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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 04:10 AM Original message |
A Question of Power (Something to consider in this election) |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. just keep thinking about the recess Judicial appointments by bush* |
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Claire Beth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 02:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. AMEN to that! n/t |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 04:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. That's an interesting article, but I don't think any of that |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 10:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Enough people are ready for that type of leadership |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 10:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. So not the point. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 10:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Smack me silly, but I agree with you on this!!! |
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sangha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 11:16 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I know *I* never thought you'd say that |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Actually, I've come to appreciate your nuanced position. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. It's because we learned to stop talking past each other... |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 05:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. Suppose the people opposed to the war and PATRIOT ACT |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
3. Sounds about right that it takes years to move one way or the other. |
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izzie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 04:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Also |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 11:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. You're ruled from the top down no matter who is in power |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You rule from the top down because the top has the bully pulpit |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I'm not disputing that, NSMA |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. We are not in disagreement |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I think we're seeing an EMERGENCE of that analysis |
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sangha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. IMO, we're ruled from the top down because |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. No disagreement here -- see my post #8 below... |
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sangha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 02:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. It's excellent |
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diamondsoul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. Hmmm.... |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
8. I must disagree with Schlessinger's assessment of power |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Response |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 12:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. In chronicling American imperialism, you left out the Mexican War. |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I think you're overestimating my perspective here |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 05:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. As I said before, |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 05:18 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. If you were to read many of my recent posts on this subject... |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-04 09:52 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. I trust *your* judgement. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
23. Ho Hum |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 02:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. If pissing in the wind pleases you |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 02:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. 3rd parties can't even win a Congressional seat |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 03:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Why can't they? Some congressional districts are small |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 03:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Got me there |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 03:46 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Well if OUTCOMES is all that matter then fine |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 03:51 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. ABB == OUTCOMES are all that matter |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 03:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. In this election that much is probably valid |
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sangha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 03:03 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Voting 3rd party in non-swing state is a..way of geting your opinion known |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 03:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I doesn't. But perhaps Nederland is coming from a different... |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 03:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. It doesn't |
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sangha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 03:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Ah, I see |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 05:04 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Mandates are Fiction |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 05:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. His mandate was not present prior to 9/11 although one might concede |
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sangha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 08:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I'm with nsma. I don't see any Bush* mandate |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-04 09:57 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. I disagree |
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sangh0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 02:47 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. That's not a mandate, IMO |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 03:27 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. An overwhelming majority of what? |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 08:47 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Think of the voters as a sample. |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 04:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
37. First, more than ten states are going to be in play. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 05:49 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. We like to deny that we are the media here |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-26-04 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
44. kick |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-04 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
48. kick |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-27-04 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
49. This is an inyteresting post and subject |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-02-04 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
50. kick |
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library_max (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
54. One last kick for an interesting and valuable thread |
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BruinAlum (565 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-04-04 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
55. Okay, you convinced me. |
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