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Liberal_Stalwart71

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Mon Aug-01-11 01:19 PM
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16. The problem is that Democrats have a major problem: they tend to blame

the Democratic president and/or Congress when tough decisions are required.

Republicans mess shit up.
Democrats have to come in and clean the ship up.

In the process, the Democrats are forced to make very tough decisions, a la raising taxes.

Meanwhile, the Republicans unleash their messaging dogs and talking points, while Americans eat 'em up.

Americans become angry and frustrated and turn on the Democrats.

They elect--and often "re-elect"--the very same Republicans who created the shitty mess in the first place.

Americans are angry, again, blaming a Democratic president who is forced to compromise with a wingnut, bat-shit crazy House of Representatives.

They refuse to vote.

Republicans win, run up more deficits, wreck the economy...

....and the cycle continues, and continues, and continues...

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-Perspective: This "debt crisis" is all a small move in a much bigger game (rant)	Sparkly	Jul-31-11 09:57 PM	#0
- Kick & Rec!	jannyk	Jul-31-11 10:01 PM	#1
- Thanks...	Sparkly	Jul-31-11 10:08 PM	#3
- You've nailed it. Bravo!	Union Thug	Jul-31-11 10:08 PM	#2
- Nice history lesson	BeFree	Jul-31-11 10:10 PM	#4
- Thanks, BeFree.	Sparkly	Jul-31-11 11:06 PM	#7
- The forum is as you say	BeFree	Jul-31-11 11:16 PM	#10
- Another one for the toolbag.	Agony	Jul-31-11 10:26 PM	#5
- Great rant!	tularetom	Jul-31-11 10:30 PM	#6
- And they won't believe a word of it. They're that damned thick.	The Doctor.	Jul-31-11 11:06 PM	#8
- Very nicely done. K&R. n/t	Horse with no Name	Jul-31-11 11:11 PM	#9
- Well put.	muriel_volestrangler	Aug-01-11 05:55 AM	#11
- k&r	alsame	Aug-01-11 06:26 AM	#12
- capitalists get rich by arbitraging difference; they also control the masses using the same method.	indurancevile	Aug-01-11 06:29 AM	#13
- Durn, Sparkly!	chervilant	Aug-01-11 11:21 AM	#14
- K&R. nt	DesertFlower	Aug-01-11 01:16 PM	#15
- The problem is that Democrats have a major problem: they tend to blame	Liberal_Stalwart71	Aug-01-11 01:19 PM	#16
- Just a question; hoping someone on this thread knows	nbsmom	Aug-01-11 03:16 PM	#17
- Itt's not going to continue. Everything has a limit, and	savannah43	Aug-02-11 10:54 AM	#22
- K+R!!	BobbyBoring	Aug-01-11 03:17 PM	#18
- Their agenda is a new aristocracy.	tcaudilllg	Aug-01-11 07:57 PM	#19
- This is what drowning America in a bathtub looks like:	blkmusclmachine	Aug-02-11 04:59 AM	#20
- Another "rec" - well put!!	Lesleymo	Aug-02-11 05:57 AM	#21
- CLIFF!!!!!!	nxylas	Aug-02-11 11:56 AM	#23
- "Tax and spend" is EXACTLY what governments do. The ONLY thing they do.	saras	Aug-03-11 11:17 AM	#24

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