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Javaman

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50. Thanks for the link. :) nt

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National Journal reports: Things are bad out in Real America [View all] xchrom Apr 2012 OP

A very important article (the National Journal original). I had coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #1

i posted the nation article yesterday -- not a lot of interest -- more today. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #3

have Better Believe Post it, lots of interest then! KG Apr 2012 #8

... xchrom Apr 2012 #10

lol. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #24

I think you guys should divide the workload. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #36

! FSogol Apr 2012 #64

Heheheh.... SidDithers Apr 2012 #65

No, he'll post the same thing Bobbie Jo Apr 2012 #70

Do you have the link to the article? Javaman Apr 2012 #38

let me see if i can find it. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #41

my memory is awful -- it was the atlantic. same article -- less sexy headline. xchrom Apr 2012 #42

Thanks for the link. :) nt Javaman Apr 2012 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Apr 2012 #52

DURec KG Apr 2012 #2

It'll get worse quicker under Republicans, MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #4

I agree with you but saying so offers small comfort to Whitmire and coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #5

You understand that that's really stupid logic, and is not going to convince anyone... saras Apr 2012 #11

Sorry, I was being sarcastic MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #12

That's the stupidest post I've read in a long time. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #13

Please think about what you've posted... chervilant Apr 2012 #15

Excellent post, chervilant! tex-wyo-dem Apr 2012 #23

Great post. mmonk Apr 2012 #60

Please think about what you've posted... AlbertCat Apr 2012 #66

We've not even had sufficient time to adjust mentally and emotionally to exponential change. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #69

Actually, chervilant Apr 2012 #73

I thought it was a beautiful post. A post from a real person, a real human being sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #21

Your way seems to be to do nothing, just look the other way? AlbertCat Apr 2012 #71

"Does this just apply to Dems?" sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #74

I'm confused. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #76

My post is also saying, pressure Dems during the election season when we have sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #78

lolz What, are you new here? JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #37

Obama's opinion of gay marriage is that it should be left up to the individual states. Occulus Apr 2012 #72

Why should I vote for that? AlbertCat Apr 2012 #77

YUP Skittles Apr 2012 #20

Thanks for posting. I wish more publications salin Apr 2012 #6

Scheiffer on Face the Nation... butterfly77 Apr 2012 #7

I call it the Marie Antoinette Syndrome lovuian Apr 2012 #14

History tells us that the French Royals were totally clueless dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #17

Yes! Eddie Haskell Apr 2012 #59

The elite like their bubble the way it is. Daniel537 Apr 2012 #46

"cloistered elites ...could learn something of the reality of life out in the country" IDemo Apr 2012 #9

+1. SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #28

It is a geographic issue also. Safetykitten Apr 2012 #16

Very good. Now, how to pry them out of their bubble? Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #18

I don't think it's that they don't want to know. intheflow Apr 2012 #49

I think you are being far too kind. You've stretched the benefit of the doubt Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #56

A K & R for this (n/t) bread_and_roses Apr 2012 #19

Marking this for a later read. progressoid Apr 2012 #22

the middle class is dying Jerry Frey Apr 2012 #25

Let me guess, Johnny Whitmire ain't gonna vote for President Obama in 2012? Zalatix Apr 2012 #26

"He'll deserve what he gets?" bread_and_roses Apr 2012 #29

he voted for Obama in 2008. did he deserve what he got? magical thyme Apr 2012 #31

With an attitude like that i'm sure we'll win tons of new voters. n/t Daniel537 Apr 2012 #44

I hope you really aren't as clueless and unsympathetic pscot Apr 2012 #47

Don't get mad at me, get mad at what will happen if enough people like him sit out the 2012 election Zalatix Apr 2012 #75

Fuck Ron Fournier Nostradammit Apr 2012 #27

+1 JoePhilly Apr 2012 #33

It's positively ProSense Apr 2012 #34

Are you saying America ISN'T screwed up? And that people AREN'T disappointed? Bake Apr 2012 #55

I'll second that emotion - n/t coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #67

Good catch, ProSense. A Republican shill with his marching orders - closeupready Apr 2012 #63

He was the worst of Bush's media shills. closeupready Apr 2012 #62

He's on Morning Joe Scum right now n/t malaise Apr 2012 #30

The GOP crashes the economy, destroys the housing market ... JoePhilly Apr 2012 #32

It's like a parallel universe, isn't it? JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #39

It really is a shame that Mr. Whitmire pscot Apr 2012 #48

Actually, he sounds like a Republican friend of mine. JoePhilly Apr 2012 #61

Somehow this country managed to bail out the share- and bondholders of the coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #68

Not only that, he'll probably happily send his last dime to some teabagger's campaign Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #57

re: National Journal reports: Things are bad out in Real America allan01 Apr 2012 #35

This is the real issue... Whiskeytide Apr 2012 #40

Whitmire is an asshat bhikkhu Apr 2012 #43

An asshat based on what exactly? Daniel537 Apr 2012 #45

No problem! Mitt Romney and a full Republican Congress will fix it all in a wink! Kablooie Apr 2012 #51

WOW. WHAT A GRAPHIC! Churches and HMOs! (HMOs??!) lead confidence gains (see the link): cyberpj Apr 2012 #53

Amen. with 1 out of 2 Americans in Poverty WillYourVoteBCounted Apr 2012 #54

The Gas guzzling 50'S Sitcom American dream Evasporque Apr 2012 #58