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Octafish

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5. Five years into a new kind of Democratic administration.

Reply to chimpymustgo (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 03:32 PM

Jul 2013

"I’ve never believed that government’s role is to create jobs or prosperity." -- President Barack Obama, Sept. 8, 2010, Parma, Ohio.

What the heck? It's not like there's nothing to do. Take energy: For the cost of Iraq War, we could've built a new National 100% Renewable Clean Energy Grid. I kid you not:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/for-the-price-of-the-iraq-war-the-u-s-could-have-a-100-renewable-power-system/5330881

Once completed, that would take our reliance on Saudi roils out of the equation faster than you can say Yemeni drone strike three times fast.

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Wanna know why I think there's no New New Deal for the 21st Century? [View all] Octafish Jul 2013 OP

K & R because, apparently, our welfare is too inconvenient even for US to talk about! robertpaulsen Jul 2013 #1

Prescott S Bush, Jr., founded the US-China Chamber of Commerce... Octafish Jul 2013 #4

Great links! robertpaulsen Jul 2013 #7

Big K&R. Don't ever ask the big questions about our corporate government. chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #2

Five years into a new kind of Democratic administration. Octafish Jul 2013 #5

Methinks you nailed it. woo me with science Jul 2013 #3

Y'all need to READ this, and THINK. nt chimpymustgo Jul 2013 #6