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发帖数: 617 | 2 Al Gore admits supporting corn ethanol subsidies was a mistake
He just wanted the votes
by Jonas Dalidd (RSS feed) on Nov 30th 2010 at 7:54PM
Former Vice President and presidential candidate Al Gore has changed his
stance concerning ethanol. As vice president, Gore created subsidies for
corn-based ethanol. The move, it turns out, was aimed more towards garnering
votes for his upcoming presidential run than doing what's best for the
environment. At a recent green energy conference in Athens, Gree... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 3 By Tom Trinko
As more details come out, it appears that the administration wasn't
following its mantra of terrorist-as-crook when it came to executing, no pun
intended, the Osama raid.
SEALs are not bloodthirsty killers and if they'd been told to capture Osama
no matter what, he'd be sitting in a holding cell somewhere fighting off
armies of liberal lawyers trying to represent him and not being recycled at
the bottom of the ocean.
That doesn't mean that Obama actually ordered the SEALs to kill O... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 4 By Roger D. Luchs
The public's lasting, indeed rising, hostility to ObamaCare has come as a
surprise to the President and his fellow travelers in Congress, but then
omniscience has never been their strong suit.
In 1959, Charles Lindblom, then an associate professor of economics at Yale,
penned a highly influential article entitled "The Science of Muddling
Through." There he analyzed the workings of modern democracies and offered
a compelling explanation for why incremental policy change is a pr... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 5 Frivolity and short-sightedness threaten our ability to keep this republic.
The media have recently been so preoccupied with a congressman’s photograph
of himself in his underwear that scant attention has been paid to the fact
that Iran continues advancing toward creating a nuclear bomb, and nobody is
doing anything that is likely to stop them.
Nuclear weapons in the hands of the world’s leading sponsor of
international terrorism might seem to be something that would sober up even
the most giddy... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4354 | 6 "only the vigilance, wisdom, and dedication of the public could preserve
their freedom."
对照国内，多少起强拆伤人杀人自杀事件，可是公众也没有起来说：“这是绝对无法接
受的。”那么那些事情就变成了事实上可以接受的了。 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 7 By Kevin Jackson
Queen of the poverty pimps Maxine Waters must so wish that Obama were a
whole white man. Democrat or not, if Obama were white, Waters would be
heaping all the blame on those frail little shoulders of his. But because
Obama has been presented as "authentically black," Waters was recently
forced to stop short of condemning him. Instead, she unleashed on the
closest white item she could find: the Tea Party.
Anything to keep her ignorant followers from actually thinking about whe... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4412 | 8 Taxpayers Rank Behind Solyndra Investors
By William McQuillen - Sep 3, 2011 7:00 AM PT
The Obama administration let $385 million in taxpayer support for Solyndra
Inc. take a back seat to funds from new investors in an unsuccessful effort
to keep the solar-panel manufacturer operating.
The Energy Department decided the January refinancing represented the “
highest probable net benefit” for the government, according to a government
document obtained by Bloomberg News. Investors provided the compan... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 9 佩林轰奥巴马治下的裙带资本主义盛行：从通用电气（GE）拿了5亿联邦贷款保证然后
关门大吉的“绿色能源”Solyndra
Crony Capitalism on Steroids from GE to Solyndra
by Sarah Palin on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 8:25pm
In my recent speech in Iowa
, some eyebrows were raised when I took on our government’s enormous
economic problems caused by crony capitalism. As if on cue, just days later
President Obama selected someone who exemplifies a major crony capitalism
problem to sit next to the First Lady when he delivered his “jobs plan”
speech before ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 10 by The Political Palaver
When I was young, I devoted quite a bit of study to Adolf Hitler and Nazi
Germany. The reason for my fascination is now certainly clear, if it was
even the slightest bit murky then. My efforts were to answer that one
question that haunts us all in our attempts to deconstruct such depravity
and horror: "How could this have happened?" How had one man created such an
ideology of militant proselytism, and how could that one man mold a legion
of followers ready to sacrific... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 11 December 17, 2011
By Matt Palumbo
There are many myths that proponents of socialized medicine commonly use to
advance their cause. One thing that is true, however, is that rising costs
are a major flaw in the current system. In due time, this problem could
well constitute a "crisis."
There are many different ways to combat rising costs: rationing and price
controls, increasing subsidies to health care (and thus further masking
costs), or market competition. Rationing has its obvious consequen... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2273 | 12 By BRIAN KNOWLTON
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday soundly rejected a bill approved
by the Senate that would have extended the payroll tax cut for most
Americans beyond the end of the year and allowed millions of unemployed
people to continue receiving jobless benefits.
The House vote, which passed 229 to 193, also calls for establishing a
negotiating committee so the two chambers can resolve their differences.
Seven Republicans joined Democrats in opposition.
But the Senate has left t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2273 | 13 Washington (CNN) -- The congressional impasse over extending the payroll tax
cut became a showdown Tuesday between President Barack Obama and House
Speaker John Boehner.
After the Republican-controlled House passed a measure calling for more
negotiations, Boehner made public a letter to Obama that urged him to order
the Senate back from its holiday break to take part in further talks.
Leaders in the Democratic-controlled Senate reject that idea, and Obama
agreed with them, telling reporters in a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 14 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-
The New York Times
When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president.
But as Steven P. Jobs of Apple spoke, President Obama interrupted with an inquiry of his own: what would it take to make iPhones in the United States?
Not long ago, Apple boasted that its products were made in America. Today, few are. Almost all of the 70 ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 15 As Obama pushes new regulations, UK eyes privatizing its health care
ilmmaker Michael Moore glorified the United Kingdom’s National Health
Service in his 2007 documentary ”Sicko,” making a cult film argument that
socialized medicine works. But Prime Minister David Cameron, the Tory MP who
heads a coalition government in England, is apparently not a Moore fan: He
is working to partially privatize the NHS, beginning a massive outsourcing
of medical services to private health care providers through... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 16 March 21, 2012 Posted by Shawn Mallow
By now, most all of us who follow politics have heard the collective barking
over Mitt Romney and his dog, Seamus.
Seems in 1983, Mitt saw fit to attach Seamus’ kennel to the top of his car
while driving to a family vacation.
I adore animals, including our clunky, slobbering, faithful doggies. And
while I can’t understand why anyone would pop a pup on the roof of their
car, the way this tail (excuse me, tale) has played out in the current
political realm i... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2964 | 17 The Congress can levy tax, decide how to spend tax revenue, which are all within the bound of the Constitution. If the Affordable Care Act is written as a tax law, and something like medicare-for-all, then there will be no viable constitutionality challenge at all, but then it may not pass the Congress at the first place. |
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发帖数: 29846 | 18 by Rick aka Mr. Brutally Honest
At least not as strongly.
Back in 2008, this blog covered the writings of a site called Clergy for
Obama, a site that has now gone private (which is revealing in and of itself
). It was chock filled with one religious leftist post after another
singing the praises of then Senator Obama and the hope and change he
promised to bring the country.
Many of those voices, or certainly voices like those who posted, are
apparently not quite as enamored with The Won today.
... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 19 by Reid Smith
Last Wednesday, in an op-ed for The Orange County Register, the Cato
Institute’s Gene Healy made the case that while amazing, our newest “R/C”
space crusade to Martian terra firma is ultimately unaffordable:
“At 2.5 billion and counting […] it's a hell of a neat trick that NASA
just pulled off, and it's sure to generate a lot of amazing video. And yet,
Houston – and Washington – we have a problem. By the end of the year, the
Congressional Budget Office warns, federal debt will ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 20 by Rick aka Mr. Brutally Honest
John Hayward is dealing with the Paul Ryan is a liar meme being propagated
by the Obama administration and their willing accomplices in the media:
... both of the key factual points made by Paul Ryan are true: Obama
promised the plant would remain PaulRyanopen if he were placed in charge of
the government, but it didn’t last a year beyond the beginning of his
Administration. If you want to be extremely rigid in your analysis of Ryan
’s remarks, you could say ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 596 | 21 各位看看以上题目，做一个顺口溜不是挺好？
今年大选，两边的pundit都闹得凶，要求看一些候选人的个人文件。其中最厉害的，是
要罗姆尼的税表。
对应的，另一边的，要想看看奥巴马的大学成绩单。
先说说成绩单的事 ：早在2008年大选，就有人拿这个说事儿。一般而言，这个不过分
：各位在求职的时候，比较正规一点的要求都是要给雇主提供一份成绩单是不是？（还
没有机会求职的，就听着好了,呵呵）。既然总统的雇主是选民，公布成绩单就成了个
不成文的传统。这当中有不少笑料，譬如很多人就拿小布什的成绩单开涮，说他是个弱
智。后来2004年克里把成绩单一亮，大伙儿更乐 了 – 看你满脸写着聪明两个字，怎
么成绩比布什还差！
奥巴马的参选和当选，确实是历史性的，这其中的一条，就是把自己的成绩单整成了国
家机密。为什么呢？既然是国家机密，除了当事人，谁都不知道真正的答案。不过人们
提起最多的一个猜测，就是这位当年在大学时，也是混日子的主，成绩惨不忍睹。右派
如布什等，本来就是走的老实憨厚的戏路，成绩好坏没有大的影响。左派的朋友们可不
一样：“智力上的优越感”- 这可是左派天天挂在嘴上的，对右派的一个巨大的心理... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1637 | 22 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-14/mitt-romney-s-worst-we
Mitt Romney’s Worst Week Ever: Three Explanations
Mitt Romney has been under siege this week, not just from reporters but from
some fellow Republicans. His troubles have three main sources.
First, the candidate himself. One example suffices here: his perplexing
failure, many years ago when he first decided to run for president, to move
his fortune out of Switzerland and the Caribbean, two places synonymous with
financial subterfuge,... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 23 by Jeffrey Lord
Twinkicide.
Death by Liberalism.
This time it's Twinkies.
In October it was Newsweek.
Who's next? What does this lemming-like liberal instinct mean for America?
What is it that bakers and editors had in common as they looked into the
abyss that would spell their own professional death? And then jumped?
Answer: They'd rather be dead than Not Liberal. Unfortunately for the rest
of us -- they are not alone. Worse, they are in charge.
Presented with multiple opportunities to survive ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 24 Can't Find an AR-15? Consider One of These Rifles Instead
Finding an AR-15 at an affordable price can be quite a chore. In fact, just
finding an AR-15 can be difficult. There is a serious run on guns as a
result of Barack Obama's re-election and pledges of more gun control by Sens
. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Joe Manchin (D-WV).
Thus, for Americans looking for their first AR-15 but having difficulty
obtaining it, here's a question -- Why not look at an AK-47 or an SKS as a
viable option?
Althou... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 25 By John Fund
January 31, 2013 12:00 P.M.
Some major American cities are dying, and the worst part is that these
grievously ill patients often are refusing to take even the mildest medicine
that would make things better.
Take Detroit, a city that has become a synonym for urban failure. The murder
rate of one per 1,719 people last year was more than eleven times the rate
in New York City. One contributing factor may be that two-thirds of Detroit
’s streetlights are broken.
Once the fourth-largest ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 26 看两党提出的budget,一个提出要深入改革medicare和medicaid,10年后彻底解决政府
deficit的问题. 一个就是靠加税过日子,什么时候能解决政府deficit的问题? 不知道
． 明显的就是kick the can down the street.
明显的共和党比民主党目光要远大的多.民主党就是得过且过,到最后就是象希腊那样想
过也过不了.
Opening Budget Bids Set Parties' Battle Lines
By JANET HOOK And KRISTINA PETERSON
Congress opens a new chapter in the budget debate this week with the
introduction of dueling blueprints from two lawmakers who illustrate their
parties' vastly different approaches to the role of government.
Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1041 | 27 With all of the controversy over entitlement reform, there's one thing both
sides can agree on: Social Security alone does not provide enough money for
a comfortable retirement. For these workers, the Obama administration is
proposing automatically enrolling workers in IRAs through their employers.
California adopted a version of this last year. Democratic state Sen. Kevin
de Leon sponsored the bill to automatically enroll workers in an individual
retirement account. The inspiration, he says, wa... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 28 by Andrew C. McCarthy
June 30th, 2013 - 10:13 am
The state of Florida’s politically driven decision to charge George
Zimmerman with murder has resulted, as some of us predicted it would, in a
pathetically weak case. It has taken only a few days of trial to collapse of
its own weightlessness – undone, in fact, by the direct testimony of a
prosecution witness, as Bryan Preston relates at the Tatler and Ed Morrissey
details at Hot Air.
Over a year ago, I explained why this would happen:
When Tr... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3803 | 29 Gov. Rick Snyder, R-Mich., said Sunday on "Face the Nation" that granting
Detroit a government bailout would be the wrong way to help the bankrupt
city.
"I do not view that as the right answer," Snyder told "Face the Nation" host
Bob Schieffer when asked whether he would ask the federal government for a
bailout. "The right answer is, bankruptcy is there to deal with the debt
question."
