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Dark n Stormy Knight

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39. How depressing. It's greed, something we supposedly as a society, reject. But anyone who is wealthy

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 02:38 AM

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is admired by most people in this country. And with the law on their side, and an apparent disdain for justice, what's to stop or change the facist bastards?

We really should stop teaching sharing in Kindergarten. It creates ill-prepared citizens.

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One study explains why it�s tough to pass liberal laws [View all] SpartanDem Mar 2013 OP

In my experience local politics are often overlooked Chathamization Mar 2013 #1

^^^____^^^^ This nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #2

When you get really local as in school board and mayor and such they don't use partisan labels. Bandit Mar 2013 #16

The city council and mayoral positions here are very partisan Chathamization Mar 2013 #20

Some places they are partisan and others they are not. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #25

YES. If all voters voted, you'd see a liberal groundswell. Beartracks Mar 2013 #34

Matches the facts Chathamization Mar 2013 #35

Apparently it only takes a day or two in the DC echo chamber to reverse a lifetime of knowledge. Scuba Mar 2013 #3

I think there're some real differences in how active people are on issues SpartanDem Mar 2013 #7

I've found that the advocates of privatization schemes are the most vocal locally. They show up at freshwest Mar 2013 #28

Yep. They began taking over local public school boards this way about 25 years ago, by my Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #36

Not only with schools, but that's big one. Bush's faith-based initatives destroyed public oversight freshwest Mar 2013 #38

How depressing. It's greed, something we supposedly as a society, reject. But anyone who is wealthy Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #39

There is pushback - mainly by Democrats to keep the funding in place. freshwest Mar 2013 #40

What makes you think I'm too old to get involved? Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #49

Nothing, that was a disclaimer, some people here don't get involved. It takes time, money, mobility. freshwest Mar 2013 #50

Just as I thought. I was just curious if I was sounding feeble-minded or had said something Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #52

We must also take a strong look at everyone's financial interests to create what's good for all. freshwest Mar 2013 #53

LIberty and just ice for all. What's not to like? I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #54

Go for it. freshwest Mar 2013 #55

Rural America has more power than their numbers say they should, its that simple uponit7771 Mar 2013 #4

Nice to see that liberal politicians are closer to accurately assessing what voters really believe, pampango Mar 2013 #5

The squeaky wheel gets the grease pscot Mar 2013 #6

Well, it used to. Now the corporation keeps all the money instead of doing maintenance, and jtuck004 Mar 2013 #45

Yes! :) Blue4Texas Mar 2013 #51

Because the people who get access to our politicians are conservative... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #8

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Mar 2013 #10

I won! joeybee12 Mar 2013 #11

$1.00 cash. You can come collect any time. Scuba Mar 2013 #12

I assume you live near by so that the travel costs will joeybee12 Mar 2013 #13

Sorry, I should have provided my location. Here ya go ... Scuba Mar 2013 #14

We're neighbors! joeybee12 Mar 2013 #15

OK, now I need to go change my underwear... Thor_MN Mar 2013 #31

I don't think it's just access SpartanDem Mar 2013 #17

This is not exclusively true, but here's how the game is played based on my experience Major Nikon Mar 2013 #18

Interesting study! Kick, Rec, n/t. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #9

when you are dealing with logic and reason versus emotion and fear Snake Plissken Mar 2013 #19

Yeah? Well things are so crazy on the Republican side that I half expect one to ban bikinis. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #23

it's hard to pass liberal laws because big money controls politics and media. duh. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #21

Add another line of how the media tells politicians where their district stands. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #22

That is why, John2 Mar 2013 #24

"History has tried to teach us that we can't have good government under politicians. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #26

Older I get, the more I understand Mark Twain. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #30

I've been saying for several years now that LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #27

The RW has a political party that supports them. The liberal/left has a political party that... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #29

It makes it hard for modern liberals. The right can only care about money and the base loves it. raouldukelives Mar 2013 #41

You may have noticed the GOP has a rigid ideology Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #44

And a poll of people showed that everyone favored progressive policies when labels were removed. Thor_MN Mar 2013 #32

Might I suggest providing more direction to the naive like myself? DaveJ Mar 2013 #33

Democrats are not nearly as proactive in such matters. I was about to say that to "distribute Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2013 #37

If you live in DC I can help Chathamization Mar 2013 #47

This very article shows part of the problem: OBAMACARE IS NOT 'UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE' Mutatis Mutandis Mar 2013 #42

Great study. There's also the unbalanced nature of representation - toby jo Mar 2013 #43

Its what happens when Gerrymandering keeps saving their jobs. n/t cprise Mar 2013 #46

I blame "Centrist" Democrats, the wolves in sheeps clothing. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #48