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Bush's Last Laugh
The New Republic ^ | 24 March 08 | New Republic Editors

Posted on 03/24/2008 2:42:18 PM PDT by SkyPilot

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To: deuteronlmy232

The parties could appoint someone else to run as their nominee. The election would still happen.


21 posted on 03/24/2008 3:41:42 PM PDT by SunStar (Democrats piss me off!)
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To: SkyPilot

Yep, the dems are in a bad state. Still, we can’t coount on them to self-destruct. I sure would like McCain to stop running from the economy and make a clear, unambigous case why either of these buffons would absolutely ruin the economy. All either of these two have done is proposed HUGE new government spending, a war on capitalism and taxes beyond what anyone could envision. McCain needs to head them off at the pass and start now so that when they do get a nominee and the theme turns to “its the economy stupid” the voters will understand that the dems plan for ensuring that nobody ever has to worry about the economy again is simple, they would destroy it.


22 posted on 03/24/2008 3:46:51 PM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: SkyPilot
I have a question for the Constitutional Lawyers out there.

McCain is old and not in the best of health. The animosity between differant factions in the communist party are getting worse and worse.

What if the D was assassinated and McCain died of say a heart attack both between the end of September and election day.

What happens? I have looked and looked and can only come to the conclusion that the electoral college could keep George Bush or just select someone. Or would it fall to the Speaker of the House (God forbid)?

23 posted on 03/24/2008 3:56:17 PM PDT by deuteronlmy232 (Still trying to learn the rules.)
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My bet is that the electoral college would be a bit disarrayed, and would not give any person 270 votes. In that case it would go to the House where each state’s delegation would vote as a block for their state for the new President.


24 posted on 03/24/2008 3:59:39 PM PDT by krb (If you're not outraged, people probably like having you around.)
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To: DeuceTraveler

According to Gov. Rendell (D-PA), Obama will lose PA because Democrats are racists.


25 posted on 03/24/2008 4:02:01 PM PDT by Content Provider
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What if the D was assassinated and McCain died of say a heart attack both between the end of September and election day.

Until the election, there are no designated, replacement office holders. Any candidate is subject to replacement by the appropriate means.

''...electoral college could keep George Bush or just select someone.

Electors are bound under the Constitution only by tradition, not law. However, electors are not selected until election day.
26 posted on 03/24/2008 4:23:58 PM PDT by Lucky Dog
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To: SkyPilot

“They have failed to articulate a critique of the wild Bush-era deregulation that has allowed the greed of banks to run amok.”
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Does anybody know what deregulation of the banking industry they are referring to here?


27 posted on 03/24/2008 7:09:39 PM PDT by AlternateEgo ("The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport." - Barbara Jordan)
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“Does anybody know what deregulation of the banking industry they are referring to here?
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I should have been clearer with the question I posted above. I’m not referring to “... the deregulatory process (that) was completed with passage of the Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994” but with the deregulation they say occured during the Bush administration. It seems to me that this is another case of blame Bush for everything.


28 posted on 03/24/2008 7:18:00 PM PDT by AlternateEgo ("The stakes are too high for government to be a spectator sport." - Barbara Jordan)
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To: NRG1973
"Polls in PA are showing Hillary with a double-digit lead."

Pols? Oh well its all decided then...

< /sarc >

29 posted on 03/24/2008 7:22:00 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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