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JDPriestly

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63. I'm going to wait and see. But I will not vote for Hillary.

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 05:37 AM

Apr 2013

Read this and you will know one of the reasons.

Hillary will mean more of Rubinomics. That's not something I will vote for.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/04/12/obamas-cat-food-social-security-reform/

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President Obama is lengthening the game itself. Think Forever. Not today. [View all] graham4anything Apr 2013 OP

yes, the ruling class plays a long game. nothing new there. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #1

the states are using Obamacare to get us all on Medicare. But continue your whinging. KittyWampus Apr 2013 #32

He is a true pragmatist. DemocraticProse Apr 2013 #2

OK, so his vision is long. Now, what does he see? eShirl Apr 2013 #3

Obviously, single payer health care. if you were or are paying attention. KittyWampus Apr 2013 #33

Ask not the question, what does he see...ask graham4anything Apr 2013 #4

In other words, you are as mystified as I am. eShirl Apr 2013 #5

I see it clearly. graham4anything Apr 2013 #6

By all means. Don't let us keep you. eShirl Apr 2013 #7

Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars graham4anything Apr 2013 #12

"Brevity is the soul of wit" William Shakespeare Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #25

KnR again Hekate Apr 2013 #44

I've read Shakespeare.. pipoman Apr 2013 #9

Do you really need a law saying you can't drink a 48 ounce soda? Autumn Apr 2013 #21

Ok. You got me. Brilliant satire. Marr Apr 2013 #80

Awesome! pipoman Apr 2013 #8

STOP IT PIPOMAN Skittles Apr 2013 #51

Not really sure where long rants like this originate... pipoman Apr 2013 #59

heehee Skittles Apr 2013 #60

Being 62, I've seen the "long view" in action over the last 30 years Armstead Apr 2013 #10

with all due respect graham4anything Apr 2013 #14

With all due respect, I fricking know that Armstead Apr 2013 #29

I have mellowed toward disco graham4anything Apr 2013 #30

THANK YOU ARMSTEAD Skittles Apr 2013 #53

I still want to know what drugs are you taking that give you these delusions? hobbit709 Apr 2013 #11

I'm wondering if this is someone's idea of performance art. JHB Apr 2013 #19

If it is, it's not very good performance art. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #27

I've maintained that all along and this is one of his best interactive installations to date! Dragonfli Apr 2013 #48

Called that months ago Fumesucker Apr 2013 #68

What battle has Obama Fought? Teamster Jeff Apr 2013 #13

Yay Lincoln: The First (3rd party) Republican ever elected! green for victory Apr 2013 #15

The world knows Lincoln was a republican and that LBJ had to contend with Wallace graham4anything Apr 2013 #16

Be well. nt Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #17

Love that long game excuse when.. ananda Apr 2013 #18

Millions died in WW2 before the US after way too long entered. graham4anything Apr 2013 #35

I think you are writing free verse today, graham Hekate Apr 2013 #46

As Paul Simon sang "Silence like a cancer grows" graham4anything Apr 2013 #47

LOL. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #20

+100000 The very BEST liberal, prosperous futures woo me with science Apr 2013 #22

In the long run, we are all dead jsr Apr 2013 #23

Going for the.... Wounded Bear Apr 2013 #24

Will he be canonized as a Democrat or a republican? nt Zorra Apr 2013 #26

Is Lincoln idolized by republicans or democratic folk? graham4anything Apr 2013 #36

None of those others mentioned (FDR, for certain)... MrMickeysMom Apr 2013 #28

Or he's just trying to reach various deals with the GOP. Orsino Apr 2013 #31

Oh. My. God. Safetykitten Apr 2013 #34

sometimes it's so over the top ridiculous Skittles Apr 2013 #54

Just think "Plan 9 From Outer Space", and it suddenly takes on a whole new slant. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2013 #58

Uh..LBJ lost his "little" war because of his hubris of "thinking ahead". Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #37

Foolish in that LBJ would have beaten Nixon. Nothing else mattered graham4anything Apr 2013 #39

So, do you consider LBJ a "good" person for engineering the deaths of millions? Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #50

Are you a fan of Nixon's? Because Nixon was the direct beneficiary of LBJ not running. graham4anything Apr 2013 #64

Other than not answering the question, LBJ could have beaten Nixon is laughable. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #72

another of these circular arguements. I said all I wish to say in the OP. graham4anything Apr 2013 #74

LBJ was not going to win against Nixon, premium Apr 2013 #73

People can be distracted by shiny things, but polished turds still smell. n/t winter is coming Apr 2013 #38

Universal pre-school and $10 minimum wage that increases with inflation are both long view ideas loyalsister Apr 2013 #40

"We'll fix it later" is perhaps the ultimate, failsafe lie of the Turd Way. TheKentuckian Apr 2013 #45

+1 Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #55

"The long game" aka Turd Way newspeak for the screwing we are doing to you today TheKentuckian Apr 2013 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author graham4anything Apr 2013 #43

Bush ll already screwed the country over Jamaal510 Apr 2013 #82

KnR. It is a long, long road, and the Far Right has been strategizing for over 40 years Hekate Apr 2013 #42

Bravo! One of your best installations to date! I think you are an artistic genius, Dragonfli Apr 2013 #49

I switched it up a bit for some variety... Bonobo Apr 2013 #52

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Are you applauding Obama for continuing the legacy of Clinton JDPriestly Apr 2013 #57

Excuse me, which candidate is doing that in 2016? Please be specific. graham4anything Apr 2013 #62

I'm going to wait and see. But I will not vote for Hillary. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #63

So I guess you will vote for Jeb. As he is going to be running vs. Hillary graham4anything Apr 2013 #65

There will be other choices. I've only ever voted for a Democrat, but JDPriestly Apr 2013 #81

This reads like some quasi-religious hagiography waddirum Apr 2013 #61

That tone is creeping in more and more, isn't it? Marr Apr 2013 #79

You're projecting what you wish to be true onto the President cali Apr 2013 #66

There are two and only two choices in 2016. Jeb is one of them. graham4anything Apr 2013 #67

bzzt. wrong. yet again. ever frickin' hear of primaries? cali Apr 2013 #69

Hillary is going to win no matter which scenerio when she runs. graham4anything Apr 2013 #71

I think I'm beginning to understand something here, premium Apr 2013 #76

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #70

Your second to last statement is proved right whatchamacallit Apr 2013 #75

K&R! sheshe2 Apr 2013 #77

The Bush Administration insisted they couldn't be judged in the present, too. Marr Apr 2013 #78