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Or any of his time.... The guy is an absolute do nothing. I figured GP-1 was with the group calling for him to nationalize BP. Now we know! Let the free market handle it. Someone will come up with a novel idea. Whoops... a liberal already did it. Maybe combine the fishing industry or vacation spots with activities that need oil or lubrication?

Lot 9 to lot 13 is a big move. The university should want lots closest to the stadium packed for obvious reasons. But they should also reward big donors with the close spots. Can't it be broke up into lot 9A and lot 9Z? Give 9Z to tailgaters for the party so that big donors can get up close and personal with the "college atmosphere" idea. They were no-doubt sold that ideal when they cited an on campus stadium. Lots look big.

Rasmussen ran a 500 person poll in KY the night that Rand Paul appeared on Rachel Maddow. These are the numbers you can use to show if there is any change from the media blitz that followed. Many disapprove of Obama and dislike the healthcare legislation at a higher rate nationally than other states: 63% and 65% respectively. The current numbers are Rand Paul 59% and Jack Conway 34%. That is 25% points. I think I will walk back my declaration of imminent Democratic Party domination in the state, but I do think it is all down hill from here for Paul. Can he hold on until November, is the question. This reporter that covers politics in KY thinks that is the case. Democrats are going to run on things they have done. Namely healthcare. No matter what side of the argument you fall on, they have something to crow about. It is going to turn some numbers. Here are provisions going into effect this year. Jack Conway is going to use Rand's inexperience against him. FIM= Foot in Mouth. The "liberal" media now has the ammo. Can they nail him as a flip-flopper? Civil Rights FIM BP FIM NPR FIM Women's rights FIM (Dr. Paul wouldn't even permit exceptions in the case of rape or incest. He says the mother and the unborn zygote have equal rights.)( It is going to be close. If the democrats can't make this race come down to the wire, they are idiots.

The kicking game is something you can size-up quickly by looking at stats. This guy knows his stats.

Creating revenue is always a good idea for a non-BCS type school. I think Akron could do something like this, but not for parking spaces. Maybe for vouchers to go up to the upper levels of the stadium and partake of some Roo Brew? Or maybe just get off their high horses and sell beer to Joe Akron everywhere in the stadium? +1

The main tenets of the LP are the Constitution and Bill of Rights. These documents create a framework for government and restrictions on the government against personal liberty. People can see abortion anyway they want, but the government should not intrude on the personal liberty of anyone, including a woman (even thought this country has been going downhill since we let ladies out of the kitchen and into the voting booth). The discussion of abortion is no different than a discussion of the Civil Rights act in 2010. More important issues are unemployment, national debt, government burden on small businesses. Those are the issues facing America today. Abortion is always an issue because of the reliability of the religious right. People courting their vote have to come down strongly against abortion. This made me think of something I did in a political sim game to get re-elected. The religious right hated me. By extension, those who had a medium to strong link to the religious right disliked me alot. I allowed prayer in school in order to stop an abortion ban and keep teaching evolution. Democracy 2(wikipedia link and purchase link) If you are a policy wonk and like getting into this stuff, please take this game into consideration. It does a great job illustrating how you cobble together a coalition of voters. Customizable also with different preset scenarios. So you Teabaggers out there can set up a deeply liberal scenario where your politics win out in the end. At least try the demo, full game is only $20.

Moved Political Compass image to first post.

He has been doing the same thing on twitter for awhile. Been following him. Is hilarious. Sample: twitter link amazon link

I agree. He could play defense the rest of the way and win. A huge mistake Republicans make is playing the game the left wants to play. Democrats have been smart in dealing with Republicans in past two years. What they do is float out an idea they would never act upon and then sit back while Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh and the Sarah Palins of the world run around and spout off insanely about the idea. Let's face it, only one of those three graduated from anything more than high school. The Republicans need to focus on issues that matter to people today and when they are asked about an issue from 40 years ago, they should say it does not matter in 2010 and spin the questions to issues facing Americans today. You are right. To win, he should not do any more combative style interviews, and stick to Fox news and talk radio. I agree here too. I acknowledge the difference between the LP and Repubs. As you can see from my political compass score, I agree with many of the ideals behind the LP. KNowing about the differences between the parties, I still know that the republicans offer a more comprehensive governing agenda than anything the LP could cobble together. In my perfect world, the republicans would drop the morality act, dump the religious right, and stick to their ideals concerning limited government and maximized personal freedoms. That party would be competing for my vote anytime. If the LP/ tea party helps transition the republicans into that kind of party, then I am all for it. But i do not see it happening because the moral majority crowd is such a reliable voting bloc everytime the repubs throw them a bone.

