Gingritch: I boffed her because I'm such a hard-working, patriotic person

[Malthus]

Are you willing to quote a source on that last that isn't Braveheart? 

Would you be willing to accept an interview with Mel Gibson?

Well, if it involved that gentleman's views on Jews, I think there would be a receptive audience. 

[Caliga]

I never would have voted for Nootie anyway, but if I would have considered it that absurd quote by him (assuming it wasn't taken totally out of context) likely would have changed my mind.

Actually, come to think of it... it sounds like something Clinton would have said.

[The Minsky Moment]

Actually I love Newt.  He's an ideas man, and there are too few of them in politics.  But his personal life is an absolute train wreck.

He's a poser.  He's an ideas man of politics like Bernard Henri-Levy's an ideas man of modern philosophy. 

But a lot less tan and physically fit.

[Admiral Yi]

I liked the concept of the Contract With America.  Not the particulars, of which I remember none, just the notion that "here's a list of things we promise to do if you elect us."

[DGuller]

Who is going to arbitrate the breach of contract issues?

[Admiral Yi]

You talking to me?

[Barrister]

I liked the concept of the Contract With America.  Not the particulars, of which I remember none, just the notion that "here's a list of things we promise to do if you elect us."

Looking it up - they did pretty good for Congress doing a lot of what they said they would.  However a lot of the bigger profile items were vetoed, or struck down in the courts.

[Admiral Yi]

Looking it up - they did pretty good for Congress doing a lot of what they said they would.  However a lot of the bigger profile items were vetoed, or struck down in the courts.

Can't fault them for that.

[DGuller]

You talking to me?

Why would I ever do something like that? 

Yes, mister, I'm talking to you.

[citizen k]

His ideas are mostly bad though. I can't stand him - total partisan hack - cares more about winning than about being right or helping his country. And a complete hypocrite, lying, no ethics piece of shit.

I'm not sure that's completely right.  He is hyper-partisan, to be sure.  But to say he cares more about winning than being right or helping his country?  No - he pushes ideology first and foremost.  He isn't a "do whatever it takes to win" guy.

Yeah, it sounds more like Karl Rove.

[Admiral Yi]

Who is going to arbitrate the breach of contract issues?

The voters, obviously.

edit: Wait a minute.  "Is going to?"  Like, in the future?

[DGuller]

Who is going to arbitrate the breach of contract issues?

The voters, obviously.

edit: Wait a minute.  "Is going to?"  Like, in the future?

That's not really an arbitration, though.  That's more like failure to renew contract.

[Admiral Yi]

That's not really an arbitration, though.  That's more like failure to renew contract.

  I don't get it.  Are you trying to make the point that the Contract With America wasn't really a contract?

[DGuller]

That's not really an arbitration, though.  That's more like failure to renew contract.

  I don't get it.  Are you trying to make the point that the Contract With America wasn't really a contract?

Yes.

[Habbaku]