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I tried it and it works -

GHD straightener — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:41:32 +0000

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I tried it and it works - thanks a million!

Yes, maybe things will get

Mark @ Israel — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:21:58 +0000

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Yes, maybe things will get better. We just have to be optimistic though things are getting worse. Let's just hope a new breed of leaders will be elected and will be able to patch things up. But it will also depend on the voters. Let's all be vigilant on who we'll vote for. Don't just vote based on popularity.

To go further with your

CVille Dem — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:29:51 +0000

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To go further with your metaphor, Obama is the captain of the Titanic, and his mutinous and fearful crew are happily ensconced in the best life boats and are yelling: "We're outa here, passengers! We want you to be free (to drown!)" I am still fighting, but Tom Periello is a good guy and is easy for me to support. His GOP challenger won't even debate him because he can't put three words together that don't contradict each other. This is indeed a discouraging time. That grifter from Alaska (Scott; not the OTHER grifter from Alaska) has enough skeletons in his closet to sink any politician in normal times; and Nevada! Who would vote for someone who actively hates them? Glad you can see it from afar, although it probably isn't any easier than being here "stepping in it" every day.

The way I look at it,

Dan Kervick — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:31:57 +0000

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The way I look at it, self-government is work, and being a democratic citizen is a job. Voting is just one of the tasks you have to perform on the job. Like most jobs, it's only exciting and rewarding some of the time. Others times it's a grind. You just do your job and hope for fun days later.

Agree 100% Richard. Seaton is

NCD — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:08:32 +0000

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Agree 100% Richard. Seaton is wrong. McCain being elected would not create some progressive tsunami. Obama and the Democrats have done a lot of good for this country.

Fact is, Seaton notwithstanding, Bush Basers will NEVER abandon the GOP. They just vote for the NEW BREED of GOP politician. Which are all the same as the Old Breed. Which is what the Tea Party is all about. I mean, if 8 years of being whacked upside the head doesn't change your mind about the GOP, four more years of more of the same, or worse (heaven forbid!) ain't gonna make much difference!

Had McCain won, I suspect

Austin Train — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:55:46 +0000

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Had McCain won, I suspect we'd be at war with Canada by now.

After all, they've massed what, 90+% of their population on our border already?

I think asking for enthusiasm

Michael Maiello — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:37:45 +0000

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I think asking for enthusiasm is a little much, really. It's enough that you vote. What does the outside world think about our midterms from afar? Or do they even notice much?

I get to feelin this way

Richard Day — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:27:46 +0000

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I get to feelin this way sometimes.

Mr. Seaton wrote that it might have been better if McCain had won the election. It would set the stage for a greater revolt from the republican party.

But, I mean, would it have been better if Hitler would have won the war? How far do you take this logic?

Children who had never even had a chance for receiving medical care were insured on the day Obama took office if i recall correctly. Grandma Pelosi had the bill all signed sealed and delivered to him by the 20th of January, 2009.

Because of stimulus packages, people are employed today who would not have been employed had McCain won.

There was some relief provided by the extensions of unemployment insurance benefits.

Some is better than naught.