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dballance

(5,756 posts)
Fri Oct 11, 2013, 04:50 PM Oct 2013

Overheard at Breakfast at Elmer's this am

FYI, Elmer's is a local PNW chain much like a Shari's or Denny's elsewhere. But better quality food bought locally here in the PNW. I buy local!

The two guys sitting at the booth behind me were, not surprisingly, talking about the shutdown. I didn't get it all but I got the gist of it. One of them said usually considers himself a Republican but that this posting by the Repubs is just out of control. Then they followed up complaining about a short-term rise in the limits for six weeks. Saying it made no sense to do that and then do this all over again in six weeks.

People are catching on thank goodness.

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Overheard at Breakfast at Elmer's this am (Original Post) dballance Oct 2013 OP
That is excellent! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #1
Encouraging. Thanks for reporting it. freshwest Oct 2013 #2
Good news. When the GOP has disgusted their base, Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #3
PNW? mrsadm Oct 2013 #4
Pacific Northwest Capt.Rocky300 Oct 2013 #5
Makes PERFECT sense to me to have Republicans threaten Social Security around the Holidays. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2013 #6
Definitely Elmer's DrBulldog Oct 2013 #7
Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #8
I wouldn't say it's all that "redneck." But best breakfast though. dballance Oct 2013 #11
after their drive home listening to hate radio, they'll be repukes again Doctor_J Oct 2013 #9
Good to hear. Grateful for Hope Oct 2013 #10

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
3. Good news. When the GOP has disgusted their base,
Fri Oct 11, 2013, 07:13 PM
Oct 2013

that means that they have really screwed the pooch. And it also means that there really are those mythical "reasonable Republicans". And I believe there are more of them being created daily.

 

dballance

(5,756 posts)
11. I wouldn't say it's all that "redneck." But best breakfast though.
Sat Oct 12, 2013, 01:35 PM
Oct 2013

Much better food quality than Denny's down the road. As I said, they're local too! All their coffee, meat and cheeses are from local farms and corporations. I gotta help my fellow Oregonians keep their jobs.

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