Octopus Overlords

Rip wrote:

gbasden wrote:

Rip wrote:As far as the employment goes, I wouldn't worry too much. We will need lots of military men and folks to guard and paint walls and such.

Oh, so an expansion of big government?

"Brownshirts - good jobs at good wages!"

Oh no, he will privatize most of it so we can feel good about it, like the prisons.

Good ol Christie has set a good example.

http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/pr ... tions.html

Rip wrote:As far as the employment goes, I wouldn't worry too much. We will need lots of military men and folks to guard and paint walls and such.

Jeff V wrote:

Rip wrote:As far as the employment goes, I wouldn't worry too much. We will need lots of military men and folks to guard and paint walls and such.

I thought Mexico was supposed to do that? You mean we're going to be expected to steal jobs from poor Mexican workers?

Rip wrote:

Jeff V wrote:

Rip wrote:As far as the employment goes, I wouldn't worry too much. We will need lots of military men and folks to guard and paint walls and such.

I thought Mexico was supposed to do that? You mean we're going to be expected to steal jobs from poor Mexican workers?

They are just paying for it. The Mexican government is far too corrupt to rely on them for personnel to guard. We could probably kick them a little cash to provide landfills for all the trash we will be taking out.

Carpet_pissr wrote:

tgb wrote: Women have always had a thing for Abbott & Costello.

Really? I get a much more McCarthian vibe from Ted than Costello...and for the gravy, both Cruz and McCarthy were both seemingly despised by almost everyone.

Know whose health is limited? Workers w/ no paid leave who can't stay home when sick or caring for kids. @TedCruz won't support it.

Know who gets no personal time? People who work 2 min wage jobs to support their families. @TedCruz opposes giving them a raise.

gbasden wrote:God, I wish Warren had run this year!

Smoove_B wrote:Major announcement from Cruz this afternoon. I can only imagine what it'll be.

Enough wrote:The rumor is it's going to be Carly for VP announcement. And OMG, going back to basketball rings, check out this woman's reaction.

LawBeefaroni wrote:Eh, he's probably heard "ring" every time someone says "rim." Accents combined with lack of reading/caring/whatever does that.

"Take a different tact"
"Seven RBIs"
"Malt and harps"
"The ony reason I visit Fort Worth is for votes and ringjobs"

GreenGoo wrote:

LawBeefaroni wrote:Eh, he's probably heard "ring" every time someone says "rim." Accents combined with lack of reading/caring/whatever does that.

"Take a different tact"
"Seven RBIs"
"Malt and harps"
"The ony reason I visit Fort Worth is for votes and ringjobs"

And the home crew strolls out to their placements on the based ball parallelogram.

Enough wrote:The rumor is it's going to be Carly for VP announcement. And OMG, going back to basketball rings, check out this woman's reaction.

Carly Fiorina is embarking on another doomed merger. U.S. presidential candidate Ted Cruz tapped the former Hewlett-Packard boss to be his running mate if he can somehow win the Republican nomination. The math, after a five-state sweep on Tuesday night by real-estate mogul Donald Trump, is about as compelling as the $25 billion takeover of Compaq that Fiorina championed some 14 years ago.

Like her disastrous corporate deal, the logic, timing and calculus of this political one are almost all wrong. Just as HP thought it would give IBM a run for its money back in 2002 by acquiring Compaq, Cruz and Fiorina reckon that together they might have a better shot at catching the front-runner. An upcoming primary ballot in California, where Fiorina lost a U.S. Senate election in 2010, represents a last-ditch hope to help Cruz, especially with women voters.

Just as the marriage of HP and Compaq was an ill-fated attempt to fight falling PC sales, this awkward campaign alliance is railing against nearly inevitable forces. The timing also gives off a similar whiff of desperation. It is too early to be choosing vice presidential candidates. The GOP convention isn’t even due to kick off in Cleveland for another three months.

Finally, the numbers simply don’t add up. After winning primary elections in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode Island, Trump ensured that Cruz cannot secure enough votes to earn a clean, early win to be the party’s representative. Rather, it would take a messy set of circumstances, in a so-called brokered convention where no candidate has enough delegate support on the first go-round, for the Cruz/Fiorina ticket to advance.

Fiorina may not single-handedly destroy as much value this time as she did in her last merger attempt. The failed outcome, however, is destined to be the same.

Enough wrote:The rumor is it's going to be Carly for VP announcement.

“Lucifer in the flesh,” the former speaker said. “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.”

Holman wrote:I was really expecting Cruz and Kasich to announce a joint ticket. If Trump doesn't get a first-ballot majority, Cruz/Kasich could try to justify delegates defecting to them on the basis that they are the only long-term Republicans in the race.

It's the closest thing to a plausible narrative left available. That it's not happening reflects that the people necessary to support it all hate Cruz as well.

Holman wrote:John Boehner on Ted Cruz, yesterday:

“Lucifer in the flesh,” the former speaker said. “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.”

Heidi Cruz wrote:The former Goldman Sachs executive told Fox News of her husband: "Ted has a very rare combination that I spotted immediately, which is that he has a deep, deep intelligence, but at the same time, he's a lot of fun."

Holman wrote:I was really expecting Cruz and Kasich to announce a joint ticket. If Trump doesn't get a first-ballot majority, Cruz/Kasich could try to justify delegates defecting to them on the basis that they are the only long-term Republicans in the race.

It's the closest thing to a plausible narrative left available. That it's not happening reflects that the people necessary to support it all hate Cruz as well.

Captain Caveman wrote:The one thing that can make me sympathize with Ted Cruz? Watching him try to debate Trump supporters.