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I supported the status quo [View all] BainsBane Mar 2017 OP
I wish I could rec this a million times. JHan Mar 2017 #1
Same here. we can do it Mar 2017 #6
Hillary was the small (c) conservative choice. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2017 #2
Me too and I'm not making excuses for being a decent human being. we can do it Mar 2017 #3
Exactly. BainsBane Mar 2017 #4
++++++ JHan Mar 2017 #5
Me neither but remember many don't know anything but Fox News sharedvalues Mar 2017 #13
I hope you are right. susanna Mar 2017 #96
Strategy: go right after fox sharedvalues Mar 2017 #146
Oh, I do. susanna Mar 2017 #158
Amen x10000000. n/t susanna Mar 2017 #95
We went from the best POTUS of my lifetime, to.. this Warren DeMontague Mar 2017 #7
Many didn't understand what attacking and destroying "the status quo" meant.. JHan Mar 2017 #8
the bizarre thing BainsBane Mar 2017 #15
It has become a censuring epithet brer cat Mar 2017 #21
Yes... which isn't to say the status quo was perfect.. JHan Mar 2017 #22
It serves the interests of the people they care about BainsBane Mar 2017 #28
that .. and also.. JHan Mar 2017 #59
I think many don't realize it yet. It's terrifying. n/t susanna Mar 2017 #97
+1 uponit7771 Mar 2017 #19
So do I Gothmog Mar 2017 #148
BB, I wish I could rec this about a hundred times or so. Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #9
The one thing Jamaal510 Mar 2017 #10
Well done. NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #11
K&R sheshe2 Mar 2017 #12
That's the God's honest truth... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #14
Amen and Amen!!! uponit7771 Mar 2017 #16
my problem with the status quo thing is that suddenly when a black man becomes president JI7 Mar 2017 #17
Exactly BainsBane Mar 2017 #18
To be fair though, many on DU and other left-liberals have been consistently opposed to Reaganism. YoungDemCA Mar 2017 #136
+1 (nt) bekkilyn Mar 2017 #138
I can't begin to imagine what you think you're responding to BainsBane Mar 2017 #140
I was alive and active politically during the reagan years and I opposed Reagan Gothmog Mar 2017 #149
I know.. it was super Ridiculous and defied LOGIC. Cha Mar 2017 #27
Yes. They are imbeciles. ailsagirl Mar 2017 #77
I'll kick to Cha Mar 2017 #81
Or just don't care BainsBane Mar 2017 #87
Very very well said, BB Hekate Mar 2017 #20
as State Department that worked for peace and a refugee grantcart Mar 2017 #23
Yes. BainsBane Mar 2017 #25
K&R fleabiscuit Mar 2017 #24
Excellent OP, Bane! Mahalo! Cha Mar 2017 #26
Imagine having a president BainsBane Mar 2017 #32
16 years in a row.. Cha Mar 2017 #33
Excellent post! k&r DesertRat Mar 2017 #29
Me, too. raven mad Mar 2017 #30
Thanks for that! denvine Mar 2017 #69
Yes! I also supported the status quo and want it back nt fun n serious Mar 2017 #31
It's a good start (keeping what we've got) Blue_Warrior Mar 2017 #34
We don't have it anymore BainsBane Mar 2017 #35
Many on your list aren't gone yet and can still be fought for. Trumps budget hasn't passed yet Blue_Warrior Mar 2017 #36
I agree with that BainsBane Mar 2017 #37
Actually there are five entries on that list BainsBane Mar 2017 #38
When we get power again, we are going to have to fight to get back where Blue_true Mar 2017 #71
I so wish Hillary was boring us to death and that there was nothing to post about. Vinca Mar 2017 #39
International leadership in climate accord, fair trade, peaceful relations ucrdem Mar 2017 #40
Excellent addition BainsBane Mar 2017 #41
It's chilling. ucrdem Mar 2017 #43
The Selective Service? BainsBane Mar 2017 #45
edit BainsBane Mar 2017 #46
Stupid that the words "status quo" and "establishment" and others suddenly have only negative betsuni Mar 2017 #42
It particularly bothers me BainsBane Mar 2017 #47
Yes, that is particularly stupid. betsuni Mar 2017 #48
That's not what status quo and establishment meant during the primaries retrowire Mar 2017 #66
What does it mean then? betsuni Mar 2017 #74
I need none of those words to say that the status quo was used in reference tooooooooo.... retrowire Mar 2017 #76
Again, why not say "moneyed politics"? BainsBane Mar 2017 #86
because it would sound odd with their support for Trump JI7 Mar 2017 #88
That's the reason! betsuni Mar 2017 #91
I'm going to have to get a copy of the True Progressives' Revolutionary Dictionary betsuni Mar 2017 #90
He is determined to avoid answering the question BainsBane Mar 2017 #92
I'm sure any answer would be a plate of scrambled words with a side of insult, anyway. betsuni Mar 2017 #93
Amen! mcar Mar 2017 #44
More people should have read Katznelson Recursion Mar 2017 #49
I bookmarked it BainsBane Mar 2017 #50
you're so establishment. nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #51
Of course BainsBane Mar 2017 #63
In pursuit of "perfection" foolish people were willing to destroy everything good... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #52
Yup ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #53
Providing more people with affordable health insurance they can use. NCTraveler Mar 2017 #54
