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MoonRiver

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24. Interesting idea

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #23)

Mon Dec 8, 2014, 08:32 AM

Dec 2014

Last night my husband said if we were to move, which he is by no means sure we should, we should go south not north. I've heard good things about Costa Rica.

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What will happen to this country if Rethugs steal the Presidency & control Congress? [View all] MoonRiver Dec 2014 OP

The rest of the world should be just avebury Dec 2014 #1

History is not on our side yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #4

IMO they will run ripshod over other countries saying it's necessary to protect us from RKP5637 Dec 2014 #8

Well they have both houses now... Historic NY Dec 2014 #2

We could have killed the GOP in 2009-2010 LondonReign2 Dec 2014 #36

Finish what Bush started, edhopper Dec 2014 #3

To them Bush was a compassionate conservative yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #5

His compassion edhopper Dec 2014 #7

We know that, the conservatives don't yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #9

They think edhopper Dec 2014 #16

Look at what Germany did. Expect similar! A lot of republicans are off their rocker! They want RKP5637 Dec 2014 #6

If it happens my husband and I need to give some serious thought to moving to Canada. MoonRiver Dec 2014 #10

I don't want to get to sounding too paranoid and all, but I'm bothered by what I see RKP5637 Dec 2014 #11

I have the same sick feeling about the way things are going here. MoonRiver Dec 2014 #12

We must be about the same age. That is what I often think of too. I was little then during WWII, and RKP5637 Dec 2014 #13

My husband was born during WWII. I am younger. I was born a few years later. MoonRiver Dec 2014 #15

My Italian heritage family Americanized their surname HockeyMom Dec 2014 #29

And what is truly amazing, floridians reelected a crook as their governor. Is this RKP5637 Dec 2014 #33

You should actually look into Costa Rica Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #23

Interesting idea MoonRiver Dec 2014 #24

We are in the process of buying some land there now JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #27

My only hope is that sadoldgirl Dec 2014 #14

American voters are often so damn stupid I would not count on it. Americans are RKP5637 Dec 2014 #34

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Agreed. polichick Dec 2014 #18

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I think that's what we are gong to see yet again. I though they learned after 8 years of RKP5637 Dec 2014 #35

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Being somewhat cynical HeiressofBickworth Dec 2014 #22

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Abortion outlawed, Gay rights reversed, more War and Poverty... Mike Nelson Dec 2014 #26

It does seem as though fredamae Dec 2014 #28

Yes, in my more cynical moments (which seem to be on the rise these days) deutsey Dec 2014 #30

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History shows if the people are repressed by the system, the system is over thrown violently... on point Dec 2014 #32

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