As a non-partisan, I saw the SOTU address as a declaration of war...

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  1. TedintheShed

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    Neither do I usually, but with the impeachment acquittal the next day I wanted to watch the slow motion train wreck.
     
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    You may be non partisan but you are certainly liberal. Limbaugh deserves the medal of freedom for trailblazing political talk radio. He has been a huge influence on both radio and politics. But as a liberal you disagree with him. Your politics, though, don't lessen his impact.

    Conservatives like me want less government, not more. The last place we want the health care industry managed is in federal government. It is always about the difference between considering government as a solution rather than a problem. Nancy was rude and childish. There is no logical defense for it.

    Incidentally I didn't watch the SOTU since I generally ignore what politicians say. I'm simply commenting on what I have read on the internet this morning. I thought your post needed some comment.
     
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    I'm an anarcho-capitalist, not liberal.

    I believe in free market capitalism, and little to no government. I juxtapose conservatives/Republicans because they believe in big government and crony-capitalism.

    I guess Howard Stern deserves the presidential medal of freedom too.
     
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    Does Trump's sharpie only say yes?
     
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    Your words say otherwise. I have no problem with Stern having the medal. He was the original shock jock and I suppose that is the equivalent of the actors that have had the award. Conservatives don't believe in big government or crony anything. Conservative politicians do.
     
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    Complete misunderstanding of what's at play.
    Trump did not create ditto heads they were always there and always have Limbaugh gave them a voice.
     
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    Meanwhile...

    Private payrolls soar in January, the best monthly gain in nearly 5 years
    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/05/adp-moodys-private-payrolls-january-2019.html
     
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    The Democrats declared war on the Trump the day Hillary come out of her drunken stupor and conceded the election.

    Despite those efforts, Trump was able to present a list of accomplishments, to be countered by sour-faced Democrats sitting on their hands rather than clap for black people and kids, and tearing up paper like it was a rejection to an invitation to the 6th grade prom.

    As we head into the election season, these people and their actions will not be forgotten.
     
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    Huh? I was talking about Rush. You read that wrong.
     
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    budgets can't pass without the presidents signature. He owns every single budget bill he signed into law, and the deficits that go with them.
     
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    Pardon me I meant Limbaugh.
     
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    budgets are signed into law by the president. He has the final say. Once signed, he owns it, and the deficits that go with them.
     
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    So he is supposed to shut down the government until congress passes a balanced budget?
     
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    none of that is true. Those deficits were a direct result of the republican caused recession of 2008. The deficit began to go down when republicans in congress instituted austerity beginning in 2012.
     
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    The Democrat controlled house holds the purse strings. What's wrong with them?
     
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    The Democrat controlled house holds the purse strings. What's wrong with them?
     
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    he's a master negotiator, by his own admission. He should be able to negotiate lower spending, or adhere to the principals (lol) of conservatives and oppose debt and deficits.
     
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    Compare Rush's honor with Hussein Hellfire, the first American President to drone an American citizen, getting the Nobel.
     
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    budgets are signed into law by the president. He has the final say. Once signed, he owns it, and the deficits that go with them. And his first 2 budgets he signed, were from republican controlled house and senate.
     
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    Like every other president for the last 60 years...
     
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    When was Andrew Cuomo a republican? He was the one who enticed banks to originate mortgages for minimum wage workers, stamping the MBS's based on his toxic mortgages with AAA ratings. Pelosi and Reid increased the minimum wage to boot Cuomo's new homeowners out of their jobs and homes. Look what your Cuomo guy is doing to NY!! Those of us who know his history can only shake our heads. Is it the republicans now letting murderers out of jail or is it Cuomo and DeBlasio?
     
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    The House creates and passes the budget. The House is controlled by Democrats. What's wrong with them?
     
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    Wishful thinking to the highest degree.
     
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    I know. I'm pointing out the blatant hypocrisy of trump supporters who were up in arms about debt/deficits under Obama but don't care in the slightest under trump.
     
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    the crash was caused by a total lack of oversight to fanny/freddy. Between 2001-2007, republicans killed every single bill attempting to regulate fanny/freddy.
    minimum wage has nothing to do with housing prices.
    I have no idea what this deflection has to do with anything I said?
     

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