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deurbano

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28. Agree completely, except.... Medicare. I don't think we should discount the possibility of any
Fri Nov 18, 2016, 02:00 PM
Nov 2016

horrific development at this point, no matter how unlikely it seems. And Medicaid. Ryan wants to gut that, too, and that will affect poor people over 50. It's all so unbelievable.

i've lived a good life. i have zero fucks left. mopinko Nov 2016 #1
Well I have children and grandchildren ... GeorgeGist Nov 2016 #2
exactly do we really want them to grow up in this shit. bdamomma Nov 2016 #4
I too have children and grandchildren. It sucks that we are all going to be stuck with this PileOS. bullimiami Nov 2016 #11
Yes, this was never about us, the over 50 crowd, this was about our children and Fla Dem Nov 2016 #16
I agree with you. Lifelong Protester Nov 2016 #19
Agree completely, except.... Medicare. I don't think we should discount the possibility of any deurbano Nov 2016 #28
Yeah, me too. tavalon Nov 2016 #32
I have a total of nine great nieces and nephews. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2016 #47
I would agree with you Dorian Gray Nov 2016 #34
I've met Mr. Scorpio in real life tavalon Nov 2016 #40
My response wasn't actually to Mr. Scorpio Dorian Gray Nov 2016 #46
Yes, they are in charge of everything now and the ball is in their court. Arkansas Granny Nov 2016 #3
I tell people who I know voted for him CanonRay Nov 2016 #6
I am particularly enraged when tRump voters attempt to distance themselves from racism, bigotry ... etherealtruth Nov 2016 #38
this thing about their guns yup they have them bdamomma Nov 2016 #7
Sadly, it will land on our shoulders..........n/t dixiegrrrrl Nov 2016 #13
hmmm handmade34 Nov 2016 #17
Again. Lifelong Protester Nov 2016 #20
But after 8 years of the Dems sweeping up the streets following the GOP parades... C Moon Nov 2016 #23
The big challenge is driving it home to the right-wing voter that they're responsible. Baitball Blogger Nov 2016 #5
We teach, and teach and teach tavalon Nov 2016 #41
When I look at the prospects for Medicare and SS calguy Nov 2016 #8
I wish I could rec your post! Lifelong Protester Nov 2016 #22
Me too. montana_hazeleyes Nov 2016 #30
It ain't gonna' be pretty. I have sons who would be targets of the haters mnhtnbb Nov 2016 #9
I share your dilemma. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2016 #21
If you have the means... PoiBoy Nov 2016 #31
Amazed at the defeatism I'm seeing here. cwydro Nov 2016 #10
After the last week or so, I'm starting to feel energized jberryhill Nov 2016 #33
Everyone will with time. I have absolute faith in long time DUers tavalon Nov 2016 #42
My only hope is that Trump and the GOP successfully go just "too far" enough... phleshdef Nov 2016 #12
Read an interesting article yesterday. stolnepounder Nov 2016 #14
Bingo! MrScorpio Nov 2016 #15
A congenital liar taking an oath..... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2016 #25
go check out the WaPo main page today, they are reaming Trump, left and right Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #18
Support the Washington Post ramapo Nov 2016 #36
He has no mandate. Lifelong Protester Nov 2016 #24
But he has both Houses and soon the Supreme Court PJMcK Nov 2016 #29
He only gets want Democrats will support for the Supreme Court ramapo Nov 2016 #37
He didn't even win tavalon Nov 2016 #43
I read somewhere that good and evil are eternally cyclical. Scurrilous Nov 2016 #26
We've been time-warped back to 1955. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2016 #27
Don't want to die with Trump as president ramapo Nov 2016 #35
I am ashamed to admit I am exhausted. There is so much to do. I have 2 grandchildren to do it for. Hekate Nov 2016 #39
I might well need to bring my posts about activism over to General Discussion as I'm not getting tavalon Nov 2016 #44
We might as well sit back and watch the GOP struggle. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #45
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