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Patrick Powers

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Reply to graham4anything (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 11:36 AM

Jul 2013

This is so insightful.

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What I love about America is the peaceful transfer of power-every 4 to 8 yrs [View all] graham4anything Jul 2013 OP

Response Patrick Powers Jul 2013 #1

Hordes of Canadians are crashing our borders leftstreet Jul 2013 #2

lol... redgreenandblue Jul 2013 #5

Hardly unique. the peaceful transfer of power happens all over the world. cali Jul 2013 #3

Like in Eqypt now? All that waste of lives and destruction to change a leader. graham4anything Jul 2013 #7

uh, no. like in all the countries in Europe and Canada and Mexico and South America cali Jul 2013 #24

Egypt = all over the world? Bradical79 Jul 2013 #33

I gotta remember to start looking at who posted the OP before I click on it. RC Jul 2013 #4

The changing of political leaders between the two dominant parties Cal Carpenter Jul 2013 #6

This. Apophis Jul 2013 #10

+1 deutsey Jul 2013 #12

+1 Getting a new Prez is like getting a new CEO n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #13

good point marions ghost Jul 2013 #14

How boring our way is. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #8

Thank you for this warm reminder, G4A. BlueCaliDem Jul 2013 #9

But the damage they do lives on for decades... marions ghost Jul 2013 #11

We shall overcome and that too shall pass. The smoke will clear in 2017. graham4anything Jul 2013 #15

The toll is too great, the losses are too severe marions ghost Jul 2013 #22

The peaceful transfer of the appearance of power... Orsino Jul 2013 #16

That's because the REAL power in America is held by those who are never elected. hughee99 Jul 2013 #17

Jesus Christ. galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #18

Two choices. In business that's called a duopoly. marmar Jul 2013 #19

There is no 'transfer' of anything. The names and faces are different, but the game is the bike man Jul 2013 #20

Meet the new Bush. Same as the old Bush. forestpath Jul 2013 #21

Even China has a peaceful transfer every ten years. Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2013 #23

I like diner food. Recursion Jul 2013 #25

There was a little squabble called the civil war when some people weren't happy about the outcome. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #26

Maybe it shouldn't have been so peaceful KamaAina Jul 2013 #27

What a joke... HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #28

Ronald Reagan has been President since 1981, switching parties and/or faces TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #29

Good to see how few are persuaded by the charade we call democracy. Obama was the last straw... reformist2 Jul 2013 #30

80-20 is coming. 95% of the folks are very happy with thought of Hillary. graham4anything Jul 2013 #34

*whooosh* Scurrilous Jul 2013 #31

there is no transfer of power really... wildbilln864 Jul 2013 #32

Knowing what I know now, sofa king Jul 2013 #35