post here when someone decides to run for president in 2016

[Kat Kid]

house terms should be 4 years, presidential terms should be 8 years

Yep and house and senate should be limited to 2 terms and the pres to 1.

In that case I'd probably go 10 for pres, 8 for Senate, 6 for reps. 2 years is just a ridiculously short time to get up to speed at any job, let alone one you're constantly campaigning to keep.

Despite all that we know about campaigns and the limits of elections, I am pretty loathe to give that long a leash to politicians without facing the wrath of voters.

[CNS]

I am fine with 4 yrs or 6 yrs with 2 yr limits, house and Senate respectively.

[michigancat]

house terms should be 4 years, presidential terms should be 8 years

Yep and house and senate should be limited to 2 terms and the pres to 1.

In that case I'd probably go 10 for pres, 8 for Senate, 6 for reps. 2 years is just a ridiculously short time to get up to speed at any job, let alone one you're constantly campaigning to keep.

Despite all that we know about campaigns and the limits of elections, I am pretty loathe to give that long a leash to politicians without facing the wrath of voters.

Good point, maybe make recall elections easier under this system?

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Free healthcare would fix all these issues and kill the immoral business of health insurance

Win/win 

When buy something on credit card, do you consider it to be "free"?

[star seed 7]

Free healthcare would fix all these issues and kill the immoral business of health insurance

Win/win 

When buy something on credit card, do you consider it to be "free"?

do you correct someone if they call a toll-less road free?

[star seed 7]

rough ridin' obamaroads

[star seed 7]

normal person - "you can take i-70 to topeka for a few dollars, or take 24 for free"

ksuw - "actually it's not free at all, it's paid for by socialism" 

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Free healthcare would fix all these issues and kill the immoral business of health insurance

Win/win 

When buy something on credit card, do you consider it to be "free"?

do you correct someone if they call a toll-less road free?

I guess it would depend on the context. If someone said "we should just make all roads free" then yeah I would probably correct them. They aren't free. If you think they're free just because you don't pay a toll, you don't have a very good understanding of money and you probably shouldn't be voting. (But I think in your case you vote Green Party or something instead of the Dems, so that's pretty harmless.)

[Kat Kid]

Free healthcare would fix all these issues and kill the immoral business of health insurance

Win/win 

When buy something on credit card, do you consider it to be "free"?

do you correct someone if they call a toll-less road free?

I guess it would depend on the context. If someone said "we should just make all roads free" then yeah I would probably correct them. They aren't free. If you think they're free just because you don't pay a toll, you don't have a very good understanding of money and you probably shouldn't be voting. (But I think in your case you vote Green Party or something instead of the Dems, so that's pretty harmless.)

Wouldn't it be easier if we could just dispense with the trouble of democracy?

[star seed 7]

ksuw is the type to tell a cop "i pay your salary!"   

[cfbandyman]

I am fine with 4 yrs or 6 yrs with 2 yr limits, house and Senate respectively.

I'd be ok with three 4 years terms for Reps, voting happening every off 2 year cycle from the prez. (so 2014 - 2018 - 2022 etc)
I's fine with the senate being 6 years, ans split up in roughly 3rds for each election every 2 years, the just need to be limited to 2 terms
Prez at two 4 year terms is fine by me, just get rid of the electoral college crap, it's useless and has run it's course. Just have it be national popular vote.

[Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!)]

I heard clips of his announcement speech. Very hope and change-y.

Much more articulate and intelligent sounding when talking unscripted than bush or obama.

His announcement speech was scripted.

Thx, libtard

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

ksuw is the type to tell a cop "i pay your salary!"   

No, too cliche.

[Dugout DickStone]

Cruz is too ugly to win.

[scottwildcat]

Cruz is a loser

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Cruz is too ugly to win.

Nobody's going to out-ugly Hillary. She better hope it's not a beauty contest.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Cruz is a loser

I wouldn't call somebody who clerked for the SC and was elected to the US Senate in his 40s a loser. By definition, that's not a loser.

