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In reply to the discussion: Ann Romney: No Extortion Had You Elected Mitt. [View all]bulloney
(4,113 posts)They were born into wealth and privilege and never had to really think on issues related to how they financially make things work from one pay period to the next; from one month to the next; and so on. When they've wanted to make a major purchase, they never had to make a plan and set a timetable to achieve that goal; they could just up and buy it any time. I really think there's a significant percentage of our population running our country and their sympathizers who lack the ability to think past the end of their noses, and that's why we have the political climate we're in.
Hey Annie - the 2012 elections were largely a referendum on ACA. Obama was easily re-elected. Democrats retained control of the Senate and Republicans' hold on the House diminished. And ACA was upheld by a conservative SCOTUS. If you're too dumb to figure all of this out, then thank God you're not our First Lady and your husband is not POTUS. Maybe we wouldn't have all of this gridlock we're experiencing now, but we would likely have reached the tipping point of class warfare and rioting from all of the programs your husband's administration would have proposed as President.