Snyder said the state cannot bail out Detroit, and while the federal
government will make its own decision on a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 266 | 30 除了签电子请愿书，组织游行示威外，我们每个人都还可以做以下方面的努力：
一。 写信或打电话给你们孩子的学校（给班主任homeroom teacher, 学校咨询师
counselor, 校长super-intendent)。 告诉他们 你和你的孩子都感觉 十分不安：
deeply troubled, deeply upset, deeply offensed, and deeply concerned!
Jimmy 的言行给你的孩子埋下了阴影，让你的孩子失去了安全感和信任感，担心同学会
take words into action. 强烈要求学校对此事展开正确的教育、讨论和咨询 （
provide school-wide discussion and education against potential prejudice,
hatred and discrimination based on racial differences; provide school-wide
discussion and education against any form of vio... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 31 2012年的文章
http://www.voxeu.org/article/how-restore-competitiveness-eu
Germany’s labour policies and its trends in wages and productivity
following unification provide a viable roadmap for troubled EU nations, but
the political and social obstacles are daunting.
Since 2000, productivity-adjusted wages have increased only 5% in
Germany (they actually declined from 2000-2008).
In other European nations, meanwhile, wages have increased by between 25
% and 35% (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. Unit la... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 32 他那种傻冒, 给他提示他都不知道怎么去google. 笑坏了.
我另外一个贴里面已经给出证据了.
http://www.voxeu.org/article/how-restore-competitiveness-eu
Germany’s labour policies and its trends in wages and productivity
following unification provide a viable roadmap for troubled EU nations, but
the political and social obstacles are daunting.
Since 2000, productivity-adjusted wages have increased only 5% in
Germany (they actually declined from 2000-2008).
In other European nations, meanwhile, wages have increased by between 25
% a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 33 by: Alex Nussbaum
February 12, 2014
(Bloomberg) — Health insurers told to pay $150 billion in taxes over a
decade to help fund Obamacare are now shifting at least part of that cost
back to taxpayers.
Congress passed the insurer tax four years ago to help cover the uninsured
under the Affordable Care Act. Now, the industry is pushing to include some
of the cost in contracts with Medicaid programs for the poor that are
jointly funded by state and federal governments.
The strategy may add $36 billi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 34 Chief: Wisconsin officer cleared in shooting will patrol
By SCOTT BAUER | June 3, 2015 | 7:15 PM EDT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A white Wisconsin police officer was exonerated
Wednesday by an internal investigation of his fatal shooting of an unarmed
19-year-old biracial man, a move that follows prosecutors declining to file
charges and clears the way for him to get his job back.
The Madison Police Department issued a summary of its finding that Officer
Matt Kenny did not violate its deadly force poli... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 35 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The latest on the GOP surge in Kentucky's general
election.
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10:55 a.m.
Opening the Senate session on Wednesday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
congratulated Kentucky Gov.-elect Matt Bevin.
But McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, never mentioned Bevin's name. Bevin
challenged him in last year's Senate GOP primary.
Instead, McConnell said, "The governor-elect and I are no stranger to
spirited competition."
McConnell also said Kentucky voters rejected "government control a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2239 | 36 How this is possible?
"Hillary "Flips" Off Bernie; Won Six Straight Coin Tosses In Bizarre Caucus
Tiebreaker"
Here's what happened in precinct 2-4 in Ames as recounted by David
Schweingruber, an associate professor of sociology at Iowa State University
who participated in the caucus (from The Des Moines Register):
A total of 484 eligible caucus attendees were initially recorded at the site
. But when each candidate’s preference group was counted, Clinton had 240
supporters, Sanders had 179 and M... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7021 | 37 Jan looks like a viable VP candidate. First she is a female that can break
Trump opponent's racist claim.
Second, she is very strong in anti illegal immigration as her state
witnessed all damage from illegal. |
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发帖数: 10729 | 38 Donald Trump personifies the Liberty Movement’s finest anti-establishment
spirit. He is the only rational choice left in the presidential race for
those of us who hold liberty dear.
Just like Ron Paul, Donald Trump loves America and Americans, and we find it
fascinating that he arrived at many of the same positions as Ron Paul not
by extrapolating them from libertarian principles but by applying his ample
business experience and sheer human decency.