[scottwildcat]

I'm a registered republican and I wouldn't vote for him, that makes him a loser in my book

[Dugout DickStone]

Cruz is a loser

I wouldn't call somebody who clerked for the SC and was elected to the US Senate in his 40s a loser. By definition, that's not a loser.

I'd call him Obama

[SdK]

Is that Nixon Hillary? Looks like Nixon with Hilary hair.

[CNS]

Holy crap!  On a scale of 1-10, how excited were you to find that, Dax?  I am guessing somewhere around a 10.25

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Cruz is a loser

I wouldn't call somebody who clerked for the SC and was elected to the US Senate in his 40s a loser. By definition, that's not a loser.

I'd call him Obama

I wouldn't call Obama a loser either, but he didn't clerk for the SC. His legal resume is much less impressive than Cruz. I mean, damn - the guy clerked for Rehnquist and argued 10 times before the Supreme Court as Texas's Solictor General before being elected to the Senate. He's clearly a very intelligent person.

[Dugout DickStone]

Cruz is a loser

I wouldn't call somebody who clerked for the SC and was elected to the US Senate in his 40s a loser. By definition, that's not a loser.

I'd call him Obama

I wouldn't call Obama a loser either, but he didn't clerk for the SC. His legal resume is much less impressive than Cruz. I mean, damn - the guy clerked for Rehnquist and argued 10 times before the Supreme Court as Texas's Solictor General before being elected to the Senate. He's clearly a very intelligent person.

Good, because their resumes are very similar.  BO got the more impressive private Biglaw job, Cruz the more impressive clerkship though it isn't clear which positions either applied for.  In other words, the editor of Harvard LR would likely be offered a clerkship at the SC if they applied.  Likewise, I am sure Cruz could have gotten a job at Sidley if he wanted.

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Cruz is a loser

I wouldn't call somebody who clerked for the SC and was elected to the US Senate in his 40s a loser. By definition, that's not a loser.

I'd call him Obama

I wouldn't call Obama a loser either, but he didn't clerk for the SC. His legal resume is much less impressive than Cruz. I mean, damn - the guy clerked for Rehnquist and argued 10 times before the Supreme Court as Texas's Solictor General before being elected to the Senate. He's clearly a very intelligent person.

Good, because their resumes are very similar.  BO got the more impressive private Biglaw job, Cruz the more impressive clerkship though it isn't clear which positions either applied for.  In other words, the editor of Harvard LR would likely be offered a clerkship at the SC if they applied.  Likewise, I am sure Cruz could have gotten a job at Sidley if he wanted.

Obama couldn't hold Cruz's jock in a courtroom. Obama wasn't even published by the law review - he won the job by all accounts based purely on popularity and, yes, his race.

[Dugout DickStone]

Cruz is a loser

I wouldn't call somebody who clerked for the SC and was elected to the US Senate in his 40s a loser. By definition, that's not a loser.

I'd call him Obama

I wouldn't call Obama a loser either, but he didn't clerk for the SC. His legal resume is much less impressive than Cruz. I mean, damn - the guy clerked for Rehnquist and argued 10 times before the Supreme Court as Texas's Solictor General before being elected to the Senate. He's clearly a very intelligent person.

Good, because their resumes are very similar.  BO got the more impressive private Biglaw job, Cruz the more impressive clerkship though it isn't clear which positions either applied for.  In other words, the editor of Harvard LR would likely be offered a clerkship at the SC if they applied.  Likewise, I am sure Cruz could have gotten a job at Sidley if he wanted.

Obama couldn't hold Cruz's jock in a courtroom. Obama wasn't even published by the law review - he won the job by all accounts based purely on popularity and, yes, his race.

Probably true, Cruz just got more experience making legal arguments in court so he got better at it.  I don't see that Obama really tried any cases.

LOL at belittling being named head of Harvard Law Review.  c'mon man.