This is hilarious. May just be amusing to non-left leaning libertarians.

What are you talking about? Anyways, Rand Paul just cancelled on David Gregory and Meet the Press this weekend. He cited "exhaustion." And check this out. He blames Obama for being un-American for criticizing BP over the oil spill. He can't say anything without putting his foot in his mouth.

Woo hoo!

How much money are you willing to put on him losing? Be honest. I know w00t and Zip Watcher have had a friendly wager in the past. I think you might be able to get a few people to bite on this one. We have a game on Nov 12th. Bet a round before the game? Case for the tailgate?

The right of kids to make something of themselves override those of the parent to indoctrinate them. Putting education in the hands of a central government is not a great idea. But it is a solution to removing it from the local concentrations of wackos that want to indoctrinate.

He is going to get destroyed. This is only the 2nd day! This quote is priceless. On Libertarianism being juvenile: Link to article

Libertarian ideas can solve all of these problems. Growing population of poor? Open the door for individuals in this country to create jobs and expand the economy. Create conditions where people have enough money to support their local food shelter (ie: Haven of Rest) and the poor will be better taken care of. Stop driving down the cost of labor with illegals. Revisit NAFTA...it has been a disaster for the USA and especially middle class workers. Teenage unemployment? Create conditions where business can succeed and adults will be put back to work instead of woking in fast food restaurants. Once they leave fast food restaurants, the teenagers will have a place to work. Close the borders and there will be more jobs for Americans. Libertarians don't believe in open borders, we believe in the Constitution. It is the job of the Federal government to protect the borders and they need to get to work. The Arizona border law is more about the failure of the Federal government to act than a statement on Arizona. School funding? The more money we throw at schools, the more stupid the kids get. Maybe we aren't putting money in the right places. Let people at the local level decide what is best for their school. If we listen to the multitude of ideas from around the country, we would get more ideas than the one from the Federal government. If two heads are better than one, thousands of heads should be even better. You are spouting off idealistic solutions. They sound great. Which is the appeal. Awesome. But do they fix anything? Create conditions where people have enough money to support their local food shelter- How do you do that? I mean really. All politicians would love to do that. The tea party/ libertarians don't have a corner to themselves on that issue. And what about in lean times? No fix there. Create conditions where business can succeed...blah blah..It is the job of the Federal government to protect the borders- Teenage unemployment is not connected to illegal immigrants other than the fact that a $0.99 cheeseburger is possible with them here working in our fields. Kicking out productive half-citizens who pay taxes and raise families here is not the solution to anything. No fix there. Just shifting the problem. local education? multitude of ideas from around the country? -That is silly. Someone smarter than makes a good point. Land of opportunity? Not if you are educated in a Mississippi backwater where the world is only 6000 years old and Jesus rode a raptor!

Me too. I have linked out this survey to alot of people. I am almost always the most "Gandhi." Or the most loony. What ever you want to call it. In GP1's defense, some of the questions are uncomfortable. Not many people can say they asked themselves those questions outside the survey environment.

Like it or not, the political stability of a 2 party system has kept America along a pretty narrow and successful path. The comparative difference between our 2 parties is small compared to other worldwide examples in their political climates. Ideas from outside the main stream are adopted more slowly and deliberately into one of the two parties. America doesn't jump all the place when things are going badly. We elect people who make course corrections. Ideas like libertarianism, communism, socialism, capitalism, all the -isms inform our politics. America has real problems that high ideals won't fix. Growing population of poor Highest ever recorded teenage unemployment school funding Electing a guy who wants to disband 3/4 of the government is not a serious choice. He doesn't even understand things he is opposed too (hypothetical situation he brought up citing is disagreement with the Americans with Disabilities Act) America works pretty well. Even under Bush, Clinton, etc things worked, and vital things got changed. It is not perfect, but it works well at navigating emerging issues, placating the populous, and promoting business and the general welfare. No one is taking anyones guns. Healthcare still works and will soon work for everyone. Social Security is here to stay/ or it will be fixed. It is too good of an idea to let go of. Taxes are lower than ever before. Sorry if you are rich, you will be paying more. But you live in the greatest country in the world.

