Reply #83: I grew up with REAL Democratic politicians - Truman, LBJ, JFK, Carter... [View All]

[old mark]

then it seemed the ME, TOO syndrome became popular with Democratic politicians - they wanted to be more like the republicans who were having great success with their simplified "no more taxes" slogans. The Democrats, rather than attempt to really educate voters, jumped on the sound bite/slogan/ bumper sticker as philosophy method that worked so well for the GOP - slogans with no real meaning, and no substance behind them, simple advertising gimmicks.
Our country has gone rapidly and far downhill since Reagan, and I also am appalled at the completeness of our government's capitulation to being run by and for the corporations - and I see no way out of this mess for the foreseeable future.

I am one who early on referred to Mr. Obama as a conservative, as similar to Nixon, and as a DINO, and I also believe he is the best we will see for many years to come.

The whole idea of the left in the USA seems to have been killed by the bought and paid for media whores..and by re-written history in our schools, again paid for by the extreme right.

OP, I am very sorry to have to agree with you, but I think we are beating a dead horse here in the USA, and I am very happy we never had any kids to raise in this shitty "culture".

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