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sabrina 1

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17. So now we have another word we're going to see repeated over and over again as if it mean something,
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 06:59 PM
Mar 2014

much like the one that has, hopefully, finally worn itself out from overuse. Words, we've heard enough words to last a lifetime. Best way to judge a politician we've learned, is not by their words, but by their actions including how they vote on issues.

We are told every election that 'cannot do this, cannot do that'. But the Republicans we are told at the same time 'CAN and WILL do what they want. Something has been very wrong with this message.

I assume the latest word 'factivist' no doubt applauded in some think tank as 'brilliant' to slap down any hopes that maybe NOW after all the elections where we were told to be 'pragmatic' and just wait, that OUR time has finally come. But to be 'factivist' about it, that would require politicians who actually WANTED what the people want.

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