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14. You're getting into "when did you stop beating your wife" territory....

Reply to Orrex (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 09:26 AM

Oct 2015

Why go down that road?

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Hillary Was Handed the Presidency...On a Silver Trey [View all] kpete Oct 2015 OP

Nothing has been handed to Hillary Clinton. She earned her creds through 40 years of dedicated Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #1

LOL! No one has been handed anything yet. eom Cleita Oct 2015 #3

Not true at all. Orrex Oct 2015 #8

The Democratic Primaries will begin with Iowa on Feb. 1, 2016, and end with DC on June 14, 2016. Cal33 Oct 2015 #42

Well, I'll tell you this much... Orrex Oct 2015 #45

Like you, I would vote for Clinton should she win the Democratic nomination. There Cal33 Oct 2015 #49

She provided dedicated service sulphurdunn Oct 2015 #6

Yeah, yeah. But Sanders will still vote for her if he loses. Will you? Orrex Oct 2015 #9

You're getting into "when did you stop beating your wife" territory.... blackspade Oct 2015 #14

How so? Orrex Oct 2015 #25

You're mixing your metaphors... Wounded Bear Oct 2015 #17

Mixing metaphors is also a thing you can do with words on purpose.....but thanks for the pointer! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #20

You can, but you shouldn't. n/t Gore1FL Oct 2015 #22

Change "America" in your second sentence to "Wall Street" and you got a home run. Hoppy Oct 2015 #2

+10 Cleita Oct 2015 #4

+11 Locrian Oct 2015 #5

Wall street is a significant and important American asset . ... PosterChild Oct 2015 #7

true enough--can we get them to run it responsibly as a public trust instead of a casino? librechik Oct 2015 #10

True enough.... PosterChild Oct 2015 #29

put a tax on transactions. That will at least make them pay attention--and their share, presumably librechik Oct 2015 #30

That's one idea.... PosterChild Oct 2015 #34

I doubt that mutual funds and pension funds have many transactions over the course of a year. Hoppy Oct 2015 #36

My expectation is... PosterChild Oct 2015 #41

I haven't invested in mutual funds in a while. I recall the list of investments and they didn't Hoppy Oct 2015 #43

That's one interesting way to spin it. blackspade Oct 2015 #16

Not true at all.. PosterChild Oct 2015 #32

You keep telling yourself that while they rob us blind. blackspade Oct 2015 #35

I think your being a bit... PosterChild Oct 2015 #39

They've stolen trillions of dollars. hifiguy Oct 2015 #47

If by "theivery" you mean... PosterChild Oct 2015 #52

Yes it is odd how the words "Wall Street" treestar Oct 2015 #37

Thanks for taking a level headed approach eom PosterChild Oct 2015 #40

Unfortunately, we're no longer "significant and important" to Wall Street. Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #38

Eeyup. hifiguy Oct 2015 #46

One of the residents of my nursing home said this morning he'd vote for her BuelahWitch Oct 2015 #11

Reccing this for bashing of the pointy headed moron, but it belongs in GDP. MH1 Oct 2015 #12

Chuckle: "pointed headed moron!" Evergreen Emerald Oct 2015 #33

Trey is not happy with how you are describing him ... JoePhilly Oct 2015 #44

Canoaign ad Johnny2X2X Oct 2015 #13

That she was, and she handed them their heads. hifiguy Oct 2015 #48

Dealing with people smarter than you Beowulf42 Oct 2015 #15

Gowdy won't recuperate very soon from the drubbing she gave him and the other repubs... CTyankee Oct 2015 #50

It doesn't matter DrBulldog Oct 2015 #18

Winning the fake persona election Geronimoe Oct 2015 #19

I heard that she is going to have to fit in some extra workouts over the next week... Thor_MN Oct 2015 #21

Trust me. They don't want her back. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2015 #23

I think she's likely to become president over a Repug opponent regardless, but..... marmar Oct 2015 #24

hey bernie folks give her what is due...she did an excellent job in the hearing dembotoz Oct 2015 #26

No.... she was handed a temporary bump in polling numbers. groundloop Oct 2015 #27

she was handed a pretty good week restorefreedom Oct 2015 #28

I love all these positive OPs about a Democratic candidate for President George II Oct 2015 #31

It's called giving credit where credit is due, isn't it? CTyankee Oct 2015 #51

after yesterday's performance, I am convinced she will fight wall street, slash the Pentagon Doctor_J Oct 2015 #53

She was handed nothing Bernblu Oct 2015 #54