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coeur_de_lion

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4. There was a time about 8 years ago
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:35 AM
Nov 2012

When I thought this day would never come. When I was fresh out of grad school, stuck in a dead end job, working for rabid republicans, saddled with student loans I couldn't pay. I was beyond depressed.

Bush had just stolen his second election. No one had been made to pay for outing Valerie Plame because her husband revealed the truth about WMD in Iraq.

DU (and most especially you H) saved my sanity.

Now look where we are. A wise black man just won a second term against what the media said were impossble odds.

You just helped two democrats win in a heavily republican area.

As for me I have a great job working for a company whose values I respect. My boss is a democrat. When I saw her for the first time after the election she gave me a big hug.

I'm starting to believe in happy endings. Life is good.

And H you are part of what makes life so good these days.

Ocean [View all] H2O Man Nov 2012 OP
k&r... spanone Nov 2012 #1
Thanks! H2O Man Nov 2012 #5
Excellent piece of writing & strategy Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #2
Thank you. H2O Man Nov 2012 #7
You ran a great campaign coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #3
We both know H2O Man Nov 2012 #8
LOL I was just reminiscing H coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #9
Present Me. Nov 2012 #33
Me! It's you! No It's Me! coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #35
OK, Now You've Confused Me Me. Nov 2012 #39
Me confused? You confused? Who's on first? coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #41
There was a time about 8 years ago coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #4
Don't apologize! I like it when you get carried away!!!! DonRedwood Nov 2012 #6
Thank you. H2O Man Nov 2012 #14
We can be your sounding board :0) DonRedwood Nov 2012 #29
congratulations! You are such an inspiration librechik Nov 2012 #10
Thank you! H2O Man Nov 2012 #16
K & R HCE SuiGeneris Nov 2012 #11
Thanks! H2O Man Nov 2012 #17
K & R coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #12
You again, eh? H2O Man Nov 2012 #18
Not mant threads stay up for long anymore coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #23
Yes, I found it. H2O Man Nov 2012 #25
Kick to find it later n/t hootinholler Nov 2012 #13
Thanks, Buddy. H2O Man Nov 2012 #19
Planting seeds of thought bulldogge Nov 2012 #15
I'm telling Bob McCarthy! H2O Man Nov 2012 #20
Beautiful tribute to your uncle coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #24
Were You The Victor? Me. Nov 2012 #32
Thanks for this beautiful post malaise Nov 2012 #21
Many thanks! H2O Man Nov 2012 #22
My dear H20 Man... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #26
Well said!! n/t coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #28
Here's to hopes of overlaying that on much more area! upi402 Nov 2012 #27
A kick for a man who does so much HCE SuiGeneris Nov 2012 #30
Gandhi, Jesus, MLKjr. Me. Nov 2012 #31
Gracious! H2O Man Nov 2012 #34
Dear H coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #36
"Can't get much worse" H2O Man Nov 2012 #37
Private table. coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #40
A Weeping Guitar Was One Of Mine Me. Nov 2012 #38
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