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On the article Speak Out: VA Dems Say GOP Ticket Is Anti-Gay, Bad for Business
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On the article Speak Out: VA Dems Say GOP Ticket Is Anti-Gay, Bad for Business
T Ailshire
5:54 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
ReplyI'm not surprised the Democrats are using the talking points; in this case they're on point.
The problem is that Dems have been bashing Cuccinelli (rightly, IMHO) for months BUT have not been able to point to a positive. No good ideas. No workable plans. No "we'll do X".
If *they* can't find a positive message, how do they expect the voters to do it?
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On the article Speak Out: VA Dems Say GOP Ticket Is Anti-Gay, Bad for Business
T Ailshire
5:52 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A 36-year-old who lists five degrees and six professions in his bio. I am more libertarian than most, and just can't see a boatload of qualification there.
So, elect a misogynistic bigot, a slimy outsider, or an unqualified job-hopper.
Ouch. No matter what, Virginia suffers for the next four years.
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On the article VA GOP Nominates Ken Cuccinelli for Governor's Race
T Ailshire
11:46 am on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Yes, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
LIFE - Unless you're a woman who doesn't believe life begins at conception, or that you have the right to make choices for yourself.
LIBERTY - unless you want to defend yourself. Or be free to make medical choices. Or to investigate environmental science and make an educated guess.
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS - unless you're gay, and want to pursue married life with your chosen partner.Maybe he should call it the "UNLESS" campaign..
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On the article Poll: Is .05 Too Drunk to Drive?
T Ailshire
11:12 am on Monday, May 20, 2013
Carol, of course we *could* do both. The question is whether it is sensible. Will a reduction actually PREVENT anything? I seem to see a consensus here that people wish for fewer drunk-driving deaths, but recognize the government CAN'T do it with legislation.
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On the article Full Text of Ken Cuccinelli Speech to GOP Convention
T Ailshire
7:19 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
ReplyKen and his supporters claim to support "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
What I've seen is that this covers his worldview, AS LONG AS:
- he decides when life starts
- he determines what comprises "liberty"
- and he determines that "happiness" is defined by his view of marriage.Gods forbid that a medical doctor and a pregnant woman determine "life", that someone defines "liberty" as being able to make one's own choices that don't harm others, or that a man may pursue happiness by a legally sanctioned marriage to the person he loves.
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On the article Poll: Is .05 Too Drunk to Drive?
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On the article Poll: Is .05 Too Drunk to Drive?
T Ailshire
11:46 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Laws don't *prevent* much of anything.
What they do is provide a framework for punishment *after the fact*.
In Virginia, since apparently it's also "justified" to stop everyone, absent any probable cause, using "I bet we find some if we search everybody" mentality, it's even worse. It punishes all.
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On the article VA GOP Nominates Ken Cuccinelli for Governor's Race
T Ailshire
11:08 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Unfortunately, it's very likely defeating Cuccinelli means electing McAuliffe. (Who, by the way, said (paraphrasing) "I'll run. I'd run for anything. I'd run for pope if I could."
The IG might get enough signatures for a candidate, but not enough votes, and the Libertarians are running a 36-year-old who apparently can't hold a job (Sarvis).
Virginians will lose come November, no matter what the outcome.
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On the article Full Text of Ken Cuccinelli Speech to GOP Convention
T Ailshire
9:35 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013
ReplyGreat speech.
I still won't vote for him. I find him arrogant, pompous, misogynistic, narrow-minded, and bigoted.
T Ailshire
6:51 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013
How can you tell? I've not seen a thing about McAuliffe's vision for Virginia except the platitude line "jobs and economic growth." How? What will he pursue to make that happen?
I think a Democrat in the governor's mansion, with a strong Republican House and an evenly split Senate shoudl be a PERFECT governance model. I just can't see actually electing a Democrat who's platform is "I'm not Ken Cuccinelli."