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Liberal_Stalwart71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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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  - The problem is that Democrats have a major problem: they tend to blame  Liberal_Stalwart71   Aug-01-11 01:19 PM   #16 
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