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Showing Original Post only (View all)I'm terrified about what could happen if the US elects an R President in 2016 [View all]
Tricky Dick scared the living shizz out of me because he was a corrupt lying fuggwad
And it's all been downhill from there: these people have an agenda, and they plan to move it forward
Ronnie was even worse than Tricky Dick because Ronnie brilliantly performed as an empty suit fronting for a gang of rightwing ideologues behind the scenes
And I've never been more scared than I was in the Dubya years
Next time it will be worse
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struggle4progress
May 2015
OP
A Bush / Walker presidency? We might as well declare the next Great Depression now.
Initech
May 2015
#4
Kochs and Adelson will decide the primaries. If they think either can win, they will fix it
AlinPA
May 2015
#88
What scares me is that they SEEM to be not much different than Hillary Clinton
Flying Squirrel
May 2015
#32
Last time the war ended the depression. This time the war is causing the depression.
Initech
May 2015
#73
Too bad he rejects the label of FDR Democrat for his preferred label of "Democratic Socialist"
pnwmom
May 2015
#14
Are you saying it's true that he is NOT an FDR Democrat? Then Manny must be wrong. n/t
pnwmom
May 2015
#17
Why do you think corporations spend money on advertising? Branding is important.
pnwmom
May 2015
#56
You're suggesting that anyone to the left of Hillary Clinton will... nuke Japan...?
Marr
May 2015
#80
One of the things that concerns me the most is that the economy is improving & is getting
okaawhatever
May 2015
#7
I think we will have a bright future if the Republicans take back the White House.
Quackers
May 2015
#9
No, Nixon was never a progressive. He was, however, talented at pushing himself
struggle4progress
May 2015
#31
Its sad that someone could think the author of these statements was "progressive"
onenote
May 2015
#36
You are wrong. Ted Kennedy help defeat Nixons universal healthcare plan and later regretted it.
CentralMass
May 2015
#45
What is happening is that the Oligarchs are dumbing down the population and, as
ChisolmTrailDem
May 2015
#12
Frankly, I don't believe there will be a 'next time.' They'll bury the USA for good if they win.
freshwest
May 2015
#15
We barely survived the last one. The economy almost disintegrated. The Middle East is
stevenleser
May 2015
#33
Sell you radio & TV, cancel the paper, and spend the next four years fishing in Alaska.
Binkie The Clown
May 2015
#20
I don't think you're "fearmongering", struggle.. I think you're talking REALITY. It's true. Damn
Cha
May 2015
#28
I certainly will. But I think Hillary has the best shot, so I'm working for her. n/t
Adrahil
May 2015
#72
I have no idea what you're talking about and suspect you have no idea either
struggle4progress
May 2015
#85