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Cha

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26. Excellent Perspective, Cat! Mahalo!💙

Sat Jun 25, 2022, 01:52 AM

Jun 2022

Now they're going to be fighting the rest of their lives, their children's lives and their grandchildren's lives to regain the ground we've lost and are still losing.

The system is severely flawed, but victory went to those who were patient enough to exploit it and work within its constraints. Just like our previous victories were ours, before we threw our last semblance of intelligence to the wind and burned our long game to the ground.

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Not fighting like hell for Garland was a big mistake and not getting RBG to retire before 2016 was [View all] mobeau69 Jun 2022 OP

Yeah! Blame the Democrats! AZSkiffyGeek Jun 2022 #1

What is inaccurate about that post? FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #4

What's inaccurate is Moscow Mitch was majority leader and controlled... brush Jun 2022 #32

I'm saying let's learn from the past for Christ's sake! mobeau69 Jun 2022 #5

They didn't learn a damn thing in 2000 when Nader ran, and in 2016 Jill Stein JohnSJ Jun 2022 #11

yup Skittles Jun 2022 #36

Interesting use of the word "they." johnp3907 Jun 2022 #2

Edited. My intention was not to blame everyone; just those that made the call. mobeau69 Jun 2022 #8

Indeed it is. lapucelle Jun 2022 #13

OMG. You're jumping on a little late. Reading the thread might serve you well mobeau69 Jun 2022 #19

I read the OP and the thread. Then I looked at the thread history to see the edit you mentioned. lapucelle Jun 2022 #23

🕊 mobeau69 Jun 2022 #54

I think dems did fight for Garland AkFemDem Jun 2022 #3

It pains me to say it, but RBG did us no favors by her refusal to retire. n/t Coventina Jun 2022 #6

Almost impossible to get a SC Justice to retire. former9thward Jun 2022 #7

Obama had the KSAs to do it. mobeau69 Jun 2022 #9

The mistake was those who refused to vote for Hillary in 2016 when the SC was at stake. JohnSJ Jun 2022 #10

We didn't have control over that. The first ru le is to hedge all possible threats as soon as you mobeau69 Jun 2022 #12

Mask off. W_HAMILTON Jun 2022 #27

Gary Johnson's voters also came disproportionately from HRC. But I am a lot more furious with Comey. StevieM Jun 2022 #14

The difference there is Jill Stein voters identify as progressive, but when the SC was at stake, JohnSJ Jun 2022 #16

They claim they are progressive but they are really not . Many of them sympathize with racists , JI7 Jun 2022 #17

Johnson I believe identifies as a libertarian JohnSJ Jun 2022 #56

I'm talking about people that claim to be progressive but do everything they can to attack Democrats JI7 Jun 2022 #57

Prescisely! It was fucking 3RD PARTY SHIT Cha Jun 2022 #20

It was people pretending we're more left than we are and they were the future. herding cats Jun 2022 #22

Excellent Perspective, Cat! Mahalo!💙 Cha Jun 2022 #26

I'm so exhausted, angry and tired of stupid people tonight, Cha. herding cats Jun 2022 #30

They have Giant Narcissistic EGOS.. Cha Jun 2022 #33

They firmly believe there are easy solutions but Democrats don't do them because corrupt. betsuni Jun 2022 #38

"I don't see any 3rd party Gaslit Liars owning up to what they did." lapucelle Jun 2022 #25

Yeah, Gaslit Stein Pusher BJG is as FULL SHIT As she CAn Cha Jun 2022 #28

And the Libertarian got over 3X the votes Stein got TheFarseer Jun 2022 #53

Well more people voted for Hillary than they did for Trump. You need to realize that anyone can Autumn Jun 2022 #55

the gop has been moving towards this for decades AlexSFCA Jun 2022 #15

Sorry women who use abortion pills Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #45

It's difficult because we're focused on the future while refugs are fixated on ecstatic Jun 2022 #18

This has been their focus for my entire adult life. herding cats Jun 2022 #24

Not voting for Hillary in 2016 was the most major fuckup. herding cats Jun 2022 #21

Mahalo for Trying so hard, Cat.. Cha Jun 2022 #29

Yep! Lunabell Jun 2022 #34

+ 10000 Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #44

Not until we have entirely new leadership. They are all Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #31

Wrong. Snake Moscow Mitch was Majority Leader and refuse to give... brush Jun 2022 #35

Obama could have recess appointed Garland-why didn't he? NewsCenter28 Jun 2022 #37

Very doubtful a recess appoint would've worked for Garland. Too many ways... brush Jun 2022 #39

No he couldn't. There was no recess officially for years.And the GOP would have gotten rid of Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #43

"Obama could have recess appointed Garland-why didn't he?" - NO! HE LOST A SCOTUS CASE BumRushDaShow Jun 2022 #48

I agree with you, although I don't know what Obama could have done. Could the POTUS sue Vinca Jun 2022 #40

No there is nothing we could have done. And those who didn't get out to vote in 10 and 14 are Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #42

I completely agree with that. Vinca Jun 2022 #47

Again blaming Democrats. You know what some voters in the 2014 race shouldn't have stabbed Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #41

Yep. Also blaming RBG and assuming her continued presence on court was powerless lostnfound Jun 2022 #50

You ask for what was impossible...without a Senate majority, there will be no judges. Demsrule86 Jun 2022 #46

THIS malaise Jun 2022 #49

No. This. onenote Jun 2022 #51

"we"? betsuni Jun 2022 #52