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Totally off-topic, Ramona,

barefooted — Wed, 27 May 2015 21:24:56 +0000

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Totally off-topic, Ramona, but I'd love to see The Fairy Ring posted here at Dag. Preamble included, of course!

I get so mad about this

Richard Day — Wed, 27 May 2015 05:20:27 +0000

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I get so mad about this Ramona, that it is difficult to respond.

There is 20 20 hindsight and then there is 40-10 hindsight.

Lincoln hated Black people.

I read that lie and I hear it.

Wilson wished for constant world war.

I read that lie and I hear it.

Black folks kill all the Black folks and yet Whites just defend themselves.

Civilized folks somehow make sure that dads are present.

....

Kill all Islamists and all will be okay.

But in the end,

war mongers win

Are Republicalns more idiotic

Anonymous PP — Sun, 24 May 2015 06:47:26 +0000

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Are Republicalns more idiotic than I thought?

Clinton won Florida in 2008, but the part stripped all delegates (similar to Michigan). What would have been the point of giving her more votes?

There it is.

moat — Sun, 24 May 2015 00:25:42 +0000

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There it is.

Jeb isn't a very good

trkingmomoe — Sat, 23 May 2015 23:10:33 +0000

In reply to I think you're right, Momoe.

Jeb isn't a very good campaigner and never has been. He got into office at the end of the peak of retirees living in Florida. They were all mesmerized with Fox and many were very old. Demographics dramatically changed in the bottom half of the state since then.

It is not going to be easy for the Republicans in this cycle. It wasn't easy in the last cycle for them to claim the Senate. They had to work pretty hard in some of the ruby red states. Republicans are fighting among them selves in this state over Medicaid and we are headed for a shut down. Alaska beat us to it. They passed out layoff slips to state employees last week. The Republicans are fighting also over Medicaid and can't come up with a budget in Alaska.

One more point, in a state like Florida we have a closed primary. Many who move here from open primary states tend to register as independent. There is a growing realization that many elections are won and lost locally in the primaries. This time the presidential election will be won or loss in the primary. Who ever wins the Democratic Presidential primary will be the next president. Independents that really don't like Clinton will reregister as Democrats so they can vote against her. I would not be surprised with a jump of the number of Democrats in this state. I heard several Republicans tell me since '08 that they had wished they would of changed their registration to vote against Obama in '08.

Bloody hell, Obama ran on

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 23 May 2015 16:57:01 +0000

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Bloody hell, Obama ran on "dumb wars" and still dragged out Afghanistan. We just needed to invade Kabul, ring it (or all gov buildings or something) with explosives and tell them "next time you help Al Qaeda, these go off" and go bye. Even primitive 7th century theocracies understand this much. Whose bright idea it was to re-create the Soviet experience, I've no idea.

Re Ramona's comment about

Aaron Carine — Sat, 23 May 2015 13:21:51 +0000

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Re Ramona's comment about Afghanistan. In 2001-2002, I thought the Afghan war was justified and legitimate. If I had known that it would drag on for thirteen years, and that it would cost the lives of 18,000 Afghan civilians and 2500 Americans, I would have felt differently.

I think you're right, Momoe.

Ramona — Sat, 23 May 2015 12:48:42 +0000

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I think you're right, Momoe. Jeb is going nowhere. It's obvious he knows he can't win with his brother's skeleton in his closet. You have to almost feel sorry for him. How could he not have known that all along?

Republicans think they're protected from scrutiny, and they have good reason to believe that. So far it's worked for them. The key is to divert attention to a Democrat--any Democrat--until it all blows over. But the winds are changing, the populists are rising, the real journalists are waking up, and it isn't going to be that easy. I hope.

Public Integrity .org, 935

NCD — Sat, 23 May 2015 04:12:25 +0000

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Public Integrity .org, 935 pre-war lies of Bush Admin, notice the peaks right before the 2002 midterms, and the huge jump in early 2003 as the invasion started (in March 03):

They may go to the graves

trkingmomoe — Sat, 23 May 2015 03:28:47 +0000

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They may go to the graves thinking they got away with this but they won't in history. Historians will write about their deceit and what it cost all of us.

I am not even worried about JEB Bush getting much traction in this primary season. His brother's legacy is still with us everyday. We see it every time we turn on the news.