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14. There are too many groups and people who want to topple the government
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 09:26 PM
Dec 2015

they are anarchists. Of course, except where their Medicare and Social Security payments are.

You say that the current Democratic Party is not the party of the future. Will neither is the Republican party.

We need a functioning government. Our lives are too enmeshed in it.

Yes, it would be nice to start from scratch, perhaps in 2017 and actually propose a real framework to make a functioning government of 321 million people.

But right now, I will take Hillary for the simple reason that she is our only hope for, at least, keeping the Supreme Court from further tilting to the right. We need her to preserve and, perhaps improve ACA. We need her to keep our sanity.

Yes, I know. We have our own faction of "staying on principles" by not voting and letting the other side win. We've seen it in 1968 when Humphrey was not anti war enough for many and we got Nixon.

So I appreciate many here who agree with you, but in the final analysis, we have to stop the Republicans at the gate.

my daughter could SO relate to you dana_b Dec 2015 #1
I don't think anyone could fault you for thinking for yourself. randome Dec 2015 #2
Replying in vain - hoping you continue to post. Juicy_Bellows Dec 2015 #3
Great read farleftlib Dec 2015 #4
Great rant. By the way did you see Buttcracker this last weekend? I was there on Sat the rhett o rick Dec 2015 #5
brilliant artislife Dec 2015 #6
This old lady mostly agrees with you. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #7
K & R Cassiopeia Dec 2015 #8
This old lady likes what you've said. I really do. And thank you for saying it so well. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #9
No flames here. LWolf Dec 2015 #10
I think you may have met fredamae Dec 2015 #11
Great post and you've expressed much needed viewpoints. Come back when you can! whereisjustice Dec 2015 #12
Seriously that is a great rant. I hope you don't mind if I quote you since you said it so well. nm rhett o rick Dec 2015 #13
There are too many groups and people who want to topple the government question everything Dec 2015 #14
The problem with your thinking is that HRC will fall to the same fate that Gore did in 2000. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #18
Those that are fans of HRC won't read what you wrote. They don't want to hear reality. rhett o rick Dec 2015 #15
We do. And we add out comment (nt) question everything Dec 2015 #16
Excellent Discussion! You Do Understand to At Least An 85% Degree Where WE Are As A Nation CorporatistNation Dec 2015 #17
All in all, I think Hillary is the best the PTB will offer. GeorgeGist Dec 2015 #19
K & R for visibility of this N/T w0nderer Dec 2015 #20
Anyone who doesn't see the value of the Constitution has an awful lot to learn. Waiting For Everyman Dec 2015 #21
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