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graham4anything

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2. Obama is a liberal. I am a liberal. Wouldn't want to be a progressive.

Reply to IDoMath (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 01:38 PM

Dec 2012

Progressives are not liberals no matter how they try to steal the word

Liberals like 10% forward gain
Progressives want 100% forward, get nothing and 100% whining..0% of 100% is still zero

IMHO that is the difference

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Don't lie. Don't distort. Ever. [View all] cthulu2016 Dec 2012 OP

+1000 no 1Million no 1gigabazillion!!! IDoMath Dec 2012 #1

Obama is a liberal. I am a liberal. Wouldn't want to be a progressive. graham4anything Dec 2012 #2

That depends on your scale/ IDoMath Dec 2012 #4

FDR & LBJ was the most liberal President, Obama is equal to LBJ &JC, and more liberal than JFK RFK graham4anything Dec 2012 #5

Reading the title of the post, yesphan Dec 2012 #3

Don't lie? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #6

I think my distaste for politics is well known cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #7

The thing was with this that he lied to his strongest supporters Fumesucker Dec 2012 #9

I made the same prediction for a different reason cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #10

A bronze plan is going to be all but worthless to many people Fumesucker Dec 2012 #11

In practice, perhaps so cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #12

People who abuse hyperbole deserved to be subjected to extreme violence slackmaster Dec 2012 #8