Re: Too Much Candor
 

if i still posted here I'd point out that the people of Cali apparently felt he was ruining traditional marriage. since I'm gone, i'll just thank you for proving atticus's point, and mine from before.

Re: Too Much Candor
 

Is it "proving" his point if I expressly point out that I agree with him? I guess so.

I'm at least a few people think that legalizing gay marriage somehow ruins traditional marriage, but you, I, and everyone else on this has never quite been able to figure out how this is so, and at least some of us suspect that the opposition has more to do with the icky feelings that some people have when they think about gay sex, and a view that it's OK to be judgmental about some people.

Pretty sure you don't think those icky feelings count as harm.

Re: Too Much Candor
 

I'm winning as you no longer proof read your posts.

Re: Too Much Candor
 

If only you were still here.

Re: Too Much Candor
 

I get it - honest, I see your point. But if we talk about a potential senator, the guy who had some vision and will to do what was right is the guy I want.

Re: Too Much Candor
 

I agree. Kum-bae-ya!

I think Harris’s competition will be Tom Steyer, FWIW.

Re: Too Much Candor
 

I suspect you are right. I don't see Newsom ending his career (voluntarily); perhaps his target is being Jerry Brown's successor?

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 

http://pagesix.com/2015/01/16/senato...vernment-deal/ ?explain?

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 

Uh, spouse or family member of public official gets favored treatment. Sounds pretty similar to President about to retire, he and a bunch of his advisors get given interests in one of the most profitable PE outfits in the country. It's called corruption and it's been around forever. Vote for people who oppose it. Expose it every chance you get.

It won't stop all of it, but every once in a while you can "me-too" a successful popular effort that does prevent or correct an obvious act of political whoredom.

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/0...n_6492054.html

these guys are on foot, or scooter, so the car color justification is out.

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 

I think the Pope is cool with this, though, right?

Meanwhile, near Niger, some better news.

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 

(Step 1) Have a Senate that is a millionaire’s club.

(Step 2) Have an economy where giant transactions occur, and only rich firms can participate in them.

This isn’t corruption because the USPS choosing CBRE as a broker probably didn’t have anything to do with Feinstein. But ask yourself why the sale of 51 post offices has to be handled by a single broker instead of one broker for each property or market, and you’re getting closer. Then ask why commercial RE commissions are what they are, and why it’s useless to put commercial RE listings out to competitive bid, and you’ll see what’s really wrong with our system, and it ain’t political corruption (in this case).

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 

I think you mean it ain't "illegal" political corruption.

Back when I was a young 'un working in politics, I had an epic conversation with the chief aide to the state treasurer, who filled me in on the fine points of "honest graft" and what distinguished it from the actionable or the politically embarrassing. Yes, he used the phrase "honest graft".

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 

USPS bureaucrat: Hey, which national commercial RE brokerage should we pick?

Other USPS bureaucrat: Let’s definitely go with the one with the partner who is the husband of that minority party senator. We really need her support on, um, postal legislation.

Re: Is Ted Cruz Satan? Discuss.
 

translation- I've always been on the outside looking in so I have no idea how it goes......