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January 9, 2018

Well, shit, look what Dianne Feinstein did today!

SOMETIMES they're capable of greatness. They don't always just fall back on the spineless cowardly lazy-ass "well, okay..." approach.

January 9, 2018

Welcome to DU, njcpa1978!

Some people are just freakin' clever. THIS, too, was a genius act, and stable, too! Even while this measure faces certain CON de-stabilization efforts.

ALL THE MORE REASON to flip the House. We need to go all out to take back the House of Reps. Both houses of Congress would be preferable, but let's AT LEAST take back the House. AND, even though it means more work and more struggle, as many statehouses as we can swing. We need more Democratic governors on duty, and on guard. The bad guys are only a few seats shy of being able to call as Constitutional Convention, and rewrite that founding document to further their own ends, at the expense of all the rest of us.

January 9, 2018

Okay, folks, let's WORK this!!! Here's how:

Call DiFi's office. Either via the usual Congressional (202) numbers OR the TOLL FREE Capitol Hill switchboard numbers in my sig line.

Or look her up online and call one of her regional offices.

TELL HER "THANK YOU!!!" THANK her! Thank her for her courage and willingness to GO BOLD! Tell whatever staffer picks up that this is great and how much you love it and appreciate it and how grateful you are that she showed TRUE guts.

As a parent, I learned that you don't reward or reinforce bad behavior, BUT, you ENCOURAGE more good behavior by rewarding and reinforcing that. We certainly are able to call and complain when they do things of which we don't approve, right? Therefore, when they do something right, they need to hear the "attagirls" and "attaboys" that they've earned. If they get a lot of those, it will encourage them to do more of the same.

Add calcium supplements to their backbones!!! It MATTERS. And it makes a difference, sometimes a BIG difference.

Please never forget this "Golden Rule" of representative democracy: If they think YOU don't care, they won't, EITHER!

January 9, 2018

GIRLFRIEND!!!!!

THANK YOU, Dianne!!! Wow. Gal has guts! THIS is the kind of representation we need! Hey, Dems, you listening? You paying attention?

D: For Dianne. D: For Defiance!

January 9, 2018

No kidding, Moostache. I know exactly how you feel.

I share your view.

January 9, 2018

And do not forget what Karl Rove is credited with saying.

“Too much education isn’t necessarily a good thing.” After all, the more highly-educated one is, the more likely that individual will vote for liberals.

January 9, 2018

They're schooled in these dark arts.

They’re groomed for this. Happens in these “think tanks” like the Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute. There’s even an outfit grooming upcoming young “reporters” to go out and “cover” the news with the CON angle in mind. I think it’s called the Collegiate Network.

They’re schooled in such battle tactics as interrupting, talking over someone else whether it’s an opponent or the interviewer. Jam ‘em, stuff ‘em, keep talking, don’t give an inch, don’t give a nanosecond to let somebody else get in to rebut. Crowd ‘em out. Keep talking. NEVER cede the floor, OR the microphone. Go ahead and be rude. Because rude is good! Kinda like greed!

January 9, 2018

Yep.

January 9, 2018

Awwwww

Look at those little ears...

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About calimary

Female. Retired. Wife-Mom-Grandma. Approx. 30 years in broadcasting, at least 20 of those in news biz. Taurus. Loves chocolate - preferably without nuts or cocoanut. Animal lover. Rock-hound from pre-school age. Proud Democrat for life. Ardent environmentalist and pro-choicer. Hoping to use my skills set for the greater good. Still married to the same guy for 40+ years. Probably because he's a proud Democrat, too. Penmanship absolutely stinks, so I'm glad I'm a fast typist! I will always love Hillary and she will always be my President.
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