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BigmanPigman

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7. When he "lost" I was in such a depression I eventually had to leave the country

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 08:04 PM

Jul 2017

temporarily. At that time a lot of people still thought Bush was the second coming. I went to France and ate French Fries instead of Freedom Fries while I looked for a teaching job there.

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Gore calls for single-payer healthcare [View all] yurbud Jul 2017 OP

My first vote, proud to say, was cast for Al Gore. sandensea Jul 2017 #1

Al Gore began advocating for single payer in 2002 emulatorloo Jul 2017 #2

+1000, we've squandered 17 years on GOP wars when we could have R B Garr Jul 2017 #6

we could have had this issue. Since we ended up getting ACA via reconciliation... yurbud Jul 2017 #8

Who is corrupt? nt R B Garr Jul 2017 #10

Who are the 'corrupt blue dogs' you are referring to? (nt) ehrnst Jul 2017 #11

Of note: the "reluctantly" quote was from 2002. (n/t) thesquanderer Jul 2017 #3

Yes and good point. emulatorloo Jul 2017 #4

Glad he's speaking out. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #5

When he "lost" I was in such a depression I eventually had to leave the country BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #7

Democrats and unfortunately Gore himself played that wrong yurbud Jul 2017 #9

In what way are they just "warming up for next time?" ehrnst Jul 2017 #12

When Dems play it "safe" we lose more often than not. Gore1FL Jul 2017 #13

"DLC OG" Strelnikov_ Jul 2017 #14

Exactly Gore1FL Jul 2017 #15

Yes LiberalLovinLug Jul 2017 #16

+1 harun Jul 2017 #19

that's something Republicans understand that Democrats don't (or ignore) yurbud Jul 2017 #17

If it doesn't make the 1% richer it won't be allowed in this country. harun Jul 2017 #18