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DemocratSinceBirth

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11. Everything is relative.

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 20, 2016, 08:22 AM

Jul 2016

America has problems

-Wage growth is stagnant
-GDP growth is steady but sluggish
-Police-community tensions
-America has an implacable enemy in terrorism that is amorphous and thus not easily contained.

But let's use the proper benchmark: 1/20/09 . We were sinking fast and in the midst of the greatest economic downturn in over eighty years and in the middle of two unwinnable wars the GOP started. Even if you conceded the Afghanistan War was one of necessity we could have prosecuted it much better and with more international support if we didn't invade Iraq.

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Do you believe America is the dystopian shit hole the GOP portrays it to be ? * [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 OP

Absolutely not Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2016 #1

i am watching the dorks on CBS this morning speaking straight faced with mdbl Jul 2016 #6

No Sherman A1 Jul 2016 #2

the people thy are attempting to appeal to treestar Jul 2016 #3

I do believe that, of the Republican Party. Doodley Jul 2016 #4

if somehow a republican were in the white house and done exactly what obama did unblock Jul 2016 #5

If a person is truly down and out America must look like a dystopian shit hole. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #7

yes, the problems we have they have no intention to fix. unblock Jul 2016 #19

What esle do you expect from hypocrites mdbl Jul 2016 #8

No. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #9

and the classiest! mdbl Jul 2016 #10

Seriously. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #12

That's what I was thinking...he's hilarious! AllyCat Jul 2016 #18

Everything is relative. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #11

Yes, dont get me wrong, im not pollyanna. There are real problems. Warren DeMontague Jul 2016 #13

We forgot glowing and glaring inequality which no member of the GOP ever deigns to mention. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2016 #16

No (nt) bigwillq Jul 2016 #14

America is nowhere near the wretched hive the GOP makes it out to be meow2u3 Jul 2016 #15

Deranged fucking assholes Cosmocat Jul 2016 #17

Hell no ismnotwasm Jul 2016 #20

I voted no PJMcK Jul 2016 #21

FOX "News" claims America has been destroyed under Obama.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2016 #22