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Dark n Stormy Knight

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98. Also, I believe if Garland had moved sooner, SCOTUS
Tue Nov 26, 2024, 09:54 AM
Nov 26

may have not have gone quite so far. Maybe they were emboldened by the inaction.

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That's just what they want us to feel. Ocelot II Nov 25 #1
Nearly a century of Reich wingers grinding down the population will cause many to give up. AZ8theist Nov 25 #7
I'm not gonna play, either. calimary Nov 25 #16
Me neither XanaDUer2 Nov 25 #18
Who? claudette Nov 25 #52
THEY being the GOP and Trump's minions. Ocelot II Nov 25 #59
Then claudette Nov 25 #60
If SCOTUS says a sitting president can't be prosecuted, Ocelot II Nov 25 #61
Again claudette Nov 25 #62
They did postpone it, by dismissing it without prejudice. Ocelot II Nov 25 #63
So then claudette Nov 25 #64
Because that's Trump's line, which the media will always take up. Ocelot II Nov 25 #68
Except that by the time TFG's term ends in Jan. 2029, Seeking Serenity Nov 25 #71
And he isn't in good health. Odds are he doesn't live that long anyway Attilatheblond Nov 26 #100
Yes! Vance appeared in Ohio in a blink. Hope22 Nov 26 #104
Correct. It's not dead, simple delayed. dwayneb Nov 26 #88
Also, I believe if Garland had moved sooner, SCOTUS Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 26 #98
I don't think so Cirsium Nov 25 #72
Rec'd! It is not defeatism to walk away UniqueUserName Nov 26 #97
Same. Silver Gaia Nov 26 #82
Same here ScratchCat Nov 25 #2
Pathetic attitude. nilram Nov 25 #26
I understand your disappointment, but please rethink "never voting again" Polybius Nov 25 #33
Maybe they can come kacekwl Nov 25 #47
"not voting again" really? dwayneb Nov 26 #89
There's not much I can do, either. Harker Nov 25 #3
I'm right there with you. lees1975 Nov 25 #4
Entirely Cirsium Nov 25 #43
I understand being done. MuseRider Nov 25 #5
No, Sorry, but, I won't give the ass holes that satisfaction. republianmushroom Nov 25 #6
"I'll just sit here and watch the train wreck in slow motion." JoseBalow Nov 25 #8
I don't think it will be "slow motion". StarryNite Nov 25 #9
Hear, hear! GPV Nov 25 #54
Yes, I think you are right PatSeg Nov 26 #102
Understandable. At the same time, that's exactly what they want KPN Nov 25 #10
the defeatism of some DUer is, for lack of a better word, disgusting. onenote Nov 25 #11
Perhaps what you see as defeatism Otto_Harper Nov 25 #12
No, what I see is defeatism. Grieve for losing. But don't quit. Get up and fight where you can. onenote Nov 25 #17
It is not defeatism Cirsium Nov 25 #44
No, its defeatism and giving up. Elessar Zappa Nov 25 #32
I will offer that tilting at windmills Otto_Harper Nov 26 #83
I wish I had every minute back of the volunteering, following the details to witness this desperate journey of a country Hope22 Nov 25 #36
Great attitude! I look forward to more positive posts from you going forward! W_HAMILTON Nov 25 #37
"Defeatism" claudette Nov 25 #66
No hope of "winning" anything? onenote Nov 25 #69
We lost when claudette Nov 25 #79
You do realize that there are other elections don't you? Or are you one of the CT types that believe there will never be onenote Nov 25 #81
Huh? claudette Nov 26 #86
Which certainly sounds like another way of saying, with respect to elections, why bother voting. onenote Nov 26 #96
Not to me claudette Nov 26 #101
Will it be the death of 1000 cuts? Prairie_Seagull Nov 25 #13
You are perhaps older than me. I'm 76; yet, I have many ways to resist. Magoo48 Nov 25 #14
If there's an Indivisible group in your area, FIND IT! And GET INVOLVED! calimary Nov 25 #22
Yup Magoo48 Nov 25 #25
Limited locations dwayneb Nov 26 #87
This is a great idea. SupportSanity Nov 26 #103
I'm done paying attention and donating money as well. There's absolutely nothing I can do at this point to prevent beaglelover Nov 25 #15
That's incredibly wrong headed. onenote Nov 25 #21
Me, too! H2O Man Nov 25 #19
Please let us know bagimin Nov 26 #93
Sounds like a plan YoshidaYui Nov 25 #20
Us younger ones will be dealing with climate change. Kaleva Nov 25 #23
Yep....and you never would believe that a good portion of us ... Hope22 Nov 25 #28
Sure Cirsium Nov 25 #45
Who's getting into nonsense? Kaleva Nov 25 #80
I notice their timing of these bits of joy is perfect! Hope22 Nov 25 #24
Caved from the top down Cirsium Nov 25 #55
It's exactly like life in a dysfunctional family. Hope22 Nov 25 #67
Post removed Post removed Nov 25 #27
We have to cut the old guard loose, it isn't about them being bad people TheKentuckian Nov 25 #42
Of course Biden could of pushed him , questionseverything Nov 25 #58
I eagerly await Traitor tRump's demise. 634-5789 Nov 25 #29
Let's just face it. The "guardrails" are gone. "Good night and good Luck". EJ Morrow. We're going to need it. Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #30
I won't "face it". Elessar Zappa Nov 25 #34
Fight on for sure. The insurrectionist act will soon be activated to quell any "protest" (Putin/ Orban 101). If we have Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #39
Thank you for your conviction. I have it as well, but feel very let down by DOJ. How do you overcome that? Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #77
Yes Meowmee Nov 25 #70
Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Lawrence O'Donnell, Chris Hayes and Ali Veshi sure did. "They" will target MSNBC and PBS?? Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #74
truth Evolve Dammit Nov 25 #75
Go local... stillcool Nov 25 #31
I won't be made useless Mountain Mule Nov 25 #35
I'm getting on and I don't see how I can fight back. ...nt Jarqui Nov 25 #38
Hope is the last thing that dies peacebuzzard Nov 25 #40
When they throw justice away, what's left? Emile Nov 25 #41
I'm with you. The inmates are running the show Joinfortmill Nov 25 #46
Same here yankee87 Nov 25 #48
I just wish the "I'M DONE!" people would be quietly done. Iggo Nov 25 #49
I'll make it easy for you to discern Otto_Harper Nov 25 #65
Gosh --I hope the rest of us 75,000,000 Democrats don't feel that way New Haven Nov 25 #50
All the ones I know do claudette Nov 25 #57
Me, too claudette Nov 25 #51
Justr another huge pill i had to swallow, BUT bluestarone Nov 25 #53
Rollover and die if you must Asa13 Nov 25 #56
Sadly... 2naSalit Nov 25 #73
I'm tired. Lunabell Nov 25 #76
I cannot blame you kansasobama Nov 25 #78
The way things appear now moniss Nov 26 #84
Jack Smith had no choice, but he did the right thing by arranging it so the judge granted the dismissal pnwmom Nov 26 #85
In some ways Old Crank Nov 26 #90
I'm just not going to cooperate with them Historic NY Nov 26 #91
I feel the same. It's not simply that we lose, it's that our own Dems are letting us down. RicROC Nov 26 #92
Weak response? Trueblue Texan Nov 26 #94
Every four years there is a presidential election. He won this election because more Americans Autumn Nov 26 #95
I heard the same defeatism in 2016. Then 2018 happened!! And 2020. Callie1979 Nov 26 #99
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