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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I'll Ask It Again... While Avoiding Tender Feelings... Because I Really Want To Know... [View all]JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)4. I think the country is better off now than any time in US history.
Do we still have a long way to go? Sure. But we are forming a more perfect union.
And obviously Republicans represent a clear and present danger.
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WillyT
Oct 2015
OP
My question back is who thinks voting would "make this country any better"?
uppityperson
Oct 2015
#2
Do not mistake what I wrote for not voting as that is in no way what I meant
uppityperson
Oct 2015
#121
The DNC would not allow him to run for the Dem nomination unless he is a Democrat.
merrily
Oct 2015
#110
+1. The Democratic Socialists OUGHT to be one of America's main political parties.
Old Crow
Oct 2015
#66
Hm...did Bernie lie about who the mother of his middle-aged, full-grown child was?
MADem
Oct 2015
#98
Doesn't stump me. Yes, he is now. Duh. Would you rather he run third party, as did Nader?
merrily
Oct 2015
#109
You don't like microscopes and contact lenses and eyeglasses and books and ball point pens
JDPriestly
Oct 2015
#82
Locally owned businesses, affordable schools, strong unions, living wages, a real middle class,
senz
Oct 2015
#104
Here is a link to an article on where the U.S. stands on the Soclal Progress Index
CentralMass
Oct 2015
#79
So... Voting For Someone Who Stands By Their Convitions And Tells The Truth Is An After Thought ???
WillyT
Oct 2015
#9
There are Tea Bagger who stand by their convictions and tell the truth as they know it.
Buzz cook
Oct 2015
#33
Damn, I had to get up and dance to that song! Haven't heard it in eons. Thanks! nt
valerief
Oct 2015
#64
I remember posts from you about how your Dad was on State Commissions in CA and a media
Bluenorthwest
Oct 2015
#56
The OP missed a whole lot of opportunities to chime in "Me too" when BBQing /w Bush pics were posted
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#120
I Don't Give One Crap Why A DUer Votes The Way They Do... I Care About How The...
WillyT
Oct 2015
#19
You don't vote to make the country better. You vote to keep it from getting worse.
Yavin4
Oct 2015
#17
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2015
#26
i assume this is about Clinton but whoever it's about if you don't want to vote for HEr don't vote
JI7
Oct 2015
#29
They MAIN lie is the ONLY alternative to rampant Capitalism is Soviet Style Communism.
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2015
#47
As Bill Maher said or Real Time this week: "you wouldn't want a President who wasn't calculating
applegrove
Oct 2015
#52
We Are Where We Are Today Because We Do Not Have The Courage To Vote Our Convictions
cantbeserious
Oct 2015
#76