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Morning Must Reads: March 14

By Alex RogersMarch 14, 20130

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The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.

A new pope! Pope Francis, previously Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is the first Pope from the New World and the first Jesuit. Click here for the conclave vote breakdown.
Neither New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) or Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) was invited to speak at the Conservative Political Acton Conference (CPAC) this weekend.
North Korea engages in artillery exercises. South Korean Prime Minister visits the island attacked by the North in 2010.
The political risk for Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley in repealing the death penalty.
In a small victory for gay rights, Sen. Rand Paul endorses “neutral language,” striking marriage from the tax code.
Republicans are as conservative as ever.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s remarks have put U.S. troops in danger.
Former President George H.W. Bush gets hit by a flash mob at Texas A&M.

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nflfoghorn

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These are your guys, Paulie.

La_Randy

@nflfoghorn Link seems to be broken nflfoghorn.

nflfoghorn

Dang. I'll try it again on Friday.

retiredvet

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@nflfoghorn Around and around we go!

retiredvet

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The Press Has Turned on Paul Ryan His budget made the big mistake of betraying his cynicism

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112654/paul-ryan-budget-2013-dc-press-corps-has-turned-him

retiredvet

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What The Media Need To Know About CPAC 2013

http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/03/13/what-the-media-need-to-know-about-cpac-2013/193039

A Rogue's Gallery Of Smear Merchants ...

retiredvet

Ugh. I need a shower now.

retiredvet

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GOP Civil War: Conservative Activists Warn Crossroads Donors Away From New Rove Group

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/03/14/gop-civil-war-conservative-activists-warn-cross/193065

Heh heh.

SirDonQuixotic

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Carnival to fly passengers home after another cruise failure

Those poor people. Left to suffer while docked in a paradise like St. Maarten. How did they cope? How will they ever recover from the nightmare?

Sue_N

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@DonQuixotic You know, I know it's easy to mock these people. But they paid (and paid handsomely) for a cruise, and they're getting shafted. A couple who were on the Triumph go to my church. They're not wealthy. They save up for these vacations. I know I'd be pissed in their place.

forgottenlord

@DonQuixotic

Actually, my understanding is that they were forced to remain on the boat with no working plumbing for a few days while docked in St Maarten.

PaulDirks

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@DonQuixotic Well the weather in St Maarten was overcast and a chilly 69 degrees for much of today.

mantisdragon91

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Amusingly despite the bleating that the Socialist is destroying the economy, consumer spending was up last month.

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20130314_More_jobs__so_more_spending_at_stores.html

Sue_N

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@mantisdragon91 Just goes to show how incompetent Obama is. He's not even good at socialism.

nflfoghorn

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Looks like we're holding the line on Thursday afternoon.

kbanginmotown

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@nflfoghorn Yay!

retiredvet

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@nflfoghorn Remove the air supply.

SirDonQuixotic

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@nflfoghorn

All but one.

SirDonQuixotic

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Jury convicts New York cop in cannibal plot

It probably didn't help his case when he was called to the stand and he commented on how delicious the prosecutor looked.

kbanginmotown

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@DonQuixotic > "A document found on his wife's laptop was titled "Abducting and Cooking Kimberly -- A Blueprint."

Order! Order in the court!

(Groucho Marx voice): "I'll have the prosecutor on rye, hold the mayo, with a side of Kim...chee."

MrObvious

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@kbanginmotown @DonQuixotic

'You have the right to be fried...'

kbanginmotown

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@MrObvious @kbanginmotown @DonQuixotic
"Anything you sauté can and will be used against you in a court of law..."

retiredvet

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@DonQuixotic Oh, gross!

retiredvet

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Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX): ‘Vietnam Was Winnable’

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/rep-louie-gohmert-r-tx-vietnam-was-winnable?ref=fpb

Good grief!

nflfoghorn

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Gohmert Pyle, Wishes He Was in USMC.

Tero

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@retiredvet

Where do they find these people? Better question; where do they find people to vote for them?

SirDonQuixotic

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@Tero @retiredvet

The answer to both is Texas.

MrObvious

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@Tero @retiredvet

Point upward

retiredvet

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@TeroGohmert is a "winner".

Sue_N

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@Tero @retiredvet Oh, not just Texas. East Texas. We're a completely different breed of stupid here.

Tero

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@retiredvet @Tero

I guess the answer is... Texas...

paulejb

@retiredvet

It sure wasn't winnable once the Democrat party changed sides.

"HO, HO, HO CHI MINH! THE NLF IS GONNA WIN!"

SirDonQuixotic

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@retiredvet

"Vietnam was winnable, but people in Washington decided we would not win it!"

Yeah, LBJ and Nixon were such softies, right?

retiredvet

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Actually, the question to answer for all three is: Why did they think it was winnable for starters?

SirDonQuixotic

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@retiredvet

Not enough lives were lost I guess.

retiredvet

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@DonQuixotic Just like Iraq and Afghanistan are "winnable".

retiredvet

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Feinstein Snaps At Cruz: ‘I’m Not A Sixth Grader’

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/feinstein-snaps-at-cruz-im-not-sixth-grader?ref=fpb

paulejb

@retiredvet

A sixth grader probably has got a better grasp of the US Constitution than the Dianne Feinstein (D - La La Land)

kbanginmotown

@paulejb @retiredvet Senator Dianne Fienstein was there and helped try to save Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in San Francisco in November 1978, She has been a faithful public servant for over 35 years.

Link:http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/03/the_rest_of_the_feinstein_story.php?ref=fpblg

Go put your "Purple Heart Bandage" back on.

Cretin.

SirDonQuixotic

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@retiredvet

Knowing what they're teaching at schools in Texas these days, Cruz would probably consider that a compliment.

retiredvet

@DonQuixotic She's been on the Judiciary Committee for 20 years and Cruz is what? 15?

SirDonQuixotic

@retiredvet

No offense to Sue.

Sue_N

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@DonQuixotic @retiredvet Just one of the reasons we put our girls in Catholic school. Where they teach evolution.

paulejb

Michelle makes me tidy up, admits messy President Obama

Damn! No wonder Obama wants to cancel tours of the White House.

paulejb

"Pelosi is for Balancing the Budget— ‘In a Number of Decades’ "

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/pelosi-balancing-budget-number-decades

Nancy is all for a balanced budget long after she assumes room temperature.

mantisdragon91

@paulejb Than she has something in common with Paul Ryan seeing that his budget will take decades to work and is based on assumptions as likely as finding Big Foot scavenging in a New York City dumpster.

paulejb

@mantisdragon91 @paulejb

Balanced budget by 2023. It gives Nancy the jitters despite her botox.

mantisdragon91

@paulejb @mantisdragon91 Balanced budget assuming that things happen which are less likely than you voting Democrat.

paulejb

Senate Democrats’ Big Idea: More Stimulus

One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while each time expecting a different outcome.

mantisdragon91

@paulejb Yep the same idea advocated by every economist with a brain. How less stimulus working in Europe?

paulejb

@mantisdragon91 @paulejb

Sure, Bugs. That trillion bucks tossed down the rat hole by Obama did a lot of good.

mantisdragon91

@paulejb @mantisdragon91 Since when do you or your party care so much about Blacks and Hispanics? If you did you wouldn't fight tooth and nail to avoid raising the minimum wage.