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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:36 PM Original message |
Mr President, do know how many people lived on ramen noodles to get you elected? |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. he's a millionaire, YOU are not. His friends are from Goldman Sachs. Yours? He has |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
81. +1 |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #81 |
167. Sadly, we are chumps forever |
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Fire1sKid (223 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #81 |
224. He is the president,not the Messiah! |
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davidwparker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
92. True, this. I saw Moore's new movie tonight and see all the Goldman Sachs |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:36 AM Response to Reply #92 |
202. It is disgusting. The fact that Obama can appoint the criminals who created the economic crisis |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #202 |
227. Meanwhile, John Edwards cannot run because of his affair. |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #202 |
232. Exactly! |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:04 PM Response to Reply #202 |
240. This is an excellent article, if you missed it frist time around. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
98. Truth. |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
107. +100 n/t |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #107 |
171. +1000. nt |
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joeycola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
160. well said |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
175. I always laughed at the people who really bought the |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:36 AM Response to Reply #175 |
177. Me too. |
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earthlite (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well said. Mirrors my feelings pretty close. |
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emsimon33 (904 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
141. Me, too |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am heartened by Biden |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
50. What about Biden? NT |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #50 |
260. Read this week's Newsweek story (yeah, I know, newsweak...) |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. Can I get in here and take my crap on him, too? |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
106. Yeah- he made his millions exploiting all those helpless poor unfortunate |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #106 |
127. That's right, he is a selfish bastard |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
5. +1 -- You and folks like you are the reason why so many of us |
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ChiciB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
176. Hangin' In Is Getting Very Hard To Do! If Things Keep Going Down Hill |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. Meet the new boss |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Bingo. n/t |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Yes. George W. Bush and Barack Obama are the same. |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
54. This place has gone to shit. |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #54 |
63. Well, I was striking a blow for sarcasm, actually. |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
95. I know you were being sarcastic. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #54 |
113. If we did get a Democrat, how would we tell? |
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NoUsername (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:34 PM Response to Reply #113 |
119. That's easy. |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #119 |
200. +1 nt |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:22 AM Response to Reply #54 |
155. an officeholder with a (D) is the height of your ambitions? really? |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 07:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
72. You attempt at sarcasim failed. Besides to the millions out of work, hungry, living in cars or tent |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:21 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. So does everyone here who has internet access and time to waste posting thoughts on a forum. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #79 |
90. enough comfort to realize that there are millions of people who use library computers or those in |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #90 |
121. I like the OP. I rec'd the OP and I agree with your sentiment. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #79 |
120. I did not intend insult. I simply wish to emphsise that millions have not seen enough change to feed |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #72 |
105. we have quite few houseless people here. n/t |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
86. In the case of Bush, simply maintaining a third of his policies is toxic. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #14 |
124. I guess it's close enough to Halloween to drag out the straw men. nt |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:45 AM Response to Reply #124 |
137. Ok. Please explain what the phrase "Meet the Old Boss Same as the New Boss" means. |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #137 |
274. Why did Obama say make me do it? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. So you don't think things would be WORSE under McCain/Palin? n/t |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Other than a few issues |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Oh brother... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:00 PM Original message |
+1 n/t |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Evil is still evil |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. So, McCain would have done the same stuff as Obama? Wow! |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Yes! Apparently McCain's votes in Congress (say against the anti-rape bill) were just for giggles |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I don't see what you are referring to has anything to do with economics |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. The U.S. has ONE president. There's not a President of the Economy and President of the Environment |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Everything starts with economics |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Do you consider Jimmy Carter a good president? |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. On somethings yes on other things no |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. So Carter, who presided over a terrible economy, gets his presidency judged on his entire effort |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. The world isn't black and white |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. That is a much different sentiment than "Meet the New Boss Same as the Old boss" |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. On my key issues he is |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Let me clarify. I don't mind people who say "I don't like the way he's handling X, Y or Z" |
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AusDem (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
102. +1 |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #37 |
142. Exactly. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:26 AM Response to Reply #33 |
157. this economy is worse than carter's. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #30 |
129. Too much of a micromanager. However, he's hands down the best ex-president-- |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #28 |
76. Economic Justice.... |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:10 PM Response to Reply #76 |
94. The worst damage |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #94 |
178. Actually, the worst damage was done during the '90s..... |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #178 |
187. +1 NAFTA and the repeal of Glass-Steagall are at the root of this. |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #187 |
223. Too true, |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #223 |
251. Thanks for that addition. I was not aware. |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #251 |
257. This quote by |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:50 PM Response to Reply #257 |
258. It just gets better, doesn't it. |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. The choice was not about McSame ... there was a primary as well. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. The members of the Nobel committee and millions of others around the world |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
42. When you say "Nobel committee", you need to qualify it by saying |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Are there more than five members of the Nobel Committee now? Is there another Nobel Committee? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. Why? The decision was unanimous. n/t |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #21 |
46. When you say "The members of the Nobel committee... disagree with you", you make it sound |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. They are called "the Nobel Committee". That is the proper term. |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
168. One word: Kissinger n/t |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
51. Yep. nt |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:07 AM Response to Reply #8 |
128. Not true. Obama has done quite a few good things. However-- |
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skyounkin (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
148. You are out of your fucking mind. |
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frog92969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. *yawn* |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Presumably things would also be worse under Pol Pot, |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
71. It would only be worse for the intellectuals and professionals. Killing fields and all. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. Irrelevant. nt |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
40. Who are McCain and Palin? |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Freepers ate lots and lots of pop tarts trying to get McCain/Palin elected |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 07:03 PM Response to Reply #7 |
70. With respect pnwmom, for a lot of people it couldnt get much worse. I see it every day. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 07:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
73. *Sigh* I love you pnwmom, but I'm so tired of this "argument" |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
82. Gee, at least he's not Lyndon LaRouche! |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
111. Let's see - PONY! ONLY BEEN X MONTHS! CHESS! |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:29 AM Response to Reply #111 |
134. You forgot the especially tired one about 589,998,356-dimensional chess. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #134 |
138. Dammit, you left out PONY!! |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:24 AM Response to Reply #138 |
145. Jeez, how could I have forgotten that one? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #134 |
173. +1 |
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DemBones DemBones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 06:04 AM Response to Reply #134 |
270. "It's all Bush's fault." Funny how we |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
114. That stupid canard is really threadbare, too. Take it out behind the barn and shoot it, will you? |
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digidigido (553 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:16 AM Response to Reply #7 |
154. That wasn't the point of the OP. The point is, he was elected to give us |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
156. worse than 10% unemployment? worse than escalation in afghanistan... |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 10:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
189. "It could be worse" is not a sufficient reason to support something. n/t |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. On a positive note, in New Orleans he said he's just getting started. Keep hope alive! |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
12. I am beginning to think that for the next four years all they are doing is shilling |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
15. This is a really heartfelt post. Thanks for sharing it with us. |
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frog92969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
17. It seems to be a trend |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
57. Correct. Even the repukes knew a Dem would be elected after Bush. Any Dem. |
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ErinBerin84 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. good op |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
22. Increased unemployment, food stamps, ssi, billions in public works |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. The problem is that he did not recruit us. A nation of followers lost their leader the day after |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
48. So you are ignoring "Increased unemployment benefits, food stamps, ssi, billions in public works?" |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
53. What do you want, specifically? I don't get it. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:57 AM Response to Reply #53 |
152. What do you want...specifically ...... |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:16 AM Response to Reply #152 |
158. !!! |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #152 |
194. ! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #152 |
205. $4 billion in TARP profit reported |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 09:07 AM Response to Reply #205 |
273. Tarp money paid back.... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:32 AM Response to Reply #22 |
135. There were financial wizards who wer right in predicting the blow-up |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #135 |
190. Geithner predicted the blow-up |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 04:52 AM Response to Reply #190 |
269. Right. That's why all his fuckbuddies are from Goldman-Sachs n/t |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
25. I know MY life went flaming into the crapper right after McCain lost. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
34. K&R |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
35. Oh give me strength !! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
41. I'm still angry that FDR didn't solve the Depression by the end of his first term. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Compare FDR's first 100 days to Obama's, and you will see a very clear difference between the two. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. They look almost identical |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #55 |
91. Like a firecracker and a howitzer |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #91 |
206. There isn't 25% unemployment |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #47 |
58. And after 10 months, he wasn't just "getting started". |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #47 |
88. +1 |
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Scarsdale Vibe (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:52 AM Response to Reply #47 |
151. If Obama had come into office in 1932 he might be implementing FDR policies. |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #151 |
159. So the answer is to emulate Hoover? |
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Scarsdale Vibe (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:18 PM Response to Reply #159 |
245. In what way is he emulating Hoover? Hoover didn't do any deficit spending. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #41 |
89. And he might never have solved it without |
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NoUsername (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:56 PM Response to Reply #89 |
122. Bingo. |
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VMI Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
43. Who is sponsoring the bill? What is the whip count? |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
