I feel broken, devastated, and exhausted.

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  1. Borat

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    Oh please, spare us. From day 1, the left's attitude towards Trump's presidency was resist, not my president, boycott, sue, undermine, sabotage, investigate.. The left was obsessed with impeaching him before he even assumed the office, the left refused to grant him even one day of "honey moon" which all prior presidents had enjoyed.

    It was the left that was not willing to work with him, not the other way around.
     
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  2. LoneStarGal

    LoneStarGal Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Yep, Pelosi completely wasted two years of House leadership on "hate Trump", and it shows in the House and Senate races. Can't wait for the wipe out coming in 2022!
     
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    Out of curiosity, what makes you feel Biden is a racist, a hothead, & a politician who's been on the wrong side forever?
     
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    If that were true, why are there over 300 bills passed by the House this year that are sitting in a pile on Mitch McConnell's desk right now, that McConnell says he'll never allow to be discussed in the Senate? Since McConnell is the impediment, that appears to be Republican obstruction,, not Democratic.
     
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    His 50 years of history. There are videos and articles. Did you hear about the crime bill he authored? He is responsible for separating families by throwing millions of black men in prison cages for decades on non-violent drug crimes. (Trump undid a lot of Biden's severe crime bill.) He dropped his first two presidential runs for lying, plagiarism, and for being an arrogant hothead. It's not like he's some virgin nobody who dropped out of thin air. He was known in Washington as a "nice guy", but "the dumbest man in Congress".

    Sounds like you voted "against Trump" without vetting Biden, as you were instructed/indoctrinated by 4 years of biased media. Now we all get to live with Idiot Dementia Joe.

    Kumbaya!
     
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    McConnell and the Senate passed the bi-partisan bills, which Trump signed. Who cares if Nancy had people writing a billion gazillion partisan bills every day which she knew wouldn't pass. Pure political performance for media stories.

    If Republicans had the House and Democrats had the Senate, Republicans could pass hundreds of partisan bills for lower taxes, pro-life, budget cuts, etc....things that wouldn't be agreeable to Democrats. The Senate would "obstruct", obviously.
     
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    I agree that Biden has made mistakes in his life. The thing I like about him is that he's learned from those mistakes. Not everyone does. Trump is an example. Biden in his 70s, is a far cry from Biden in his 30s. He's much wiser. Give him a chance. Observe him, but be open to improvement over the Biden you describe. You may be pleasantly surprised.
     
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    No, I won't be surprised. His policies are going to be a disaster for this country, and particularly harsh on the poor. His brain will completely melt down over the next two years, and Kamala is going to be an even worse nightmare as president.

    The only hope for the country is that Republicans win the Georgia Senate runoffs and make the one-term Biden/Harris administration a lame duck.
     
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    Tens of millions of people around the world are dancing in the streets.
     
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    Super spreader events. LOL
     
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    What policies are you concerned about?
     
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    :blushes: ~ Joe is a "nice" man with aftereffects of brain surgery who likes children to sit on his lap and believes communist China is not a threat. What more could we ask in a president ? :blownose:
     
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    Most of them, since practically everything Democrats do pinches people in the wallet. The one specific policy position Biden stated which I think will have Democrats, Republicans, and Independents protesting in the streets, and then voting for Republican Congressmen in 2022 is him saying he would quickly stop subsidizing the oil industry. As long as Republicans keep the Senate, they won't let that pass, so we may be able to avoid having Biden accomplish any of his egregious promises.
     
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    It's been covered, the left wants you to think like they do, the right just wants you to think.
     
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    ~ Like communist China ?
     
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    I’m not that pessimistic. Remember, Trump was never supposed to win, he had to defeat 17 qualified republicans in primaries and then tue Clinton machine and the media. The fact that he did win gives us hope, it was an extraordinary achievement and no-one will take that away from him.

    Another thing i feel good about is how Trump changed republican party, for the good. Before Trump, i leaned left because the republican party was run by neocons who neglected the minorities, wanted wars, in favor of trade, in bed with the rich, bound by ideology. Trump changed a lot of this. From his trade re-negotiations, to withdrawing troops, to going after the rich (he is hated by the rich and wall street), to border wall, to appealing to minorities (he got more non-whites than any republican before him!) and not bound by ideology. He has grown republican party, fact that he won rust belt in 2016 was stunning! I am much more aligned with Trump than the previous neocons.

    Trump was on his way to winning this and it wasn’t even going to be close. Covid came along and unemployment went from record lows to 14% and trump made some silly unforced errors, like being immature during covid taskforce briefings, strangely opposing face masks or hesitant to promote it. These things matter in a moment of crisis but not part of bis DNA, he was too concerned with being blamed by media. I’m pissed at Trump for making these unnecessary mistakes because i think he has done so well overall, he has done more good for this country in 4 years (better trade deals, destroyed evil isis and bad leaders, avoided wars, record unemployment (even for minorities), criminal justice reform, stronger borders and much more) than obama did in 8 years. It was really dumb of trump to act like he did in some instances as he dealt with covid.. i think many softy and emotional americans voted against him just because of this.

    but overall, he won an election he was never supposed to win, strengthened the party and did so many great things for this country. He got his chance and he did good. I would’ve been very bummed out if he would’ve lost to clinton... and never became president. He beat all the odds and sacrificed so much. I’m overall appreciative and even though disappointed about 2020.. still feel good that he had 4 years and after 2 years of radical left projecting biden, the hologram, even democrats will demand trump be re-elected.
     
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    Masks aren't foolproof but they are effective. LOL
     
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    Well you just go on with your little self pity fantasy. Just know that pretty much everything you believe is total crap. It is pure fantasy.

    If you want to feel depressed and defeated, admit that you have been living in a fantasy world of your own making. That is worth coming to terms and moving on.
     
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    There is always the option to avoid social media. I've been censored here a few times but not for political reasons.
     
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    Masks are partially effective and certainly comforting for some folks.
     
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    It is isn't disinformation. It is opinion. It is an opinion I share.
     
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    ~ If they are effective why all the threats of lockdowns ? Apparently they don't do much.
     
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    I guess as long as you’re not presenting your opinion as fact then have at it.
     
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    OK, I hear you. But the oil industry is one of the richest industries in existence. Why do you feel it needs government subsidies? As a Democrat, this incessant desire of Republicans to give government subsidies to wealthy, successful businesses who don't need that money is a constant conundrum. Democrats want to help those who actually need it, & Republicans balk. Help me understand this dichotomy.
     
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