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pampango

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8. "Would we dare to cross party lines to join in one big movement to restore our government back to

Reply to L0oniX (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2013, 11:44 AM

May 2013

us?"

Does that not assume that there are republicans who are equally willing to "cross party lines"? If so, who are these potentially bipartisan republicans and where have they been hiding?

Republicans seem to belong to either the corporate wing or the fundamentalist/libertarian (tea party) wing. Where are our potential allies in "restoring our government back to us"?

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Our government is not representing us. [View all] L0oniX May 2013 OP

K&R Thank you. woo me with science May 2013 #1

The GOP blocked the gun control bill emulatorloo May 2013 #2

Sorry ...Dems for the most part are also not representing us. n/t L0oniX May 2013 #3

Gun Control was the example you chose. emulatorloo May 2013 #6

"corporations, banksters and the NRA" Maybe in your reality Dems represent us. L0oniX May 2013 #7

+1 woo me with science May 2013 #16

I dream of a day when I have a viable alternative to Kock Bros toady Tim Walberg as my congressman corkhead May 2013 #4

We're living in Lesterland. octoberlib May 2013 #5

"Would we dare to cross party lines to join in one big movement to restore our government back to pampango May 2013 #8

Ask a republican if they think the house is representing them and find out... L0oniX May 2013 #9

Of course many of them think exactly that. pampango May 2013 #10

I don't know any republicans who will say they don't want representation. L0oniX May 2013 #11

Who is trying to keep republicans from having any representation? pampango May 2013 #12

I think what we are calling republicans has changed. Some might say that the Dem party has moved... L0oniX May 2013 #14

Every poll shows that Republicans are as angry as we are. woo me with science May 2013 #13

THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ L0oniX May 2013 #15