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MADem

(135,425 posts)
56. Who knows? Maybe he did have that "epiphany?"
Sat Dec 8, 2012, 11:34 AM
Dec 2012

We'll see if he gets an amicable divorce and starts living his life out loud.

I agree completely CanonRay Dec 2012 #1
THANK YOU, and goodluck elehhhhna Dec 2012 #92
Badcop/worsecop Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #183
do! elehhhhna Dec 2012 #187
If you wanna get sick Union Scribe Dec 2012 #2
The reason people are optimistic on this website, is because they might get their posts Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #41
Charlie gutted our paper ballot laws in fla when he gave us a paper trail... SugarShack Dec 2012 #53
ain't buying into it, just because a person switches from R to D ... zbdent Dec 2012 #60
sigh....yeah the country is going more conservative.....DOOOOMMMM!!!! alphafemale Dec 2012 #3
Funny how RW libertarians support both gay marriage and pot legalization, MadHound Dec 2012 #6
No kidding. jsr Dec 2012 #11
Errrr, So I'm to believe Washington and Colorado Iggy Dec 2012 #30
yet the feds have been letting hundreds of dispensaries operate in CO. uncle ray Dec 2012 #96
You're Forgetting a Biggie... Iggy Dec 2012 #110
At least the SPD has been instructed to issue only verbal warnings if someone is smoking gateley Dec 2012 #156
I Want to Be Positive About This... Iggy Dec 2012 #157
It has the potential of becoming a nightmare, but we may tweak this and work through gateley Dec 2012 #158
+1 arely staircase Dec 2012 #37
That's NOT what the OP said! truebluegreen Dec 2012 #49
Who knows? Maybe he did have that "epiphany?" MADem Dec 2012 #56
OK, that's fair truebluegreen Dec 2012 #72
I'd rather have a crappy "Dem" governor in FL than any GOP one. MADem Dec 2012 #79
+1 SunSeeker Dec 2012 #114
Maybe he had an "epiphany?" I don't care. At most, let him be an ordinary voter. Instead, AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #76
Well, here's how I see it--he has the same rights as any other citizen in this nation. MADem Dec 2012 #85
Are you kidding? Are you a serious thinker? He has MORE rights than ordinary citizens. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #100
Look, you are interested in hot-breathed hectoring, I'm not. MADem Dec 2012 #111
Wrong. You are claiming that I want to do something that exists only in your imagination. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #119
Don't you know? Oilwellian Dec 2012 #130
Quite frankly, I find it odd. Are all such defenders victims of the Stockholm syndrome? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #133
There you go again--all snark, zero substance. MADem Dec 2012 #140
you should stop projecting fascisthunter Dec 2012 #175
Oh please. I'm a Ted Kennedy/Elizabeth Warren Democrat. MADem Dec 2012 #139
I'm sure he'll cry into his pillow every night that he didn't get your endorsement. MADem Dec 2012 #137
If he had the same rights as ordinary citizens we would have found a true Progressive Democrat sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #118
That makes NO SENSE. None. MADem Dec 2012 #124
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #135
go powder your prissy nose upper crust fascisthunter Dec 2012 #174
Not the country, the politicians quakerboy Dec 2012 #186
Here's another problem: Harry Truman Cold Warriors and the Dixiecrat wings leveymg Dec 2012 #4
Excellent post! You "get it"!! bravo! n/t SylviaD Dec 2012 #52
"All is Well at the Political Menagerie" NobodyInParticular Dec 2012 #65
+10000 heaven05 Dec 2012 #5
Red State, Blue City queentonic Dec 2012 #7
Interesting and thoughtful piece, however, MadHound Dec 2012 #9
4 paragraphs. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #15
I posted it for you. See the link RKP5637 Dec 2012 #33
Thanks queentonic Dec 2012 #168
Yep, DU has some wonderful people!!! I spend a fair amount of time here, probably RKP5637 Dec 2012 #172
The other aspect of this is Blue President / Red House... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #71
Isn't This Just More Inconvenient Proof That Iggy Dec 2012 #8
Both parties are capitalist and pro-war davidn3600 Dec 2012 #17
far right and center right... tomp Dec 2012 #20
Agreed. There IS no "center-left" party, even though........ socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #51
'....there is little to no "left" left.' CrispyQ Dec 2012 #68
+1 leftstreet Dec 2012 #78
BEENGO!! Iggy Dec 2012 #23
"We don't have a true left-wing party in America." +10000% SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2012 #27
And the only reason they allowed an FDR in the first place was truebluegreen Dec 2012 #54
"But I don't think they will make that mistake again." CrispyQ Dec 2012 #73
Thank you! truebluegreen Dec 2012 #165
Beautiful Boulder County! CrispyQ Dec 2012 #184
!!! My home town!!! truebluegreen Dec 2012 #185
Very Well Put Iggy Dec 2012 #115
Thank you, truebluegreen Dec 2012 #166
"Imagine what this world and country would be like if..." Iggy Dec 2012 #180
