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2. This is exactly what is happening

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Imagine---a football game, in which the Blue team did its best to play by conventional rules. [View all] Atticus Dec 2017 OP

What do we do? rainin Dec 2017 #1

Are your suggesting that ONLY Al Franken was "fighting back"? brooklynite Dec 2017 #7

Did we stab someone else in the back last week? rainin Dec 2017 #9

Would you at least agree the two years were indispensible? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #19

What two years are you talking about? brooklynite Dec 2017 #20

Franken's term ends in 2020. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #21

...and there'll be a Democrat to fill those two years. brooklynite Dec 2017 #25

Won't there be a special election in 2018? Or are you guaranteeing a Dem will win it? n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #26

Based on my data analysis, I'm very comfortable that a State that..... brooklynite Dec 2017 #27

and elected a professional wrestler. rzemanfl Dec 2017 #31

His 312 vote win must have looked like a landslide! n/t rainin Dec 2017 #43

Yes. Regardless of Franken's 2020 end of term there will be a special election in 2018. Texin Dec 2017 #36

UPDATE: Leadership has already identified their 2018 candidate... brooklynite Dec 2017 #56

We play smart by offering real and substantial alternatives relayerbob Dec 2017 #38

This is exactly what is happening treestar Dec 2017 #2

Yup. Liberals being willing to at least listen to another viewpoint erronis Dec 2017 #44

You left out Bibluca Dec 2017 #3

well I guess if you just listened to their refs you might believe that Horse with no Name Dec 2017 #8

Yes, but Bibluca Dec 2017 #12

Thanks. U beat me to it. nt Atticus Dec 2017 #13

Welcome to DU, Bibluca. calimary Dec 2017 #42

How about, when blue spectators and fans get frustrated Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #18

I think I'm experiencing this very thing. rainin Dec 2017 #46

But the Blue team still has to follow the rules treestar Dec 2017 #53

The blue team needs to adjust to the new playing environment. Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #55

I wish this was an exaggeration. yardwork Dec 2017 #4

Hey, it was purity that defeated Hitler - not bombs and bullets dalton99a Dec 2017 #5

Exactly Bibluca Dec 2017 #10

You are right, of course. If we just continue "going high", Trump and Pence will resign in shame Atticus Dec 2017 #17

LOL Bibluca Dec 2017 #24

May I add rainin Dec 2017 #47

You certainly may, though it truly saddens me that it is necessary. nt Atticus Dec 2017 #50

Don't forget blue team kicking out its players in the middle of the game. LisaL Dec 2017 #6

While the Red team is beating up the referee dalton99a Dec 2017 #11

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Dec 2017 #14

... and the only cheerleaders were the MSM. lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #15

. underpants Dec 2017 #16

Imagine embracing a political party that had no higher moral standards than the Republicans oberliner Dec 2017 #22

Imagine acknowledging the reality that the principles of the losers will never be implemented. Atticus Dec 2017 #29

The high ground doesn't mean squat when they have their boot on your neck. CrispyQ Dec 2017 #60

Actually a pretty good description ewagner Dec 2017 #23

Is this a thread about Brady and the Patriots? Orrex Dec 2017 #28

Knowing the rules better than anyone else is not cheating. Blue_true Dec 2017 #30

Brady is an amazing quarterback and Belichick is an amazing coach Orrex Dec 2017 #32

Exactly how do the Patriots play dirty? Blue_true Dec 2017 #33

And yet somehow they didn't know they couldn't video tape other teams or that deflating balls mythology Dec 2017 #58

Have you ever heard of something called the Ideal Gas Law. Blue_true Dec 2017 #59

No. LisaL Dec 2017 #35

Another point about the refs hvn_nbr_2 Dec 2017 #34

Perfect! pandr32 Dec 2017 #37

And, red team gets to layout the field and determine how many blue team players are sidelined. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #39

Actual topography of our situation dalton99a Dec 2017 #40

Awesome!!! And NOW we have one less player, one of our strongest. n/t rainin Dec 2017 #48

"Franken, there are too many Democrats on our team - Get Out!" dalton99a Dec 2017 #61

Precisely, and they can still barely hang on to their majority. L. Coyote Dec 2017 #52

Imagine trying to teach a pigeon to play chess. Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #41

+1 dalton99a Dec 2017 #45

To further the analogy to make it equivalent kcr Dec 2017 #49

That is a very good analogy. One that we can all understand. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #51

We have to play by rules that help us win, conventional or not. Tatiana Dec 2017 #54

You are missing the part where the blue team members turn on one of their own MVP. Amaryllis Dec 2017 #57