56. Millions are frustrated. You are not alone and the question |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Where the only ones are coming from now, government. |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #56 |
60. There are 6M jobs being filled by H1-Bs for which there are well qualified Americans. Start there. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. But that would be xenophobic! |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
61. I get the distinct impression |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:40 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. I'm sorry you feel that way (as I look at my orange beanie with the logo "Iowa Perfect Storm") |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #61 |
78. I was here. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:21 PM Response to Reply #78 |
101. Well, if you check the details of the OP, |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #101 |
139. "Critical" post, not "whining" post |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:26 AM Response to Reply #139 |
161. Bwahahaha |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:01 AM Response to Reply #78 |
140. +1, and any minute now someone will call those disappointed, or those that expected exactly what we |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #140 |
185. LOL. You win! |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #61 |
80. We're glad to see renewed interest in national politics and the Democratic Party's role in it all. |
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smitty (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #80 |
83. Gibberish, spoken like a true ward heeler. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:48 AM Response to Reply #61 |
147. You assume an awful lot. |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #147 |
163. Doing plenty on the ground as well |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:07 AM Response to Reply #163 |
170. Good for you |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
62. You have no name and no value |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. Stinky that be *we* in that title. I'm going to start wearing a sportzjacket. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. It can, indeed, be "we" |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
65. Yer numbers are wrong |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 06:42 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. You're right ... typo .. sry. |
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NoUsername (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #65 |
131. "What is it called when you allow 44,000 people a year to die so you can |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #131 |
179. +1 |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
74. Ramen noodle consumption here is way up |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
75. "are younger voters still excited?" Just for info's sake: |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Wait until The Democrats FORCE them to BUY Health Insurance. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:05 PM Response to Reply #77 |
87. Baucus version is the only real punitive bill. There are 5 bills out there. Baucus |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:15 AM Response to Reply #87 |
143. I wish that were true. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #143 |
182. Thats TRUE, though MOST don't know that, even at DU. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #182 |
199. Looks as though ALL the bills are "punitive" |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:56 AM Response to Reply #199 |
208. Should employers help pay for health coverage? |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #208 |
211. The engine that has historically gotten us out of recession has been small business, |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #211 |
212. Small business is exempt and you know it |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #212 |
216. Depends how you define small business. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #216 |
218. Small mom & pop business, the ones struggling |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #218 |
225. What "tax benefits"? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #225 |
231. If you don't know that teensy bit of info |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #231 |
243. It is a teensy item. "available for up to 3...years" |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #208 |
221. Should employers help pay for health coverage? |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #221 |
229. They do in Canada |
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billh58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #208 |
238. Hawaii's employer-provided health care |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #238 |
247. Nice article, |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #77 |
96. Thats gonna be a kick in the shorts for a few |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #96 |
213. When they get a subsidy and can see the doctor |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #213 |
217. As has been made abundantly clear, only a tiny fraction of current uninsured |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #217 |
219. When people get health care |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #219 |
222. No, the argument for single payer is different. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #222 |
226. Wow, so completely untrue |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #226 |
239. There are tax benefits for some undefined amount for those people, not subsidies. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #239 |
242. Sadly, pnhp lies too |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #242 |
244. Prove it. n/t |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #244 |
246. I Posted The Legislation |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #246 |
248. Link? Date? n/t |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:06 PM Response to Reply #226 |
241. Self-delete. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:29 PM Response to Reply #213 |
253. And when they dont get any subsidy |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
84. Maybe you can sell a kidney to someone at Goldman Sachs? |
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Kievan Rus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
85. Makes me wish somebody would challenge Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2012 |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #85 |
99. Makes me wish Obama would get out in the front and push |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #99 |
115. But when the "right people" speak up, they're taken away in handcuffs. |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #115 |
117. or their planes mysteriously crash |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #99 |
214. The organizing started in June, did you join? n/t |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #214 |
250. Which organizing are you talking about? |
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change_notfinetuning (750 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
93. I am just shocked! Simply shocked! n/t |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
97. All those people complaining deserve McCain/Palin... |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #97 |
133. That "argument" is so weak and stupid in so many ways. n/t |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:42 AM Response to Reply #97 |
180. . |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #97 |
255. We've got 30 years to undo |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
100. what flavor of ramen noodles did most people live on???? |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:28 AM Response to Reply #100 |
164. I prefer the chicken |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #164 |
256. beef is the only decent one |
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davidwparker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
103. My plan: To look at Obama's campaign promises versus accomplishments. |
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ipaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
104. He needs to stop actively covering up evidence of the previous administration's |
