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Victory? Between Champagne and Depression
OK, I will say that we should celebrate the fact the GOP backed down. If we do not celebrate and remember the times we won, we have no spirit for the fight.
However two points
1)this was a battle, not a war. The GOp will try this again, and they will try to make an election issue, and all the rich bastards that say they are worried will still pour money out. This is the setup for 2014 and 2016, battles the GOP MUST LOSE!
2) The Democrats are still way way way to the right. We need to use this to drag them back, and not let the people who want "the center" to regain their hold on the microphone.
