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Hortensis

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62. Agree for sure in general. Interestingly,

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 03:10 PM

Mar 2016

though, it turns out a very significant number of Trumpsters are NOT supportive of the "smaller government" Kool-Aid the GOP's been serving the past 40 years.

It's too much to say they very actively oppose it, but they represent a major danger to the GOP's Great Plan to continue the transfer of wealth and power to a wiser, stabilizing ruling class, while eliminating our constraints on that class's activities.

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I am a proud, lifelong Democrat [View all] Cary Mar 2016 OP

K & R femmocrat Mar 2016 #1

Proud to stand with you ! WheelWalker Mar 2016 #2

Guilty of many things Cryptoad Mar 2016 #3

I am a zentrum Mar 2016 #4

Who just has to find a way to interject something, right? Cary Mar 2016 #5

His policies worked wonders for the country liberalnarb Mar 2016 #8

No one is going to argue against that Cary Mar 2016 #10

I was praising his economic policies. How am I insulting anyone? liberalnarb Mar 2016 #13

To some here, "FDR Democrat" is a "dog whistle"... Beartracks Mar 2016 #18

Uh, not really. Cary Mar 2016 #19

I wasn't the one who said they were an FDR Democrat in the first place. liberalnarb Mar 2016 #34

You carried on the discussion Cary Mar 2016 #37

FDR and his progressivism are OURS. In this forum Hortensis Mar 2016 #56

Yes, thank you Hortensis. Cary Mar 2016 #60

FDR died 71 years ago, but his policies still live... for now... modestybl Mar 2016 #43

So on... zentrum Mar 2016 #48

No one said that. Cary Mar 2016 #49

This may not work. If far-left-wing, liberal and conservative Hortensis Mar 2016 #57

I want to underline: Many Democrats are conservatives. Hortensis Mar 2016 #59

I, too, am a proud FDR Democrat. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #66

it's the spirit of Jimmy Carter and Tip O'Neil MisterP Mar 2016 #6

I don't get your point Cary Mar 2016 #12

In the spirit of Jimmy Carter and Tip O'Neil beastie boy Mar 2016 #15

Go Democrats! liberalnarb Mar 2016 #7

:) Go, Democrats! Hortensis Mar 2016 #61

One difference. ananda Mar 2016 #9

Agree for sure in general. Interestingly, Hortensis Mar 2016 #62

Proud, lifelong Democrat here too mcar Mar 2016 #11

Yep, Grover's still around... dchill Mar 2016 #14

I will give them this: Cary Mar 2016 #27

Yep! Once repugs realized that silly pledge that he thought up as a 12-year-old . . . brush Mar 2016 #32

Lifelong Voting Democrat Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #16

Time to stop with vapid bumper sticker slogans and cults of personality Cary Mar 2016 #20

Sorry Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #23

Maybe, but that's not what you said. Cary Mar 2016 #24

Oh please... Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #54

Perfection isn't a rational expectation Cary Mar 2016 #55

As I have said TWICE Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #64

SilverWitch, IMO we have two candidates who do not Hortensis Mar 2016 #63

Hortensis Silver_Witch Mar 2016 #65

If I may answer the question: "Take back 'our part' from whom?" JDPriestly Apr 2016 #68

Which candidate are you talking about? JDPriestly Apr 2016 #67

I stand with you. Duval Mar 2016 #17

We stand with each other. Cary Mar 2016 #21

My husband and I are as well and proud of it. redstatebluegirl Mar 2016 #22

This is it. This is the point. Cary Mar 2016 #25

Amen Cary! redstatebluegirl Mar 2016 #26

On point. Take 'em to task, Cary. brush Mar 2016 #33

You seem to be missing the point. HawkMode Mar 2016 #42

You have a lot of nerve lecturing to me about "all issues are important to you." Cary Mar 2016 #45

PLease reread the SOP of this group and the notice I pinned to the top of the group stevenleser Mar 2016 #51

Sorry. I forgot that this was the second Hillary group. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #69

That passive aggressiveness is not going to work. nt stevenleser Apr 2016 #70

Sorry. I'm thoroughly ashamed. Please forgive. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #71

One thing you definitely do not know is what a "dog whistle" is. ieoeja Mar 2016 #47

You're in the Democrats Group Cary Mar 2016 #50

Please see my #51 above. nt stevenleser Mar 2016 #52

"Fascist monsters" indeed ... BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #35

Amen! MatthewStLouis Mar 2016 #28

Proud to stand with you! leftofcool Mar 2016 #29

As a lifelong Democrat who started voting for JFK I do not jwirr Mar 2016 #30

Who is "we," kimosabe? Cary Mar 2016 #31

You really don't agree with this? BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #36

In fairness I did make a typo. Cary Mar 2016 #38

I thought that must have been BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #39

My error, sorry, I corrected it though. Cary Mar 2016 #40

I'll edit my post accordingly. BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #41

K&R Let us come together to support whomever the Dem nominee is ffr Mar 2016 #44

K&R! DemonGoddess Mar 2016 #46

Same here pretty much treestar Mar 2016 #53

Absolutely K&R! NastyRiffraff Mar 2016 #58

Ultimately, I'm sure I will stand with the nominee, but... Jerrymooney Apr 2016 #72