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kpete

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Thu Jan 2, 2014, 01:40 PM Jan 2014

That this is seen as revolutionary is nothing more than a measure of where the country's politics...

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By Charles P. Pierce at 10:45am



Within my lifetime, what de Blasio proposed in his inaugural address was little more than what most mayors were expected to provide for the citizens of their cities. That this is seen as revolutionary is nothing more than a measure of where the country's politics have gone adrift.





(says it all for me) more:
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/de-blasio-inaugurated-in-new-york-010214
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That this is seen as revolutionary is nothing more than a measure of where the country's politics... (Original Post) kpete Jan 2014 OP
Love this line: snot Jan 2014 #1
Brilliant! Scuba Jan 2014 #2

snot

(10,504 posts)
1. Love this line:
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 03:08 PM
Jan 2014

"The Scary Liberal is still a formidable bogeyman to people terrified of their own best interests."

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