Looks like Reid has made his picks

[Badger]

My point of view is shared by 99% of Portuguese Americans and 100% of people in Portugal.  Are they idiots as well?

I don't swallow everything that Congress feeds me.  If a white guy who is AT MOST half Portuguese tells me he is Hispanic I have a right as an American tax payer to be incredulous.  I would tell him the same thing 99% of Portuguese Americans would tell him, "nice try." 

You can swallow whatever junk you want to swallow. That's your problem, as is your need for some sort of racial quota.

When posed that exact question in the 1980 and 1990 census, about 1 in 8 people of Portuguese descent answered 'yes'. It was only in the 2000 census when the question changed that such a number dropped.

So, a view only held by 87.5% of Portuguese (assuming every single one of the one in 8 didn't so answer because they had hispanic ancestry on their other parent's side).
 
Bottom line is the GOP trying to claim "ethnic diversity" because one of their 12 representatives may be half Portuguese kind of proves the original point of .

[Badger]

So, a view only held by 87.5% of Portuguese (assuming every single one of the one in 8 didn't so answer because they had hispanic ancestry on their other parent's side).
 
Bottom line is the GOP trying to claim "ethnic diversity" because one of their 12 representatives may be half Portuguese kind of proves the original point of .

When did they claim anything?

This is just some chump on the internet claiming 'HURRR all deez guys look the same to me!!!!'. He can do that while also adhering to the facts instead of just making up garbage.

If you mean Republicans and their defenders, "they" did so repeatedly during the last two pages of this thread, as you did to a degree in your own post. Loosely translated: "Quit making up garbage about the GOP being a homogeneous bunch of white guys---Toomey's HALF-PORTUGUESE!!"

[Badger]

I'm honored that you think of me as a Republican party spokesman.

I'm astonished you would think otherwise.

[Badger]

He was known in Congress for his expertize in fiscal policy and for being president of the Club of Growth.

Toomey, however, has been known for his involvement in bugeting

If by "expertize" (sic) and "involvement" you mean single minded right wing extremism, then yes, that's Toomey's M.O.

[Badger]

Toomey and Kirk don't seem to be paying much attention to the views of people in their states, and should go down in flames in 2016.

Yeah, I'm glad you speak for Pennsylvania, jfern. Too bad you missed the fact that Toomey has good approval ratings in the state, Pennsylvania tends to like their incumbents and he is easily one of the most stand out freshman (first year, no less!) members of the Senate in a long time. He's getting a ton of great press so please spare yourself the embarrassment and not forecast races a) five years in advance and b) when you're uninformed. Thanks!

I'd love to know what he's done to deserve such "great press", or where he's supposedly getting such great press form. The WSJ? Maybe. That's his crew alright.

Bottom line is Toomey goes beyond fisacal conservative to fiscal extremist. Mr. 97 ACU rating and CFG guy is about dead last on the list of people you want to forge a budget compromise.

If Toomey has his way deficits may rise as revenues fall, Medicare, Social Security, Education aid, may all be slashed, but no billionaire trust fund baby will EVER see their taxes raised a dime. Not on his watch, sirs.

Bless you Senator Toomey, and Godspeed on your noble mission!

[Badger]

If Toomey has his way deficits may rise as revenues fall, Medicare, Social Security, Education aid, may all be slashed, but no billionaire trust fund baby will EVER see their taxes raised a dime. Not on his watch, sirs.

Bless you Senator Toomey, and Godspeed on your noble mission!

And this, gentlemen, is a newly minted moderator. Happy days are here again.

And how exactly have I misrepresented Toomey's well-documented position as a jihadist against federal taxation of almost every kind?

Phil, Badger is well respected. I respect him. He will be totally fair as a moderator, trust me. Plus as a lawyer, I don't think he will get too uptight over the parry and thrust as long as it does not get too personal.

Well respected doesn't necessarily mean fair. We've had some "well respected" moderators recently get into trouble for conduct here.

The point is that others have been refused moderator status because they're too combative. He's not much different. We'll see how long until posts magically disappear.

My goodness, Phil, this whole moderator thing does have your panties in a bunch, doesn't it?

Look, I'm not out to prove anything, and I don't need you pre-emptively complaining about me as an "inspiration" to be fair. I actually envision I'll be a relatively easy going mod, reserving points for all but the most blatant of spamming & trolling, and egregious of personal attacks. I initially plan to use the thread lock more than the points or deletion to control runaway threads. That all remains to be seen as I'm brand new to this, of course....

So while I'll try resisting the urge to go for the jugular when someone gets really stupid, that doesn't go so far as to mean I'll sit back and take s*%t regarding my performance as a mod before I even start the job. Mkay?

[Badger]

And how exactly have I misrepresented Toomey's well-documented position as a jihadist against federal taxation of almost every kind?

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My goodness, Phil, this whole moderator thing does have your panties in a bunch, doesn't it?

Again, folks, this is your new moderator. Fair and level headed!

"Jihadist" is a pejorative characterization, but it is accurate to say Toomey is anti-tax, which I think is Badger's point.

You are mostly correct, JJ. I uise the term jihadist as Toomey is arguably among the most fervently anti-tax legislators in Washington. And in today's tea party dominated GOP, that's saying something. One doesn't get to head the CFG by having a rep for willingness to compromise on fiscal issues.

[Badger]

How about we get back to the topic at hand?

So what is new with the Supercongress? Are they scheduled to meet yet?