll back whomever he thinks has the best chance of winning. Although it seemed like Hillary was openly begging for his support when she said shed be 4 more years of obama.
I still remember the woman whos interview showed up on youtube about this time 8 years ago. She said Obama promised to give her everything she needed if he gets elected. Everyone laughed at how crazy that notion was and how you cant just give all that stuff away. Then he won.....and basically did exactly what she said.
Just depends on who Trump runs with. That will be my deciding factor. I will not vote for Rubio. He'll be worse than Obama.
GD do I hate Rubio. I hope that effer dies licking on his own scrotum.
The only real difference between Rubio and Obama are the letters next to their name. Thats about it.
Just depends on who Trump runs with. That will be my deciding factor. I will not vote for Rubio. He'll be worse than Obama.
GD do I hate Rubio. I hope that effer dies licking on his own scrotum.
It's going to be someone that's the opposite of Trump. It will be someone more "likable" so to speak and maybe not white. That would be the smart thing and it should probably be someone from swing state but that didn't work in 2012 so who knows.
I dunno man. You're prolly right, but I have no faith in the typical Republican voter. Got a golden opportunity and they will piss it down the drain.
I will not vote for Rubio. He'll be worse than Obama.
GD do I hate Rubio. I hope that effer dies licking on his own scrotum.
Disagree. You should have to own property or a sustainable business to be able to vote.I still think you should have to be 25, employed and take a test before you're allowed to vote.
That would essentially seal elections for the GOP much like the Dems keep wanting to bring illegals and all into the country to "fix" their voting block.Disagree. You should have to own property or a sustainable business to be able to vote.
That would essentially seal elections for the GOP much like the Dems keep wanting to bring illegals and all into the country to "fix" their voting block.
Morgan Stanley is predicting 1.9% GDP growth for 2016 and 1.8% for 2017.
Next POTUS is going to have his hands full trying to clean up the economy, might even be an Obama recession.
No, it would assure that the people that voted had a vested interest in voting for what was in the best interest of the COUNTRY. Why do you assume Dems don't own property or businesses?That would essentially seal elections for the GOP much like the Dems keep wanting to bring illegals and all into the country to "fix" their voting block.
It was a joke.No, it would assure that the people that voted had a vested interest in voting for what was in the best interest of the COUNTRY. Why do you assume Dems don't own property or businesses?
You're not getting trolled LEK. Its an honest fact that didn't take very long to figure out. We all figured out.
Tell me I'm lying. Tell me all blacks are great renters, they pay me on time, they keep a job, they never complain, and when they lose a job they never give up and get another job quickly.
Low energy prices also take money out of people's pockets. Besides the companies going bankrupt and the workers who lose their jobs there are the millions of those who are retired and see the value of their 401K/IRA accounts plummet therefore lose income on those investments. Citigroup alone reported a 32% increase in non-performing loans over last year due to energy losses. 27 billion barrels worth of oil projects have been cancelled.you mean the same way that $100 oil was going to do serious damage to the economy? Our economy is driven by consumers so putting more money in consumers pockets will not hurt that. Sure, some energy companies will be hurt and people will lose jobs but that is still a small piece of the economy. Our company does a sizable amount of work with oil & gas companies and while they have laid off some people they have actually increased the amount of work they've given us. They aren't as scared as some people think they are.
If $110 oil didn't destroy the economy $30 oil isn't going to either.
Rubio seems particularly opportunistic. He is basically running against the very immigration measure he put forth in the Senate - but has the gall to accuse Cruz of being a flip-flopper.
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/fir...tacks-on-ted-cruz-calling-him-a-flip-flopper/
I never saw anything about Rubio that would make me want to vote for him.
To me, the best POTUS would be Kasich or Christie, but neither can get any traction. Cruz scares me more than Bernie.
Nate Silver is growing bullish on Donald Trump.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/one-big-reason-to-be-less-skeptical-of-trump/
Man, I completely agree but you have to admit this one has been pretty entertaining mainly because of Trump. Think about how boring it would be without him. So much drama and add in Hilary's problems and its made for TV.I hate elections and politicians. Huey Lewis had it right, I need a new drug.
That's why they're against voter ID laws. No one should have an issue with having to show ID to vote but we know why they're against it.
And you can bet that once the Saudis have driven everyone out of the market and BTW are buying up production facilities and refineries at bargain prices... they will then use their leverage to drive oil prices back up. And because they will own a large share of the existing production facilities any competitors will have to build from scratch meaning high production costs, risky investments to retool.
Some interesting stuff here from the NY Times. Another piece on the general point that the conservative talking heads (e.g., National Review) fear and loathe Trump, but Republican lobbyists fear and loathe Cruz.
"[T]he cadre of Republican lobbyists, operatives and elected officials based in Washington are much more unnerved by Mr. Cruz, a go-it-alone, hard-right crusader who campaigns against the political establishment and could curtail their influence and access, building his own Republican machine to essentially replace them…
“We can live with Trump.” said Richard F. Hohlt, a veteran lobbyist, reflecting the sentiment of his colleagues at last week’s meeting of the Republican National Committee in Charleston, S.C. “Do they all love Trump? No. But there’s a feeling that he is not going to layer over the party or install his own person. Whereas Cruz will have his own people there.”…
If Mr. Cruz were the party’s nominee, said Charles R. Black Jr., a lobbyist who has worked on numerous Republican presidential campaigns, “what would happen is a lot of the elected leaders and party elders would try to sit down and try to help Cruz run a better campaign, but he may not listen. Trump is another matter. You can coach Donald. If he got nominated he’d be scared to death. That’s the point he would call people in the party and say, ‘I just want to talk to you.’”
I don't want Trump or Cruz, as I think either is likely in for an historic ass kicking in November. But hearing that K Street is fearful and disdainful of Cruz almost makes me pull for him......