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existentialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
108. Ramen noodles |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
109. Me too |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
110. Why are you sorry? It's true - he care less about little people than Wall Street Billionaires. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:44 AM Response to Reply #110 |
181. +1 |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
112. Barack's a better quarterback than McCain would have been. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
116. Geez, it's all about you, isn't it? |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #116 |
220. -1 |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
118. K & R. nt |
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Patriot 76 (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-17-09 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
123. Please explain " The party is in fact in decline". |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:20 AM Response to Reply #123 |
132. The approval numbers have been steadily declining. Some say independents. I think 18-25s saying WTF? |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
125. I learned long ago never to make that sort of monetary, time or emotional investment in a politician |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
126. Well he's better than Bush or MaCain or Palin or Hitler or Stalin or Kim Jong Il! Golly Gee Whiz! |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
130. I guess I touched a nerve, positiver and negative. I guess this little rant needed to be written. |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
136. Rahm Emanuel believes that "grass roots" doesn't win elections. |
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frog92969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:10 AM Response to Reply #136 |
153. The DLC using repuke stategy? |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
144. Who cares. Obama made 'history' last November. That's all that matters. n/t |
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SemiCharmedQuark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:30 AM Response to Reply #144 |
149. Why does that bother you so much? You've posted the same comment over and over and over again. |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 03:04 AM Response to Reply #149 |
268. Because nothing else matters than that we get to tell our kids we voted for the 1st African-American |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
146. He Doesn't Need You Anymore n/t |
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nvme (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
150. I have and will support the prez, but I do have concerns |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:33 AM Response to Reply #150 |
166. w00t!! |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #150 |
184. Get to fucking work! |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
162. SAME . nt |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
165. You have every right to expect the President to get you a well paying job |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:22 AM Response to Reply #165 |
172. LOL. |
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placton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
169. I simply don't believe a word out of Obama's mouth |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
174. Once again . . . you're mad at the wrong entity. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:07 AM Response to Reply #174 |
195. Obama is a "hostage"? |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #195 |
259. I want to believe he is. |
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WillieW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
183. I am frustrated also. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
186. Sorry but I'm pleased pink with my President |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 10:10 AM Response to Reply #186 |
188. It is a good thing that the banking regulations went into play so soon |
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JonQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #186 |
198. How long will the "he's just getting started" |
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nvme (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #198 |
215. Amen to that. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
191. "Don't look back!" |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
192. Thank you! |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
193. LOL. The big donors elected Obama. Give me a break with this weepy crap |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #193 |
201. +1 nt |
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spiritual_gunfighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
196. I am in the same boat pretty much |
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BobRossi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
197. I lost my job with Obama in office. |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #197 |
207. That's confused. |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
203. When you run on Yes We Can and all you get is compromise it feels "Hope"less |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
204. We've been in a downhill slide since Reagan |
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12AngryBorneoWildmen (128 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
209. Great title on your piece. |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
210. I never expected Obama |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
228. I don't know how many more of these hand wringing threads I can take |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #228 |
264. are you blind? do you not see how corrupt the entire federal government leadership is? |
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sharp_stick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
230. And the same shits come out of the woodwork |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
233. Progressives should get behind third-party candidates in 2010 ... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #233 |
235. won't happen. why some of you don't get that third parties need to |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #233 |
237. Progressives should grow up and become the second party |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
234. "you're broke, so you really don't count anymore" welcome to the politics of reality |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
236. You have to send this directly to him |
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elias7 (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
249. Did Obama not say that things would get worse before they got better? |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 06:05 PM Response to Reply #249 |
262. I try that same tactic whenever I interview for a better job. |
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elias7 (913 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #262 |
272. Straw man n/t |
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clear eye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #249 |
266. I would buy that if he even deigned to listen to a progressive expert now and then. |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
252. I don't know in what ways this touched so many DUers. I did not expect this reaction |
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backtomn (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
254. Apparently he doesn't |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #254 |
267. I guess I'm a "liberal whiner" |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
261. Lived on ramen noodles??? |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
263. they are crooks, they have taken the government-it's that simple |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-18-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
265. Keep your head up. |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
271. I am pretty sure he does. |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-19-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
275. kick |
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