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aquart

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98. Like Social Security? Medicare? Medicaid? Food stamps?
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 12:58 AM
Dec 2012

What's the better use you have in mind? Be specific or be Republican.

You will just have to remain angry and scream at the clouds. No reasonable, rational country is RB TexLa Dec 2012 #1
You used the word 'reasonable'... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #2
Of course I can. Only countries who are not reasonable and responsible RB TexLa Dec 2012 #3
Evidence? OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #4
Actually, you are too far on the fringe to worry about. RB TexLa Dec 2012 #5
You Lose this Round... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #7
Like I said let me know how screaming to stop the future works out for you RB TexLa Dec 2012 #10
Let me know when you can stop editing your posts when I tear your arguments to shreds... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #17
As always he has nothing, so in typical authoritarian form, he declares victory and walks away. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #15
North Korea, Albania and Myanmar are examples of self-imposed economic isolation FarCenter Dec 2012 #38
I Don't like Dishonesty... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #40
Laugh all you want... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #13
The reasonable policy "about that" Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #142
So that's why despite the fact the US does not acknowledge it dballance Dec 2012 #28
Only countries who are not reasonable allow Foreign Corporations to write their Trade Laws. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #71
It's the evangelical belief and espousment of the godlike invisible hand crap. Ed Suspicious Dec 2012 #94
I don't exploit sweatshop labor with you. JoeyT Dec 2012 #129
Entitlement reform can mean a more efficient distribution of aid to the people who need it... Lightbulb_on Dec 2012 #6
Could... BUT WON'T. OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #9
I'm sure a tantrum is a much better solution... Lightbulb_on Dec 2012 #16
There's No Way to Correct A Problem Until It is Accepted That One Exists. OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #34
Who cares about what they want? Lightbulb_on Dec 2012 #41
Deleting posts when you can't support an assertion does not a debate make... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #50
Umm... I didn't delete anything... Lightbulb_on Dec 2012 #66
Bullshit. OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author ancianita Dec 2012 #92
Subsidized handouts? So you agree with Grover Norquist Kingofalldems Dec 2012 #153
What problem does SS have? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #90
Like Social Security? Medicare? Medicaid? Food stamps? aquart Dec 2012 #98
Like the military program. Highly inefficient. gtar100 Dec 2012 #143
Dude. Iggo Dec 2012 #20
We Don't Have Legalized Pot in Illinois. OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #22
LOL. Iggo Dec 2012 #25
I really think "reform" is Republican double-speak gollygee Dec 2012 #35
Orrin Hatch Is The Fucking MASTER Of The Double-Speak HangOnKids Dec 2012 #62
What do you mean by 'reform'? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #74
That's a repuke lie. Zoeisright Dec 2012 #106
BULWORTH!Nailed That Point. HangOnKids Dec 2012 #112
Agreed. I've always maintained that the republican Democrat labels are meaningless. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #8
I beg to differ. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #11
I agree loyalsister Dec 2012 #146
There are plenty of free-trade Democrats banned from Kos Dec 2012 #12
No... There Isn't. OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #14
Krugman is quite clear - calling free trade a "sacred tenet banned from Kos Dec 2012 #23
Fair Trade is Moral Free Trade OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #24
The President passed "Free Trade" with Korea his first term. Deal with it. Romulox Dec 2012 #120
It's the entitlement 'reform' that matters... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #137
OK, but quit telling me that the guys who signed these deals aren't "really" Democrats. Romulox Dec 2012 #138
I agree. Such people are republicans. nt bluestate10 Dec 2012 #18
Recommend! nt Zorra Dec 2012 #21
Silly people argue against free trade Oasis_ Dec 2012 #31
Shit-Heads Argue FOR Free Trade OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #33
For everyone involved Oasis_ Dec 2012 #37
Crap Response, Oasis... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #43
My question remains Oasis_ Dec 2012 #69
You're not following the thread too closely... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #78
Ok Oasis_ Dec 2012 #97
And I'll Respond... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #115
You call human beings consumers? That is so very sad. Zorra Dec 2012 #55
I have a pretty good understanding, thank you Oasis_ Dec 2012 #63
No Oasis... I don't Think You do... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #81
I think most progressive dems object to corporate language. We tend to view people sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #89
Is the term "consumer" Oasis_ Dec 2012 #99
Apparently you are not aware that it is actually highly offensive to many progressives. Zorra Dec 2012 #111
BAM! Thank You! So Glad You Kept A Straight Face Zorra HangOnKids Dec 2012 #113
Zorra "Gets" it... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #80
Reagans dead like the rest of the GOP. Historic NY Dec 2012 #26
That's Not What I See... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #29
Well, in the 60s I saw Democrat Party led war. banned from Kos Dec 2012 #32
Those 'Democrats' Weren't Setting Party Policy... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #36
LBJ's war was far worse than Obama's Afghan war banned from Kos Dec 2012 #39
And Liberals let him know how they felt about that war didn't they? Did he run again sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #88
Um..yes they were OmahaBlueDog Dec 2012 #48
Um... No they were NOT OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #59
You can't pick and choose issues to fit your point... Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #95
I'm Not 'IDOLIZING' Anyone... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #96
The Democratic Party has moved with the American sentiments. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #101
