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Americans see strong government rule as leftwing, due to the communist dictators. Everyone else sees it as rightwing.
The US rightwing's hardon for the military and police somewhat contradicts their own philosophy for this though. Less government, except for the bits of government that use a gun against people they don't like - those guys need more money and more power.
The US rightwing's hardon for the military and police somewhat contradicts their own philosophy for this though. Less government, except for the bits of government that use a gun against people they don't like - those guys need more money and more power.
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Trump's rhetoric urges that illegal aliens coming from Central America be expelled from the USA and returned from hence they came. He's not talking of driving Mexicans out of Mexico to make room for American cattle ranchers and farmers or alternatively starving millions of Mexicans to death. His plan is impossible and no moderate Republican takes it seriously.
Personally, I find Trump to be a repulsive politician and am hoping that Rubio can get more traction. But no candidate on either side is without warts.
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"According to a new study by the grammar-checking app Grammarly, supporters commenting on Democratic candidates’ Facebook pages made an average of 4.2 mistakes per 100 words compared to 8.7 mistakes for supporters of Republican candidates. "
Democrats crush Republicans in grammar; Chafee on top | OnPolitics
Pretty consistent with what we see on British Expats
Democrats crush Republicans in grammar; Chafee on top | OnPolitics
Pretty consistent with what we see on British Expats
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You need to bone up on history. The theory of Lebensraum was that Germany needed more land for its farmers. They saw lots of potential in western Russia and the Ukraine (old usage). Therefore, they planned to drive out the Slavs - or starve them to death - so that the land in the East would be available for German colonists. By the way, aside from Hitler's discussion in Mein Kampf, this was not trumpeted to the world as an actual policy of the Third Reich, but was set forth in their Ostland Plan, which was not a public document.
Trump's rhetoric urges that illegal aliens coming from Central America be expelled from the USA and returned from hence they came. He's not talking of driving Mexicans out of Mexico to make room for American cattle ranchers and farmers or alternatively starving millions of Mexicans to death. His plan is impossible and no moderate Republican takes it seriously.
Personally, I find Trump to be a repulsive politician and am hoping that Rubio can get more traction. But no candidate on either side is without warts.
Trump's rhetoric urges that illegal aliens coming from Central America be expelled from the USA and returned from hence they came. He's not talking of driving Mexicans out of Mexico to make room for American cattle ranchers and farmers or alternatively starving millions of Mexicans to death. His plan is impossible and no moderate Republican takes it seriously.
Personally, I find Trump to be a repulsive politician and am hoping that Rubio can get more traction. But no candidate on either side is without warts.
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"According to a new study by the grammar-checking app Grammarly, supporters commenting on Democratic candidates’ Facebook pages made an average of 4.2 mistakes per 100 words compared to 8.7 mistakes for supporters of Republican candidates. "
Democrats crush Republicans in grammar; Chafee on top | OnPolitics
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Democrats crush Republicans in grammar; Chafee on top | OnPolitics
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Trump's people had the highest number of errors, and also appeared to have the lowest educational attainment. But they still vote. Think about that and think about how vast the numbers of people just like them there are in this country.
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Boom! Kevin McCarthy drops out of speaker race!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/us...imes&smtyp=cur
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/us...imes&smtyp=cur
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Boom! Kevin McCarthy drops out of speaker race!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/us...imes&smtyp=cur
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Perhaps not a complete surprise, but the fact that such a large vocal bloc of members stood up and said "nope not you" indicates how dysfunctional the GOP is right now.
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One thing: no one could be as maladroit, right out of the gate, as Kevin Owen McCarthy, R (CA). Almost anyone would be an improvement, but we'll see about that.
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You're correct. The smart thing would be to play along with Obama until he's gone. Maybe they could then win the Presidency and hold the House and Senate - after that do whatever the hell they think will turn things around. But they're going to let him shut down the government over stupid stuff and lose the Presidency as a result. Sigh...![Sad](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif)
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One thing: no one could be as maladroit, right out of the gate, as Kevin Owen McCarthy, R (CA). Almost anyone would be an improvement, but we'll see about that.
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You're correct. The smart thing would be to play along with Obama until he's gone. Maybe they could then win the Presidency and hold the House and Senate - after that do whatever the hell they think will turn things around. But they're going to let him shut down the government over stupid stuff and lose the Presidency as a result. Sigh...![Sad](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif)
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Apparently McCarthy isn't extreme enough.
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The problem with McCarthy was that stupid comment that gave the Dems pure gold, undermining the Benghazi Committee's efforts. He may have been telling the truth, but it was stupid to even raise it - an unforced error. That is why he shouldn't be Speaker.
At least they are supposed to be vetting the Speaker candidates to make sure they don't get someone with a Hastert-problem, or something just as embarrassing.
Republicans must always be like Caesar's Wife, above suspicion, because the party usually doesn't circle the wagons. Democrats not so much, with some exceptions like Toricelli and Wiener. Menendez got himself indicted primarily, in my opinion, because he bucked Obama on the Iran deal.
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Republicans must always be like Caesar's Wife, above suspicion, because the party usually doesn't circle the wagons. Democrats not so much, with some exceptions like Toricelli and Wiener. Menendez got himself indicted primarily, in my opinion, because he bucked Obama on the Iran deal.
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