On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 14:21:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

I vote but I vote for someone who reflects my views, not someone in a
given party


None of the GOP "frontrunners" reflect my views on any issue of
importance to me. I certainly wouldn't want any of the Republithugs
nominating to the Supreme Court.

I suppose that all depends on what you expect out of the court.
Liberals want to court to do social engineering and bypass the
legislative process. True conservatives simply want the court to
defend the constitution.

On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 14:21:47 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/1/16 1:22 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 12:36:06 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/1/16 12:29 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:12:46 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

10:57 AMKeyser Söze
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I'm a pragmatic voter, not an idealist. I vote for candidates who most
closely match up with my interests and beliefs. I don't expect any of
them to be 100% in my column on every issue. You seem to be waiting for
Godot.

As for Trump, he came out of the box as a horror, and has only gotten
worse. The Republicans deserve him.

Hey, go ahead and vote for your favorite libertarian or don't vote at
all. I don't waste my vote.
.......
I dont waste my vote either. I (like Greg)!have always voted my conscience. I'm not a party liner.

There is no limit to the lengths the Clintonistas will go to deny that
they were lied to by their hero.
If Hillary keeps embracing Bill, she is going to slam into the fact
that he was the one who deregulated Wall Street and caused the crash
of 2007-8. (along with all of the other things that go against their
creed)



There are many issues in the upcoming general election.

I agree but the most important ones will not even be on the agenda and
I don't really believe what they say anyway.


Naive.

Naive is believing the campaign rhetoric from people who have a
horrible history of keeping promises. I only have to point to the
current flip flopper in chief. I have a hard time thinking of a single
promise that he has kept.

On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 13:27:50 -0600, Boating All Out
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 12:36:06 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/1/16 12:29 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:12:46 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

10:57 AMKeyser Söze
- show quoted text -
I'm a pragmatic voter, not an idealist. I vote for candidates who most
closely match up with my interests and beliefs. I don't expect any of
them to be 100% in my column on every issue. You seem to be waiting for
Godot.

As for Trump, he came out of the box as a horror, and has only gotten
worse. The Republicans deserve him.

Hey, go ahead and vote for your favorite libertarian or don't vote at
all. I don't waste my vote.
.......
I dont waste my vote either. I (like Greg)!have always voted my conscience. I'm not a party liner.

There is no limit to the lengths the Clintonistas will go to deny that
they were lied to by their hero.
If Hillary keeps embracing Bill, she is going to slam into the fact
that he was the one who deregulated Wall Street and caused the crash
of 2007-8. (along with all of the other things that go against their
creed)



There are many issues in the upcoming general election.

I agree but the most important ones will not even be on the agenda and
I don't really believe what they say anyway.


Got news for you - turning the USA into Bangladesh isn't a
winning strategy.

Nor is turning it into Weimar Germany with a fiscal policy that is so
loose that the monetary system fails.
Neither party seems to have a plan that makes any financial sense.

On 3/2/16 10:09 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 14:21:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

I vote but I vote for someone who reflects my views, not someone in a
given party


None of the GOP "frontrunners" reflect my views on any issue of
importance to me. I certainly wouldn't want any of the Republithugs
nominating to the Supreme Court.

I suppose that all depends on what you expect out of the court.
Liberals want to court to do social engineering and bypass the
legislative process. True conservatives simply want the court to
defend the constitution.


True conservatives... gosh, what is the litmus test for that these days?

On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 15:33:00 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

When it comes to the Republican choices this time around Mitt Romney
looked pretty good in retrospect. I can't believe how far to the right
the GOP has gone. Jeb seemed moderate for a while but even he had to
bow to Tea Party influence led by people like Cruz.
Trump is a great marketing pro but he's nuts otherwise.

Then again, the Dems choices ... really just Hillary and Bernie ....
have swung hard to port (notice the boating reference?) led by Bernie.
Hillary has had to adjust her positions several times to avoid losing
young voters who know nothing about what being a "moderate" is.
Socialism is on the rise and it agrees with them.


The biggest problem with Bernie is his numbers to justify his plans
are crap. The taxes he proposes will not raise nearly enough money and
he is projecting growth numbers that are totally unrealistic.
He thinks he can recreate the US right after WWII when the rest of the
world needed to be rebuilt and we were the only game in town.

