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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Republican Obsession With Obstructing Obama is Endangering the Country [View all]RepublicansRZombies
(982 posts)23. They are wrong. They have been wrong for over 30 years. Nothing we can do will make them right.
Nothing we can do can make them happy.
In other words, There is nothing we can do.
They need to deal with the fact they are wrong, be unhappy about it, then learn and move on to be better people.
We need to be the smart parent who leaves them in time out until they apologize, certainly not listen to any more pleading.
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babylonsister
Dec 2012
OP
Nice summation of last weeks events that pertain to the budget/deficit negotiations.
geckosfeet
Dec 2012
#1
Yes. This is their "counter-proposal". Demonization. The president needs to stand his ground.
geckosfeet
Dec 2012
#9
They never have and never will accept that a black man is running the country.
ClusterFreak
Dec 2012
#7
Since you seem to know the legal basis for "sedition" why don't you do that?
former9thward
Dec 2012
#32
Very well said. They did the same to FDR. It took years to get past them, we must have a Democratic
freshwest
Dec 2012
#20
They are wrong. They have been wrong for over 30 years. Nothing we can do will make them right.
RepublicansRZombies
Dec 2012
#23
I bet the next Congress is going to be significantly different than this one.
yends21012
Dec 2012
#22
If they shut down government they are a threat to national security. Seriously.
ancianita
Dec 2012
#31