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MadHound

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22. What, you think we've been progressing?

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 08:27 PM

Jan 2012

Look at whatever stats you want to, real world wages, quality of life, health care, what have you, and you will see that we have been in retrograde for decades. That isn't "shit" that is reality and the sooner we all start dealing with it, the sooner we can change it.

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Would you vote for this candidate? [View all] MadHound Jan 2012 OP

... elleng Jan 2012 #1

What, are you at a Roman gladitorial event? MadHound Jan 2012 #5

ROFLMAO! graywarrior Jan 2012 #16

No, I would not vote for your fantasy straw man Obama. emulatorloo Jan 2012 #2

I respect what you are saying. I am deeply upset by all you mention BUT he has done a lot of Justice wanted Jan 2012 #3

Your right. But it is the choice of the less evil. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #4

And that is the entire problem encapsulated, MadHound Jan 2012 #6

Well if we are goners than I rather go with the democrats. Republicans will form southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #8

So you are now advocating a big Republican Blow-Out so we can "start fresh" after emulatorloo Jan 2012 #9

So do you regularly take what people say so far out of context, MadHound Jan 2012 #10

Are you kidding? Bobbie Jo Jan 2012 #29

Perhaps you ought to get that checked then MadHound Jan 2012 #30

Then WTF are you advocating? Ohio Joe Jan 2012 #40

That is what you wrote. And your comment about prejudices/filters is classic projection. emulatorloo Jan 2012 #42

we will ALWAYS have a lesser of two evils..if your a Green or a Dem or a Repug or your fantasy party Demonaut Jan 2012 #39

So given the options presented..... Sheepshank Jan 2012 #45

Evil is still evil (nt) bigwillq Jan 2012 #7

Yes, I would, and I will. It's a two party system. (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #11

All the more's the pity, MadHound Jan 2012 #13

A multi-party system is not necessarily any better. Nye Bevan Jan 2012 #14

Do you ProSense Jan 2012 #12

And none of what you say refutes the facts I stated or the point I make MadHound Jan 2012 #18

and you also forgot to include in the OP that Obama puts Carbon Dioxide into the air we breathe... Sheepshank Jan 2012 #46

I agree with everything in your first paragraph-- eridani Jan 2012 #15

Progress is sometimes a slower process than we would want. Amonester Jan 2012 #17

Except we aren't progressing, MadHound Jan 2012 #19

Get it all out of your system, because come the GE ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #20

What, you think we've been progressing? MadHound Jan 2012 #22

I said you have choices when you said we haven't. Amonester Jan 2012 #24

No, you're not, because by any rubric you use to measure our society, we're not progressing MadHound Jan 2012 #25

dadt...veterans issues...a pathway to affordable and possible single payer health system Demonaut Jan 2012 #35

So who, in your infinite wisdom, Ineeda Jan 2012 #21

A serious political revolution is the best alternative we can have, MadHound Jan 2012 #23

Where is that 'serious political revolution' alternative? Amonester Jan 2012 #26

That's the trouble, you, like Dems and 'Pugs, only do short term thinking, MadHound Jan 2012 #28

I'm all FOR that. Amonester Jan 2012 #32

Then such short term thinking will gain us nothing MadHound Jan 2012 #33

47-48% of almost a hundred million GE voters disagree with it (they R brainwashed). Amonester Jan 2012 #37

Maybe you were just speaking with the whole "serious political revolution alternative" team. Life Long Dem Jan 2012 #31

oh gawd...another revolution? Sheepshank Jan 2012 #48

I am quite sure I will quaker bill Jan 2012 #27

Fuck Yeah!!! Demonaut Jan 2012 #34

FUD. MineralMan Jan 2012 #36

+1 n/t Sheepshank Jan 2012 #49

+1 tallahasseedem Jan 2012 #50

+1 great white snark Jan 2012 #53

ITS ONLY BEEN 3 YEARS! FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #38

so many inaccuracies Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #41

For me, the mandatory private insurance was soul-crushing. Romulox Jan 2012 #43

No. Which is why I vote issues not party or candidate. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #44

In a heartbeat. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #47

yes, I will.. because Bluerthanblue Jan 2012 #51

I have no reasonable alternative at this time, so I hope for the best, Zorra Jan 2012 #52

Over 60,000,000 people will vote for President Obama. great white snark Jan 2012 #54

More saliently, would you? Robb Jan 2012 #55

I was raised in a Democatic household, so I was issued a clothes pin for nose holding Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #56

Not knowingly ... T S Justly Jan 2012 #57