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H2O Man

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17. Sounds reasonable to me.

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 06:49 AM

Jun 2014

There are those who, if we mention a problem with, say, President Obama, ask, "Would you rather have John McCain or Mitt Romney as president?" Such shortcuts to logic imply that our choices are severely limited. Heck, even President Obama has said several times that he wants people to hold his feet to the fire -- and I assume he didn't mean just the tea party.

I think it's extremely important that individuals of good conscience -- like you -- continue to confront this type of sterile thinking. I believe that there are still plenty of DU members who -- while certainly not McCain/Romney advocates -- understand that it is essential to "call out bullshit."

Thank you for all of your contributions to DU.

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Very thoughtful post. Thanks. n/t bluesbassman Jun 2014 #1

Thank you! H2O Man Jun 2014 #13

There is one thing about me that has changed as a direct result of my years on DU. Lochloosa Jun 2014 #2

Very good. H2O Man Jun 2014 #16

I want the old DU when not just republicans were held accountable Skittles Jun 2014 #3

Bullshit! FourScore Jun 2014 #4

heh heh Skittles Jun 2014 #9

Sounds reasonable to me. H2O Man Jun 2014 #17

thank you H2O Man Skittles Jun 2014 #19

I'm going to admit to bias toward the Democratic party bigtree Jun 2014 #5

I think the difference is where they are each coming from passiveporcupine Jun 2014 #14

opinions about Hillary's politics aside bigtree Jun 2014 #15

One of the differences H2O Man Jun 2014 #18

The only thing which is permanent is change. DU has changed greatly around the issue that first Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #6

K&R. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #7

The biggest change in my opinion is on policy. obxhead Jun 2014 #8

"people from the organized Democratic Party have attempted to use DU as a resource" Johonny Jun 2014 #10

Always with the goddamned clear-eyed sharp-thinking wisdom. byronius Jun 2014 #11

Groups and organizations evolve too. zeemike Jun 2014 #12