Countdown to Extinction: The 2016 Presidential Election

[Todd]

Um, really?

Don't laugh: he could garner three, maybe four votes. 

[Karl Henning]

In case we wondered if the circus operated at all levels, highest to lowest.

[North Star]

In case we wondered if the circus operated at all levels, highest to lowest.

I assume that 'circus' is not a reference to MI6 in this instance. 

[Karl Henning]

Hah!

[drogulus]

    Where Joe go? Joe no go. The Lincoln-osaurus has room to run.

[drogulus]

     I saw this on Politico:

     The Freedom Caucus' Unprecedented Insurgency

     At least since the Civil War, there hasn't been a faction fighting both parties at the same time.


The Freedom Caucus, rather than breaking from Republican ranks, has forced Republican leaders to break from them. It's a perverse sort of political jujitsu. One of outgoing Speaker John Boehner's supposed crimes was that he went begging Democrats for help passing legislation when he couldn't find the votes within his own caucus. Some rank-and-file Republicans, meanwhile, have made a separate peace with Democrats on reviving the Export-Import Bank. Normally the opposite would happen and it would be the insurgents reaching across the aisle. But that presupposes an interest in governing.

     

[North Star]

Donald Trump Says He Would Be Open to Closing U.S. Mosques to Fight ISIS

Mr. Trump then said that he was not sure about the legality of closing mosques, but that it was certainly something that should be looked at.

"It depends if the mosque is, you know, loaded for bear," he said.

"I love the Muslims," he said in September. "I think they're great people."

[Brian]

"loaded for bear"?

[North Star]

"loaded for bear"?

Equipped with enough firearms to kill a bear, I suppose.

[Todd]

Who could have seen this coming?

[(poco) Sforzando]

Who could have seen this coming?

Proof if needed that Lincoln could never be elected today.

[Karl Henning]

Hillary wins!

[drogulus]

 
    The important debate was between Hillary and Rep. Gowdy. Gowdy looked uncomfortable being the Last Shithead Standing while denying that he was acting as part of the Repub campaign apparatus. How was he supposed to do that? He was supposed to be able to do so, a former prosecutor, not a crazy etc. No, that has it wrong. Gowdy had to know how bad he would look. He was being a good soldier in a cause he had to deny any part in, because that's what a good soldier in his situation does. So he took one for the team, the one he's (heh!) not on.

[Karl Henning]

Thin the herd?

[North Star]

Thin the herd?

Lambs to the slaughter.

[Brian]

Thin the herd?

For those who don't want to click a Fox News link, Politico asked a bunch of people which candidates they think oughta quit.

[Todd]

It's clear Bush should go.  With all the advantages he had coming in, especially in terms of money, he has shown that he is a terrible candidate who can't close the deal.  Besides, it really is bad form to have two Bushes from the same generation become President.  George P is next in line.

[Karl Henning]

For those who don't want to click a Fox News link, Politico asked a bunch of people which candidates they think oughta quit.

I did think the Fox guy amusing (just saying).

[Karl Henning]

It's clear Bush should go.  With all the advantages he had coming in, especially in terms of money, he has shown that he is a terrible candidate who can't close the deal.  Besides, it really is bad form to have two Bushes from the same generation become President.  George P is next in line.

"He doesn't want to be this cycle's Tim Pawlenty – the Minnesota governor remembered for his quick exit in 2012."

[Karl Henning]

Jeb Bush Releases E-Book, Reboots Campaign