Life Long Republican Proclaims #ImWithHer

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Monday August 01, 2016 · 11:26 PM PDT

2016/08/01 · 23:26

A former co-worker posted this on Facebook and I thought it was remarkable in that there are probably many, many more reasonable Republicans who find themselves in this situation.

Dear GOP, get...your...shit...together.

I survived 4 formative years at UC Berkeley, one of the most liberal colleges in the US with my Republican views intact. I kept my Republican identity though I am socially liberal and reject most of your social policies. I continue to defend George W’s actions, though it's painfully clear he made colossal mistakes.

I can no longer abide.

The contrast between the two conventions, where both major parties had a chance to pitch their visions, is stark. Your party is no longer the party of Lincoln, nor even is it the party of Reagan. You have lost your way, with a marked decline when you let Sarah Palin elbow her way through the door.

Over the past few weeks, I've come to realize your crowning achievement over the past decade is the successful demonization of opponents such as Obama and Hillary Clinton. That’s it. That's all you've done.

I started this political cycle "hating" Hillary. I didn't know why, I just did. And in the absence of any substantive vision from you, I spent my time learning about her from friends, from trusted news sources, from speeches.

And your crowning achievement came crashing down.

I thought this election for me would be a moral, not a political choice; the rejection of your repugnant nominee. But I now want to make it clear:

#‎imwithher

Senate 2012 Elections - We need to start NOW

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Thursday November 04, 2010 · 10:59 AM PDT

2010/11/04 · 10:59

I don't think it's too early to start thinking about the 2012 Senate elections. It's not a pretty picture with 21 Democratic seats to defend, only 10 Republican seats in mostly safely R states (except Scott Brown in MA), 1 Independent seat (Bernie Sanders in VT is a lock) and 1 Connecticut for Lieberman seat that we better damn well win back.

If you recall, this is the Senate Class of 2006 where we managed some surprisingly close wins (Tester in MT, Webb in VA, McCaskill in MO). We'll also need to consider if any of the Senators up for re-election will retire and forego a re-election bid.

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MO - Claire McCaskill

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MT - Jon Tester

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VA - Jim Webb

15 votes

FL - Bill Nelson

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OH - Sherrod Brown

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PA - Bob Casey, Jr.

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MN - Amy Klobuchar

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MI - Debbie Stabenow

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WV - Joe Machine

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NE - Ben Nelson

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McCain wants more regulation? Really?! GMAFB! (Update)

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Tuesday September 16, 2008 · 11:27 AM PDT

2008/09/16 · 11:27

Unbelievable. John McCain claims that the current financial "turmoil" is the result of a "lack of regulation." Well, guess who authored the bill to reduce government regulation over the banking industry? None other than McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm. What's more, "Foreclosure Phil" also slipped in legislation in December 2000 called the Commodity Futures Modernization Act that arguably has led to the current subprime and securities crises with Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG. Read on.

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Monday July 07, 2008 · 2:32 PM PDT

2008/07/07 · 14:32

Merriam-Webster announced today that it has added more than 100 new words to the new edition of its Collegiate Dictionary.

John Morse, Merriam-Webster's president and publisher, said the cleverness of many Web-related terms makes them easy to grasp and gives them staying power. Webinar (an online meeting) is new, along with netroots (political grassroots activists who communicate online, especially in blogs).

More here.

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Life Long Republican Proclaims #ImWithHer

Senate 2012 Elections - We need to start NOW

McCain wants more regulation? Really?! GMAFB! (Update)

"Netroots" added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary