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6. Then we should at least be more successful in showing

Reply to oldhippydude (Reply #2)

Thu May 24, 2012, 06:15 AM

May 2012

the American public where these bad laws came from. When they begin to see the cause and effect it won't be so easy for them to make claims like, 'well, Obama has been in office for four year, blah, blah, blah." Laws have long term effects. Period.

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In a sense, the Repubs attempted to "private equity" the USPS [View all] matmar May 2012 OP

And the question is, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #1

they set it up oldhippydude May 2012 #2

Then we should at least be more successful in showing Baitball Blogger May 2012 #6

Good luck with teaching the general public anything about politics lunatica May 2012 #11

because the average person doesn't assume the government is trying to steal from them HiPointDem May 2012 #4

We should use this example as a learning tool and feed it to the masses. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #8

Because we're not getting a paycheck to think up ways to screw over an entire nation. Selatius May 2012 #5

Too bad that people aren't branded with their voting records when they Baitball Blogger May 2012 #9

It was done in the dark of night so to speak--the media didn't cover it so who knew? live love laugh May 2012 #7

Actually, considering how much the Iraq war was used as a litmus test Baitball Blogger May 2012 #10

and they did something similar to social security. government borrowed a bunch of money from HiPointDem May 2012 #3

Excellent post malaise May 2012 #12

Two or three times over the past several years, I have commented that Skidmore May 2012 #13

hmmmmmmmmmm oldhippydude May 2012 #14