New KJ, I have some questions

[wiseguy]

Hilary has too many skeletons in her closet...it looks like the Arlington cemitary in there...
Clintons are corrupt. They had their business partners from whitewater killed..
I'm voting for sanders... bet you didn't see that coming... anything to keep a vote away from Hilary..

What's really funny is..all the idiots that don't want socialist sanders but they'll take commie Hilary..

Pass the commie coolade please...

Why isn't obama doing anything about OPEC and the oil glut that's killing our economy..

OPEC isn't set to meet until June...and even if they decide to reduce production...the glut won't be used up until middle of next year.... Crash is coming.... China is laying off millions of people... We will too.... Oh wait...they already are...

So you're registered as a Democrat? Because in your state you cannot vote for Sanders in the primaries if you are registered Republican. Maybe you didn't see that coming.

Do you get ALL your information from conspiracy websites? Those are the only places you will find the kind of nonsense you spew here. Have you ever heard of verifiable evidence? Do you understand that just saying something is true does not make it true?

So why don't you inform us on what Obama has the power to do about oil prices. Let me help you out... NOTHING. The president has nothing to do with the price of oil... whether it goes up or down. Nor does he have any control over OPEC and the production of oil. That's just more garbage from the conservative hacks you listen to. And FYI... the price of a barrel of oil today is exactly what it was in 2009 when Obama took office.

[wiseguy]

What did the democrats offer Romney to come out of left field swinging... Had to be something pretty big...I think they offered all the high ranking republicans something huge.... HUGE. ..they know trump will stomp on Hilary without mercy....everyone in Washington is bought and paid for.. Trump is the only logical answer...how much can you pay a billionaire to buy them off?

Seek help.

[The Lone Ranger]

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What did the democrats offer Romney to come out of left field swinging... Had to be something pretty big...I think they offered all the high ranking republicans something huge.... HUGE. ..they know trump will stomp on Hilary without mercy....everyone in Washington is bought and paid for.. Trump is the only logical answer...how much can you pay a billionaire to buy them off?

Really Bigdog Romney is now in the camp of the Democrats and is being paid by them? Believe it or not many elite Republicans, the old guard do not like Trump or where he is taking the party. They have a vested interest in maintaining their power and are worried about keeping control of the House and the Senate, if Trump should be at the head of the ticket. Trump will present a problem for anyone that runs against him due to his flexibility and unpredictability. I feel Hillary can beat the Donald, if she stays on the issues and doesn't make the mistake Little Marco made getting down in the mud with Trump. You must remember not everyone is motivated by money, power is very seductive as well. Many of Trump's positions are just a Progressive and Liberal as the Democrats, so you won't be getting a true Conservative anyway, but I guess that doesn't matter.

After seeing last night results it would seem the Republican race is narrowing to Trump or Cruz. As Lindsey Graham said getting shot or poisoned, some choice. Reminds me of Paul Newman in the movie about Judge Roy Bean, "but judge you short him in the back! In the back in the front, dead is dead". Cruz managed to pull out two wins, and Trump narrowly won two. Little Marco was no where to be seen, he might pickup Puerto Rico today. Little Marco is behind in Flordia and because of early voting many votes that would have gone his way were wasted on Jeb Bush. Over 500,000 ballots were sent in before the Republican elites started attacking Trump. Cruz just set up 10 new field offices in Fordia with the hope of taking enough votes away from Little Marco, and getting him out of the race, so he and Donald can be alone at last. Kasich is holding out for Ohio, but first there is Michigan and Mississippi, both states where the Donald is leading. I'm still pulling for MR. Green Eggs and Ham Ted Cruz, like Goldwater in 1964, with him at the top of the ticket, the Democrats will win a crushing victory. Then Hillary or Bernie will rein long live the Queen or the King. Just kidding.

P.S. Trump's LA victory was much closer than it was polled. Trump was very lucky that his winning margin was mailed in before the attacks of the Republican elite began. I think that in Florida it will be the same situation the early ballots will carry him to victory, even though the voters that cast them might have a change of heart in the next 9 days.

[wiseguy]

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What did the democrats offer Romney to come out of left field swinging... Had to be something pretty big...I think they offered all the high ranking republicans something huge.... HUGE. ..they know trump will stomp on Hilary without mercy....everyone in Washington is bought and paid for.. Trump is the only logical answer...how much can you pay a billionaire to buy them off?

