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Even on mundane posturing bill, GOP divide plays out
Wed Apr 24, 2013
- Chip, they disagreed that preexisting conditions fund needed additional money from the preventative fund. They weren't trying to not fund preexisting, they felt it was funded enough. Jay, of course they would, it would be terrible for business to have a cure for something as profitable as those dise …
Social conservatives warn Priebus they could abandon GOP
Wed Apr 10, 2013
- Quick point, with the social conservatives on the Republican side, they would prefer that you not use a condom and instead use "Family planning" whatever that is. Democrats want you to use a condom.
Critics slam MSNBC host's claim that kids belong to community, not parents | Fox News
Tue Apr 9, 2013
- In reply to: hadrianswall #1.3 I was raised mostly by my alcoholic single mom, after my drug addicted, deadbeat dad left her, she worked dead-end jobs just trying to make ends meet at all different hours. Myself, my brother and sister grew up to be just fine. We depended on grandparents and school …
First Thoughts: GOP miscalculates on filibuster?
Tue Apr 9, 2013
- ProBusiness - Perhaps you're right that the current universal background check laws being proposed wouldn't do anything to stop the specific Adam Lanza scenario, and in this case, most any background check system would fail. His "responsible" gun owning mother decided to continue to keep her gun col …
'The Witch is Dead': Thatcher not mourned by all as some Britons party
Tue Apr 9, 2013
- The people on the right don't act like that, really? So no right-winger ever said a bad thing about Ted Kennedy after his death? You know you're going to rip into both Clintons and Obama when they die, you can deny it all you want now, years from now I'll be right, and once again you Republicans wil …
Subaru recalls 200,000 cars for braking issue
Tue Apr 2, 2013
- Dang, I was hoping this would address the braking problems we have with Subarus in Seattle, mainly that they seem to brake too early, leaving huge gaps in traffic. Then the brakes seem to release too late, most times 3-5 seconds after the car ahead of them goes, and when braking to make a corner the …
Inhofe, Rubio join effort vowing to filibuster gun legislation
Fri Mar 29, 2013
- David Noah - You really like to equate Gun control and Abortion, so how do you feel if we also equated Right-Wing Wars, specifically the many religious wars that have occurred throughout history responsible for the slaughter of hundred of millions, many innocent women and children. Let's talk about …
Three killed as Navy jet crashes in Washington state
Mon Mar 11, 2013
- I have family on Whidbey Island and they've told us that the prowlers are constantly flying way to close to the ground. I know the rural areas are getting pretty annoyed with it. I feel bad for there families, I hope this tightens the standards for everyone else though. Whidbey is much more densely …
Death of Spider-Man's alter ego has fans crawling up walls
Thu Dec 27, 2012
- No way they killed off Parker for good, this guy will have his run and the next guy up will want Parker back, so he'll come back and Doc Ock will come back as his pudgy old self too. I don't know how many times I've read a "death" comic of an even marginally known Character and usually within 1-2 ye …
Anti-Obamacare rhetoric guts Papa John's and Applebee's reputations
Wed Dec 5, 2012
- Bubba, I sort of agree with you, ObamaCare (Formerly RomneyCare) is not ideal. We should have expanded Medicare/Medicaid to all Citizens and helped cover the costs by both increased taxes on corporations and citizens, with a program to cover the costs of Medical School for doctors who agree to take …

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MattinSeattle

Member Since: 7/2008
Last Seen: 5/17/2013

Almost life long Democrat. Had a short stint as an Objectivist after reading some Ayn Rand, but finally realized that Greed is not the Alpha and Omega, it's just selfish and a moral vacuum.

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