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In reply to the discussion: Harvesting in a trade war: U.S. crops rot as storage costs soar [View all]politicaljunkie41910
(3,335 posts)18. Dems don't need to gloat, and I'm not suggesting that you are gloating. We just need to take the
Joe Biden approach and have some compassion for those farmers and all those other people who filled stadiums chanting, "Lock her up" when they finally come to the realization that they were conned. For many this won't be easy. These people many of whom will have lost everything will know in the end that Trump was a charlatan who lied about everything, to everybody, and that's what a conman does. We need to show them why Democrats are different. For NOW, Dems need to cut out the infighting and throw their support behind Pelosi so we look, walk and talk, like an organized party who knows how to lead when given the opportunity by voters; not just how to squabble.
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My, my; elections have consequences. It is difficult to extend sympathy in this case.
olegramps
Nov 2018
#9
"The reason we cannot sell our crops is because the Libtards are blocking Trump's true agenda, etc."
Oneironaut
Nov 2018
#52
Dems don't need to gloat, and I'm not suggesting that you are gloating. We just need to take the
politicaljunkie41910
Nov 2018
#18
Yet they "don't know what else to do". How about don't vote for an obvious CON, for f**ks sake.
flibbitygiblets
Nov 2018
#29
A bunch of them worry about gun rights. It is pounded into them that liberals want to take
33taw
Nov 2018
#38
Sadly they'll need those hunting rifles for food thanks to their "hero" Trump
flibbitygiblets
Nov 2018
#39
"Like others, Honselman is banking on a resolution to the trade war before this spring..."
CrispyQ
Nov 2018
#23
What's crazy is for some items, like pork, the price at the grocery hasn't fallen.
sfwriter
Nov 2018
#43