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2016 Postmortem

1StrongBlackMan

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19. As the other poster noted ... I was being sarcastic ...

Reply to realmirage (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 19, 2016, 06:54 PM

Jun 2016

It seems clear from this thread, "standing on principle" is cool because when the real life consequences occur, some will read about it and get outraged ... again ... once they figure out how it affects their pocket.

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Democrats fighting over legitimate differences. Here you go [View all] realmirage Jun 2016 OP

Trump Supreme Court. oasis Jun 2016 #1

Scary that people don't get the importance realmirage Jun 2016 #8

Nothing about the current SCOTUS? seabeckind Jun 2016 #2

Nary a peep out of our Democratic Senators"????? You been asleep for a while? tonyt53 Jun 2016 #3

No, I guess I expected something in the news. seabeckind Jun 2016 #5

They talk about it all the time. You think because you didn't see it on the news, it didn't happen? TwilightZone Jun 2016 #17

Tree falling in the forest. seabeckind Jun 2016 #18

Your senator from CT doing his job? seabeckind Jun 2016 #6

What leverage are you referring to realmirage Jun 2016 #9

You (the op) is saying fear trump cause of SCOTUS seabeckind Jun 2016 #12

I will NOT be boogey-manned into working to defeat trump!!!! 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #4

Supreme Court realmirage Jun 2016 #7

I think you missed the sarcasm. n/t BzaDem Jun 2016 #14

As the other poster noted ... I was being sarcastic ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #19

And those things you listed realmirage Jun 2016 #10

We aren't getting those goals today. seabeckind Jun 2016 #13

I should have posted the ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #20

Actually, the potential is MUCH worse. Hortensis Jun 2016 #11

"Basically, Calvinism is known by an acronym: T.U.L.I.P." teamster633 Jun 2016 #15

Who could argue with that? Hortensis Jun 2016 #21

As you noted, that's just the beginning. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #16

The Trump card has been played too many times. Betty Karlson Jun 2016 #22