By now, LBJ would be considered "leftist." Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #101
When it comes to issues of $$$$$ I think A = B for the most part. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #34
and being center left myself arely staircase Dec 2012 #39
i know, right arely staircase Dec 2012 #47
We lack Democrats like this: Selatius Dec 2012 #10
That speech is like poetry, I get goosebumps every time I hear it. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #19
I wish I had a picture of the people who poured out of the Triangle Shirtwaist jtuck004 Dec 2012 #21
Yep... After Seeing the Incredible Film Lincoln Iggy Dec 2012 #26
I think the difference between today and 100 years ago rhett o rick Dec 2012 #75
Slight Quibble... Iggy Dec 2012 #113
I wont quibble about that. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #152
Juice. As up-to-date as the latest hand-held. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #102
Oh we have them still kenny blankenship Dec 2012 #116
Correct - Once in a While a Great Leader Stands Up Against Iggy Dec 2012 #181
That was my first thought as well! fredamae Dec 2012 #12
Ignored? Lucky you. When I've complained, it seems to have generated more money requests. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #121
I think you might be incorrect when you suggest jtuck004 Dec 2012 #13
It only works if the voters buy into it with their votes. NorthCarolina Dec 2012 #14
That's exactly why the voters are not given an option. America, like other nations all over the Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #104
K&R (n/t) a2liberal Dec 2012 #16
You WILL shut up, and you WILL like the candidate we run! A Simple Game Dec 2012 #18
Yeah, Eat Your Peas jsr Dec 2012 #22
simple game agree with you 100 pecent dembotoz Dec 2012 #25
Good post. n/t rudycantfail Dec 2012 #69
Outstanding reply. CrispyQ Dec 2012 #77
I live in New York so it doesn't really matter who I vote for in the Presidential column. A Simple Game Dec 2012 #128
Harr! CrispyQ Dec 2012 #144
I can testify that it worked at least once. n/t A Simple Game Dec 2012 #147
Eat your brussels sprouts, you unreconstituted gulag! derby378 Dec 2012 #149
+1 Well put. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #169
I don't think Pete Shumlin, head of the DGA, will allow him to run on those positions. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #24
That hasn't happened before, MadHound Dec 2012 #29
x2 AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #123
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #122
du rec. nt xchrom Dec 2012 #28
these folks don't just pull parties just by declaring their allegiance bigtree Dec 2012 #31
In Britain, they have the Tories, Labour, and the "Lib Dems" OmahaBlueDog Dec 2012 #32
I don't think John2 Dec 2012 #48
You seem to think just fine OmahaBlueDog Dec 2012 #64
Well, John2 Dec 2012 #93
Bravo! Well said and so true. n/t Hotler Dec 2012 #35
Rick Scott has to go! He is an abomination. Crist can beat him, maybe? But FL is strange! CarmanK Dec 2012 #36
So you think we should kick out eveyone not as ideologically pure as you? brooklynite Dec 2012 #38
We can actually keep Crist honest. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #43
No, that is NOT what the poster is saying fascisthunter Dec 2012 #59
It has worked well for the Republicans. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #125
Very happy to see this hasn't been hidden yet. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #40
The alternative is a the formation of a new and large centrist political party Tom Rinaldo Dec 2012 #42
I totally agree. Without Moderates, the democratic party doesn't have power. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #134
The Democratic party needs to stop accepting converts from the Rethug party. Crowman1979 Dec 2012 #44
Amen jsr Dec 2012 #58
Ah, the awfull truth comes out at time. Nice post. Safetykitten Dec 2012 #45
Crist must be really powerful for you to go to that space. Skidmore Dec 2012 #46
My opinion: It's all about the money. "money makes the world go around, mountain grammy Dec 2012 #50
K&R Crist's "conversion" is simply an FU to Repubs who don't want him MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #55
I think you need to consider geography thesquanderer Dec 2012 #57
It's not advocating for a third party IF...... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #61
Excellent post, I agree, thank you. Zorra Dec 2012 #62
In the current political environment.. yes, winning is everything. DCBob Dec 2012 #63
The Democratic party moved rightward all by itself in spite of many of us pleading and begging. madfloridian Dec 2012 #66
+1 leftstreet Dec 2012 #88
Hell, he's left of Cory Booker on education. Yep, I said it. Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #146
Oh yeh, way left of Cory Booker. madfloridian Dec 2012 #153
Not all by itself. Not by a long shot. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #171