Really Bigdog Romney is now in the camp of the Democrats and is being paid by them? Believe it or not many elite Republicans, the old guard do not like Trump or where he is taking the party. They have a vested interest in maintaining their power and are worried about keeping control of the House and the Senate, if Trump should be at the head of the ticket. Trump will present a problem for anyone that runs against him due to his flexibility and unpredictability. I feel Hillary can beat the Donald, if she stays on the issues and doesn't make the mistake Little Marco made getting down in the mud with Trump. You must remember not everyone is motivated by money, power is very seductive as well. Many of Trump's positions are just a Progressive and Liberal as the Democrats, so you won't be getting a true Conservative anyway, but I guess that doesn't matter.

After seeing last night results it would seem the Republican race is narrowing to Trump or Cruz. As Lindsey Graham said getting shot or poisoned, some choice. Reminds me of Paul Newman in the movie about Judge Roy Bean, "but judge you short him in the back! In the back in the front, dead is dead". Cruz managed to pull out two wins, and Trump narrowly won two. Little Marco was no where to be seen, he might pickup Puerto Rico today. Little Marco is behind in Flordia and because of early voting many votes that would have gone his way were wasted on Jeb Bush. Over 500,000 ballots were sent in before the Republican elites started attacking Trump. Cruz just set up 10 new field offices in Fordia with the hope of taking enough votes away from Little Marco, and getting him out of the race, so he and Donald can be alone at last. Kasich is holding out for Ohio, but first there is Michigan and Mississippi, both states where the Donald is leading. I'm still pulling for MR. Green Eggs and Ham Ted Cruz, like Goldwater in 1964, with him at the top of the ticket, the Democrats will win a crushing victory. Then Hillary or Bernie will rein long live the Queen or the King. Just kidding.

P.S. Trump's LA victory was much closer than it was polled. Trump was very lucky that his winning margin was mailed in before the attacks of the Republican elite began. I think that in Florida it will be the same situation the early ballots will carry him to victory, even though the voters that cast them might have a change of heart in the next 9 days.

There is something strange going on with Romney. Right before he made that anti Trump speech it appears he reactivated his campaign committees. Could the GOP be considering nominating Romney at a brokered convention if one occurs? It sounds crazy but it is the Republicans we're talking about. Crazy is expected.

[The Lone Ranger]

There is something strange going on with Romney. Right before he made that anti Trump speech it appears he reactivated his campaign committees. Could the GOP be considering nominating Romney at a brokered convention if one occurs? It sounds crazy but it is the Republicans we're talking about. Crazy is expected.

There is a line in Richard III, where Richard and his cousin are discussing how Richard should approach the crowd who wants to give him the crown. His cousin Buckingham says "Play the maidens part, pretend you don't want it, then take it". That is what Romney is doing, saying he won't except the nomination, and when it is offered to him at the convention take it. It is not so crazy since compared to the current crop of candidates Romney looks more Presidential than any of them, with the exception of Kasich. Remember before the current primary cycle started Romney asked Trump if he should get in the race, Trump talked him out of it. Funny he denounces Trump and just a few months ago he was seeking his advice, all these political hacks have no shame. The desire is there, it just depends if the party gets to a brokered convention. We should know in 8 days or so.

[wiseguy]

There is something strange going on with Romney. Right before he made that anti Trump speech it appears he reactivated his campaign committees. Could the GOP be considering nominating Romney at a brokered convention if one occurs? It sounds crazy but it is the Republicans we're talking about. Crazy is expected.

There is a line in Richard III, where Richard and his cousin are discussing how Richard should approach the crowd who wants to give him the crown. His cousin Buckingham says "Play the maidens part, pretend you don't want it, then take it". That is what Romney is doing, saying he won't except the nomination, and when it is offered to him at the convention take it. It is not so crazy since compared to the current crop of candidates Romney looks more Presidential than any of them, with the exception of Kasich. Remember before the current primary cycle started Romney asked Trump if he should get in the race, Trump talked him out of it. Funny he denounces Trump and just a few months ago he was seeking his advice, all these political hacks have no shame. The desire is there, it just depends if the party gets to a brokered convention. We should know in 8 days or so.