Mike Gravel is in your Quadrant. He had some pretty entertaining points in the 2008 election cycle. Seems like a cool dude.

The questions are stupid. For example, I have no idea what my race has to do with liberty and freedom. I have no idea what being proud of being an American has to do with liberty and freedom....there are lots of people who are proud Americans who are trying to limit my freedoms. It's a childish survey. The survey is also written for the British. HAHAHA The questions are a constant. That makes them good for comparison. What does it matter that it is British. What are you talking about? Freedom and religion and American pride? It is a political survey! It is juxtapositioning those stances with your world view. Just answer the questions and show Zipsnation how libertarian you really are. Stop being such a baby.

How will we know if you don't post your score? It will be interesting. What is 5 minutes?

Zipsnation Political Compass Original Post It takes about 5 mins. Where are you? Cornbread's political compass Economic Left/Right: -7.38 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.74 I bet I am more libertarian than GP1

It depends on where you are running. Paul will not lose because of what he said. People are not concerned about what happened over 40 years ago now. Nancy Pelosi wins election after election and her views are not mainstream. You have no idea how the media works do you? Remember this guy? He was going to be the front runner for the GOP. Instead, something racist slipped out. The media got a hold of it, and he was done. Rand let something slip out. The media has a whiff. It doesn't matter if it is right or wrong. Fair or unfair is not the concern. It is drastically different than the mainstream. And it will make for great news every night. Check out this list of greatest hits so far. Will GOP Senate candidate Rand Paul take away your Social Security check? More at 11 Teachers unions unite against Rand Paul. Wants to destroy Dept of Education. After this break Will you be able eat at your favorite restaurant? Rand Paul may change that. More at 11 It will be an uphill battle for him to be elected. I don't think he will make it. Watch him run to the left as he completes his transformation into a full politician. Libertarianism is a great theoretical system. It is on level with communism as the greatest ideas that will never work.

He learned a hard lesson today. Did you see how fast he backtracked? Here And here Flip-flopping is skill US politicians need to know. He has lost crucial time sticking naively to his ideals, however crazy. He may just turn into a real politician yet.

They are red herrings designed to distract from real issues like an ever expanding government, national debt, high unemployment and a never ending war. The DOW was down 376 today and unemployment is up and Europe is five years ahead of us into bankruptcy, but Maddow wants to discuss the civil rights movement. Give me a break. I realize how much Baby Boomers like to relive their youth because it somehow further inflates their already overblown sense of themselves, but Maddow is not focusing on the issues that face America today. The next time Maddow asks Paul about his opinion of anything that went on in the 1960s, Paul should say, "I respectfully submit that is a stupid question and we need to focus on more important issues that face America today." Rachel Maddow is a childish little girl who can't grow out of her glory days in high school debate club. There is a promo MSNBC runs with her saying she wants her show to be "fair" and she says it with a straight face. That's like saying Sean Hannity want to be fair. The only promo more crazy on MSNBC is the one of Olberman saying he "illuminates" issues on his show. Olberman illuminates political issues like I make a room more fragrant when I blast a fart after a two day bender. Maddow's show, Hardball and Olberman are no different than the clowns on the other liberal network filled with neo-conservatives, FOX News. As far as gun ownership, I'll just say this. Freedoms are lost at the end of a pen. Freedoms are won back at the end of a gun. Never give up your gun. No matter how much you try to twist, push and pull, the so called red herring argument is going to be Rand's undoing. You can't mess with the civil rights laws. Once it gets out that he wants to repeal social security, the dept of education, the IRS, etc... the election is lost. I can't turn you arguing his policy points. Tea Baggers are the hard right of American Politics. Everytime I talk to one of you, guns or something racist comes out. Your fringe party is unelectable. America has matured.