+1. nt historylovr Dec 2012 #67
It's post makes me wonder... savebigbird Dec 2012 #70
IMO the GOP is about to die and the Democratic Party will split. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #74
I agree. The democratic party will continue to grow then split into two parties that will contest bluestate10 Dec 2012 #136
Didn't the leaders in both parties agree to give hundreds of billions to the banksters instead of AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #80
Excellent thread. Some heads will explode here in Rivercity tho. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #81
They are John2 Dec 2012 #98
What? - more anti-Democratic Party horseshit? jpak Dec 2012 #82
Snark w/o substance. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #90
''Moderation in temper is always a virtue. Moderation in principle is always a vice." Tom Paine Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #83
Some here dont care about a politician's principles. If they are Democratic they are golden. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #94
How much of this is the culmination of another thucythucy Dec 2012 #84
More "not a dime's worth of difference" "lesser of two evils" nonsense... SidDithers Dec 2012 #86
More "Let's have one big happy Democratic Party", nonsense... rhett o rick Dec 2012 #89
I'm not sure that the Canadian is saying that. I think that he is saying "Those of you in the States AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #131
I stand corrected. I think he is just trying to be helpful. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #154
Even the addition of Warren & Grayson doesn't matter to some. great white snark Dec 2012 #112
Warren, Grayson, the AFL-CIO and Sanders who votes with the Democrats are all fools! freshwest Dec 2012 #170
As a Canadian, are you eligible to be a Democrat? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #127
It's happening now. LWolf Dec 2012 #87
I'm not sure... sendero Dec 2012 #91
Outside of possibly defeating Mark Rubio in 2016, I don't know what impact this will have LynneSin Dec 2012 #95
I get the argument but . . . TomClash Dec 2012 #97
I agree with every word! Crist knew what the Republican Party was when he forestpath Dec 2012 #99
Florida does have primaries last time I checked dsc Dec 2012 #103
This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #132
As a straight white male with a decent job, I also have that luxury Recursion Dec 2012 #105
The Democratic coalition is growing inspite of, and not because of, conservative intervention in our Zorra Dec 2012 #109
The public sentiment has changed on many of those issues Zambero Dec 2012 #106
Littler Evilism has it's merits Prophet 451 Dec 2012 #107
Here across the pond, we got rid of "the scumbag Tories" a long time ago. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #120
Turned from a civic duty to determine how our nation conducts itself and for whom, into a team sport Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #108
A major Republican who bucked the GOP has joined our party. madfloridian Dec 2012 #117
I supported Crist against Rubio, because of his Moderate record. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #138
We did also.. madfloridian Dec 2012 #151
I completely disagree with you Hound. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #126
Because Crist is now the leader of the party, and every Democrat must follow him jeff47 Dec 2012 #129
CORRECT Skittles Dec 2012 #141
Except that I have met and talked with Charlie Crist numerous times and have friends who have known stevenleser Dec 2012 #142
Sorry, but you're wrong, actually Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #143
Patrick Murphy was a Republican in 2011. hay rick Dec 2012 #145
Look at the bright side Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #148
You're assuming he brings those views with him Hippo_Tron Dec 2012 #150
When Democrats become Republicans, ProSense Dec 2012 #155
At first I thought . . . Utopian Leftist Dec 2012 #159
They are creating a political vacuum but there is no telling what is going to fill it. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #160
Real Democrats Don't Vote Crist. nt TeamPooka Dec 2012 #161
I'm torn here...... Swede Atlanta Dec 2012 #162
Kinda ironic PatrynXX Dec 2012 #163
Please respond to this poll: ProSense Dec 2012 #164
DURec! bvar22 Dec 2012 #167
such a large degree of support... centrists are a minority here fascisthunter Dec 2012 #173
Anyone can be a democrat.... WCGreen Dec 2012 #176
Time to eliminate the party primary. fleabiscuit Dec 2012 #177
"it's happened time and time again". it has? cali Dec 2012 #178
The force is not with Charlie Crist quaker bill Dec 2012 #179
MH, Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #182
the party of FDR, Kennedy and Humphrey was also the party of Lester Maddox and George Wallace Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #188
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