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Capitalism ROCKS!

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Well, if they get a highspeed line to the Mississippi, it can go north to the Cities and it will be a couple of generations before any track goes farther north or west from Milwaukee (well, maybe up the Fox valley). The Pythagorean theorem argues against this, but politics can make an argument too. Would be interesting to see.

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Minnesota came very close to full retard. Both houses went Republican but the governor went liberal Democrat. Today he just released his plan to reduce the state debt by increasing taxes on the rich. Hahahaha! Good times.

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So..let's see. Baby boomers are retiring...states are pushing for the right to declare bankruptcy so they can weasel out of their contractual obligations...union members can't complain.

Perfect Storm much?

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<i>That's why they are routing the line through Rockford and Dubuque to get from Chicago to Minneapolis. ...</i> They are? I did not understand the opposition to a line that would cross from Milwaukee to the Cities, as it would cross the whole state.

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Sadly, the next Democrat to get into office there will have his mouth so crammed full of corporate "bipartisan" cock that he won't be able to speak out against it.

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There were some very serious plans to build a high speed rail line from Minneapolis to Chicago and federal funds are available to help with the cost. Unfortunately the rail would need to go through Wisconsin. Guess who refused the federal funds and doesn’t like socialist railroads?

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That sounded so un-possible that I looked it up (no reflection on you, of course).

Jesus jumped-up Christ...it's true! <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.c..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/15/south-da...">http://www.huffingtonpost.c...

What fucking country did I wake up in this morning?!

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It probable won't come to this (I hope and pray), but imagine the image of WNG tear-gassing middle aged elementary school teachers.

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That too. Internet anagram makers are tricky things. I got to suction tit on and saw "suction" and "tit" close together and stopped looking any further.

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Elections matter and these guys won so they can re-write the laws. Too bad it doesn't work that way when Demoncrats win, but that's our system.

When "the American people spoke" last November, they were saying create jobs, cut spending and taxes, which any economist will tell you is accomplished by restricting abortion and repealing local gay marriage ordinances. Just ask the Repubicans how that works.

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Constitutionally speaking, is this even legal?

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...would it be too much to ask to have him slip into a coma?!

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Suction Tit On

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