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forest444

(5,902 posts)
42. Great thread. Really sums it up.
Sat Apr 30, 2016, 03:05 PM
Apr 2016

Scorpios are known for getting right to the chase. And once again, we were not disappointed.

(we wordy Libras could take a page from your book)

7 years! [View all] MrScorpio Apr 2016 OP
Great graphic! I'm sick of the idiots who say the two parties are the same! Squinch Apr 2016 #1
Me too! Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 #93
And also the idiots who jimlup May 2016 #100
Yep. So many idiots, so little time! Squinch May 2016 #113
Same here. Hortensis May 2016 #109
Just a moment, please. I thought Obama was a neocon. A Third Way neoliberal. This doesn't add up. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #2
Me too! JustAnotherGen Apr 2016 #5
No, but the TPP is a neo liberal deal. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #31
Nope. That's your definition. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #35
Especially the ones who live overseas. n/t libdem4life Apr 2016 #71
... but not the ones who live entirely in the artificial reality of their twisted minds. Buzz Clik Apr 2016 #73
Strange reply. Have to parse that one a little extra. n/t libdem4life Apr 2016 #76
You're SO sweet! dchill May 2016 #102
A tad over the top, don't you think? Whatevs. n/t libdem4life May 2016 #117
LOL hay rick Apr 2016 #83
How! Our other trade agreements have cost us good jobs (that have been replaced by JDPriestly Apr 2016 #94
I think every seven years democrats forget how shitty La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #48
My line is that Democratic Presidents generally disappoint me slightly whereas GOP ones invariably Warren DeMontague May 2016 #106
Living in a democracy is disappointing La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #115
+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #119
K&R... spanone Apr 2016 #3
Yes he did a great job Andy823 Apr 2016 #4
I don't think anyone on here is saying continuing what Obama has done would be a bad thing. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #36
Couldn't have said it better...! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #107
Yes those 10s of millions of us who never recovered from the crash fasttense May 2016 #111
So is the solution to sit out the presidential election and allow the White House to Squinch May 2016 #114
You left off the 4,000 plus innocent people killed with drone strikes. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #6
Thanks for bringing a balanced perspective. nt MrScorpio Apr 2016 #7
The Goldilocks "liberal" - no Democrat has ever been good enough. yallerdawg Apr 2016 #9
So what are insinuating? That we should only discuss the good things? rhett o rick Apr 2016 #15
You need to Andy823 Apr 2016 #20
The best thing to happen to the Sanders' legacy and "movement" .. yallerdawg Apr 2016 #25
Yep, us anti everything people want results not words. zeemike Apr 2016 #41
I would like to see something between swooners and haters Skittles May 2016 #103
I'd be willing to bet dollars to holes in donuts that within DAYS of a Sanders inauguration ... Hekate Apr 2016 #61
Thankfully, there won't be a Sanders inauguration. baldguy Apr 2016 #96
I doubt Sanders would waste a couple years trying to play nice with repukes Skittles May 2016 #104
Find myself agreeing with you all over the place, Andy! LOLOL! Surya Gayatri May 2016 #108
Bernie does support The Obama Drone Policy, rick. liberalnarb Apr 2016 #38
Liberalnarb. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #86
well in that perspective hfojvt Apr 2016 #40
Japanese internment? NT 1939 Apr 2016 #23
ouch.. yuiyoshida Apr 2016 #37
FDR and the sainted Earl Warren NT 1939 Apr 2016 #43
Correct and couple of addtional things Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #13
Sanders supports the drone war JI7 Apr 2016 #47
you have proof of this? shanti Apr 2016 #56
Several links for your delectation Hekate Apr 2016 #63
Thanks for the links Hekate! sheshe2 Apr 2016 #87
"All of that and more" -- Bernie Sanders, when asked by Chuck Todd if he would use drones betsuni Apr 2016 #51
Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #84
The number I've quoted has come under question. I quoted the number that rhett o rick May 2016 #101
Its certainly a good graphic, but I also like to imagine the bread lines that were avoided BootinUp Apr 2016 #8
Yes, let's inject a little reality in this thread. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #27
quick takes on the issues you raise BootinUp Apr 2016 #39
