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2016 Postmortem

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)

7. They say the mind has the infinite capacity to rationalize.

Reply to Cassiopeia (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2016, 03:56 AM

Jan 2016

Well, I guess it does help some people to cope....

Obama is a Corporate Democrat. During a 2008 debate Clinton in one of her rare "truthful" unscripted moments voiced frustration because she said Obama was no different then her (though he was being embraced by the progressives where she was reviled).

Once Obama got elected and started appointing people it became obvious that we had been sold a real false bill of goods.

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I dared to hope for change in 2008 [View all] Cassiopeia Jan 2016 OP

Obama got the change he could get. bigwillq Jan 2016 #1

Some extra cross-over appeal + coattails = eliminate the GOP's ability to frustrate legislation. Betty Karlson Jan 2016 #6

Debbie's gonna have her hands full. Cassiopeia Jan 2016 #9

Saw the SOTU RobertEarl Jan 2016 #2

As am I. Cassiopeia Jan 2016 #3

Truth be told RobertEarl Jan 2016 #4

Bernie has his own way of speaking. Cassiopeia Jan 2016 #5

They say the mind has the infinite capacity to rationalize. Skwmom Jan 2016 #7

The last 7 years wasn't all bad. Cassiopeia Jan 2016 #8