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LittleBlue

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16. We've been adjusting our expectations downward since Ronnie Rayguns

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 02:19 PM

Jan 2014

as our Democratic leadership has gone steadily more toward the side of corporatists.

Hillary is the culmination of three decades of merging the Democratic Party to right wing economic dictates, and the Republicans further to the right into libertarian economic theory. It's the new political spectrum, ensuring the continuation of the corporate profit-poverty cycle. Once she is elected, the 1% have achieved a victory so complete that they have absolutely no opposition within the borders of the United States.

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"We must adjust our expectations downwards, rather than fight to win."* [View all] MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 OP

Well, what do you expect? RobertEarl Jan 2014 #1

Mostly, because the Democratic Party sulphurdunn Jan 2014 #24

"We must know our stations" jsr Jan 2014 #2

Yes but they dress us up in nice penguin suits zeemike Jan 2014 #27

Making up quotes now? ProSense Jan 2014 #3

My apologies - title updated with a disclaimer asterisk. nt MannyGoldstein Jan 2014 #17

If it's not a quote, just kill the quotation marks demwing Jan 2014 #29

FUD'ers gotta FUD... SidDithers Jan 2014 #20

1085 11 14 JoePhilly Jan 2014 #4

Where was this line in the SOTU? zappaman Jan 2014 #5

Here's a link to the text of the full speech, everyone. TheMathieu Jan 2014 #6

How do you feel about the reading-impaired? truebluegreen Jan 2014 #34

Oy.. Skidmore Jan 2014 #7

Oh look, they think you are giving a quote from the SOTU. Autumn Jan 2014 #8

He had to give them something to whine about. They have nothing of substance. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #18

Why is that funny? demwing Jan 2014 #30

seriously, why is this funny? /nt demwing Jan 2014 #32

Nuts indeed. nt bemildred Jan 2014 #9

This isn't war. It's politics. randome Jan 2014 #10

War is the continuation of politics by other means -Clausewitz Fumesucker Jan 2014 #14

All war is politics, but not all politics is war. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #23

It's definite war UncleMuscles Jan 2014 #19

K&R Scuba Jan 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #12

Damn the torpedos Fumesucker Jan 2014 #13

Funny, you never quoted the sotu nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #15

You're pretty funny too LordGlenconner Jan 2014 #25

We've been adjusting our expectations downward since Ronnie Rayguns LittleBlue Jan 2014 #16

I don't see what the "nuts" quote has to do Progressive dog Jan 2014 #21

Nuts wcollar Jan 2014 #26

I thought I was replying to a specific post Progressive dog Jan 2014 #35

A reaction every bit as thoughtful, accurate and predictable as Ted Cruz's. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #22

"If you work hard, you get ahead" Obviously we need to work 99% harder. nt adirondacker Jan 2014 #28

Well said. nt truebluegreen Jan 2014 #33

K&R woo me with science Jan 2014 #31