The problem with not enough support is who it comes from passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #45
Yes, actually Obama did start the revolution. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #88
The revolution started before Obama. I think the real revolution passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #89
Obama did far more that he is given credit for. sheshe2 Apr 2016 #90
I know Obama has accomplished a lot passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #91
most of the income is NOT going to the top hfojvt Apr 2016 #44
Sorry, I should have said profit, not income. n/t passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #46
you did say profit hfojvt Apr 2016 #50
Well we aren't talking normal bennefits here passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #53
any capital gains they get from that, and dividends hfojvt Apr 2016 #57
capital gains are taxed at a much lower rate than income n/t passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #60
and so are dividends hfojvt Apr 2016 #68
Sarcastic comment about DU followed by emoji. Rex Apr 2016 #10
The Uninsured rate under Bush is deceptive rurallib Apr 2016 #11
k & r! lovemydog Apr 2016 #19
+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #120
He made a promise to the gay community that he would do right by us Politicub Apr 2016 #12
I was skeptical about this when Obama picked warren La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #49
I had forgotten about that name. Politicub Apr 2016 #52
Yup, as I said I was totally wrong to be skeptical La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #54
How about an honest assessment, and not one that would make a fawn blush . . FairWinds Apr 2016 #14
Don't go on ... JoePhilly Apr 2016 #77
Just imagine what he could have done PatSeg Apr 2016 #16
It would also help if he were a progressive. passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #28
I think at his core, PatSeg Apr 2016 #64
the most important thing that needs to be done passiveporcupine Apr 2016 #65
Yes PatSeg Apr 2016 #75
FDR is one of my heroes, but FDR was not God.The rewrite of history on FDR could get to be as bad... Hekate Apr 2016 #66
That was very well said PatSeg Apr 2016 #74
Why is congress like that though?? angrychair Apr 2016 #85
Oh definitely PatSeg Apr 2016 #97
It's been an excellent two terms for President Barack Obama..... George II Apr 2016 #17
"And to think that the RWNJs were afraid that Obama was going to destroy America!" Plucketeer Apr 2016 #18
Don't forget about some of the Andy823 Apr 2016 #21
Well - truth be told Plucketeer Apr 2016 #32
President Obama has more than lived up to my expectations.. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #22
+1 Hekate Apr 2016 #69
Well said, mg... Surya Gayatri May 2016 #110
+1 uponit7771 May 2016 #121
Spectacular! shireen Apr 2016 #24
Yes, but what has he ACCOMPLISHED? (sarcasm) NT PBass Apr 2016 #26
I am proud and happy that this man in our President Gothmog Apr 2016 #29
Kick. (n/t) Iggo Apr 2016 #30
The fact is Obama saved America. SunSeeker Apr 2016 #33
+ 1 ... my neice too. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #79
K&R ismnotwasm Apr 2016 #34
Great thread. Really sums it up. forest444 Apr 2016 #42
K&R! betsuni Apr 2016 #55
Barack Obama was the right President at the right time. jillan Apr 2016 #58
great jlarson Apr 2016 #59
Nice to see you. That's a great graphic. Hekate Apr 2016 #62
Best president of my lifetime...it's not even a close question alcibiades_mystery Apr 2016 #67
Unemloyment numbers are total BS SusanLarson Apr 2016 #70
It has gotten better in many ways PowerToThePeople Apr 2016 #72
Obama will end up in the top tier of all Presidents. JoePhilly Apr 2016 #78
I swear Soxfan58 Apr 2016 #80
I still think Obama is lovely! Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2016 #81
Me too, Rosa!! ailsagirl Apr 2016 #82
The fool, larry elder, says its weakest recovery ever. Cant stand to see a black man succeed Liberal_in_LA Apr 2016 #92
And there are those who would like to erase it all & start from scratch. baldguy Apr 2016 #95
Could have been a lot worse. JEB Apr 2016 #98
We've certainly come a long way over those years GOPblows431 May 2016 #99
"Destroy America"? Fuck, I only wish I'd had some liquid cash to put in the stock market early 2009. Warren DeMontague May 2016 #105
We're supposed to believe these numbers mean anything to people. Madmiddle May 2016 #112
Great graphic underpants May 2016 #116
Is there still time to repeal the 22nd Amendment? Califonz May 2016 #118
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