Romney has filed paperwork with the FEC to run in the current election. I don't think we need to guess anymore what the GOP is up to. It's clear that they are willing to concede the presidency in order to retain seats in Congress. A "pick the battles you can win" strategy.

[DanG2006]

Trump has given a voice to bigots and racists like no other politician in recent history. He has excited the dregs of the Republican party which has served him well in the face of weak competition. The thing that matters is that his supporters are making up only about 35% of the Republican voters with the rest finding him as revolting as the Democrats. This is going to go one of two ways... both good for the Democrats. Either Trump is going to win the nomination and be destroyed in the general election or the nomination will be stolen from him and cause mass dissension within the Republican party which in turn will cause them to lose the election badly regardless of who they nominate.

Trump might be the voice of extreme segments of the Republican Party, but he is also attracting crossover voters from the Democrats, and more important Independents. In the Mass. Primary he got 49% of the vote and he won in Tenn, Georgia, and Alabama. So he is playing well in the North as well as the South, something that is almost unheard of. It looks like he will win Florida and maybe Ohio, and if he does then that's the ball game. The establishment is mounting an attack and Mitt Romney is making an anti-Trump televised event today. The problem is Trump is going to simply say, there they go again. The elite is trying to overturn the will of the people. The more they attack Trump the stronger he gets. Let's face it the Republican Party deserves Donald Trump.

The country deserves Trump... Sick of the failed policies of the last seven years...everything only got worse... 19 trillion in national debt.. That's helping us be great...

Yeah but math isn't Trump's strong suit. None of his budget plans save what he says it does.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well the game continues today, Trump should take Mississippi and Michigan. The other states Idaho and Hawaii are up for grabs. It would seem Little Marco is fading fast and that a two man race between Trump and Cruz is more likely all the time. Kasich is starting to make a move on the outside it maybe to little to late. More later.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well Little Marco didn't even pickup one delegate last night, he is a serious contender? Give me a break, he has put all of his eggs in the Florida basket, just like Kasich has put all of his in the Ohio basket. That is a excellent way to get a basket full of broken eggs. Today Carly Fiorina endorsed Ted Cruz, saying since Trump is a billionaire and has given money to both parties, he is part of the political elite of this country. That argument falls short though when you consider Cruz is taking super pac money himself. Fiorina herself when she was in charge of HP to cut costs laid off thousands of workers. She herself is part of the ruling elite, just like Mitt Romney. That is why their objections to Trump falls on deaf ears, it is the classic story of the pot calling the kettle black.

[wiseguy]

Cruz, Kasich, and Rubio have no chance of securing enough delegates to win the nomination outright. The GOP initiative is for the three to collectively gain enough delegates to prevent trump from winning outright. That's their only chance for one of them (or more likely Romney) to get the nomination at a contested convention.

The big news was Sanders taking Michigan with what is being called the "biggest polling error in primary history" as the polls showed he had virtually no chance. Clinton is far from a shoo-in.

[The Lone Ranger]

Cruz, Kasich, and Rubio have no chance of securing enough delegates to win the nomination outright. The GOP initiative is for the three to collectively gain enough delegates to prevent trump from winning outright. That's their only chance for one of them (or more likely Romney) to get the nomination at a contested convention.

The big news was Sanders taking Michigan with what is being called the "biggest polling error in primary history" as the polls showed he had virtually no chance. Clinton is far from a shoo-in.

There is some talk that Little Marco might drop out of the race before Tuesday to save face in Florida. If he were to do that and throw his support and delegates to Cruz, for the VP slot on the ticket, it would give him and Cruz a fighting chance. If he waits until Tuesday and goes down fighting that will be end game for him, it is doubtful he will make a comeback after that. The polling was off 20 points in the Sanders v.s. Clinton Michigan contest. Hopefully the numbers aren't that off in Florida since Trump has a 16 point lead according to today's poll. If Trump carries both Florida and Ohio on the 15th game over.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well the GOP debate for tonight is over, this might have been the last one. Not too many personal attacks they stayed on topic for most of the evening, and all tried to look as Presidential as possible. It looked like the last round for Little Marco, he is far behind in Florida, if he doesn't pull it out on Tuesday it is over for him. Kasich has pulled ahead of Trump in the latest Fox poll, but since he came in 3rd in Michigan, it is still anyone's race in Ohio. If Trump sweeps it would make sense for him to try and form a ticket with Cruz since they both appeal to the far right of the party. Cruz would give him the South and the evangelical wing, and he could focus on the rust belt and the Northeast. No matter what happens the Left I mean West Coast would still stay Democrat. The problem is the Republican Party is so splintered now it would be difficult to get it back together in time for the general election. It has gone so far to the right that it will not be able to tack back to the center. If Trump doesn't bag it on Tuesday and the drama is played out to a contested Republican convention it will make matters only worse for the party and ensure that they will lose the Presidential election in November. Just my opinion of course.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well that was some show in Chicago and St. Louis yesterday at the Trump rallies. I haven't seen anything like that since the Chicago Democratic Convention in 1968. For a politician that is supposed to be bringing people together he seems to be failing quite miserably. Little Marco gave a speech this morning saying basically that politicians are responsible for their speech. He also laments the lack of civility, the hate, the bigotry, the disrespect for authority. Marco said we are all to blame. He is right about one thing society has for too long tolerated all of the ills he's talked about.

Let us remember, however, who started this snow ball down the hill. It was conservative talk radio hosts, like Rush Limbaugh, and TV's Fox news that started the hateful talk. Why because the Republican Party could not except a black man was elected President of the United States of America, enter bigotry. The hate talk started with them, the lack of civility came from the Senate in the form of Mitch McConnell who said his goal was to make Obama a one term President. Government has ground to a halt because Republicans did not want the current administration to be credited with any improvements in the economy. They will not even consider any nominee the President might send up to the hill, to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. The disrespect for authority where birthers doubt the legality and legitimacy of the duly elected President, by the vote of the majority. You can't complain about the anarchy if you are the one's who have either fomented it or stood by and said nothing while it was going on. By saying nothing at least in a legal sense, your silence implies that you agree with the current situation.

[wiseguy]

Well that was some show in Chicago and St. Louis yesterday at the Trump rallies. I haven't seen anything like that since the Chicago Democratic Convention in 1968. For a politician that is supposed to be bringing people together he seems to be failing quite miserably. Little Marco gave a speech this morning saying basically that politicians are responsible for their speech. He also laments the lack of civility, the hate, the bigotry, the disrespect for authority. Marco said we are all to blame. He is right about one thing society has for too long tolerated all of the ills he's talked about.

Let us remember, however, who started this snow ball down the hill. It was conservative talk radio hosts, like Rush Limbaugh, and TV's Fox news that started the hateful talk. Why because the Republican Party could not except a black man was elected President of the United States of America, enter bigotry. The hate talk started with them, the lack of civility came from the Senate in the form of Mitch McConnell who said his goal was to make Obama a one term President. Government has ground to a halt because Republicans did not want the current administration to be credited with any improvements in the economy. They will not even consider any nominee the President might send up to the hill, to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. The disrespect for authority where birthers doubt the legality and legitimacy of the duly elected President, by the vote of the majority. You can't complain about the anarchy if you are the one's who have either fomented it or stood by and said nothing while it was going on. By saying nothing at least in a legal sense, your silence implies that you agree with the current situation.

Great post! Factual and well stated. Nothing can really change until money is taken out of politics. Citizens United must be overturned, an end must put to gerrymandering, and serious campaign finance reform must take place. Every citizen should automatically be registered to vote when they reach the legal age. Maybe mandatory voting should be considered as well. Until politicians fear their constituents more than their financial backers the obstructionists will remain in office.

[The Lone Ranger]

Great post! Factual and well stated. Nothing can really change until money is taken out of politics. Citizens United must be overturned, an end must put to gerrymandering, and serious campaign finance reform must take place. Every citizen should automatically be registered to vote when they reach the legal age. Maybe mandatory voting should be considered as well. Until politicians fear their constituents more than their financial backers the obstructionists will remain in office.

Unfortunately wiseguy money is the sinews of politics just like it is in wars. It is the mother's milk that propels all of this circus show. It is sad to think that we must compel citizens to do their civic duty. Politicians only fear those who hold the purse strings. Their sole sense of purpose is to continue their stay in power. It makes little difference to them if they achieve anything or not. When you have become a political whore what difference does anything make? You have sold your principles in order to win, nothing matters but winning. There is no pride, no honor, all is sacrificed on the altar of victory. It is a hollow victory, however, that is what little Marco found out today. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and lose his immortal soul?.