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[tysdad115]

Glorious is an understatement. I had an early flight and was still up watching at 2 am. I sincerely enjoyed seeing all the hurt feelings in peoples faces at 4:30 am in Logan. Now they know how the last 8 years felt.
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[wdmso]

Originally Posted by tysdad115

Glorious is an understatement. I had an early flight and was still up watching at 2 am. I sincerely enjoyed seeing all the hurt feelings in peoples faces at 4:30 am in Logan. Now they know how the last 8 years felt.
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Not sure I understand that comment a week after the election seeing that Trump has yet to do anything but win. so your bar appears to be a line on the ground... if thats your only reason.. so Lets see what next 4 years brings and try using Facts over feelings as better indicator.. I doubt that will happen but one can hope

[tysdad115]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Not sure I understand that comment a week after the election seeing that Trump has yet to do anything but win. so your bar appears to be a line on the ground... if thats your only reason.. so Lets see what next 4 years brings and try using Facts over feelings as better indicator.. I doubt that will happen but one can hope

I was replying to Jim's comment about being up until 4 watching the libs crumble..
"facts over feeling" I'm sure that's what all the protesters are using as a motto as they preach tolerance and acceptance.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by wdmso

Not sure I understand that comment a week after the election :

What he meant is that conservatives were just as appalled 8 years ago, as liberals are right now. The difference is, as usual, we didn't riot.

Obama said that Republicans "could come along for the ride, but they have to get in the back" - very inclusive.

Obama said "Republicans gotta stop just hating all the time" - yes, all of us, never stop hating for one second

He used the IRS as a club against those who disagreed with him. He told Christian employers that they had to abandon their religious beliefs, in direct violation of the First Amendment. He nominated a racist lunatic to the Supreme Court, Sonya Sotomayor, who said a female Latina judge, because of her experience as a female and as a Latina, would make a superior judge to a white male (making her racist and sexist, by her own words).

We didn't riot, we didn't walk out of schools en masse. We walked off, licked our wounds, learned some lessons, and came roaring, roaring back.

Obama's election, as it turns out, might have been the best thing that ever happened to the GOP. He over-reached, big time, and his party is in tatters, thanks to him, annihilated at the national and state levels.

And in 2018, if you look at the Senate seats up for re-election, TEN are democrats in states that Trump won. IF he delivers (that's a big if), 2018 midterms could also be a windfall for the GOP.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by tysdad115

Glorious is an understatement. I had an early flight and was still up watching at 2 am. I sincerely enjoyed seeing all the hurt feelings in peoples faces at 4:30 am in Logan. Now they know how the last 8 years felt.
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not sure about the inauguration celebration party
will be a doozy

having mr wimpy leave office or Trumpet take the OFFICE

[Slipknot]

No wonder Progressives don't like the Pledge of Allegiance

The USA IS a Republic

let's see how much longer, at least 4 years now anyway

[DZ]

Originally Posted by tysdad115

Now they know how the last 8 years felt.
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I gave Obama the benefit of a doubt for the first four. Last four were pretty bad. To those who are squirming about the Trump win. Take it from us - it hurts for a while but eventually you'll move on, just live your life.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by tysdad115

Now they know how the last 8 years felt.
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Amen brother. Amen!!

[JohnR]

I was discussing the EC with friends earlier and made the statement whit the EC, as it sits, is worth keeping. If it was purely a popular vote than San Jose, CA would have equal power wit the State of Rhode Island. Is it fair that a larger city should have more power than an entire state? I feel the amendment that granted a delegate count equal to the combined number of Senators and Reps in Congress was a pretty smart move.

If it was only the popular vote than many cities would have more power over large swaths of land and many states in our country. Surely that would be problematic. Large cities and large states have considerable more power as it is.

They system is overall good, needs tweaking to allow fairness and to discourage cheating, but it is a fair system.

Fortunately 2/3rds of the states would need to agree to change.