[gandalf]

BTW, with the California State budget, here’s a figure that will blow your mind. Something like $30B a year for the healthcare safety net, Medi-Cal, etc. About 10% of it is fraud. And not Mom-n-Pop stuff either. It’s organized crime. We’re talking roughly $3 BILLION/YEAR getting skimmed off the top of the CA state budget, so it’s really BIG BUSINESS.

Once again, the whole left-right debate seems awfully absurd when viewed against the backdrop of a bunch of Russian mobsters literally ripping our faces off. The American thing to do would be to keep these slimy fuckers from stealing our money, both Dems and Reps agree?

[gandalf]

BTW, with the California State budget, here’s a figure that will blow your mind. Something like $30B a year for the healthcare safety net, Medi-Cal, etc. About 10% of it is fraud. And not Mom-n-Pop stuff either. It’s organized crime. We’re talking roughly $3 BILLION/YEAR getting skimmed off the top of the CA state budget, so it’s really BIG BUSINESS.

Once again, the whole left-right debate seems awfully absurd when viewed against the backdrop of a bunch of Russian mobsters literally ripping our faces off. The American thing to do would be to keep these slimy fuckers from stealing our money, both Dems and Reps agree?

[gandalf]

BTW, with the California State budget, here’s a figure that will blow your mind. Something like $30B a year for the healthcare safety net, Medi-Cal, etc. About 10% of it is fraud. And not Mom-n-Pop stuff either. It’s organized crime. We’re talking roughly $3 BILLION/YEAR getting skimmed off the top of the CA state budget, so it’s really BIG BUSINESS.

Once again, the whole left-right debate seems awfully absurd when viewed against the backdrop of a bunch of Russian mobsters literally ripping our faces off. The American thing to do would be to keep these slimy fuckers from stealing our money, both Dems and Reps agree?

[gandalf]

BTW, with the California State budget, here’s a figure that will blow your mind. Something like $30B a year for the healthcare safety net, Medi-Cal, etc. About 10% of it is fraud. And not Mom-n-Pop stuff either. It’s organized crime. We’re talking roughly $3 BILLION/YEAR getting skimmed off the top of the CA state budget, so it’s really BIG BUSINESS.

Once again, the whole left-right debate seems awfully absurd when viewed against the backdrop of a bunch of Russian mobsters literally ripping our faces off. The American thing to do would be to keep these slimy fuckers from stealing our money, both Dems and Reps agree?

[gandalf]

BTW, with the California State budget, here’s a figure that will blow your mind. Something like $30B a year for the healthcare safety net, Medi-Cal, etc. About 10% of it is fraud. And not Mom-n-Pop stuff either. It’s organized crime. We’re talking roughly $3 BILLION/YEAR getting skimmed off the top of the CA state budget, so it’s really BIG BUSINESS.

Once again, the whole left-right debate seems awfully absurd when viewed against the backdrop of a bunch of Russian mobsters literally ripping our faces off. The American thing to do would be to keep these slimy fuckers from stealing our money, both Dems and Reps agree?

[gandalf]

One of the things I factored into my ‘Obama Support’ is that we’re collectively broke. The whole public finance scene is a house of cards. Federal, state, municipal, institutional, tax system, etc. It can’t continue indefinitely. The books don’t balance.

So it doesn’t bother me too much that Obama or the Dems promise various programs (or the Reps for that matter because they’re fiscally irresponsible porkers too). They won’t be able to follow through because there won’t be enough money.

Drawing down our footprint in Iraq helps. That’s a couple hundred billion a year. Doesn’t change the ballgame though. We can’t keep spending money we don’t have. Minimal safety net and that’s it. Enforce immigration laws, including penalties on employers who break the law.

One of the real intriguing aspects of the next 10 years to me — how we finance an “Apollo Mission” on Energy? If there are breakthroughs on the technology side, efficient electric vehicles for example, it would have a tremendous impact on our economy and might end up paying for the initial R&D. That’s my hunch.

[gandalf]

One of the things I factored into my ‘Obama Support’ is that we’re collectively broke. The whole public finance scene is a house of cards. Federal, state, municipal, institutional, tax system, etc. It can’t continue indefinitely. The books don’t balance.

So it doesn’t bother me too much that Obama or the Dems promise various programs (or the Reps for that matter because they’re fiscally irresponsible porkers too). They won’t be able to follow through because there won’t be enough money.

Drawing down our footprint in Iraq helps. That’s a couple hundred billion a year. Doesn’t change the ballgame though. We can’t keep spending money we don’t have. Minimal safety net and that’s it. Enforce immigration laws, including penalties on employers who break the law.

One of the real intriguing aspects of the next 10 years to me — how we finance an “Apollo Mission” on Energy? If there are breakthroughs on the technology side, efficient electric vehicles for example, it would have a tremendous impact on our economy and might end up paying for the initial R&D. That’s my hunch.

[gandalf]

One of the things I factored into my ‘Obama Support’ is that we’re collectively broke. The whole public finance scene is a house of cards. Federal, state, municipal, institutional, tax system, etc. It can’t continue indefinitely. The books don’t balance.

So it doesn’t bother me too much that Obama or the Dems promise various programs (or the Reps for that matter because they’re fiscally irresponsible porkers too). They won’t be able to follow through because there won’t be enough money.

Drawing down our footprint in Iraq helps. That’s a couple hundred billion a year. Doesn’t change the ballgame though. We can’t keep spending money we don’t have. Minimal safety net and that’s it. Enforce immigration laws, including penalties on employers who break the law.

One of the real intriguing aspects of the next 10 years to me — how we finance an “Apollo Mission” on Energy? If there are breakthroughs on the technology side, efficient electric vehicles for example, it would have a tremendous impact on our economy and might end up paying for the initial R&D. That’s my hunch.

[gandalf]

One of the things I factored into my ‘Obama Support’ is that we’re collectively broke. The whole public finance scene is a house of cards. Federal, state, municipal, institutional, tax system, etc. It can’t continue indefinitely. The books don’t balance.

So it doesn’t bother me too much that Obama or the Dems promise various programs (or the Reps for that matter because they’re fiscally irresponsible porkers too). They won’t be able to follow through because there won’t be enough money.

Drawing down our footprint in Iraq helps. That’s a couple hundred billion a year. Doesn’t change the ballgame though. We can’t keep spending money we don’t have. Minimal safety net and that’s it. Enforce immigration laws, including penalties on employers who break the law.

One of the real intriguing aspects of the next 10 years to me — how we finance an “Apollo Mission” on Energy? If there are breakthroughs on the technology side, efficient electric vehicles for example, it would have a tremendous impact on our economy and might end up paying for the initial R&D. That’s my hunch.

[gandalf]

One of the things I factored into my ‘Obama Support’ is that we’re collectively broke. The whole public finance scene is a house of cards. Federal, state, municipal, institutional, tax system, etc. It can’t continue indefinitely. The books don’t balance.

So it doesn’t bother me too much that Obama or the Dems promise various programs (or the Reps for that matter because they’re fiscally irresponsible porkers too). They won’t be able to follow through because there won’t be enough money.

Drawing down our footprint in Iraq helps. That’s a couple hundred billion a year. Doesn’t change the ballgame though. We can’t keep spending money we don’t have. Minimal safety net and that’s it. Enforce immigration laws, including penalties on employers who break the law.

One of the real intriguing aspects of the next 10 years to me — how we finance an “Apollo Mission” on Energy? If there are breakthroughs on the technology side, efficient electric vehicles for example, it would have a tremendous impact on our economy and might end up paying for the initial R&D. That’s my hunch.

[gandalf]

Huh? How can that be. jfiq a Jets fan?

This is nuts.

Okay, here’s what I’m thinking. I think things aren’t always what they seem. I think jfiq’s actually a secret Democrat. Follow me on this one. Obama’s a secret Muslim, right? Well, jfiq’s actually — an East Coast leftie.

