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That is not what happened. But, if the sample was truly random, then I would conclude that the results were valid: 1. O. had a 10% approval. 2. All eligible voters were Republican. Seneca

bingo!

Sounds like "if you're not with us, ......." I get this a lot when I criticize some of the silly things the GOP does. Seneca

I don't understand why people don't want to acknowledge there is a possibility that genetics plays a part in intelligence. Consider this: "The 2005 study "Natural History of Ashkenazi Intelligence" by Gregory Cochran, Jason Hardy, and Henry Harpending at the University of Utah wrote...

I agree; so, I think it is wait and see how the trend goes. Seneca

If I remember my stats courses, assuming the sample was truly random and there is no evidence it wasn't then the results represent the national mood. Also it shows almost twice as many people identify themselves as Democrats, bad news both ways for the GOP. Seneca

Good to see religion being brought into this as I love to quote the Bible: "When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not...

Then look what happened:

This INTRADE graph contradicts your statement:

We here in Texas are enjoying our biennial legislative session. Both the Senate and House are controlled by super Republican majorities. Today's headline: "Texas, which may balance its budget by firing thousands of teachers, plans to commit $25 million in state funds to Formula One auto...

IMO, MSFT feared their stock price would rise unless they took action. Buying a company whose model is FREE communications between computers and charging $0.02/minute to call a regular phone makes sense. SKYPE lost a couple million last year on revenues of under one billion. Seneca

M85 prices out above $3/gal. Current price of methanol is $1.28/gal. It takes about 1.8 gals of M85 to equal a gallon of gasoline due to the lower energy content of methanol. Add $0.7 in taxes, 0.05 transport and 0.1 profit and you get $3.20/gal. Seneca

Boeher is on the record saying no increase in the debt ceiling unless the Dems agree to trillions in cuts. Reid replied: “You can't talk about cuts without first looking at eliminating the giveaways to big oil. It should start there,” Jon Summers, a top spokesman for Senate Majority...

Simple answer re. Lincoln's EP: It was illegal to free them in the remaing USA states. Remember, the Constitution remained in effect, including Article 4: "The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. A Person charged in...

On the contrary, many of the first Union recruits came from the Republican paramilitary organization known as the "Wide Awakes" Here is one of their songs: http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/gal/wideawak.html " O, what is all this noise about, This midnight confusion? 'Tis the wide - awakes...

" But not to be tedious in enumerating the numerous changes for the better, allow me to allude to one other-though last, not least: the new Constitution has put at rest forever all the agitating questions relating to our peculiar institutions-African slavery as it exists among us-the proper...

From the Texas Declaration of Secession: "We hold as undeniable truths that the governments of the various States, and of the confederacy itself, were established exclusively by the white race, for themselves and their posterity; that the African race had no agency in their establishment...

Pelosi and Boehner reacting to poll showing just about all possible voters are opposed to messing with Medicare. Seneca

Democrats playing it right is historically a rare event. EG: Gore losing an election handed to him. Remember what Will Rogers said: "I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat." "Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they...

Feeding the deathers: Seneca