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2016 Postmortem

greatauntoftriplets

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9. Great post.

Reply to meadowlark5 (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 29, 2016, 01:34 PM

Sep 2016

I remember turning 21 and becoming eligible to vote (this was back in the Dark Ages when the age was still 21) and couldn't wait to go downtown to the Federal building in Chicago to register. And I've voted ever since.

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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