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UnrepentantLiberal

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13. I wouldn't be so sure of that.

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 11:40 PM

Dec 2012

That's what they said in 2008. Never underestimate the Democratic Party's knack for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

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"Bush aide: 'GOP is shrinking daily before our eyes'" [View all] applegrove Dec 2012 OP

In Canada the conservatives have refused to meet with provincial premiers. Why? applegrove Dec 2012 #1

Shrinking down small enough to drown in a bathtub? calimary Dec 2012 #2

I see what you did there. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #9

BLub, blub, blub lrellok Dec 2012 #24

Welcome to DU, lrellok! calimary Dec 2012 #27

my image exactly! Karma is such a bitch. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #52

I'm hoping small enough to drown in a bedpan. Salviati Dec 2012 #55

Hey, I like that one even better! A just-used bedpan, preferably. calimary Dec 2012 #57

ditto calimary. this is the end for them and their thought. roguevalley Dec 2012 #3

I wouldn't be so sure of that. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #13

unfortunately true. robinlynne Dec 2012 #16

I think this is different. The demographics, gay rights, contraception, etc. randome Dec 2012 #33

Let's hope so. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #36

I never do underestimate it. n/t Raksha Dec 2012 #41

Whadda mean, Mark? they stand for.. Cha Dec 2012 #4

LMAO! Thanks for the laughs, man. n/t AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #25

I'll hold my applause until the dancing starts: freshwest Dec 2012 #5

LOL! applegrove Dec 2012 #6

Nice! Chemisse Dec 2012 #12

Hilarious. SoapBox Dec 2012 #21

Praise Mother Earth warrior1 Dec 2012 #7

Mark Mckinnon is a Judas sellout POS arely staircase Dec 2012 #8

"If you're only standing on principle to appear taller, then you appear smaller" dflprincess Dec 2012 #10

I have a lot of moderate republican friends loyalkydem Dec 2012 #11

If the Republican primaries are any indication, the answer is no. Chemisse Dec 2012 #14

I was afraid you were going to say that loyalkydem Dec 2012 #15

Yes. Get active and fight them, or support liberals for the next 20 years. JHB Dec 2012 #43

We're losing 1000's of the Republican base a day from death. ErikJ Dec 2012 #17

The GOP's only formula for success is to hope for the opponent to beat themselves Jamaal510 Dec 2012 #18

This is what happens when a political party lets itself be ruled by its extreme fringe Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #19

Darn, that shrinkage! SoapBox Dec 2012 #20

I view the shrinking of the GOP... JazzQuipster Dec 2012 #22

The Friedman piece is pretty direct too. alfredo Dec 2012 #23

when ever i heard conservitives talk about smaller government lrellok Dec 2012 #26

And usually with not a little bit of ferociousness! calimary Dec 2012 #32

Plump- but toxic. too malodorous for the table Cobalt-60 Dec 2012 #44

No need to render him obsolete Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #53

The republican party is dead! Great News!! B Calm Dec 2012 #28

the problem is that the democratic party has move right to fill the void tk2kewl Dec 2012 #29

spot on MissMillie Dec 2012 #35

Fine with me. Keep shrinking. K&R closeupready Dec 2012 #30

That's rich given that Bush policies started that ball rolling down the hill. Skidmore Dec 2012 #31

They forgot the tale of the camel's nose nt riqster Dec 2012 #34

For the good of America, may the GOP shrink and shrivel sufficiently so it can be drowned in a indepat Dec 2012 #37

maybe they'll disappear. undergroundpanther Dec 2012 #38

Good to see you again, Panther. Raksha Dec 2012 #42

I remember you, good to see you again... loyalkydem Dec 2012 #46

Unfortunately, that doesn't save us FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #39

Maybe the expansion of Murdoch's media empire... KansDem Dec 2012 #40

[AND] when these "Centrists" come sniveling... 6502 Dec 2012 #45

It's a shame we can't be like Canada loyalkydem Dec 2012 #48

We don't need to get along with Conservatives.... 6502 Dec 2012 #58

Does anyone know what the GOP's core beliefs and principles are? L0oniX Dec 2012 #47

[CHESHIRE CAT SMILE]=> Oh... we already... 6502 Dec 2012 #49

K & R Scurrilous Dec 2012 #50

They're just like an abusive husband Warpy Dec 2012 #51

They have ZERO base under 35 y/o. Last Stand Dec 2012 #54

See "Bush, George W." BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #56