THE Official Unoffiial Midterm Elections Results Thread

BlueTex · November 7, 2018, 5:17pm

I’m sure Nixon felt the same…

Nemesis · November 7, 2018, 5:38pm

Your right but makes zero difference.

Trump created this situation so he only has himself to blame. If he had said from the begining that he was never going to release his returns then he could at least claim he was making a stand based on his own personal convinctions but he didnt. Plus this is the same man demanding Obama prove his citizenship and rlease his school records.

He only has himself to blame.

Blackwolf · November 7, 2018, 5:44pm

I can think of one 72 year old who’s been having off moments since he descended his gilded escalator.

NuffSaid · November 7, 2018, 5:45pm

Did he give the House races more than 7 seconds to discuss?

NuffSaid · November 7, 2018, 5:48pm

I have no problem with that.

He’s young, enthusiastic. Much better candidate than any of the 70+ yr old candidates that might toy with the idea of running.

biggestal99 · November 7, 2018, 5:48pm

Where do it state in the constitution about a birth certificate.

Does every candidate have to provide one, or only the ones you don’t like.

Allan

sikofit · November 7, 2018, 5:51pm

LOL! It wasn’t Putin’s fault that Russia annexed Crimea. It was Obama’s for allowing him to do it!

NuffSaid · November 7, 2018, 5:54pm

The CEC appreciates your level of effort.

You get 2 golden EIB network microphones for that.

Jezcoe · November 7, 2018, 5:55pm

Nope. Every single time that lifeboat gets put out it should be set on fire.

Trump is the GOP. The GOP is Trump.

At least own it.

MoleUK · November 7, 2018, 5:55pm

Lollll.

Taking shots at Mia Love now.

Apocalypto · November 7, 2018, 5:56pm

NuffSaid · November 7, 2018, 5:58pm

Pfft, a mere trickle of poor people looking for a place to sleep somewhere in Mexico. 900 miles from the US border? Never a threat.

NuffSaid · November 7, 2018, 5:59pm

A lot of Dems in the MidWest that won House seats are moderates.

Jezcoe · November 7, 2018, 6:00pm

Every time you say this you have to be corrected.

Obama released his Certificate of Live Birth on June 13, 2008.

It was only idiots that wouldn’t accept that.

He provided proof of his birth before he was elected. There was nothing to play.

DougBH · November 7, 2018, 6:00pm

There is a difference with citizenship, since that is a requirement for being President…that said when they came up dry the first few months it was time to drop it.
School records…people “demanded” that politically. No one even suggested they be subpoenaed.
It will not look good, IMO, to subpoena tax records unless some Congressional purpose can be used as an excuse… It is using subpoena power for solely political purposes.

NuffSaid · November 7, 2018, 6:00pm

So says the party who has yet to let go of Hillary Clinton.

Priceless.

NuffSaid · November 7, 2018, 6:03pm

How will Dems stop it?

Last time I checked how the US government works, bills have to pass both the House AND the Senate, followed by a signature by the President.

zantax · November 7, 2018, 6:04pm

DougBH:

Nemesis:

DougBH:

Note that this statute says that these returns are to be “in closed executive session”. Its going to be hard to make political points on this without it being pretty obvious that the law is being undermined by those who would use it.

Your right but makes zero difference.

Trump created this situation so he only has himself to blame. If he had said from the begining that he was never going to release his returns then he could at least claim he was making a stand based on his own personal convinctions but he didnt. Plus this is the same man demanding Obama prove his citizenship and rlease his school records.

He only has himself to blame.

There is a difference with citizenship, since that is a requirement for being President…that said when they came up dry the first few months it was time to drop it.
School records…people “demanded” that politically. No one even suggested they be subpoenaed.
It will not look good, IMO, to subpoena tax records unless some Congressional purpose can be used as an excuse… It is using subpoena power for solely political purposes.

Which is why he should use the same law that allows them to do it to get their tax returns if they do it, Then maybe they will understand it is an abuse of power.

NuffSaid · November 7, 2018, 6:04pm

At least Pelosi won’t show up with an orange face.

Samson_Corwell · November 7, 2018, 6:06pm

Cratic3947:

Samson_Corwell:

Cratic3947:

Samson_Corwell:

Cratic3947:

Samson_Corwell:

Samson_Corwell:

How

Cratic3947:

Yes, the rich will get good health care for a while. Until dems notice, and then they will stop it, because it’s not fair… And then we all wait in line, or go out of country. Just like Europe.

The whole point of some UHC designs is to bring the same quality healthcare the rich have to the poor.

That has not happened in Europe.

We agree. We all get poor service. “Same”-ness or die… I get it…

We don’t agree. I’m saying that some implementations of UHC exist to bring the same quality healthcare that rich people get to the poor WITHOUT lowering the the standard of the best care that exists.

Except you can’t legislate that… All you can do is increase costs and lower choice through regulation. This stuff has all been done before…

I’m not talking about legislating it. I’m talking funding it with taxes.

It is false that you can’t legislate it. Legislating can increase choice, too, as well as lower costs. For instance, one can forbid insurers from requiring people to hand over their DNA. This gives people more freedom because then they wouldn’t be required to hand over their DNA as part of their insurance plan. As far as reducing cost, you can use competition law to squelch exploitation of market dominance.

Perhaps some want the choice to give their DNA for a lower cost. You don’t need law to foster competition. In fact they usually take players out of markets and thus limit choice.

Then they shouldn’t have to hand over their DNA. Such a law doesn’t limit their choice, only the choice of the insurance company.