That 3% of the time he had, either through a broader strategy, or personal reasons varied from that. Whooptie do. I’ll assume that 3% of the time he had a reason. You certainly suggested above that he did it all the time. And that’s not correct, or even close to correct. And yet you haven’t retracted it. Instead you double down and launch the goalposts.
The article you posted above said that he voted present as part of a broader strategy with his caucus, or when he thought the bill was constitutionally unsound.
That the utter depths that Obama’s haters have to go to are so goofy is the best thing that can be said about him.
He voted “present” 3% of the time!!!1 OH NOES!!1
Yeah, well Ben Carson thinks that biology is a liberal plot and he sells magic vitamins.
Also, read that whole quoted sentence. He’s saying that no matter your vote, no one is going to be totally happy. He’s talking about compromise, which a present vote is.
Care to list them? The one you keep harping on about the recess appointments was due to an unprecedented tantrum thrown by GOP Republicans. Might as well get a ruling on the books, since the tantrum wasn’t going away.
No, it’s political vote. And you have utterly failed to show that he did it more than any other Democrat at the same time period in his same body. So you really have nothing but an assertion of wrongdoing that has nothing to back it up.
No, you’re just making noise. In many of his present votes, he was the only person to vote that way, according to that ultra right rag, the New York Times.
Someone earlier asked what purpose John Bolton served in the race. First, he’s the only guy with foreign policy experience, and second, he’s pro gay marriage and accepts the science on climate change.
I know liberals learned to hate Bolton, but on domestic issues they’d find little to disagree with other than on abortion. He’s a unique voice in the race.
The large field of big name candidates demonstrates one thing at least: confidence that Republicans will win in 2016.
Of course, that’s not predictive of anything. Bill Clinton was the frontrunner in 1992 precisely because the big name Democrats like Cuomo and Gore decided to stay out of the race, seeing Bush as unbeatable with his 90% approval ratings in early 1991. By the time Bush looked beatable, it was too late to build a team and raise money. But at least for now, it looks like all the biggest names are interested in running, which is a good sign.
I like the part about how Iowa Republicans no like Chris Christie because he got the Obama stench on him by touching him and being all nice to him in 2012 instead of luring him into the Pine Barrens and hitting him with a shovel
Or it could just indicate that nobody already running looks like they can win the nomination, but the rules saysomebody’s got to, so if you see yourself as even marginally Presidential timber, you might as well throw your hat in the ring and see if you get lucky.
It’s kinda like the Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes. They’re gonna do the photo-op with the big check on somebody’s front lawn.
Bush and Romney aren’t exactly marginal, and by definition any blue state Republican governor is a serious contender. That makes four serious contenders right there, any one of whom would have won the nomination if they were up against the 2012 field.
it’s a much stronger field, there’s no way one can rationally deny that.
Contrast that to the Democrats’ 2004 field, which saw the two strongest potential candidates(Clinton and Gore) decline to run. How willing your biggest names are to get in isn’t truly predictive of who will win the race, but it is a sign of how much confidence there is in the party. Everyone on the GOP side seems to see this as the best opportunity that will ever come around for them.
I hear Donald Trump ripped it up, and it looks like this time he is serious about running. Joy. Trumps’ obviously a smart guy, and competent too, but he can be out of touch with reality sometimes. What the Democrats did to Mitt, he doesn’t think they’ll do triple to him? Republicans can’t nominate gazillionaire businessmen, it just doesn’t work.
At least with the neurosurgeon we get a story that the Democrats can’t trash. Then all we have to do is teach Carson some message discipline. That’s easier than selling Trump to the public in a time of middle class anxiety.
Trump’s business acumen is overrated. There are many failures that he has brought forth.There was the mortgage company, the vodka, the steaks, the board game… He’s even doing the impossible- losing money on a casino. And if you think Romney was private about his tax returns, just wait till Trump faces turning his in. He’s just trying to get his name out there because he’s addicted to fame.
The Republicans are not about to nominate Ben Carson. After eight years of having a conniption fit about a black guy in the White House, they are not going to nominate a black guy. Bigots are far too big a part of their base.
