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Andy823

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10. I couldn't agree more.
Mon Mar 30, 2015, 06:25 PM
Mar 2015

To what Kennedy siad, along with what you said, I agree. And I think everyone should make sure to find a candidate that they feel is best suited to meeting such goals, and then they should do everything they can to make sure that person has a fighting chance to win the nomination next year.

I also believe that after the nomination process is over, and we have a nominee, we need to support that person by at least voting for them in the general election. If we want to move forward instead of going backwards, we need to make sure we don't let some republican like Cruz, Bush, etc. doesn't end up in the WH. I am sure that Kennedy would agree with that. The person that wins may not be the one we voted for in the primary, but the one that wins will be a million times better than any republican that might win. We have to consider the Supreme Court, women's rights, civil rights, and hundreds of other things that we know for sure a republican in the WH would be a disaster on those issues.

I am not a Clinton supporter. I don't know who I will vote for since we really don't even know who is running at the moment. I will wait, listen and find the on that I think would make a good president for "all" of this country. I won't be voting for Hillary in the primaries, that much I do know, if she runs, but whoever wins the primary "WILL" have my vote, even though they weren't my first choice, there is no way in this world I want another republican messing this country up, taking away the progress we have made with president Obama in the WH, and taking us backwards, not forwards. Just my opinion here.

Leftist Values [View all] H2O Man Mar 2015 OP
Wonderful post, thank you H2O Man. Scuba Mar 2015 #1
Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2015 #5
We dissent from the current reality that women are discriminated against and treated unfairly. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #2
Absolutely. H2O Man Mar 2015 #6
Thanks for posting, H2O Man. Thanks for starting the discussion. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #9
Glad to, and H2O Man Mar 2015 #11
I will send letters and make phone calls too then. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #13
Great! H2O Man Mar 2015 #16
This gross law is step #1 in the state by state march to overturn the Federal Civil Rights Law Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #17
Oh, you're so right! H2O Man Mar 2015 #18
And corporate pressure to rescind these laws. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #19
Perfect. H2O Man Mar 2015 #23
K&R! Great post, thanks H20 Man! n/t Ghost in the Machine Mar 2015 #3
Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2015 #7
Kick 'n' rec. hifiguy Mar 2015 #4
Thanks! H2O Man Mar 2015 #8
I couldn't agree more. Andy823 Mar 2015 #10
Very good! H2O Man Mar 2015 #12
H20 Man, when you "speak" I listen. Thank you for this post. democrank Mar 2015 #14
Well, thank you! H2O Man Mar 2015 #15
Amen G_j Mar 2015 #20
Thanks! H2O Man Mar 2015 #24
Thank you for this, H2O Man. 99Forever Mar 2015 #21
Right. H2O Man Mar 2015 #26
K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #22
Thank you. H2O Man Mar 2015 #28
You are so right. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #32
It is #1 on my list JonLP24 Mar 2015 #49
Foreign Policy is hugely important right now, imo. Even if we were only to think of the sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #57
You're right, of course. H2O Man Mar 2015 #58
I think we all have to realize the system has become structurally worse. mmonk Mar 2015 #25
Right. H2O Man Mar 2015 #34
Yes. Foundation, then brick by brick to soundness. mmonk Mar 2015 #40
As a young man, H2O Man Mar 2015 #43
Yes, everyday activists do the heavy lifting. mmonk Mar 2015 #45
"we’re looking for the type of leadership that works with us." deutsey Mar 2015 #27
Beautiful! H2O Man Mar 2015 #35
Thank you! deutsey Mar 2015 #42
I've been really tempted H2O Man Mar 2015 #44
I agree with H20 Man, that is a beautifully written essay. Should sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #60
The Thing Octafish Mar 2015 #29
The best way to know who we can entrust with the power to represent us, is sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #36
Well said. H2O Man Mar 2015 #51
Right. H2O Man Mar 2015 #50
Hey There Octofish. Missed you. I saw what happened and that was completely unjustified, imo. 2banon Mar 2015 #79
The meme is always going to be party loyalty... Orsino Mar 2015 #30
Right. Thanks. H2O Man Mar 2015 #53
The Rightwing of this Party ("centrists") does not share those values. Romulox Mar 2015 #31
Right. H2O Man Mar 2015 #55
That right wing is known as The Third Way. And the Third Way = Heritage Foundation. sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #67
Another excellent post MissDeeds Mar 2015 #33
Thank you! H2O Man Mar 2015 #59
As a Canadian "leftist"... CanSocDem Mar 2015 #37
Reading your post H2O Man Mar 2015 #61
It is not enough to allow dissent. We must demand it. For there is much to dissent to Ichingcarpenter Mar 2015 #38
Powerful! H2O Man Mar 2015 #62
The argument between left and right always boils down to a question. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #39
+100 ND-Dem Mar 2015 #41
wow! guillaumeb Mar 2015 #54
Very well said! H2O Man Mar 2015 #63
BOOM. The right may grumble some kind of slogan showing their "concern", bullwinkle428 Mar 2015 #66
tl;dnr Zorra Mar 2015 #46
Solid points. H2O Man Mar 2015 #68
Feared but not respected hootinholler Mar 2015 #47
Well said. H2O Man Mar 2015 #69
K&R JEB Mar 2015 #48
Thanks! H2O Man Mar 2015 #70
and we must speak truth to the fearful, to paraphrase. guillaumeb Mar 2015 #52
Absolutely right. H2O Man Mar 2015 #71
I want to believe. aikoaiko Mar 2015 #56
I hear you. H2O Man Mar 2015 #72
So I was in my early 20 in the early 1990s when Bill Clinton came on the scene aikoaiko Apr 2015 #80
Well Done H2O Man! . Another one right out of the park! 2banon Mar 2015 #64
Thanks, 2banon. H2O Man Mar 2015 #73
Thank you for shining the light on RFK's evolved political awareness, insight and quotes before he 2banon Mar 2015 #78
RFK gave a list of what to oppose - we need a definitive list of what to support derby378 Mar 2015 #65
Valid points. H2O Man Mar 2015 #74
For starters, a refocusing on labor derby378 Mar 2015 #75
Right, no middle class w/o labor and I'd add no democracy w/o a middle class. Only the power of appalachiablue Mar 2015 #76
RFK: A Reflection on True American Leadership deutsey Mar 2015 #77
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