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When I was in middle school we lived in the Philippines for a couple of years, starting right before Marcos declared martial law. Even as a child I could see how messed up things were. When Bush showed up as CIA director and praised Marcos in the press as an exemplar of freedom, that was the beginning of my… Read more
If the afterlife is real, he'll have a lot to answer for, having been the head of the CIA, but damn if I wouldn't have his brand of Republicanism instead of the mutated version we suffer under today. I can at least deal with the elder Bush. It wasn't as if every day was a constant battle against the forces of evil.… Read more
He volunteered for military service at the age of 18 to go fight the Axis powers. It was mostly downhill when that was over, with an especially steep drop when his progeny got to power. Read more
Hey now, let’s not drag Satan into this. That guy’s got enough PR issues already. Read more
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Two really winning issues for us, right? In the districts we have to win? Read more
They don’t like this plot because it’s been crafted by right-leaning anti-choice Democrats.... so therefore they don’t like the plot because it’s targeting a reliably left-leaning leader....? Even though they’re tired of her...? Or something. Splinter’s mission statement is, currently, not terribly clear; just a lot… Read more
Is it stupid to want Pelosi replaced simply because one is weary of her? I’m personally tired of her and am ready for a change purely on a visceral level. I feel like Clinton’s loss was sort of an end of an era. I’m tired of the Clintons, tired of Pelosi, tired of Schumer. There are more than 200 Democrats in Congress… Read more
Kurt Schrader is my current rep. He’s one of the few remaining “blue dog” dems who want to take the party to the right, though he’s still better than a Republican most of the time (he has a sub-40% Trump score). Read more
I think she’s the best possible person for getting her agenda passed. I’m just not sure I trust her agenda. Read more