let's chalk up lessons learned

[DonCoquixote]

as we charge into electoral battle, hopefully giving Trump his badly needed coup de grace.

1) MSNBC is not our friend. Whether it is Tweety Matthews carrying on his vendetta with Hillary, Joe Scab and Baroness Brzezinski trying to support Trump, MSNBC is every bit as harmful as Fox. No we will not send Rachel Maddow or Lawrence O Donell to the reeducation camp, though frankly I would love seeing them work with Olbermann.

2) Ratfucking on the internet is a thing, be it from foreign or domestic sources. I may hope that Hillary does not give in to the hawks and start wwiii with Russia, but that does not mean that the Russians do not deserve a red face over the way they tried sticking their hand in the cookie jar. We have to get used to the fact that no low is too low for any of our enemies, and that people who are enemies may become bedfellows quicker than a bad spy flick.

3) In the end, all we have is..each other. Yes, there is going to be a lot of debate, and at time, hurt feelings, over whether Hillary goes left or right but in the bitterest of ends, all we have is each other. Friends and Lovers may go, family remains, and however dysfunctional a family we can be, we are family, and we will always have more in common with each other than anyone else. Of course, it helped that m,any of our "friends" let their mask slip. That was Trump's genuine public service, which leads to:

$) WE MUST not let the GOP try to disown their actions in 2016, period! They will try by trotting out Marco Rubio, or Jon Huntsman, or some other cute GOP that will mew cutely "But Trump hated my guts too, I ain't that sorta GOP." WE must never allow the GOP to forget that they propped up this monster, because their VOTERS liked him. He is the GOP without makeup, and we must remind the nation that many, many GOP are as bad as Trump or ten times worse. 2016 needs to be hung around their necks like a maggot-bloated carcass, and they should still stink of it well past 2020!

[NanceGreggs]

1. "He is the GOP without makeup."

GREAT LINE - and so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DonCoquixote]

5. I consider that sort of praise from you

an honor, considering your reputation. Yes, some of us liked Bernie, some Hillary, some O malley, but in the end, we know who our real enemies are, and who our real family is.

[NanceGreggs]

8. It is sincere praise indeed.

I thought that one phrase really summed-up Trump & the GOP perfectly!

[tblue37]

2. He replaced the GOP dog whistle with a Trumpet. nt

[DonCoquixote]

6. and he added

Ted Nugent's guitar amp.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

3. Nicely done. nt

[Egnever]

4. Awesome

I would add we also learned it doesn't take a bajillion dollars to run a campaign. I believe Trump will be beaten solidly on Tues but, Trump got close and spent nearly nothing.

At this point I think it is clear the Networks need the horse race. It is time to get the money out of politics and let the media carry the weight. This was a ratings bonanza for them.

[DonCoquixote]

7. To be fair

A lot of this election is marked by the fact the Koch Bros did not spend nearly as much.My worry is that in 2020 they will, pouring all the platinum they need to make someone like Rubio palatable, or worse, Rick Scott.