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renie408

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17. Good point.

Reply to Pretzel_Warrior (Reply #16)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 06:44 PM

Nov 2013

I will sometimes feel completely freaked out about something that seems to me to be a REALLY BIG DEAL and mention it to a friend who will give me a blank look.

I remember right after Benghazi I was a little wigged out that it was going to blow into this HUGE THING that was completely going to bite us in the ass. I went out for a girl's night out with 6-7 friends...not one of which even knew who Chris Stevens was!

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If the constant bombardment of ACA negativity is taking its toll on ME [View all] renie408 Nov 2013 OP

I signed up 30 minutes ago. Rest assured as more people find success... NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author napkinz Nov 2013 #4

It's really too early to know the political fallout from the ACA, we won't even know how many PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #2

the media is in feeding frenzy mode re: the ACA right now. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #3

here ----> napkinz Nov 2013 #5

Thanks!! renie408 Nov 2013 #15

Negative ACA stories are planted here to serve an agenda Cali_Democrat Nov 2013 #6

This ^^^^^^^ treestar Nov 2013 #18

heh...I'm pretty well established as no fan TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #7

A reasonable and valid response Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #10

In January, the individual policies will expire for many folks.... kentuck Nov 2013 #8

I remember the Medicare rollout. Same-o, same-o. tsuki Nov 2013 #9

I'm thinking it will be changed and tweaked quinnox Nov 2013 #11

How can we pass tweaks? Especially for the stuff that we willfully constructed as is by a much TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #12

You might be right that any compromises made will be voted down by republicans quinnox Nov 2013 #14

The American public is extremely fickle taught_me_patience Nov 2013 #13

most of them aren't bombarded as much as us who drink from the firehose of oversaturated political Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #16

Good point. renie408 Nov 2013 #17

Refocus on the many, many, many people (myself included) who can ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #19