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Johonny

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9. It isn't the fear of seeing aNnything that furthers the greater good. FOR DECADES to come.

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 11:57 AM

Mar 2015

It is the fact of removing anything we do now for the greater good that seems to be point of the list. It would be decades just to fix the huge damage they would do in one four year period. I can't imagine the job loss, economic crash, unnecessary deaths,... that would result from a GOP sweep. A whole generation would be screwed and the country would clearly be an also ran in the world if those policies are put in place. Will it happen? Good God who votes for that shit is my question.

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Imagine a Republican Administration and Congress in 2017 [View all] MineralMan Mar 2015 OP

On the one hand it is realistic to think that upaloopa Mar 2015 #1

You may be right about what we can expect from MineralMan Mar 2015 #3

I'm with you, MineralMan. I'll be 62 this year. If the GOP snatches the White House and holds enough calimary Mar 2015 #5

It's a face-palm thing for me, too. MineralMan Mar 2015 #6

So will I, MineralMan. calimary Mar 2015 #23

I know you will, and I'm counting on that. MineralMan Mar 2015 #24

It isn't the fear of seeing aNnything that furthers the greater good. FOR DECADES to come. Johonny Mar 2015 #9

A combination of both of those. With one hand, they'd be hellbent on tearing down everything calimary Mar 2015 #15

Oh wow, you're turning Social Security age just as... JaneyVee Mar 2015 #47

I agree. If we cannot have everything we want the best we can do is hold the ground we do have. jwirr Mar 2015 #19

There are times when that's true, for sure. MineralMan Mar 2015 #26

And not only our survival as a political party but for the nation and the 99%. jwirr Mar 2015 #28

We'll be Northeast Korea. nt valerief Mar 2015 #2

Something like that, anyhow. MineralMan Mar 2015 #4

Count me in! ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #7

Thank you! I already knew that you were on board. MineralMan Mar 2015 #8

K & R. n/t FSogol Mar 2015 #10

Thanks very much! MineralMan Mar 2015 #11

Yup, we can't afford people sitting out of this election, making waffles, or trying to suppress the FSogol Mar 2015 #12

We will, indeed, need every vote. MineralMan Mar 2015 #13

All the more reason we need a good healthy well contested 2016 Democratic primary. corkhead Mar 2015 #14

There will be primary elections. MineralMan Mar 2015 #16

Agreed. Once we are past that everyone will fall in line once faced with the prospect of your list corkhead Mar 2015 #18

I certainly hope so. MineralMan Mar 2015 #20

As rancorous as the 2008 primary season was on DU, it worked out fine in the end. corkhead Mar 2015 #25

2010 and 2014 were ground-losing elections. MineralMan Mar 2015 #27

I see a lot of this in the massive quantities of emails that I receive... Blanks Mar 2015 #17

You mean the ones with the "Could you spare $3 dollars?" attached? ScreamingMeemie Mar 2015 #21

That's them... Blanks Mar 2015 #43

Pending disasters are plenty inspiring to me. MineralMan Mar 2015 #22

The problem with trying to convince people... Blanks Mar 2015 #39

It's funny because most of this stuff was on their agenda last time hughee99 Mar 2015 #29

So, you're saying that things will be fine if they win? MineralMan Mar 2015 #30

No, but I am saying there's a whole lot of things on this list hughee99 Mar 2015 #32

Lieberman! merrily Mar 2015 #41

That's why we need some kind of... Blanks Mar 2015 #46

Teens? Wow! It's soared. Then again, they haven't had a lot of time to screw us yet. merrily Mar 2015 #48

Yes, the party platform should be the contract... Blanks Mar 2015 #60

I don't have a problem with a gimmick, either. I was only making the additional point merrily Mar 2015 #62

Supreme Court and say hello to President Cruz. Ugh. merrily Mar 2015 #31

There are so many catastrophic disasters brewing it is hard to keep track. gordianot Mar 2015 #33

Imagine a 2016 candidate who can actually win votes jeff47 Mar 2015 #34

Isn't it a little to soon to be dragging the GOP Boogeyman out? djean111 Mar 2015 #35

No, not really. The GOP already controls the SCOTUS and Congress. MineralMan Mar 2015 #37

There was no need to mention a candidate. We all got it anyway. But this is still pre-primary time. merrily Mar 2015 #40

Really? Who is it you think I support? MineralMan Mar 2015 #42

Think? You've posted that you support Hillary because you think she's the most able to merrily Mar 2015 #44

I certainly will support her if she is the nominee. MineralMan Mar 2015 #50

A lot of people who defend Hillary a lot post that same thing, but that is not what you posted merrily Mar 2015 #52

You say I said something. Post a link where I said what you claim I said. MineralMan Mar 2015 #55

Excuse me, but the point of my reply to your OP was not about you. You have ignored merrily Mar 2015 #57

But it was about me. You said that I had said something. MineralMan Mar 2015 #58

No, Reply 40 was about posting about primaries, though it mentioned you. merrily Mar 2015 #59

Predictions are not support. They are predictions. MineralMan Mar 2015 #64

P.S. merrily Mar 2015 #67

Oh, yes, I have read that we should not waste the (bankers') money on primaries, djean111 Mar 2015 #54

YES. But it sure distracts from other things. Pls. see Reply 44. merrily Mar 2015 #49

I agree Andy823 Mar 2015 #36

Absolutely. Every race at every level is crucial. MineralMan Mar 2015 #38

You need to add: What will happen to science LongTomH Mar 2015 #45

We can't lose in 2016 workinclasszero Mar 2015 #51

Sadly, we CAN lose in 2016. We must not, but we certainly can lose. MineralMan Mar 2015 #56

"Winning takes hard work and strong voter turnout." workinclasszero Mar 2015 #79

Hell on Earth get the red out Mar 2015 #53

So where are the stellar Democratic candidates? Cosmic Kitten Mar 2015 #61

I have no idea, nor do I have any influence on any potential MineralMan Mar 2015 #66

Why do you think there is a lack of strong Democratic candidates overall? Cosmic Kitten Mar 2015 #69

So, when was the last time a Democrat held office where you are? MineralMan Mar 2015 #71

Why do you think there is a lack of strong Democratic candidates overall? Cosmic Kitten Mar 2015 #77

Is this just a trend or fad for some? I did not know that. Rex Mar 2015 #63

It will be the VERY LAST Administration and the US will be no more. yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #65

That's depressing Cali_Democrat Mar 2015 #68

Wait till you see the kind of government they form yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #74

Do you have a declared candidate in mind to unite behind? Fumesucker Mar 2015 #70

Nobody has declared, so no. When there is a nominee, that MineralMan Mar 2015 #72

Why do you think we won't WIN in 2016 Cosmic Kitten Mar 2015 #78

to someone on the bottom, it will feel like the same screwing. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #73

Will it? I don't think so, really. MineralMan Mar 2015 #75

IMHO, the emboldened will come to pass DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #76

**GOTV** is the KEY ... Martin Eden Mar 2015 #80