The new American Fascism

mrgybe · Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 5181

You cannot cite a single piece of significant legislation passed by the Republican controlled Congress in six years which negatively impacts the groups you worry about. And you fret about the balance of a Supreme Court which, in it's apparent conservative bias, invented a reason to legitimize Obamacare, and legalized gay marriage. What more do you want? Yet you allow hypothetical threats to your chosen victim groups to relegate into second place, real national and global threats, which can impact the well-being a safety of hundreds of millions in this country and around the globe. Proper perspective would suggest that your choice is not rational.

coboardhead · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 4303

mrgybe

If you are interested in a list of assaults on choice, for example. I can furnish you dozens of legislative actions taken throughout the US that have/and will make it to our courts. But, I doubt you are interested. We both know that there is a constant barrage of laws being introduced to limit or exclude access to abortions. And, you may just need to listen to your candidate state his position on choice just last night.

Seriously, you want me to list the legislation the GOP has attempted on the ACA? There have been so many bills introduced it has become comedy. What stops the legislation is that it will be vetoed by the President.

These examples of failed legislation are why I am force to vote for a Democrat now (actually the GOP candidate is a nut job which makes it easier). Without the balance check from the Democrats I don't trust the GOP not to push the right agenda all the way.

I probably should also point out a bit of math to you. I won't get into the hard numbers since nobody ever wants to hear it. The increases in the debt during Obama's term are largely out of his hands. A large part of the Federal budget is non discretionary spending. The only way to change this is with legislative action. Major legislation BTW which would affect the re-election prospects for every member of congress since the legislation largely affects seniors, veterans and other entitlements.

Add to that the forwarded costs of the mid-east wars. Estimated to be $5 trillion...completely unfunded by tax dollars. The Bush tax cuts also increased the deficit and the debt carried forward because they ran for much of Obama's first term.

These numbers have been presented numerous times on this forum and elsewhere. Yet, you continue to assign the blame for the full debt increase to Obama?

mat-ty · Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 7850

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boggsman1 · Joined: 24 Jun 2002 Posts: 9122 Location: at a computer

I'll take Squaw Valley over all of the above , and I love Crusty Butt! Only JH competes with SV, IMO.

coboardhead · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 4303

O.K. Squaw has pretty good terrain. But, I have only skied it in the spring. Good terrain, but the snow gets heavy near the bottom too. Telluride has doubled the area of chutes and bowls in the last decade. So, if you haven't been there in awhile...Plus the bump skiing is without compare IMHO.

Jackson. Well, can't argue there I guess. My best day ever was on that mountain.

Boggs, you really need to try Silverton Mountain if you like powder. Pretty epic. Face shots all day long. That's why it's good powder skiing. Other places get better power but the amount per skier is really what matters!

I will admit that chopper skiing in Canada is pretty much without compare. But, the Canadians are too critical...harshes the buzz.

boggsman1 · Joined: 24 Jun 2002 Posts: 9122 Location: at a computer

I love areas like Silverton, high elevation, never crowded.. I agree on SV, sometimes the snow quality can get bad, and the crowds on powder days have become unbearable... However, there is no mountain that I know of anywhere, where I can get 2000 feet of vertical after a 6 minute chair ride, that also accesses 100 different lines that are all steep !!!

coboardhead · Joined: 26 Oct 2009 Posts: 4303

Fast chairs have a price! What makes CB and SM great is that the slow lifts and traverses make you work for it. But big rewards.

A powder day at the top of Telluride is a relatively new thing. Those upper bowls with high speed lifts are pretty good...not super steep though. My other area is Taos. On a good year...OMG! First date with my wife was Taos! She rocked...so I married her.

mat-ty · Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 7850

Snowbird Alta Mineral basin is tough to beat. 6000 acres, 3250 vert. great lifts, reasonable price, kick ass terrain, hands down best snow. My go to mountain.
Telluride looks sweet but a pain in the ass from Boston. SV looks interesting, but it's hard to justify flying past Utah,Colo,Wyoming.

Either way its all good, I had a great day at DV this year(12"fresh) and we all know what an overrated hill that is...