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Addison

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11. The fact that Republicans are against it . . .

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2013, 07:28 PM

Nov 2013

is the best proof that it's a good thing.

But the fact that it was originally designed by Republicans and written in large part to try to please them is the best proof that it's not a great thing.

I'll take "good but not great" over what we had before, which was PDS (pretty darn shitty).

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