On Wed, 2 Mar 2016 10:19:54 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/2/16 10:09 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 14:21:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

I vote but I vote for someone who reflects my views, not someone in a
given party


None of the GOP "frontrunners" reflect my views on any issue of
importance to me. I certainly wouldn't want any of the Republithugs
nominating to the Supreme Court.

I suppose that all depends on what you expect out of the court.
Liberals want to court to do social engineering and bypass the
legislative process. True conservatives simply want the court to
defend the constitution.


True conservatives... gosh, what is the litmus test for that these days?

It is not what passes for the current test,
I would say a person who respects the text of the constitution,
defends the individual rights of the population against an oppressive
government and someone who wants a sustainable fiscal policy.

In article ,
says...

On Wed, 2 Mar 2016 10:19:54 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/2/16 10:09 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 14:21:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

I vote but I vote for someone who reflects my views, not someone in a
given party


None of the GOP "frontrunners" reflect my views on any issue of
importance to me. I certainly wouldn't want any of the Republithugs
nominating to the Supreme Court.

I suppose that all depends on what you expect out of the court.
Liberals want to court to do social engineering and bypass the
legislative process. True conservatives simply want the court to
defend the constitution.


True conservatives... gosh, what is the litmus test for that these days?

It is not what passes for the current test,
I would say a person who respects the text of the constitution,
defends the individual rights of the population against an oppressive
government and someone who wants a sustainable fiscal policy.

That's convenient, since it covers 100% of politicians.

Boating All Out wrote:
In article ,
says...

On Wed, 2 Mar 2016 10:19:54 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/2/16 10:09 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 14:21:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

I vote but I vote for someone who reflects my views, not someone in a
given party


None of the GOP "frontrunners" reflect my views on any issue of
importance to me. I certainly wouldn't want any of the Republithugs
nominating to the Supreme Court.

I suppose that all depends on what you expect out of the court.
Liberals want to court to do social engineering and bypass the
legislative process. True conservatives simply want the court to
defend the constitution.


True conservatives... gosh, what is the litmus test for that these days?

It is not what passes for the current test,
I would say a person who respects the text of the constitution,
defends the individual rights of the population against an oppressive
government and someone who wants a sustainable fiscal policy.

That's convenient, since it covers 100% of politicians.


California very few of the present politicians these days. All parties.

On 3/2/16 10:40 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 2 Mar 2016 10:19:54 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/2/16 10:09 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 14:21:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

I vote but I vote for someone who reflects my views, not someone in a
given party


None of the GOP "frontrunners" reflect my views on any issue of
importance to me. I certainly wouldn't want any of the Republithugs
nominating to the Supreme Court.

I suppose that all depends on what you expect out of the court.
Liberals want to court to do social engineering and bypass the
legislative process. True conservatives simply want the court to
defend the constitution.


True conservatives... gosh, what is the litmus test for that these days?

It is not what passes for the current test,
I would say a person who respects the text of the constitution,
defends the individual rights of the population against an oppressive
government and someone who wants a sustainable fiscal policy.


Gosh, what national politicians meet your standards? Preferably name
those who hold or who have held national office.

On Wed, 2 Mar 2016 11:31:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/2/16 10:40 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 2 Mar 2016 10:19:54 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/2/16 10:09 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 1 Mar 2016 14:21:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

I vote but I vote for someone who reflects my views, not someone in a
given party


None of the GOP "frontrunners" reflect my views on any issue of
importance to me. I certainly wouldn't want any of the Republithugs
nominating to the Supreme Court.

I suppose that all depends on what you expect out of the court.
Liberals want to court to do social engineering and bypass the
legislative process. True conservatives simply want the court to
defend the constitution.


True conservatives... gosh, what is the litmus test for that these days?

It is not what passes for the current test,
I would say a person who respects the text of the constitution,
defends the individual rights of the population against an oppressive
government and someone who wants a sustainable fiscal policy.


Gosh, what national politicians meet your standards? Preferably name
those who hold or who have held national office.

At least you and BAO recognize my frustration with the weasels we have
been presented with. Those do not seem to be unreasonable things to
ask for