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hollowdweller

(4,229 posts)

9. Wasted opportunity

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 11:50 PM

Dec 2016

Reagan painted the democrats as big spenders and attacked them for running up the deficit even though he wound up tripling it.

Obama failed to pin Iraq and the financial meltdown on the GOP so they were able to bounce back and win congress and eventually the White House.

I feel fairly certain Trump will run up the debt and have a recession. Will democrats waste the opportunity??

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Am saying it: We LOSE because we *ARE* soft!1 Wingnuts send gutter fighters [View all] UTUSN Dec 2016 OP

Often fire has to be fought with fire. LBJ knew that, for one example. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #1

Same age, same feelings. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #2

THAT'S TRUE! I'm not sure what it is, politness, trying to be fair, or something else, but napi21 Dec 2016 #3

Better add Comey's name in there as he's the biggest reason for this one. brush Dec 2016 #4

yup. we routinely bring a butter knife to nuclear warfare. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2016 #5

My stomach is hurting UTUSN Dec 2016 #6

exactly why their minority held our majority in checkmate Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #7

It's a dog fight shadowmayor Dec 2016 #8

Wasted opportunity hollowdweller Dec 2016 #9

Uh ..... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #10