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āIn my state its workingā, he continued. āPeople are healthier, theyāre getting their lives back, theyāre getting to work, and thatās the reason Iām doing itā
āWe just donāt let those slackers vote. See. It all comes out in the wash, he added. Win-win.ā He then explained, āthose gerrymandered districts work wonders for us, so donāt you worry your pretty little heads off.ā
All these stories today about Republicans feigning moderation. Youād think America has been asleep for the last 6 years. Keep pumping out the stories of miraculous GOP turnaround TPMā¦Etch-a-Sketch politics is clearly making a comeback here. Any stories about Democratic politicians fighting the good fight against regressive GOP policies, or are those stories just too hard to come by anymore. Sheesh.
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āI gotta tell you, turning down your money back to Montana on an ideological basis, when people can lose their lives because they get no help, doesnāt make a lot of sense to me,ā Kasich told his Republican colleagues at the meeting.
Kasich is mistaken in thinking that Republican governors and legislators were turning down Medicaid expansion over ideology, finances, or money. I mean, heād be right that it makes no sense to turn it down and let people die if it were for any of those reasons.
But the real reason is spite - and in the conservative mind, itās always worthwhile to let people die over spite, especially if theyāre poor or you donāt like them anyway. Once you realize the real reason is spite, it all makes sense - in that special twisted, evil and revanchist way thatās typical of todayās GOP.
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This is more of a story about a Republican feigning mathmatical literacy (or, alternately, not feigning mathematical illiteracy). Though, granted, math is every bit as anathema to modern Republicans as science, empathy and progressive taxation.
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Kasichās blatant apostasy has removed him form consideration by the loony right for higher office.
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Wonder how the Confederacy of Dunces who elected these folks are feeling these daysā¦?
ā¦and itās just a couple weeks into the Repub dominant regime.
āIām a believer that it is in the conservative tradition to make sure we help people get on their feet so they then are not dependent.ā
Well, sure, Governor. Weāre all good Christians here. But not those people. The only way to get those people on their feet is to threaten them with disease, starvation, and death.
Reckon these RedState Govsā handlers have figured out a way for some of the fed $$$ to make its way into the Govsā āfavorite charitiesā?
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I often play the Matthew 25 card, but more brutally and honestly. I tell these fake Christians that if they really believe Jesus is God, then they are condemning themselves to hell by their contempt for the poor.
When they get pissed and object, I just say āhey, itās right there in writing. Youāre gonna go to hell. Jesus said it, not me.ā
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In the spirit of the SOTU speech and its call to rise above partisanship, Iām going to say something I donāt often do.
Good for you John Kasich!
And even better for you to quote Matthew 25 and to state forcefully that there is a conservative vision that can be compassionate (and apparently believe it).
I think his balanced budget idea is bad policy and economics, and there are many reasons to dislike his ideas for the country. There have been times when Iāve wanted to throw things at the TV when heās talked in the past. But, then again, Iām a liberal who wouldnāt vote for him. However, this is an example of a conservative with whom we can have a real conversation. This someone who may have ideas that can be merged with ours to reach a common goal and who is pragmatic enough to allow that to happen. Heās also someone who at least sounds like heās putting his state ahead of political ambition.
Good for you John Kasich.
Iād say this is something to build on. We should, as liberals, be cheering lonely voices like his and helping him show that thereās a better path for Americaās conservative party, one that can actually get some of their ideas implemented instead of simply voted on in pyrrhic efforts in congress. Thatās a good thing. Really. Itās ok to say it.
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I LOVE that he quoted scripture. Thunder Hawk has given me an idea. I am going to find a handful of quotes that say basically the same thing: take care of the weak and poor or heaven will be closed to you (as in you will go to hell). I think I will print several out on either business cards or index cards and just hand them out when some right-wing blowhard starts hating.
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As everyday goes by, it proves that the GOPās biggest political mistake in the last 50 years was to nickname the PP-ACA into āObamacareā.
Supporting healthcare for everyone is a no-brainer while having anything toi do with that Ni**er in the White House is a serious loser. And every discussion like this one is just supporting that black man. Which is strictly taboo.