Economist and Mayor Bloomberg endorse Obama

[Richard Hakluyt]

Free markets and free trade both being liberal ideas of course...............or has the misuse of the word by parts of the American right entirely obscured its proper meaning  ?

[crazy canuck]

Free markets and free trade both being liberal ideas of course...............or has the misuse of the word by parts of the American right entirely obscured its proper meaning  ?

It appears to have done so for Marti but I think most Americans understand their use of the term liberal is incorrect. 

[Phillip V]

The Republican Intramural Bloodletting that will happen if Obama wins again and the dems take back the senate will be entertaining. I suspect the blame will fall on those who Teapartiers were attacking all cycle.

Agreed.  My suspicion is that they'll point to 2010 and say the reason they lost was because they weren't conservative enough.

Doubt it. Extremists they primaried in like Akin and Mourdock (casting out incumbent GOP Senator Lugar) are losing what should be easy Senate seats.

The same thing happened when they sent a Tea Partier Sharon Angle against unpopular Harry Reid in 2010 when he initially looked like losing; witch/Tea Partier O'Donnell picked by 2010 GOP primary in Delaware instead of U.S. Rep and former Governor Mike Castle.

[CountDeMoney]

Michelle Bachmann's in a much tighter fight than she expected.

Oh man, wouldn't it be nice to see that Fruit Loop out.  Doubtful, but one can hope.

[Habbaku]

Michelle Bachmann's in a much tighter fight than she expected.

Oh man, wouldn't it be nice to see that Fruit Loop out.  Doubtful, but one can hope.

Be nice to see her and Wasserman escort each other out.

[CountDeMoney]

Michelle Bachmann's in a much tighter fight than she expected.

Oh man, wouldn't it be nice to see that Fruit Loop out.  Doubtful, but one can hope.

Be nice to see her and Wasserman escort each other out.

I would accept that trade.  Totally insane versus insane curls with body and bounce?  Sure.

[Razgovory]

The Republican Intramural Bloodletting that will happen if Obama wins again and the dems take back the senate will be entertaining. I suspect the blame will fall on those who Teapartiers were attacking all cycle.

Agreed.  My suspicion is that they'll point to 2010 and say the reason they lost was because they weren't conservative enough.

Doubt it. Extremists they primaried in like Akin and Mourdock (casting out incumbent GOP Senator Lugar) are losing what should be easy Senate seats.

The same thing happened when they sent a Tea Partier Sharon Angle against unpopular Harry Reid in 2010 when he initially looked like losing; witch/Tea Partier O'Donnell picked by 2010 GOP primary in Delaware instead of U.S. Rep and former Governor Mike Castle.

Akin had that election in the bag before he said something stupid.  He's not losing because he's out of touch with Missouri voters, he's losing because he's an idiot.  Now, if you wish to conflate stupidity with the Republican message I'm okay with that.

[Razgovory]

Free markets and free trade both being liberal ideas of course...............or has the misuse of the word by parts of the American right entirely obscured its proper meaning  ?

It appears to have done so for Marti but I think most Americans understand their use of the term liberal is incorrect.

On this board, yeah.  In the rest of the country, I doubt it.  I get the feeling that most people didn't pay attention in history or civics classes.

[Phillip V]

The Republican Intramural Bloodletting that will happen if Obama wins again and the dems take back the senate will be entertaining. I suspect the blame will fall on those who Teapartiers were attacking all cycle.

Agreed.  My suspicion is that they'll point to 2010 and say the reason they lost was because they weren't conservative enough.

Doubt it. Extremists they primaried in like Akin and Mourdock (casting out incumbent GOP Senator Lugar) are losing what should be easy Senate seats.

The same thing happened when they sent a Tea Partier Sharon Angle against unpopular Harry Reid in 2010 when he initially looked like losing; witch/Tea Partier O'Donnell picked by 2010 GOP primary in Delaware instead of U.S. Rep and former Governor Mike Castle.

Akin had that election in the bag before he said something stupid.  He's not losing because he's out of touch with Missouri voters, he's losing because he's an idiot.  Now, if you wish to conflate stupidity with the Republican message I'm okay with that.

Akin only won the Republican primary with 36% of the vote. Democrats indirectly supported his candidacy in the primary since they considered him the most extreme/weakest candidate. They were right.

[Razgovory]

Uh, no.  Akin was favored to win before he made a fool of himself.  He got only 36% of primary vote because there was over a half dozen candidates.

[Phillip V]

Uh, no.  Akin was favored to win before he made a fool of himself.  He got only 36% of primary vote because there was over a half dozen candidates.

That's the point. A fool was selected in the primary. His extreme views are not a surprise.

[Count]

Yeah my understanding is that McClaskill (who is not terribly likable) tried to help Akin win the primary.

[Scipio]

Michelle Bachmann's in a much tighter fight than she expected.

Oh man, wouldn't it be nice to see that Fruit Loop out.  Doubtful, but one can hope.

Be nice to see her and Wasserman escort each other out.

OMG, I would pay good money to see this shit happen.  Both of those loony women (I don't call them bitches because I have a female dog that I respect as a pet) deserve to spend eternity straitjacketed together, face to face.

[Queequeg]

Schultz simultaneously checks the JAP and Milf boxes. 7/10 would bang.

[Ed Anger]

Great, squeelus taints Debbie.