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Art_from_Ark

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8. I think that news of the "demise of the Republican Party"

Reply to Fumesucker (Original post)

Mon Jun 3, 2013, 10:18 PM

Jun 2013

is greatly exaggerated. They control the US House of Representatives (and will quite possibly retain it next year ), as well as most governorships and statehouses, as well as having enough members in the Senate to effectively block nearly anything that resembles progressive legislation.

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So many things in life turn out to be counterintuitive [View all] Fumesucker Jun 2013 OP

I am for an 80-20 in agenda by Presidents being forward. Not the demise of a name. graham4anything Jun 2013 #1

English? Fumesucker Jun 2013 #2

The Beatles,Elvis were mainstream. So were the Clash after their first million seller. graham4anything Jun 2013 #3

I hear Linda Ronstadt is looking for a guitar player Fumesucker Jun 2013 #6

Linda Ronstadt will vote for Hillary in 2016. graham4anything Jun 2013 #9

.. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #5

Despite the 'word salad' participatants you have attracted- xchrom Jun 2013 #4

The transition is well underway, probably closer to finished than starting. TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #7

I think that news of the "demise of the Republican Party" Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #8