Sasse takes himself out of the running by noting that the third party candidate “can’t be an engaged parent with little kids” because of how rigorous a presidential campaign is.
Shots fired, Ted Cruz.
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Sasse takes himself out of the running by noting that the third party candidate “can’t be an engaged parent with little kids” because of how rigorous a presidential campaign is.
Died in the White House and his death contributed to Mary Lincoln’s mental illness.
In all fairness Mary Todd would have been plunged into a manic depressive state at the news Fido had contracted mange.
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“Heads, they win; tails, you lose… but the kids need baths.”
Translation via the GOPerTron DeBabelizer 5000:
“OMG OMG OMG the neighbor’s house is on fire and people are getting burned alive somebody needs to do something right now while I finish watching GOT on Netflix.”
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The one about the “white house dog”, and then the fade to a certain child’s face as he went to commercial?
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Sasse takes himself out of the running by noting that the third party candidate “can’t be an engaged parent with little kids” because of how rigorous a presidential campaign is.
Sorry - total no-guts BS - you want to make the case that the future of the nation is at stake … and then you say “uh not me … gotta run the kids bath water”
Look, Sasse - don’t be an ass - consider for a moment the huge number of Fathers ( and yes, mothers) that go off to the others side of the world to serve their country - for intense extended periods of time - time with zero interaction with their young kids … and you slink away from the heroic task that you have outlined because ???
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mhmm
that he called a joke and then ‘B-n-M’ about how his first amendment rights were being messed with.
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In a three party race, does a candidate need a majority of votes to get a state’s electoral votes?
No. First Past the Post wins the state.
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Third-party right-wing candidate?
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“So … let’s have a thought experiment for a few weeks: Why shouldn’t America draft an honest leader who will focus on 70% solutions for the next four years? You know … an adult?” he continued."
Part of being an adult, Ben, is recognizing that there are other adults who disagree with you on a variety of subjects, but they are no less competent adults. You disagree with Clinton, you believe her policies are wrong. That’s fine. But don’t pretend she doesn’t have perfectly laid out, thorough policies and don’t pretend she’s not an adult simply because you disagree. That’s quite childish.
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Phew! Thanks.
Amy Carter was 9.
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I found this link on a post from WaPo. Apparently, the clairvoyant folks at The Onion correctly foretold the Trump candidacy back on November 7, 2012. A third party candidate doesn’t stand a chance against the “Shrieking White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage.”
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Hmmm…ordinarily I would root for Republicans to splinter and offer a third party run. But I’m not 100% sure what to root for in this case.
On the one hand, a third party run on the right gives another non-Trump alternative to the kind of Trump-reluctant GOP voters who will never support Hillary and thus could rob Trump of “hold your nose and vote for Trump” votes that he might otherwise get.
On the other hand, to GOP voters who are Trump-reluctant and possibly open to voting for Hillary (but not enthusiastic about it) it gives them another non-Hillary alternative, which could take away “NeverTrump” votes that might have otherwise gone to Hillary.
So this seems like the exceedingly rare case where it’s not entirely clear (at least to me) who the spoiler would hurt more.
Those considerations aside, my gut feeling is that it’s probably best for the country if Trump gets soundly beaten one-on-one.
LOL…yes please. Heck, run a 4th one too.
“With Clinton and Trump, the fix is in. Heads, they win; tails, you lose. Why are we confined to these two terrible options? This is America. If both choices stink, we reject them and go bigger.”
If you asked any of these clowns why Sec. Clinton “stinks,” all you’d get is a lot of fulmination, and statements along the lines of: “because she stinks, that’s why!” They believe their own caricature of her. Sad.
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“Somebody (else) really needs to do something about this!” Ben bravely says.
Most kids including Ben Sasse’s kids can skip a few even occasional baths and turn out to be decent human beings. Also, they won’t need Ben’s help with baths for very long.
I am wondering what “kids need baths” is conservative code or a metaphor for.