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2016 Postmortem

bmstee01

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2. I don't want change, I want growth.

Reply to uppityperson (Original post)

Thu Sep 29, 2016, 01:15 PM

Sep 2016

We are growing in the right direction. Maybe we can accelerate it and tie up some lose ends, fix some things along the way, but blowing up the system doesn't seem reasonable.

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I'm getting SO tired of the simplistic "things need to change" crap [View all] uppityperson Sep 2016 OP

Simple minds need simple responses. tonyt53 Sep 2016 #1

I don't want change, I want growth. bmstee01 Sep 2016 #2

Growth is not infinite maxsolomon Sep 2016 #6

Oh, yes . Arm-chair rioters smash indiscriminately Hortensis Sep 2016 #3

what needs to change is the GOP's obstruction maxsolomon Sep 2016 #4

+++++++. Thank you uppityperson Sep 2016 #5

What drives me nuts is people need to be made "enthusiastic" to go vote meadowlark5 Sep 2016 #7

Great post. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2016 #9

Yes. old guy Sep 2016 #12

The last knee-jerk, instant change the USA had were bushes 9-11 terror laws. instant changes suck. Sunlei Sep 2016 #8

THINGS NEED TO CHANGE: Democrats Need to Vote in Elections other Than Deneral Elections Stallion Sep 2016 #10

REGARDING CHANGE TRUMP-BS-DETECTOR Sep 2016 #11

Not sure how well your argument works with climate change. jalan48 Sep 2016 #13