Most importantly…
1. Donald Trump is a diploma... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 38600 | 39 Since the only way the Establishment loses is if Trump wins, then this will
be a viable outcome |
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发帖数: 2249 | 40 https://berniesanders.com/sanders-outlines-middle-east-policy/
I was invited along with other presidential candidates to be at the AIPAC
conference in Washington, but obviously I could not make it because we are
here.
The issues that AIPAC is dealing with are very important issues and I wanted
to give the same speech here as I would have given if we were at that
conference.
Let me begin by saying that I think I am probably the only candidate for
president who has personal ties with Israel. I spe... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 817 | 41 This will backfire.
Actually, this may be one thing which may bring Trump down in GE against HRC
- Trump's intrinsic contempt and insecurity for strong/unattractive woman
may actually make HRC look "sympathetic" to the voters. It already happened
once, and almost made Carly viable.
On the other hand, if he does that in GE, then that also indicates that he
lacks discipline and is not the strategist he thinks he is. |
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发帖数: 13310 | 42 Carly.你别逗了，那就是一小撮逗比共和党智囊以为她是个能对抗希拉里的女性号召
力，
丫满身都是坑，viable个球
HRC
happened |
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发帖数: 1001 | 43 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/mar/29/paul-nehlen-cha
Wisconsin businessman Paul Nehlen announced Tuesday that he is the tea party
-allied candidate who is challenging House Speaker Paul D. Ryan in the
Republican primary, saying he’s “had it” with the speaker betraying
conservatives.
Sources first confirmed to The Washington Times earlier this week that a
wealthy businessman was mounting a primary challenge to Mr. Ryan in
Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, but Mr. Nehlen did not r... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 921 | 44 前面惊世骇俗的言论已经起到预期的作用， 有了一批死忠。 现在继续那种风格已经作
用不大了。是后续给出这些策略具体实施办法， 让人相信他的施政是深思熟虑确实可
行的 - They are all do-able.
1. Immigration. ok, build the wall. (who pays for it is not important, 10B,
health saving alone far outweights that). question is what you gonna do with
the 10m illegals in the country? deport all of them is obvious impractical
and unnecessary. My suggestion:
a. set up special visa category. allow a path to eventual legalization,
providing they fulfill certain criteria, they are allowed for... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2249 | 45 Ted Cruz Thinks Everyone Is Out to Get Him
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/05/01/Ted-Cruz-Thinks-Everyo
everyone is conspiring against Ted Cruz to prevent him from winning the
Republican presidential nomination, at least according to Ted Cruz. The
Texas senator, currently running second to Donald Trump in the GOP primary,
gave a testy interview that aired on Meet the Press Sunday morning, in which
he treated established facts like enemy propaganda and asserted the
existence of a vast media co... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3556 | 46 Ted Cruz is leaving the door open to reviving his campaign to challenge
Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.
“Listen, let’s be very clear: If there is a path to victory, we launched
this campaign intending to win,” the Texas senator told conservative radio
host Glenn Beck on Tuesday. “The reason we suspended the race last week is
with Indiana’s loss I didn’t see a viable path to victory. If that changes
, we will certainly respond accordingly.”
Cruz suspended his campaign a w... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 27852 | 47 说明现在的盈利型私营医疗保险体系无法应对美国的医疗需求
single payer is the only viable solution |
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发帖数: 5274 | 48 Paul Ryan is a joke and a puppet for the neocons. Most of what Trump said is
true the past few days and he's the only voice being heard on this side of
the debate and instead of supporting him Ryan talks against him. Ryan is the
poster boy of Republican and Democrat corruption. He's in the opposition
party to the administration and the Republicans finally have a viable
candidate and he sides with the administration. |
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发帖数: 6571 | 49 Wednesday: Make America First Again
America has always been an exceptional nation. Our Founding Fathers created
a system of government that has protected our liberty, allowed American
ingenuity to flourish, and lifted people out of poverty by creating the
conditions for opportunity and prosperity. Unfortunately, years of bad
policies and poor leadership have weakened our position in the world. Under
a Trump administration, America will once again be a beacon of progress and
opportunity.
Primetim... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 494 | 50 好文，非常赞同
After Trump Loses, We Can Build a Sane Republican Party
This week, as we witness the horrifying spectacle of the GOP crowning Donald
Trump as its presidential nominee, we may find solace by anticipating the
positive change that his ill-fated candidacy might actually bring about.
Ever since Trump secured the nomination, influential leaders and
intellectuals on the right who reject him have been working to reimagine the
right as it should be. Under normal circumstances, envisioning a more
... 阅读全帖 |
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