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Demsrule86

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12. I agree and this all started long ago with Reagan... His idea of scary words...

Reply to Eyeball_Kid (Reply #11)

Fri Feb 12, 2021, 01:07 PM

Feb 2021

" I am from the government and here to help you". If you don't believe that government can be used for legitimate purposes...than you are on a path to destroy it. The Republican Party must die so our Republic can live.

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The Senate Republicans have miscalculated . This akin to the Iran war vote. It will follow them- [View all] Demsrule86 Feb 2021 OP

Wouldn't it be remarkable if this is a turning point? PJMcK Feb 2021 #1

I don't think they convict although I hope the do to...but wouldn't it be nice if this vote Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #5

Do you suppose it was the evidence at the trial or maybe there is some new internal poll? Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #10

The GOP is probably on the road to a permanent fracture. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2021 #11

I agree and this all started long ago with Reagan... His idea of scary words... Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #12

She isn't? lame54 Feb 2021 #2

No, consider how early she left the Trump administration. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #3

In a Steve Bannon way.. lame54 Feb 2021 #7

That is true... Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #9

the only person destroyed by the Iraq vote was Hillary dsc Feb 2021 #4

Sad but true... comradebillyboy Feb 2021 #6

It was certainly part of it. But we had a very divisive primary and the GOP has spent Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #15

Hillary did not lose because of the Iraq vote IMHO...but it dogged both her and Kerry. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #8

It certainly cost her 2008 dsc Feb 2021 #14

Yes I think it cost her votes. But consider Florida and Michigan lost their delegates...this was a Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #16

Yeah. I don't think that it really hurt the GOP Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2021 #13

But Democrats should consider that many of them who now feel the war was wrong supported it Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #18

I don't think that many of them actually wanted war and many of them said so at the time Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2021 #20

When this is over, I would contribute to a monument Chainfire Feb 2021 #17

That is not a bad idea...they are after all worse than Benedict Arnold. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #19