I'm so flippin' proud of this president!

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42. Yes I admit it's especially egregious. As are other things that have happened under his watch. But

it irritated me that in a positive, uplifting thread, someone (you) felt the need to kick it in the gut. I don't think too many here would think this was just fine (after all, we're not Republicans!) but we've discussed it elsewhere, we SHOULD keep discussing it, just not in this thread. So that's why I reacted the way I did -- just always seems someone feels the need to dump on a thread like this.

As to why we haven't taken to the streets, I don't know. I almost feel kind of beat down -- no one listened when there was outcry over Bush's atrocities, no one listens when we scream about the thieves on Wall Street getting a pass (and raises), no one listens to much, except when they fear it will affect votes. Too often we're not made aware (the majority of Americans aren't even if we are) and I think that when people hear stuff like this, they still trust the country to do the right thing. But I'm just throwing out possibilities. I also feel overwhelmed -- there's SO MUCH that is wrong and that has happened - seems like just too much to take on.

And I know you weren't implying this is the ONLY thing he's done, I just overreacted, so I apologize.