2016 Postmortem

BainsBane

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22. She's a human being

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 07:34 PM

Dec 2016

and why on earth should optics matter now? Her political career is over. People might actually show some humanity toward her for a change. The days where she exists for others to treat her as a human pinata are over. She gets to live her own life, and that means she is allowed to feel, just like the male politicians that people around here insist never be criticized.

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Sen. Feinstein: Fair to Say Clinton's Hurting After Campaign of Name-Calling [View all] DonViejo Dec 2016 OP

The culmination of 25 years of Clinton hating. Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #1

Feinstein doing no favors SHRED Dec 2016 #2

Agreed ... she's also doing California salmon and Delta Smelt no favors either Auggie Dec 2016 #8

Damn it SHRED Dec 2016 #10

Yeah. Boxer is livid. And rightfully so. (n/t) Auggie Dec 2016 #13

Feinstein is probably thrilled that AG sessions provides the last best hope to stopping legal weed Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #21

Of all the shit facing this country now BainsBane Dec 2016 #23

oh no. i expressed a disallowed opinion. Doubleplusungood! Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #25

You should absolutely talk about what you want BainsBane Dec 2016 #30

Straw, straw, straw and more straw. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #33

And dont forget such teifling things such as relieving the discomfort of AIDS and cancer patients. G dionysus Dec 2016 #39

Exactly. And in some states those people risk long prison sentences for their trouble. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #42

Well, now we have an incoming president BainsBane Dec 2016 #46

Again, false dilemma. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #48

My point was a direct response to your complaints about drug policy under Obama BainsBane Dec 2016 #50

I didn't say anything about Obama, did I? Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #51

+1, BB. From top to bottom on this thread. Buzz Clik Dec 2016 #54

Except I was talking about the hearings Feinstein held with Senator Grassley, a Republican. Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #61

Personal freedom is important melman Dec 2016 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author Yurovsky Dec 2016 #45

Funny how Black Lives Matter BainsBane Dec 2016 #47

THIS. BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #37

Or it implies humanity. JTFrog Dec 2016 #16

That and the fact some are still attacking her at every opportunity BainsBane Dec 2016 #24

Bingo. SQUEE Dec 2016 #20

She's a human being BainsBane Dec 2016 #22

I know. Cha Dec 2016 #31

It doesn't help matters when so-called Democratic electors duffyduff Dec 2016 #3

I am still fuming over this. BlueMTexpat Dec 2016 #58

It literally makes me ill to think of what we could have had in Secretary Clinton justhanginon Dec 2016 #4

I am sitting right next to you in cyberspace... Guilded Lilly Dec 2016 #7

I know. I thought this was going to be one of the happiest months of my life. LisaM Dec 2016 #26

+a zillion or so! BlueMTexpat Dec 2016 #59

The country and the American people are going to be hurting for decades because of this still_one Dec 2016 #5

This! I feel as much anger at the ones you named as I do those who actually voted for DT. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #6

Maybe even more. n/t Guilded Lilly Dec 2016 #9

me too Arkansas still_one Dec 2016 #11

me too. brer cat Dec 2016 #19

+1! eom BlueMTexpat Dec 2016 #60

EXCEPT those who in the 47% who are fairly well off will not riversedge Dec 2016 #12

20 years from now they'll be still blaming Obama uponit7771 Dec 2016 #15

With their last gasp.. Cha Dec 2016 #32

After what she went through in 2008 and now in 2016, it's amazing that she is still as composed mtnsnake Dec 2016 #14

You know who knows? dionysus Dec 2016 #41

sweet jesus stop it right now! mtnsnake Dec 2016 #44

It's goin! Lots have happened in the years since we last spoke... dionysus Dec 2016 #57

So what if she's hurting? jalan48 Dec 2016 #17

She's had plenty of time to get used to it. Orsino Dec 2016 #18

No One Was Prepared otohara Dec 2016 #27

THIS Hekate Dec 2016 #34

So, if you were subjected to random beatings year after year, complete with black eyes... Hekate Dec 2016 #35

Twisted & Sick otohara Dec 2016 #53

I am still angry at it bravenak Dec 2016 #28

When will someone run against Feinstein.. coco22 Dec 2016 #29

Good question - what the hell has Feinstein ever done to help grow the Dem party? rumdude Dec 2016 #36

She and Nancy help it to grow with ... coco22 Dec 2016 #43

Again, Clinton won incomes under $50k BainsBane Dec 2016 #49

Unlike some I won't name, many of us vote for people so Republicans don't win that seat. Starry Messenger Dec 2016 #52

Damn straight. On the whole DiFi is a good senator for California, with plenty of seniority (power) Hekate Dec 2016 #56

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Much Love Hillary. You've earned & deserve a couple months break from Republicans crafted 'madness' Sunlei Dec 2016 #55