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November 5, 2014

So now that we have nothing more to lose

how about taking our party on a hard turn to the left. Let's come up with every progressive idea we can and put together a liberal platform for 2016.
Never compromise with the devil

November 4, 2014

Is anyone on the MSM talking about a large turnout?

I'm reading here there are large turnouts and that is good for us. All week they were saying on the MSM that turnout is the key to victory. At some point that rubs against the meme that Dem's are losers.
I'd like to go home feeling positive.

November 4, 2014

Well if we lose the Senate tonight I think

Obama will keep the lid on them. They will hate him even more but I like that prospect. We on the other hand may rally together around the President.
If a SCOTUS seat goes vacant I doubt Obama would nominate a conservative and the repukes will not pass a progressive so maybe it goes vacant for a while.
I don't think Obama will work with the repubs and they won't work with him.
Two years of gridlock. And impeachment would give us President Biden. Can they do a twofer?
We would not get anything passed anyway so we work for 2016. That is the year of my retirement. Hope I get a Dem government to boot.

October 29, 2014

I was shocked comparing my wife's 401K to my

defined benefit plan.
My wife has 73% more money saved in her 401K than I do in my defined benefit plan. But if she and I were to get monthly payments from our plans starting today I would be paid 63% more per month than she would get. That is because I am in a union and all union members contribute to the pot that is invested to generate the payout. Both our employers contribute to our plans but my wife is the sole employee contributing to her retirement savings. I have my union brothers and sisters contributing to mine and the whole pot is invested together. My wife has only her contribution and her employer's contribution to earn dividends on.
If we want a middle class and a better retirement we need to organize and demand better benefits.

October 17, 2014

Anyone know Mary Adkins or Patricia Chandler?

I have gotten some strange emails from them and don't know if they are a hoax or not.

Anyone else get emails from them?

October 17, 2014

Want a nice day? Trash the Ebola OPs today

There is no Ebola outbreak in the U.S.
The Giants are going to the World Series

October 16, 2014

Ebola on the air = ratings = ad revenue

We don't have an Ebola outbreak
Last week NFL
News not what's trending

October 16, 2014

Ebola has kicked the stuffings outbid the NFL

Nobody cares about the bad guys of the NFL anymore. Just Ebola Ebola Ebola 24/7

October 9, 2014

Do I have this right? There are DUers who

live in areas where there is a tight Senate race and yet they will not be voting because the Dem candidate is not liberal enough or voted for some war resolution or other?

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