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madaboutharry

(40,147 posts)
75. StuartG, It is a figure of speech.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 12:21 PM
Jan 2022

I also wrote: "A good man like Joe Biden, who deeply wants to make the lives of Americans safer, fairer, and better is kneecapped by members of his own party."

I am so disillusioned. [View all] madaboutharry Jan 2022 OP
What a perfect post cilla4progress Jan 2022 #1
I find escapes too. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #3
Yes it is krawhitham Jan 2022 #13
So spot on. The SCOTUS six are extreme wingers, Sinema has a gigantic ego... brush Jan 2022 #40
Manchin and Sinema are DINO's and now they have been exposed as such. hadEnuf Jan 2022 #94
Until and unless we end campaign donations, Super PACS, revolving door and dark money Dustlawyer Jan 2022 #63
We used to have caucuses at our house back in the day cilla4progress Jan 2022 #87
I've become very interested in sitcoms lately. I found the original "Odd Couple" Maraya1969 Jan 2022 #77
😢 😢 😢 exactly right. I'm just sick. Really do not know what to do. It IS just sick. a kennedy Jan 2022 #2
Yep left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 #4
I share your disillusionment jcmaine72 Jan 2022 #5
That's Where I'm At nt SoCalDavidS Jan 2022 #7
I agree that things are likely wnylib Jan 2022 #64
That about sums it up. Baitball Blogger Jan 2022 #6
me too. Some other things that have me disillusioned in addition to the ones you list NewHendoLib Jan 2022 #8
Amen Joinfortmill Jan 2022 #9
yes a sorry pathetic country now ,,,thanks gop. anti stupid Jan 2022 #10
the Fourth Turning is about to show it's teeth. Kablooie Jan 2022 #11
First time I read someone posting this on DU, TY YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #56
Left? Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2022 #62
We do. The messaging is just not available as RW smear machine dominates airwaves. The "left" is Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #93
I'm going with Lowered Expectations. Expect little and when something good happens, be excited. sarcasmo Jan 2022 #12
no real news - every yin gots a yang, y'know? bringthePaine Jan 2022 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Jan 2022 #15
I agree, but what helps me... XacerbatedDem Jan 2022 #65
It is disgusting. FoxNewsSucks Jan 2022 #16
Coal & Curtsy will go down in infamy. Celerity Jan 2022 #21
coal & curtsy - absolutely perfect! notinkansas Jan 2022 #50
SO PERFECT. LowerManhattanite Jan 2022 #51
I've been cutting loose.... paleotn Jan 2022 #32
I am very old,this too shall pass. pidge Jan 2022 #17
If we had the social media and 24 hour cable news/propaganda Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #18
Maybe... jcmaine72 Jan 2022 #24
Have to agree about the music, Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #26
You may have a point.... paleotn Jan 2022 #34
So was shooting college students and running tanks in the street :/ YP_Yooper Jan 2022 #57
The shrew that killed Democracy. LW1977 Jan 2022 #19
Nailed it. dixiechiken1 Jan 2022 #20
I share your angst. Lonestarblue Jan 2022 #22
deep breath RussBLib Jan 2022 #23
Thank you. 58Sunliner Jan 2022 #29
Well said. Thank you. paleotn Jan 2022 #35
Exactly!!! XacerbatedDem Jan 2022 #66
And the MSM has not been doing its job Moebym Jan 2022 #25
for the first time Timewas Jan 2022 #27
if you were ever was in combat with this kind of attitude, ya' come home in a body bag ! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #28
Yep. 58Sunliner Jan 2022 #31
One can be disillusioned and still want to fight. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #36
Gonna have to get mad and get busy. That is what I'm going to do. 58Sunliner Jan 2022 #30
I am with you Picaro Jan 2022 #33
"My fellow citizens know little or nothing about how our government is supposed to work." pazzyanne Jan 2022 #58
I am disheartened right now. Mickju Jan 2022 #37
Just when I think it can't get worse, Miguelito Loveless Jan 2022 #38
Then it is time..... secularhumanizer Jan 2022 #39
I feel it. On the good side... Baked Potato Jan 2022 #41
Lets look to John Stuart Mill plimsoll Jan 2022 #42
Maybe we're just becoming disabused of our illusions gulliver Jan 2022 #43
I agree even if Trump is charged they will just move on to another demon Tribetime Jan 2022 #44
I am so with you mrsadm Jan 2022 #45
I feel your pain. Richard58 Jan 2022 #46
I feel the same way. lucca18 Jan 2022 #47
On the plus side, Glenn Beck has Covid again. progressoid Jan 2022 #48
Thanks for sharing this with us. pazzyanne Jan 2022 #59
Coal & Curtsy have done their damage... LowerManhattanite Jan 2022 #49
Yes. We need to start making our case in much plainer, starker phrases repeated in all interviews. JudyM Jan 2022 #52
Ys we ARE making Our Case but the 1% controlled M$M is not giving us air time. Tommymac Jan 2022 #60
All the more reason for us to tighten our messaging. JudyM Jan 2022 #73
It feels like that wendyb-NC Jan 2022 #53
I get that way some days too... llmart Jan 2022 #54
We must be resolute in unifying and increasing Dem party membership, Roisin Ni Fiachra Jan 2022 #55
I often feel that way these days. Then I remember that that is how the Republicans WANT us to feel. LaMouffette Jan 2022 #61
"Never despair... Wednesdays Jan 2022 #67
I am so sad and angry about this nonsensical mess caused by freaking idiots hurting themselves. lark Jan 2022 #68
Everything is ..NOT CORRUPTED. JOE BIDEN IS NOT CORRUPTED. Stuart G Jan 2022 #69
StuartG, It is a figure of speech. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #75
Well, as an erstwhile Democrat, Kyrsten Sinema is not doing the party, PatrickforB Jan 2022 #70
I am way more optimistic. I am old so I have seen leftyladyfrommo Jan 2022 #71
Agree 100% BlueJac Jan 2022 #72
Well... Mike Nelson Jan 2022 #74
Thank you. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #76
This is beautiful. cilla4progress Jan 2022 #88
Not sure... Mike Nelson Jan 2022 #91
Zinn wrote it - cilla4progress Jan 2022 #92
Perfect post! ElementaryPenguin Jan 2022 #78
Um, they won't have you. cilla4progress Jan 2022 #89
Steps are being taken. malthaussen Jan 2022 #79
Silly Sinema rumleyfips Jan 2022 #80
Well, all we can do is clean ourselves up and do what we should in future. Hortensis Jan 2022 #81
Welcome to Kali Yuga vlyons Jan 2022 #82
Yep. PatrickforB Jan 2022 #83
We should be leading the fight on climate change, not fighting fascism within our own country. CrispyQ Jan 2022 #84
I have thought this exact thing for several years, Crispy! cilla4progress Jan 2022 #90
true... myohmy2 Jan 2022 #85
Then there is McCarthy's plans DownriverDem Jan 2022 #86
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