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Kablooie

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8. We keep voting them in because they are the only ones running.

Reply to longship (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 11:58 PM

Mar 2012

The only ones with money that is, so the only ones you'll hear about.
Vote either Democrat or Republican and you'll get someone that works for the 1%, not for you.
It's a monopoly and the trust busters are part of it.

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We keep voting them in because they are the only ones running. Kablooie Mar 2012 #8

K & R . Bookmarked. snagglepuss Mar 2012 #4

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Just Wait 'til we get a Democrat elected President! kenny blankenship Mar 2012 #9

Maybe that's the 700 billion dollar bailout finally landing in their pockets. Kablooie Mar 2012 #10