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2016 Postmortem

Bruce Wayne

(692 posts)

14. And here we see the difference between humility and entitlement.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 07:29 PM

Feb 2012

One leader tells me "work harder." The other says, "Get out of my seat." Whom should I follow? It's the ant and the grasshopper all over again. You'd think the Midwestern states would have learned their lessons about grasshoppers long ago...

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Really? [View all] babylonsister Feb 2012 OP

Rethugs exist in a bizarro universe where they create their own reality Siwsan Feb 2012 #1

Made me laugh cyberspirit Feb 2012 #7

Envy eats people up...imagine how the Mittster, Santorum, etc must feel. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2012 #2

I so agree! nt babylonsister Feb 2012 #4

Repigs lie ALL the time. They are incapable of speaking the truth. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #3

Yup Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #5

It's time to get out Snopes and the Truth Machine again.. I'm K Gardner Feb 2012 #6

Romney is an ass, but Obama, in this particular case, is full of it too... progress2k12nbynd Feb 2012 #8

You may have some obscure point, but the o.p. deals specifically with the topic of "pessimism". Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #10

My concern is with soundbites for soundbite's sake. I've appreciated the willingess of O... progress2k12nbynd Feb 2012 #11

I'll go ahead and thank myself for my "concern" progress2k12nbynd Feb 2012 #12

Perhaps you're a, dare I say, "pessimist"? Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #13

The 1% solution. GeorgeGist Feb 2012 #9

And here we see the difference between humility and entitlement. Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #14