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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Not ready to make nice [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)49. Normally I would have hated to say that
I will admit, occasionally there has been an R that was not bad, but the fact is the whole party has embraced the disease. Even the "left" of the Republicans embraces the no holds barred, "let the big dogs eat" strain of capitalism that has done a lot of damage, to say nothing of the kowtowing to the Theocratic Right Churches. They need their age wandering in the wilderness, but we need to realize they will not even get to that point if we allow the Koch Brothers and their ilk to send out the lifeboats.
Sink the lifeboats, start aggressive from the second the bell rings, draw blood and loosen teeth!
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I hear you clearly, and that is all good and fine, but first we have to get her in
still_one
Nov 2016
#1
I have not wanted to make nice with them since the Impeachment of President Bill Clinton.
William769
Nov 2016
#6
to the alt-right types, I agree. But a substantial portion, if not most of the GE Trump voters,
ericson00
Nov 2016
#45
Nothing but complete and utter annihilation of the GOP as it's constituted right now will do
Blaukraut
Nov 2016
#46