I'm not an advocate for a different party... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #114
First of all - I'm not your enemy OmahaBlueDog Dec 2012 #151
This is not the sixties. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #75
Sabrina "Gets" It... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #82
I don't know about that Turbineguy Dec 2012 #27
Dems Have It In for Education in 2012, Too... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #30
THANK YOU Skittles Dec 2012 #42
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #44
:) OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #47
awesome... me neither fascisthunter Dec 2012 #51
Bullshit. My mother was a Reagan Democrat. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #45
Really? OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #46
She and my dad were pretty conservative. But both lifelong Democrats. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #61
It Was A Simple F'ing Question, Proud... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #64
She was pretty conservative. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #72
Double-talk OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #84
reagan made greed and idiocy fashionable Skittles Dec 2012 #49
Not to mention racism and worker-hatred. HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #147
the man was absolutely fucking disgusting Skittles Dec 2012 #148
Was it that your mom was a big supporter of Reagan, or... OmahaBlueDog Dec 2012 #52
Oh not a big fan at all. Very disillusioned with Carter. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #65
STILL No Response? OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #70
Oh bullshit. I answered your fucking question. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #77
Yea... You Did. OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #108
Its called voting Republican under the cover of some other BS.... Historic NY Dec 2012 #57
He was an actor who was able to charm the American public. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #67
Your mother is/was a "Republican". nt Romulox Dec 2012 #155
"Regan Democrats" were mostly northern, Catholic, blue-collar workers who voted for Reagan FarCenter Dec 2012 #53
That's simply not true. "Regan Democrats" began in Oakland County, Michigan, in Romulox Dec 2012 #156
We are up to our ears fixing their mess NeeDeep Dec 2012 #54
NeeDeep Get's "It" OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author freshwest Dec 2012 #56
You've been here for 8 years... whole lotta sh*t goin' on alittlelark Dec 2012 #58
Now tell us what you really think of Reagan Democrats. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #60
I'm surprised... dangin Dec 2012 #76
Dangin "Gets" It... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #87
Thank you, OneAngryDemocrat ReRe Dec 2012 #79
ReRe "Gets" It... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #85
A Ray-Gun Democrat? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #83
Aldo "Gets" It... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #86
I always wondered myself...what IS a Reagan Dem? Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #91
Wikipedia is your friend. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #103
I feel the same way about "pro gun progressives"...such a specimen simply doesn't exist, apocalypsehow Dec 2012 #93
Probably another word for swing voters. LeftInTX Dec 2012 #100
So how did Reagan win 49 states in 1984, Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #102
Nye Bevan "Gets" It... Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #104
No. OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #107
Did you forget to switch accounts before posting this? nt Romulox Dec 2012 #126
Romulox "Gets" It... Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #139
Romulox doesn't forget which account he's logged in under, then make comments about himself Romulox Dec 2012 #154
OK, it was a satirical commentary on posts 68, 80, 82, 85, 86, and 87. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #158
OIC! Romulox Dec 2012 #159
I Most Certainly Do. OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #105
Not really. I think most Democrats enthusiastically voted for Pres. Obama. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #109
Obama is a Reagan Democrat leftstreet Dec 2012 #110
Yes He Is. OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #117
That post should become part of the DU TOS! JVS Dec 2012 #116
People should be PPRd if they agree with President Obama on free trade? (nt) Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #118
No... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #119
The OP isn't dealing with reality. President Obama supports "Free Trade", for example. Romulox Dec 2012 #121
What then, Makes the 'Free-Trader' a Democrat? OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #122
The President is the head of the Party. There's no other test. Again, Deal. nt Romulox Dec 2012 #123
What the Hell Does that Mean? OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #125
I have no idea what you're talking about. Neither do you. nt Romulox Dec 2012 #127
Of Course you Don't Know What You're Talking About... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #130
This is just a train-wreck of a "No True Scotsman" fallacy. The anger is misdirected, Romulox Dec 2012 #132
Thanks for the Grammar Lesson... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #135
+1 billh58 Dec 2012 #144
Then there's the assholes... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #149
Actually, I have no problem billh58 Dec 2012 #150
When my cat gets this way, the vet calls it "non-referential aggression". Romulox Dec 2012 #157
And the President *also* likely supports "entitlement reform". Still a "Democrat". nt Romulox Dec 2012 #124
Really? OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #131
That's a lot different thread than the one you've started here. nt Romulox Dec 2012 #133
No, It Isn't... OneAngryDemocrat Dec 2012 #134
Right. katsy Dec 2012 #128
I think they spent to much time watching "Death Valley Tippy Dec 2012 #136
K&R 99Forever Dec 2012 #140
I hate the constant chiseling away of social safety nets, the social contract and settled law ancianita Dec 2012 #141
Actually ... I consider myself a Reagan Democrat Drifter Dec 2012 #145
If you want the Democratic Party to change, first step is to destroy the Republican Party johnlucas Dec 2012 #152
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