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18. It is understandable.

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 07:30 PM

Dec 2012

And ... there is an important lesson here.

Democrats do not get out to vote when their leader (in this case Pres. Obama in December 2009) caves on ending the Bush tax cuts for those making over $250,000 a year.

Make no mistake, the reason Democrats stayed home in the 2010 elections was because Pres. Obama let go of the health care insurance reform called the 'public option' and because he caved on the tax cut question in 2009.

It is absolutely vital that we don't let Pres. Obama negotiate or compromise away the most core, fundamental values during this 'fiscal cliff' event ... or we will have a repeat of the Tea Party wave election of 2010 in 2014.

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Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Signs Laws Restricting Unions (Right To Work) [View all] Purveyor Dec 2012 OP

dear michigan, you voted for these people. hope you're happy with the outcomes nt msongs Dec 2012 #1

Yes, this is one of the things I do not understand. jwirr Dec 2012 #3

It is understandable. earthside Dec 2012 #18

I voted, but if my dislike for republicans wasn't so strong, I would have stayed home for those bloomington-lib Dec 2012 #22

The Gov. race was 58%/40%. So roughly 40% of Mi. voters did not vote Repub. MichiganVote Dec 2012 #10

that is the problem, what did they think would happen? A lot of labor also voted for Reagan because still_one Dec 2012 #15

A lot of voters are perfectly fine cutting off their noses to spite their face. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #19

General Strike Time... rsmith6621 Dec 2012 #2

Yep. I saw this coming RE: MI a mile away.......... socialist_n_TN Dec 2012 #20

its gotta happen! putitinD Dec 2012 #34

Methinks he just signed his political death warrant. DinahMoeHum Dec 2012 #4

He has already said that he doesn't think he running michreject Dec 2012 #9

Of course not. He was installed to do this very thing, then high-tail it out of Lansing. marmar Dec 2012 #14

Yeah, he was only installed to rubber stamp orders from ALEC Blue_Tires Dec 2012 #24

I thought that the minute he 'flip-flopped' and allowed the fast-tracking of this legislation. Sad Purveyor Dec 2012 #16

You mean like Walker did? Doctor_J Dec 2012 #31

Blaming the whole damn thing on Proposition 2. Liar. eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #5

Liberal Michigan voters who didn't bother to vote in 2010... BlueDemKev Dec 2012 #6

Include liberals who voted repuke upaloopa Dec 2012 #8

You are correct. llmart Dec 2012 #36

When I lived in Kalamazoo I voted for Ford upaloopa Dec 2012 #43

It doesn't effect current in place contracts upaloopa Dec 2012 #7

Spam deleted by SidDithers (MIR Team) TForbster Dec 2012 #11

Organize! markbark Dec 2012 #12

Actually, let's give then $0.01 per day. Panasonic Dec 2012 #29

What a Christmas Gift MissNostalgia Dec 2012 #13

Snyder and Michigan Republicans BE10sCoach Dec 2012 #17

Kochsucker warrprayer Dec 2012 #21

wow...I can hardly believe SoapBox Dec 2012 #23

The hashtag to follow is #righttowork Coyotl Dec 2012 #25

DU these: Michigan Democratic Party, Michigan Senate Democrats, Michigan House Democrats Coyotl Dec 2012 #26

Time for the feds to step in and cancel all federal monies to both Wisconsin and Michigan until Panasonic Dec 2012 #27

Wait a minute jehop61 Dec 2012 #38

Wait a minute, nothing. Snyder lied to you, and it's time to take action - and it's time for a Panasonic Dec 2012 #40

That would set a great precedent joeglow3 Dec 2012 #44

DU this LATimes poll:Do you support "right-to-work" legislation? Coyotl Dec 2012 #28

I voted FUCK NO. and it is at 42%. Rate it up Panasonic Dec 2012 #30

As seen here and in WI, organizing and protesting Doctor_J Dec 2012 #32

People should harass and protest wherever he goes in the state. kimbutgar Dec 2012 #33

He's a 1%er..... llmart Dec 2012 #37

Time to organize a massive low wage workers union nationwide and economy wide Coyotl Dec 2012 #35

We in Michigan need to do the same thing Ohio did in response muntrv Dec 2012 #39

I thought this was a lame duck legislature. randome Dec 2012 #41

Snyder for 2016? question everything Dec 2012 #42