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To: koan who wrote (760374)	12/31/2013 4:53:03 AM
From: average joe	1 Recommendation Recommended By joseffy Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576380

You call liberal s"Libertards". 51% of all scientist's call themselves liberal and 14% very liberal. But only 6% call them self Republicans. Why not just call yourself an American and be proud to live in the first country on the face of the earth that guaranteed it's citizens the right to pursue their own happiness? Why not be happy to live in a country that limits the powers of government but not that of citizens?

To: koan who wrote (760374)	12/31/2013 5:11:11 AM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1576380

The troubles with the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov rollout sure grabbed daily headlines this fall. But throughout the commotion, little mention was made of the most fundamental aspect of the law: the way in which it raises nearly $2 trillion over the next decade — mostly from wealthy individuals and health care providers — and uses the money to fund the largest expansion in insurance coverage since Medicare was created nearly 50 years ago. As shown above, the end result should be better health care options for those closer to the bottom end of the income scale, through the Medicaid expansion and creation of exchanges with subsidies for most participants. The intended result: 25 million fewer uninsured Americans. Yes, this is redistribution on a grand scale, and we should all be very proud of it. But as evidenced by Obamacare’s consistently poor poll numbers, most Americans are not feeling charitable toward the less well off. steve rattner june conway beebyKingston,Ontario Canada What is depressing is to think Obama will be blamed for everything that "went wrong", with no mention of the way he was sabotaged by Republicans and their ilk at every turn,plus a label of "a depressing first year of Obama's second term". More depressing it is to see how so many Americans love to batter a decent man for their own political gain and to keep the status quo so their greediness can be satisfied. This is no way to act in a democratic society. Friends in other countries weep for you.

To: koan who wrote (760374)	1/1/2014 8:33:33 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576380

Hi koan; Re: "51% of all scientist's call themselves liberal and 14% very liberal. But only 6% call them self Republicans."; Eat this, moron: Jail survey: 7 in 10 felons register as Democrats Washington Examiner, January 1, 2014 A new study of how criminals vote found that most convicts register Democratic, a key reason in why liberal lawmakers and governors are eager for them to get back into the voting booth after their release. “Democrats would benefit from additional ex-felon participation,” said the authoritative study in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. The authors, professors from the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University, found that in some states, felons register Democratic by more than six-to-one. In New York, for example, 61.5 percent of convicts are Democrats, just 9 percent Republican. They also cited a study that found 73 percent of convicts who turn out for presidential elections would vote Democrat. ... washingtonexaminer.com -- Carl P.S. Here's the peer reviewed journal article associated with the above: Do Voting Rights Notification Laws Increase Ex-Felon Turnout? Meredith & Morse The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science January 2014 vol. 651 no. 1 220-249 Those ex-felons who are registered overwhelmingly register as Democrats. Of those discharge records that match to at least one voter file record, 61.5 percent match only to Democratic voter records. In contrast, 25.5 percent match only to voter records with no affiliation or an affiliation with a minor party, while 9 percent match only to Republican voter records. ann.sagepub.com So there you go. It's official. Scientists tell you that felons vote Democratic. But we knew that already. The whole study was a waste of taxpayer money.