Yeah, he’s actually a Dem, but is cleverly planting over-the-top and ridiculous “Dems are Evil” topics to agitate all the reasonable (but fed up) centrists like me to rise up against — you guessed it, a fictitious ‘so-called’ right-wing freakshow. It’s all a ruse! Nothing to do with crazy-base loonies.

In reality, all those topics don’t have anything to do with Republicans. It’s all just a plant. How incredibly ingenious. Hats off to jfiq, man. The dude had me completely fooled! I almost voted for Obama. Damn…

Might have to rethink my Obama support.

[gandalf]

Huh? How can that be. jfiq a Jets fan?

This is nuts.

Okay, here’s what I’m thinking. I think things aren’t always what they seem. I think jfiq’s actually a secret Democrat. Follow me on this one. Obama’s a secret Muslim, right? Well, jfiq’s actually — an East Coast leftie.

Yeah, he’s actually a Dem, but is cleverly planting over-the-top and ridiculous “Dems are Evil” topics to agitate all the reasonable (but fed up) centrists like me to rise up against — you guessed it, a fictitious ‘so-called’ right-wing freakshow. It’s all a ruse! Nothing to do with crazy-base loonies.

In reality, all those topics don’t have anything to do with Republicans. It’s all just a plant. How incredibly ingenious. Hats off to jfiq, man. The dude had me completely fooled! I almost voted for Obama. Damn…

Might have to rethink my Obama support.

[gandalf]

Huh? How can that be. jfiq a Jets fan?

This is nuts.

Okay, here’s what I’m thinking. I think things aren’t always what they seem. I think jfiq’s actually a secret Democrat. Follow me on this one. Obama’s a secret Muslim, right? Well, jfiq’s actually — an East Coast leftie.

Yeah, he’s actually a Dem, but is cleverly planting over-the-top and ridiculous “Dems are Evil” topics to agitate all the reasonable (but fed up) centrists like me to rise up against — you guessed it, a fictitious ‘so-called’ right-wing freakshow. It’s all a ruse! Nothing to do with crazy-base loonies.

In reality, all those topics don’t have anything to do with Republicans. It’s all just a plant. How incredibly ingenious. Hats off to jfiq, man. The dude had me completely fooled! I almost voted for Obama. Damn…

Might have to rethink my Obama support.

[gandalf]

Huh? How can that be. jfiq a Jets fan?

This is nuts.

Okay, here’s what I’m thinking. I think things aren’t always what they seem. I think jfiq’s actually a secret Democrat. Follow me on this one. Obama’s a secret Muslim, right? Well, jfiq’s actually — an East Coast leftie.

Yeah, he’s actually a Dem, but is cleverly planting over-the-top and ridiculous “Dems are Evil” topics to agitate all the reasonable (but fed up) centrists like me to rise up against — you guessed it, a fictitious ‘so-called’ right-wing freakshow. It’s all a ruse! Nothing to do with crazy-base loonies.

In reality, all those topics don’t have anything to do with Republicans. It’s all just a plant. How incredibly ingenious. Hats off to jfiq, man. The dude had me completely fooled! I almost voted for Obama. Damn…

Might have to rethink my Obama support.

[gandalf]

Huh? How can that be. jfiq a Jets fan?

This is nuts.

Okay, here’s what I’m thinking. I think things aren’t always what they seem. I think jfiq’s actually a secret Democrat. Follow me on this one. Obama’s a secret Muslim, right? Well, jfiq’s actually — an East Coast leftie.

Yeah, he’s actually a Dem, but is cleverly planting over-the-top and ridiculous “Dems are Evil” topics to agitate all the reasonable (but fed up) centrists like me to rise up against — you guessed it, a fictitious ‘so-called’ right-wing freakshow. It’s all a ruse! Nothing to do with crazy-base loonies.

In reality, all those topics don’t have anything to do with Republicans. It’s all just a plant. How incredibly ingenious. Hats off to jfiq, man. The dude had me completely fooled! I almost voted for Obama. Damn…

Might have to rethink my Obama support.

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