So did I ... there was no other option (sadly). KPN Mar 2017 #55
Sadly? BainsBane Mar 2017 #56
Yes. KPN Mar 2017 #57
I am asking why you feel sad BainsBane Mar 2017 #58
Post removed Post removed Mar 2017 #60
Elections are choices BainsBane Mar 2017 #62
I stand with BainsBane Gothmog Mar 2017 #61
Make America Great Again! IronLionZion Mar 2017 #64
You're kinda confusing the definition of the "status quo" that was used during the primaries retrowire Mar 2017 #65
"status quo" BainsBane Mar 2017 #67
"Status quo" "oligarchs" "Goldman Sacs" ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #68
they haven't improved with time either. BainsBane Mar 2017 #70
Oligarchs is such a misplaced word, like every rich Blue_true Mar 2017 #73
+++++ JHan Mar 2017 #128
How about I define "status quo" as displaying famed common sense. Blue_true Mar 2017 #72
mmhmm yeah but instead of getting combative with me retrowire Mar 2017 #75
If that is truly the intended use BainsBane Mar 2017 #82
So Why was it used against Tom Perez who use to work as a garbage man to help pay for college ? JI7 Mar 2017 #89
Snap BainsBane Mar 2017 #98
It was ABSOLUTELY used against Trump retrowire Mar 2017 #99
Status quo was used against Trump? betsuni Mar 2017 #100
I and many others referred to him retrowire Mar 2017 #101
This is just not true . JI7 Mar 2017 #102
Okay.... Head in sanddddd retrowire Mar 2017 #103
no. it was not used on both. in fact trumps popularity was explained as being because people did JI7 Mar 2017 #104
Uhhh... retrowire Mar 2017 #105
Where's your proof? BainsBane Mar 2017 #107
JPR is the site for trump, putin and russian lovers Gothmog Mar 2017 #150
that was NOT proof and was in fact the opposite. lakoff was responding JI7 Mar 2017 #108
It backs up what I said retrowire Mar 2017 #109
no it doesn't . he was responding to the attacks on Hillary as being status quo JI7 Mar 2017 #112
The article is challenging the common notion that Clinton was status quo BainsBane Mar 2017 #117
retrowire, I'm afraid you're beating your head against the wall here. Ron Green Mar 2017 #110
No one is stopping you BainsBane Mar 2017 #126
Yep, it doesn't matter that you voted for Hillary bekkilyn Mar 2017 #135
Practically everyone who has been using the term "status quo" to mean something it isn't betsuni Mar 2017 #139
Oh my god, yes! YES! Exactly! Thank you for pointing it out and... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #147
Mahalo, betsuni! Exactly as they are Cha Mar 2017 #153
"The establishment is trying to steal the presidency from Trump" BainsBane Mar 2017 #114
The reason they argued that 45 wasn't status quo bekkilyn Mar 2017 #137
The JPR "progressives" BainsBane Mar 2017 #106
Here retrowire Mar 2017 #113
So you agree that all the attacks against Hillary Clinton as being status quo were bullshit. betsuni Mar 2017 #115
Uhhhh retrowire Mar 2017 #116
I got my reasoning skills on sale at a reasoning skills store. betsuni Mar 2017 #119
My sincerity is only met with defensive mockery. Meh. Nt retrowire Mar 2017 #121
I'd be happy to contribute to a gofundme account BainsBane Mar 2017 #130
I wonder how much really good reasoning skills cost. betsuni Mar 2017 #131
you might as well claim birther attacks were made on both sides JI7 Mar 2017 #120
Now you're changing the goal posts BainsBane Mar 2017 #125
Perez BainsBane Mar 2017 #111
Yes.. JHan Mar 2017 #151
Great question! mcar Mar 2017 #143
except the irony is that one of the ways to reverse the perniciousness.. JHan Mar 2017 #152
This is the point right here. betsuni Mar 2017 #154
"methinks thou doth protest too much" - in 60+ posts I didn't see the word "primary" used once. George II Mar 2017 #122
Agreed retrowire Mar 2017 #123
"Status quo" is an age old term, probably used more outside of politics than in politics. George II Mar 2017 #124
Well said! Nt retrowire Mar 2017 #127
LOL BainsBane Mar 2017 #129
Oh, I am so confused now. betsuni Mar 2017 #134
I also wish I could rec this a million times. calimary Mar 2017 #78
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Mar 2017 #79
K&R betsuni Mar 2017 #80
K&R R B Garr Mar 2017 #83
Another K&R NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #84
I know right! wildeyed Mar 2017 #85
Thank you, BB. susanna Mar 2017 #94
A takeoff on a quote, "if that's status quo, then deal me in"!!! I think people get caught up... George II Mar 2017 #118
The US conservative, corporate media creates reality for many voters. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #132
You don't seem to understand BainsBane Mar 2017 #142
I think that I did. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #144
I never imagined they were BainsBane Mar 2017 #145
I supported all of these things, but I also supported radically expanding all of them YoungDemCA Mar 2017 #133
I'll wait to next week BainsBane Mar 2017 #141
.. Cha Mar 2017 #155
.... YoungDemCA Mar 2017 #156
Typically when people undergo a wholesale transformation BainsBane Mar 2017 #157
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