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In reply to the discussion: I am proud today to say I voted for this president. [View all]grantcart
(53,061 posts)11. Was yesterday, am today, will be tomorrow.
On the days where we are frustrated it always comes down to complexities to the big fucking mess he was handed, the vitriolic hatred of the Republican Party, or the need to compromise to establish a foundation today for even more change tomorrow.
Read that Democratic Congresspeople are coming with a proposal to reduce expenditures by introducing a pubic option.
That can only happen of Obamacare is there to provide a structure.
May not get it this time. May not get it the next time. But we just have to win once and then we got it.
We were seeing a lot of 4 steps forward and 2 steps back in the first administration.
Seems like we are seeing a lot less of the 2 steps back in the second.
I am pessimistic about the gun action.
But a lot more optomistic about immigration and reducing defense budgets.
I think he has checkmated the Republicans 7 ways to Tuesday on the Debt Ceiling.
I almost hope that they go completely fucking crazy and close down the government and let the markets spank them senseless.
We have a leader, a direction and a movement.
They have a civil war.
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I stand with you, Will. I've never been prouder to have cast a particular ballot.
11 Bravo
Jan 2013
#5
What you have failed to understand from the beginning, don't understand today
grantcart
Jan 2013
#58
And if you lived in a swing state or red state, for whom would you have voted? n/t
Sekhmets Daughter
Jan 2013
#62