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Cosmocat

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32. THIS!

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 02:10 PM

Nov 2012

2010 was very sobering to me.

There was NO reason to allow the republican's any level of power in Washington at all, and for no reason other than them throwing a big hissy fit and treating LONG, L O N G overdue health care reform how they should have treated the Patriot Act, the people of this country decided to not only usher in one of the biggest newcoming group of lunatic congressman we have seen ever in DC, they allowed them to get control of the levers of most state governments just in time for the redistricting that would effect the next decade.

I was around in the 90s when they were raging morons, too, and 2010 only served to ensure, IMO, that we will NEVER be free from the capacity of republican's to drive public discourse and get elected, no matter how horrible they have been or are.

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What the GOP is **really** afraid of... [View all] WilliamPitt Nov 2012 OP

QFT..... Wounded Bear Nov 2012 #1

+1,000 freshwest Nov 2012 #21

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+1 and then some! n/t MANative Nov 2012 #2

Afraid that trickle down economics Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #3

True but...they are afraid of their own shadow. Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #4

It goes back to ideology adieu Nov 2012 #12

Yes... PLW1017 Nov 2012 #14

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a god that had a bit more logical underpinnings AlbertCat Nov 2012 #16

The economy, historically, does better when Democrats are in power. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #41

Point of order: markbark Nov 2012 #42

Oh please.... whathehell Nov 2012 #48

"Extreme evangelical Christian" is not necessarily Christian. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #52

Adieu didn't use that term whathehell Nov 2012 #57

spot. on. ldf Nov 2012 #72

republickconism's myths are being exposed for the cynical prevarications they are. SubgeniusHasSlack Nov 2012 #5

Irrelevant? AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #31

3rd way'ers ARE republickcons SubgeniusHasSlack Nov 2012 #44

I agree that "3rd way'ers ARE republickcons" or can be called that, AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #50

Bingo. Hence their viciousness Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #6

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Exactly.10 years of tax cuts & jobs hemorraged.Return to Clinton era tax rates let the healing begin judesedit Nov 2012 #8

Return to Clinton era tax rates let the healing begin AlbertCat Nov 2012 #17

Exactly Aerows Nov 2012 #9

When I heard him make this statement I thought he had tremendous insight. glinda Nov 2012 #10

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K & R Change has come Nov 2012 #13

It's all about the haves and haves not. Wellstone ruled Nov 2012 #15

"Raygun ... was a very spiteful person." No. The problem was that he was an amiable idiot who never AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #35

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #18

Actually, they were proven wrong Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #19

Yep. Down the drain of Grover's bathtub. amywalk Nov 2012 #20

Not at all.... dtom67 Nov 2012 #22

THIS! Cosmocat Nov 2012 #32

Hanauer shares a nugget of stellar truth!! Thanks!! hue Nov 2012 #23

I am more than ready musette_sf Nov 2012 #24

it was ALREADY DISPROVED by the clinton tax hike. HELLO. pansypoo53219 Nov 2012 #25

Had not considered that. Spot on me thinks. Good call. n/t Smickey Nov 2012 #26

The 1% are stupid enough to kill the golden goose (US economy). nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #27

+1!!!! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #28

A much watch Nick Hanauer TED talk: progressoid Nov 2012 #29

That should have its own thread. mzmolly Nov 2012 #34

Yes... progressoid Nov 2012 #56

Amazing! a2liberal Nov 2012 #61

Thank you for reposting. I hadn't seen it before today. Excellent. ...nt TeeYiYi Nov 2012 #63

Plus one.. butterfly77 Nov 2012 #78

Hanauer was brilliant on Ed's show last night. mzmolly Nov 2012 #33

I was going to post a picture of what the Repugs are really afraid of ... zbdent Nov 2012 #36

I highly recommend his and Eric Liu's book...The Gardens of Democracy gulliver Nov 2012 #37

I thought that they were afraid of brown people, murielm99 Nov 2012 #38

What the GOP should really be afraid of is that we will replace even more Blue-Dogs and 3rd-wayers. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #39

The GREATEST Period Of Prosperity... bvar22 Nov 2012 #40

Never thought of that, but it makes sense Up2Late Nov 2012 #43

K&R ReRe Nov 2012 #45

I would agree and can't wait for it! arthritisR_US Nov 2012 #46

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The real fear blackdiamond62 Nov 2012 #49

And, there it is. Cha Nov 2012 #51

#217 K&R. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #53

Nick Hanauer is my hero. Promethean Nov 2012 #55

Absolutely true. I have made it a rule of thumb to beware of Republican pseudo-practicality. Raksha Nov 2012 #58

nothing new there stupidicus Nov 2012 #59

Everything was fine under the Clinton tax rates! dem4ward Nov 2012 #60

And they are going to like having health care too. TBF Nov 2012 #62

Actually it's the opposite and we will get to see it nolabels Nov 2012 #64

Well duh! Republicans have always been afraid that the plans and policies of the democratic party merh Nov 2012 #65

Not that it needs it now, but a big K&R. Love the EGOPSs. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #66

I think Hanauer has a little too much faith in human reason nxylas Nov 2012 #67

"Trickle Down" KansDem Nov 2012 #68

Already proven under Clinton who raised taxes on the rich and created 23 million jobs. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #69

yep-- and you have to wonder if their constant hounding of him on BS charges NoMoreWarNow Nov 2012 #71

This one's been making the rounds on Facebook WhoIsNumberNone Nov 2012 #70

Rewriting the "Book" on Ronnie Raygun wolfie001 Nov 2012 #73

Now that's a venture capitalist I can respect. n/t AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #74

K&R... butterfly77 Nov 2012 #75

Trickle down is dead. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #76

That's my neighbor! (In a broad sense -- not in the same neighborhood. :-) gateley Nov 2012 #77

This has to be the most recs I've ever seen in a post. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #79