Yes. The left needs to step up their rhetoric on this point.

My theory is that they get it, but don't actually care about reducing the number of abortions. What they care about is that, come election time, they look anti-abortion "on paper" for passing laws like this. That, and part of the agenda involves criminalizing female sexuality and ensuring the existence of a permanent…

What I mean is that he's now performing that role on the political stage for 2016 purposes.

You sound like a very insightful person. To be fair, there is clearly a good deal of smarts and hard work mixed in with your good luck. We need more pro-social policy initiatives like the GI bill to help people achieve their goals.

Willfully ignorant and fiercely committed to their pet ideology at all costs. Not a good combo.

Geez, I was being playful.

google is your friend, friend. ;)

That's true. Obamacare was modeled after Romneycare, and it sounds like Mass Health has been decently successful. I watched the Netflix doc about him, and he seems like a nice enough guy. That said, it was evident throughout the campaign that he lacked both political conviction and leadership skills. That worries me,…

What? Do you mean illegal?

I kind of liked Christie, and I'm very liberal. Ryan's anti-woman stuff is ugly, and I hope that it gets brought up repeatedly!

It's gonna be Ryan, and he might win.

I agree. And the result of the shit show has been the Democrats moving farther to the right.

Paul Ryan. He's in the process of positioning himself as a centrist for this purpose, and it's working. Rand is too nuts, and Christie has too much dirt on him.

Ew, really? HRC would certainly maintain the shitty status quo, but Mittens would be a straight-up errand boy of the billionaires.

She has much more potential to enact change in the Senate. Until the system is drastically reformed, any POTUS, even a Dem, is going to be a center-right neoliberal taking marching orders from Wall Street.

I got into a fight with some asshole here about this subject. He was intensely judgmental of people with student debt, yet could not fathom how his parents kicking in 50k+ for his education could have helped him achieve the debt free life he enjoys.

Agree. "Soft skills" are HOT right now.

Don't forget the start up capital! Ask a few questions and you will quickly discover where the family wealth and privilege is hiding.

Sure!

Ugh, people are judgmental about moving for work? It never ends.