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Not Ruth

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1. I think that this will fuel the independence movement

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Sun Oct 1, 2017, 07:23 AM

Oct 2017

There will be those that want to leave Puerto Rico (and move to yet another hurricane prone area like Orlando????) and those who are done with the US for good.

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I think we rocketed right past "Trump's Katrina" about a week ago...this is a whole new animal. [View all] Miles Archer Oct 2017 OP

I think that this will fuel the independence movement Not Ruth Oct 2017 #1

Of course. But will that hurt Republicans in the elections? How much? Hortensis Oct 2017 #5

I think that the "separation" began when the US military closed up a few years ago Not Ruth Oct 2017 #11

Many valid problems, Not Ruth. But irrelevant to the point I was making. Hortensis Oct 2017 #15

Investments... Volaris Oct 2017 #19

Bush isn't completely lacking in empathy and compassion. Siwsan Oct 2017 #2

I felt that Katrina and starting the war in Iraq showed w lacked empathy. mucifer Oct 2017 #6

I thought it played more to his "daddy" issues Siwsan Oct 2017 #8

I think with Bush it was largely a lack of awareness Miles Archer Oct 2017 #7

People are getting to the point where they realize that he's either: Girard442 Oct 2017 #3

I vote..... MyOwnPeace Oct 2017 #4

All of the above. Lochloosa Oct 2017 #10

I vote for Lindsay Oct 2017 #12

A combination of all three, leaning heavily on #2. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2017 #17

He's all three dalton99a Oct 2017 #18

Bush was ignorant, but Brainstormy Oct 2017 #9

As sorry as bush the lessor was madokie Oct 2017 #14

What goes up must come down madokie Oct 2017 #13

But with gerrymandering get the red out Oct 2017 #16