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In reply to the discussion: Republicans In Collapse as Obamacare Enrollment Skyrockets In December [View all]calimary
(80,693 posts)Glad you're here! I hope and pray to be able to say "good night rethugs"! We kinda have, here in California, where there simply aren't enough of 'em up in Sacramento to screw anything up or obstruct any moves to try and solve problems and do good. And the results are - that our red ink has dried up and California is now in the black! Not enough bad guys to gum up the works so we could finally get there. I've even read coverage, much to my delight, that characterizes the state republi-CON party as basically an endangered species, and on life support. Thank you, Sweet God! That's FABULOUS news for all the rest of us.
Here's how I feel about the GOP:
Once upon a time there was a wolf-in-aw-shucks/sheep's-clothing named ronald reagan. He sweet-talked America into voting him into office and then rolling over and dozing off while he set about devouring everything valuable of ours he could eat. And what he couldn't eat, he let all his little voracious friends out to run amok and gobble up. He brought all these crowds of vermin in to work and play with him, and even had his own backstage pals quaintly referred to as his off-the-books/out-of-view "Kitchen Cabinet" advising him on issues and legislation - kinda like his own personal ALEC. They were mainly SoCal-based tycoons, industrialists, captains of industry, all trickle-downers and supply-siders - pirates like holmes tuttle and justin dart. justin dart was notorious for a rather disgraceful quote regarding the wanton, no-restriction/no-regulation/hog-wild/Katie-bar-the-door clear-cutting of trees in old-growth forests in California (part of our state's most precious heritage), and elsewhere, too. This particular schmuck advocated saving a mere "100 acres, for the kids." Well, okay then. So be it. Let's make sure we have, remaining, a mere 100 republi-CONS or so. You know, for the kids.