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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:06 AM Original message |
For me, it may come to this - If prosecutions on torture do not happen |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. Agreed. |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
2. question. |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:34 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I don't know what is next. I will reserve the right to decide later on - but just said |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. okay. |
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Blecht (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. "... which means it really doesn't matter who is president anyway." |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:32 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. What I mean is that he is able to do highly relevant but much "smaller" (in terms of $$ and power) |
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Blecht (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. And I feel your frustration, too |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Well said! |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. I am with you! If a lawyer can write a memo and say torture is not a crime |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
57. just don't rob more than 183 banks within a one month period--could get tricky...legally |
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Solomon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
7. So Obama gets the blame. |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Did you read what I wrote before you typed? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
8. for me, it's single-payer healthcare- anything less and he's lost my vote for next time. |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Even though he never campaigned on the promise of single-payer healthcare? |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Unbelievable, isn't it? Didn't campaign for it and can't wave a magic wand |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. yep. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. Good lord. Do you think Congress might have something to do with that? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. leadership starts at the top. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. reading your posts makes me think you never voted for him in the first place... |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I worked many hours for him. Another shallow thinker. very disappointing. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. i wasn't responding to you, but you can shove the holier-than-thou shit. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. yep. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #36 |
42. so you start with the ad homs when people get in the way of your whimpering? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #42 |
50. whimpering? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:45 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. yes, the people threatening to bolt after less than 100 days are whimpering fools. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:47 AM Response to Reply #52 |
54. in your under-educated opinion perhaps... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. you resort to name calling, why? did i spoil your faux righteous outrage? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. name-calling? like "whimpering fools" perhaps? what a fucking hypocrite. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:53 AM Response to Reply #56 |
58. only if you're a whimpering, 3rd party voting fool.... are you? whimpering is a verb, and if you |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:55 AM Response to Reply #58 |
59. the point is- you're the only one who actually "called names" up to that point... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. "whiny little bitch"? you sound cross... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. nope- just amused by the silly monkey in the zoo... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:57 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. au contraire: dysfunctional press: "judgmental ass all the way." post 36 |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #62 |
64. i'm having a great day... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. "silly stupid monkey "? why i must have touched a nerve. have fun with all that 3rd party jazz. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:01 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. ralph? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. let's leave it at this: send me a PM when you start advocating a third party here. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. from remedial vocabulary on to remedial civics- you're a regular whiz kid... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. not voting for prez at all, even cooler! you're my new righteous hero! armed with a dictionary even. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:24 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. knowing the problems that you've displayed with vocabulary- it was the least i could do. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. when you start your "let's not vote for president" campaign on DU, please let me know. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:05 PM Response to Reply #73 |
89. everyone's entitled to make their own decisions... |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #59 |
75. OH SNAP |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. he forgot he posted post 36 i guess |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #77 |
83. Are you telling me to not vote Democratic? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. no, the guy i was arguing with is threatening to not vote for president next time because he's angry |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #77 |
90. who said "let's" ??? i simply said that I won't be voting for him if we don't get single-payer... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. that's your prerogative. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. it's your prerogative to simper and whine about your unrealistic expectations too |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. "simper and whine"???? |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. yes, thank you, i meant whimpering. thank you for making me remember the correct word |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #41 |
48. and now that you've had your remedial vocabulary lesson... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. now you question my intelligence because i questioned your whimpering? strange that |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. i question your intelligence because of your poor vocabulary skills. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #25 |
74. Yep, since he never promised single payer to begin with. I think the poster is |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #74 |
80. oh they're riled up today for sure! |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #74 |
92. i never said that he did. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
10. Careful What You Wish For... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. And not even 100 days in, our fearless Dems are thinking of |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
15. Single Issue Voting is a Great Idea |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:21 AM Response to Reply #15 |
30. This is not single issue voting. This is about what really goes on behind the scenes - |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. The Way You Phrase It Above Seems Pretty Single Issue |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Do you understand the consequences of not following through on torture? |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #39 |
72. Yeah, I think it is an issue |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:12 AM Response to Original message |
19. Just ask'n...are we taking everything into account with this? |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. It is underneath, and the whole picture, that I fear is really rotten. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
20. you are entitled to your little temper tantrum. But why DU allows it to remain posted is a mystery. |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. this is not a little issue. This is the fabric of our Democracy. Think a bit deeper. |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
23. It was this type of thinking by Nader voters that got us Bush in the first place |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:19 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Wrong. You are comparing apples and oranges. |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #23 |
87. bull fucking shit |
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pnutbutr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
28. in for you voting a |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Deleted message |
dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #31 |
44. awww, now you have to start calling people assholes because some aren't impressed with your |
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pnutbutr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #31 |
45. It was supposed to be funny |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:42 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. you call out their whining and it really pisses them off. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
34. We should make politicians work for our vote. K&R |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Thank you. I am appalled at some of the responses here - sound like Bush apologists, or worse - |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. no, some people are sick of the ceaseless, constant, never-ending whining. about *everything* |
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NRaleighLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #43 |
88. Whining is not my history. This is unique in my reaction to it. sorry if I've annoyed you. |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:44 AM Response to Reply #40 |
49. As am I. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
46. As opposed to whom, though? |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
61. I understand. |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
66. Please check out the Move-on petition on this DU page. Sign it. They are gathering |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
76. If the criminals get away with it because nobody dares prosecute |
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Fendius (150 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
78. Its hard to say, He is leaving room though.. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
79. For me it's not a litmus test - I look at everything. |
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personman (959 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
81. I'm as cynical and left as anyone I imagine |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
82. Me, too. |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
85. The second is why I would not blame the first. |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
86. If no prosecutions come |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
91. If Spain refuses to prosecute, I'm boycotting Spain. |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-21-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
93. So, summarizing: you will not vote for him next time. |
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