What marvelous bastards!

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Friday July 22, 2011 · 6:54 PM PDT

2011/07/22 · 18:54

I can't say I've kept up with all the details of the debt ceiling situation, but one thing is clear to me...the GOP is willing to go to any length, to slash and burn the entire world to the ground to ensure that rich people don't pay more taxes. This is it, they weren't bluffing, they really walked over what's been described as the edge by most people and didn't really blink. What lengths wouldn't they go to to accomplish their goals? What marvelous bastards!

Just think for a second what it would be like to have a party that was willing to burn down the world to pass single payer healthcare? To pass card check? Insert any supposed Democratic party ideals and just imagine having a party that would throw away everything in the face of 50, 60, 70% of people saying they support the opposite. That's what we're seeing here.

It is something truly amazing to behold. We're looking at how little we might have to cede so we can call it a success. They have been rolling back the new deal and great society to the point that our greatest champion, Bernie Sanders (whom I greatly admire) is stuck fighting a last holding battle espousing views that Reagan would consider too far to the right.

Just a thought...wouldn't it be something to have someone willing to fight for something on our side, to change the debate, to move the whole conversation to our side for once rather than just clinging to the edges of keeping the status quo?

Turnout in Kansas

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 10:45 AM PDT

2008/10/21 · 10:45

Quick and short one, just wanted to report on what I just experienced...I live in Johnson County Kansas, which is one of the largest suburban counties of Kansas City, Missouri and a Republican stronghold. Today was the first day for advance voting here. I went to the election office to vote this AM and the site was amazing. The office was completely packed, nowhere to park, people lined up forever.

Obviously I don't know who they were voting for, but I thought the size of the turnout even in such a strong GOP area was notable.

Response to Republican Email

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Friday April 11, 2008 · 9:27 PM PDT

2008/04/11 · 21:27

This is somewhat long, but I figure it is late on a Friday night so what the heck. My family are all staunch republicans and absolutely refuse to stop sending me their republican emails saying how all democrats are evil liberals who eat babies and are trying to destroy the world(I'm sure you've seen the type many many times). Finally tonight I received an email from a family member and sat down to type out a response. First the email I received in italics and my response follows.

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Sunday February 03, 2008 · 10:01 AM PST

2008/02/03 · 10:01

This is one of my first diaries, so I apologize if its a bit off the usual path. I have a question for those of you who are much better versed on Healthcare issues in general, and the Democratic candidates' proposals for improving it specifically, than I am.

Every once in a while we hear from people trying to set off alarms about unfunded obligations in the next few decades in Medicare and Social Security programs. Numbers in the tens of trillions get bandied about in regards to the Healthcare obligations. If the Healthcare proposals of Clinton or Obama were implemented, what would the effect be on these future obligations?

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Thursday April 19, 2007 · 5:49 PM PDT

2007/04/19 · 17:49

This week we saw more than thirty innocent youths gunned down in their classrooms. For what? We don't have militias in this country to overthrow the government in case it oversteps its bounds. Right wing fantasies aside, if the ATF wants in, its coming in. FBI got a warrant to serve? Its coming in. Don't believe me? See Mr. Weaver, Mr. Koresh, maybe even the Gonzalez family in Miami if you need proof. Given this fact, the truth of the matter comes down to more than thirty children and their teachers dying because of a gun hobby.

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