This guy wants to be president

[PLATO]

You could have chosen one of him throwing a baseball if you wanted to match the Christie silliness. The lightsaber one actually looks cool.

Candidate playing the national pastime vs President playing with toy light sabers.

And the President is the one who looks cool?

Okie dokie smokey!

[pchang]

Clearly, Christie has already won the Hunger Games.

[FlameFlash]

Just lining the two pictures up... yeah, Obama looks better. He looks like he's LARPing and about to cut somebody's arm off.

[Uncle Sparky]

Taft, Cleveland and now Christie can be symbols for American overconsumption.

[kentonio]

The Fort Lee bridge scandal is going to prove too much I think, especially on top of how much he pissed off the conservative base in 2013.

[rah]

The bridge is the least of his problems. That wouldn't be why I wouldn't vote for him. But the scary thing is that he's one of the better candidates. Oh the frustration.

[MrFun]

Deciding who to vote for, for president, is certainly a weighty decision.

[DinoDoc]

Candidate playing the national pastime vs President playing with toy light sabers.

And the President is the one who looks cool?

Okie dokie smokey!

Softball isn't the nation's past time.

[The Mad Monk]

Christie intends to redeclare the war on MJ. So he's finally annoyed me.

[giblets]

Have any of the Republican candidates indicated that they won't go after marijuana dispensaries in Colorado etc.? I think any of the Republican candidates would probably go to war against pot.

[Dinner]

Tell that to James Polk.

Taft was also a porker but they had different standards before tv.

[giblets]

The pot effect on Denver's housing market

Denver's housing market is on fire.

Home prices have shot up by double-digits, inventory has fallen dramatically and multiple offers with bidding wars have become common.

One factor driving the demand: pot. The budding industry has impacted home prices since the state legalized marijuana in 2012.

"There has been a huge bump in real estate prices due to the legalization of marijuana," according to James Paine, managing partner at West Realty Advisors. "It's massively pushed up raw land and industry prices."

In March, Denver experienced the second-largest jump in annual home prices at 10%, just behind San Francisco, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.

While the legalization of marijuana isn't the only thing driving the market, it has contributed to job growth in the area that has people flocking to Denver.

"The pot industry is creating jobs we didn't have before," said Kelly Moye, a Re/Max real estate agent who has worked in the Denver area for 24 years. "It's brand new, it adds a whole new factor to the area; you have real estate needs, housing needs, job needs."

The industry has created jobs beyond growers and dispensaries. Legal marijuana has also been a boon for existing businesses like security and HVAC companies who service the new "green" businesses. "Electricians have grown from mom and pops to big-time electric companies," said J.P. Speers, an agent at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services.

Denver and its surrounding areas have also become a hot spot for the tech industry, adding to the job rush.

"It's fairly affordable, at least for now," said Moye. "The quality of life is great and employers are bringing their employees here."

But it's difficult to pinpoint exactly what enticed a person to move to the state. "A lot of them try to hide it," said Speers, who has worked with clients moving to the state because of legalization. "They don't necessarily say they are coming out to be part of the marijuana industry."

He said he helped find a rental unit for a mom coming from out of state to access medicinal marijuana for her daughter.

He's also seen an increase in lease-to-purchase or home rentals for tenants looking to start growing operations. "They are not necessarily legal operations either," he said.

While the new law might be creating more jobs and adding to the housing market's strength, it can sometimes work against sellers. "I had a lot of trouble selling one property because one of the neighbors was growing so much that buyers were concerned," said Speers.

First-time buyers and anyone looking for a home at the lower-end of the market face stiff competition. "There are a lot of first-time buyers," said Toby Waters, a real estate agent with Vision Denver Homes. "The rental market is insane, you can save money by buying a house."

Inventory has been tight in the city. In a normal market, Denver typically has around 24,000 listings, according to Moye. But right now, she said there are only around 4,000.

But there is the nagging question of just how long the real estate buzz will last.

Moye said the market has room to run for five to seven years barring any major economic disasters.

If more states legalize marijuana, that could also take away some of the state's luster. "We are going to continue to see an increase in population growth based on marijuana until other states start picking up recreational laws," said Speers

http://money.cnn.com/2015/06/04/real_estate/marijuana-denver-housing-market/index.html

It would be stupid for Colorado to vote for this guy.

[korn469]

Yes he is obese. However, it's not his weight that makes me not support him - it is his character and his beliefs that I find unappealing. His appearance doesn't matter to me.

[Egbert]

This bloke is a good advertisement for America. Makes it look like the sort of place that is prosperous with plenty to eat.

[Sava]

You didn't post anything important in this thread.

You never post anything important, dumbass... except your "thoughts" on food science



you are such an idiot