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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.slate.com/discuss/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Ballot Box</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/31971/ShowForum.aspx</link><description>Ballot Box</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61120.2)</generator><item><title>Re: Yes we oppose you quite a bit.</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2180477.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:43:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2180477</guid><dc:creator>J.MADISON</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2180477.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=2180477</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;WOW!!!    THE koolade drinking right wing nuts have gulped down the whole keg today.! Obama's policies have caused the problems we are in huh? Magical obama,having all this influance BEFORE he ever ran for president.WOW! &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Yes we oppose you quite a bit.</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973314.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:16:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973314</guid><dc:creator>ErictheRight</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973314.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973314</wfw:commentRss><description>Whenever you decided to do something besides whining.</description></item><item><title>Who cares they don't "make" the loans?</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973306.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:15:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973306</guid><dc:creator>ErictheRight</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973306.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973306</wfw:commentRss><description>Who used the force of their power to force these loans to be made? Who threatened bans who didn't issue the loans? Who protested and shouted down the banks who weren't willing to make these loans to high risk people? Don't be lazy, look it up yourself.</description></item><item><title>Care to be more specific?</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973287.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:13:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973287</guid><dc:creator>ErictheRight</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973287.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973287</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;I mean, he's done a great job with national security. The budgets were surely not anything to brag about. We still spend and give away too much money. The war should be seen to its end, though its necessity can be debated in retrospect.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I don't believe your guys nonsense like Katrina or lying to take out Hussein, and I know how the housing market implosion is not his fault.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;So what do you think Bush has made go to hell?&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>do you mean the laziness of those blaming</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973278.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:11:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973278</guid><dc:creator>LibbyLouWho</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973278.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973278</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;freddie and fannie for the mtg meltdown?  freddie and fannie, institutions that don't even MAKE loans?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;or the laziness of the people blaming minorities for the meltdown?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>More strawmen Eric?</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973266.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:10:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973266</guid><dc:creator>hazydavey</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973266.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973266</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Now it's your story that we "whined when our party won". How could you tell over the blubbering of your party?&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Blubbering?  Take it up with "my party" - whatever the hell that means.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I'm talking about you guys and your conduct here.   &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Republicans controlled both houses of Congress, the administration, most state Governorships, and most judicial appointiments in the land and what did Fraycons like yourself do here for the past 8 years?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Whine about all of the evil liberals, and their conspirators in the media "undermining" your wonderful war, helping the terrorists and preventing the Republicans from accomplishing a damn thing.  ("Restore honor the White House!"  "No Nation Building!"  "Smaller government!"  "Privatize Social security!")  &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Any of these ring a bell?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Hysterical!&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Hey Blighty...</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973245.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973245</guid><dc:creator>Bo-4</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973245.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973245</wfw:commentRss><description>Grow up and admit that Bushie ran our country (and your party thankfully) to hell in a handbasket.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks.. you'll feel better when you get a grip on that reality.</description></item><item><title>Re: The excuses</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973182.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:00:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973182</guid><dc:creator>Reptilicus</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973182.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973182</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Ooooh....want some TOTALLY conspiratorial that truly nutty (aka el cid) cons can run on?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;"McCain DELIBERATELY lost the election. He was a Manchurian Candidate brain-washed by the Vietnam Commies in Hanoi as a POW, to run and lose 40 years later, so THEIR candidate, the Commie Black Guy, could win!!!!!!!"?&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>What history revision...</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973175.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:00:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973175</guid><dc:creator>ErictheRight</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973175.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973175</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Sore/Loserman ring a bell dimwit?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;You guys pissed and whined like babies for years. The infantile response to losing elections, and not getting your legislation through was amazing.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Now it's your story that we "whined when our party won". How could you tell over the blubbering of your party?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>The correct "excuse" is #2....</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973153.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:57:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973153</guid><dc:creator>ErictheRight</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973153.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973153</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Obama totally meant to run on the war, but that didn't go his way.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;He might've run on the debt and deficit, but he has NO answer for either and will only add to both.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;He could not run on the now deceased issue of global warming, because it's been stalled and he's notmuch different on the toic than McCain.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;He couldn't run on the politically correct topic of illigal immigration, he and McCain are too alike on it.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;He couldn't run on Republican scandals, with the similar numbers of Dems caught up in their own.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;That leases us with the fortunate timing of the housing implosion. The misdirection of guilt, and the laziness of people not caring to hear all the facts on it, became the centerpiece of his campaign. That, and lying about McCain's health care plan.&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: The excuses</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973149.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:57:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973149</guid><dc:creator>Reptilicus</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973149.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973149</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;6. "McCain wasn't ENOUGH of a conservative.  He should have pushed for the complete elimination of Social Security and Medicare, a total switch to a Sales Tax, and immediate bombing of Iran.  A REAL conservative would have won it!"&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Yup</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973143.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:56:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973143</guid><dc:creator>hazydavey</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973143.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973143</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Here's one too.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>What's to be nervous about?</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973137.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:55:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973137</guid><dc:creator>hazydavey</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973137.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973137</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Sgt_ROCK:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You seem a tad touchy about the possibility of having to eat a handfull of what you have been shoveling these past 8 years........&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Nope.  Actually we're quite used to what you shovel.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;You whined like babies for 8 years even when your party won.   When Republicans controlled of every aspect of government, you did nothing but demonize the opposition, lie and attempt to avoid responsibility for your own failures and dishonesty.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Why would we expect different from you this time?&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: The excuses</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973120.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:52:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973120</guid><dc:creator>adav11</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973120.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973120</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;They can make all the excuses they want but the truth is the republican brand is toxic right now. Don't believe me then read this conservative blog post with the understanding that those who posion the well should not complain when there is no drinking water.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Voting_for_Obama_anyway.html" target="_blank"&gt;http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Voting_for_Obama_anyway.html&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Thanks....</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973099.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:50:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:1973099</guid><dc:creator>hazydavey</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/1973099.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=31971&amp;PostID=1973099</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Good points there.  I can't believe I left out two of the big ones:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;1.  Voter fraud  &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;(I guess all of the polling is fraudulent too)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;2.  The public is really stupid  &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;(always nice to learn who the &lt;EM&gt;real&lt;/EM&gt; t elitists are)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>