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AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)
6. It seems to me that when we spoke up in 2006 and replaced Republicans in Congress with Democrats,
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 09:36 AM
Dec 2012

the first response from Pelosi and her Congressional supporters was "Impeachment is off the table."

It also seems to me that when we spoke up in 2008 and swept the Presidency, Congress, and local races with Democrats, we spoke up again. One of the first decisions made by the Obama Administration was to continue and expand the optional Middle-East occupations, and give de facto immunity to openly admitted war criminals.

In 2010, after Obama extended the Bush tax-cuts for the rich and super-rich, he reduced the likelihood that Democratic politicians would be held in the same high regard that they were held in 2006 and 2008. The 2010 election confirmed that.

In the recent 2012 election, a Romney-is-worse campaign was run.

"If we speak loud and long enough"? How loud? How long?

They still vote Republican no matter how hard the GOP tries to screw them BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #1
All Repub voters are against cuts to veterans' benefits, SocSec and Medicare eridani Dec 2012 #2
I'm a Vietnam Vet and I wouldn't vote for a republiCON if my life depended on it madokie Dec 2012 #10
perception Roy Rolling Dec 2012 #13
I'm a Desert Storm Vet CaptJasHook Dec 2012 #18
I volunteered for the draft coldbeer Dec 2012 #19
I don't know any of my fellow VN vets who lean republiCON madokie Dec 2012 #21
LOL!!! coldbeer Dec 2012 #23
The only time I wore a traditional navy uniform was during boot camp madokie Dec 2012 #34
My father was a 32 year career AF officer enlightenment Dec 2012 #30
First, thank you for your service, liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #29
Thank you madokie Dec 2012 #33
One of my older brothers was in a Marine gunner crew. He told me years later, before he lost bluestate10 Dec 2012 #36
I'm very sorry about your brother and I don't doubt liberalhistorian Dec 2012 #38
I'm also a Vietnam Vet. I won't even knowingly let plethoro Dec 2012 #20
+1 madokie Dec 2012 #22
Likewise. I'm going to see The Hobbit at 4 bells today with my 42 year-old-daughter plethoro Dec 2012 #24
If by "they" you mean veterans, then you're mistaken. Many of us vets vote straight blue. Scuba Dec 2012 #4
65 and over went for Romney by 12 points BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #9
I don't know what precentage of vets belong to a VFW, but I'm guessing less than half. Scuba Dec 2012 #15
Yeah, that's what I was saying BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #16
My 92-yr. old father is a WWII vet and member of the VFW proReality Dec 2012 #8
My dad is in the VFW and votes Democratic gollygee Dec 2012 #14
Yeah, that is the fucking kicker. bluestate10 Dec 2012 #35
Good for the organizations. All of them. But will Congress listen? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #3
If we speak loud and long enough, and in sufficient numbers, we won't have to ask. n/t jtuck004 Dec 2012 #5
It seems to me that when we spoke up in 2006 and replaced Republicans in Congress with Democrats, AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #6
Sorry. I meant loud and long like they did in 1880, 1884... jtuck004 Dec 2012 #31
No, it won't RVN VET Dec 2012 #7
It would be more like the protests at the first Dubya inaugural Fumesucker Dec 2012 #11
Maybe if we hang teabags on our hats, the media will report the protest. mountain grammy Dec 2012 #12
The existing CPI calculation..... sendero Dec 2012 #17
What amazes me is that Congress is so apoplectic burnsei sensei Dec 2012 #25
I'm all for lowering Medicare age. 55 years. Panasonic Dec 2012 #26
Agree with you... thatgemguy Dec 2012 #28
How many average folks have heard this term or know what it means? Myrina Dec 2012 #27
AARP is pretty infulential, and retirees who are on their lists generally get it eridani Dec 2012 #32
This is one reason I'm skeptical of proposals that would separate Social Security from vets benefits limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #37
Actually disabled people have spending patterns that are very similar to those of the elderly n/t eridani Dec 2012 #40
The CURRENT CPI calculation has ALREADY been rigged to underestimate inflation. Faryn Balyncd Dec 2012 #39
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