Arizona GOP censures McCain for 'liberal' record

[Eddie Teach]

Btw, while Ide claims to agree with Siege, I expect he has a slightly different take on what those voters' truth colours are. 

[derspiess]

Moderate Republicans are what mainstream Republicans were 10 years ago.

No.

[garbon]

In the past few weeks, I've learned that several of my friends are closet Republicans.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Don't judge Arizona too harshly. It is hard to be rational with all that sun and all those old people.

Then explain the crazies primarying people in other parts of the country.  The GOP at the grass roots level is off the fucking rails these days.

Political parties with insane people will always eat their own.  Look at the Democrats in '68 and '72.

In this case I think they are barking up the right tree for the wrong reasons. We really should stop electing 80 year olds to the Senate.

used to be that you'd had to be nearly geriatric before you were allowed into the senate....
o tempora, o mores :p

[garbon]

Don't judge Arizona too harshly. It is hard to be rational with all that sun and all those old people.

Then explain the crazies primarying people in other parts of the country.  The GOP at the grass roots level is off the fucking rails these days.

Political parties with insane people will always eat their own.  Look at the Democrats in '68 and '72.

In this case I think they are barking up the right tree for the wrong reasons. We really should stop electing 80 year olds to the Senate.

used to be that you'd had to be nearly geriatric before you were allowed into the senate....
o tempora, o mores :p

We're talking about the US here.

[Valmy]

Seriously.  If administrators can be subject to mandatory retirement, why not legislators?  Neither seems particularly physically demanding, and both show similar degrees of required cogency.

Same reason that term limits don't fly.  Unconstitutional.

Well obviously it would have to be an amendment to the Constitution like the Presidential term limit.

[grumbler]

Seriously.  If administrators can be subject to mandatory retirement, why not legislators?  Neither seems particularly physically demanding, and both show similar degrees of required cogency.

Same reason that term limits don't fly.  Unconstitutional.

Well obviously it would have to be an amendment to the Constitution like the Presidential term limit.

DSB* wasn't talking about an amendment, though.  He was comparing legislators to administrators.  Mandatory retirement for administrators didn't come about due to constitutional amendments.



*yes, I know, it's DSB so it is moronic, and he himself notes that you can't take anything he says seriously, but that's where the discussion started.

[Capetan Mihali]

*yes, I know, it's DSB so it is moronic, and he himself notes that you can't take anything he says seriously, but that's where the discussion started.

Look, g, we all know that trolling and pointless ad hominem attacks is just "what you do" around here, but is this really necessary?

[garbon]

Actually DSB did say that we take his posting too seriously.

[grumbler]

*yes, I know, it's DSB so it is moronic, and he himself notes that you can't take anything he says seriously, but that's where the discussion started.

Look, g, we all know that trolling and pointless ad hominem attacks is just "what you do" around here, but is this really necessary?

Look, CM, we all know that trolling and pointless ad hominem attacks is just "what you do" around here, but could you actually cite examples of others trolling or engaging in ad hominem attacks before you troll and and launch ad hominem attacks?

[DGuller]

Say what you will about grumbler's age, but he's still very young at heart when it comes to "I know you are, but what am I" counter-arguments.

[The Brain]

"Dogpile"

[Eddie Teach]

Say what you will about grumbler's age, but he's still very young at heart when it comes to "I know you are, but what am I" counter-arguments.

[Siege]

Moderate Republicans are what mainstream Republicans were 10 years ago.

Disagree. Moderate republicans are what mainstream democrats were 10 years ago.
The democrat party has been kidnapped by the far left loonies.
This not JFK's party, with low taxes and resistance to communism.

[Capetan Mihali]

*yes, I know, it's DSB so it is moronic, and he himself notes that you can't take anything he says seriously, but that's where the discussion started.

Look, g, we all know that trolling and pointless ad hominem attacks is just "what you do" around here, but is this really necessary?

Look, CM, we all know that trolling and pointless ad hominem attacks is just "what you do" around here, but could you actually cite examples of others trolling or engaging in ad hominem attacks before you troll and and launch ad hominem attacks?