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It is a cause celebre that FT and I defected from the conservative camp. He left due to religion. I left because the Tea Party had taken over the GOP, and they had gone too far right. Arab racism was unacceptable to me, considering the recent history of my own people. I agree with you Ivan...

People get lazy, they get decadent, they stopped being involved in the process that makes democracy work. As fewer and fewer people are involved, special interests power grows. Over time, a plutocracy develops, or the democratic empire overreaches. See Rome....our Grandmother. That is really all...

:D Not seriously you dodo:D I meant that Ivanovich is a better fit in my limited view to your experiences. All democracies collapses into dictatorships and vice versa. It is like a kondratiev wave in politics. That's all. So, in the aggregate you are right. America is headed towards hard...

Excellent!

okay, well now that I know Ivan is not native born, I am going to seriously try to have discussion with him.

Question. Do you know what the lifeblood of politics is? Could Obama have done this without risk to his life. Kennedy tried. Obama is not a stupid man.

Thank you.

So I can drop Tsing and call you by your real name, Ivan. Ivan. The Russians were broken in part by Afghanistan. We stepped right into the same pile of dung. Now, you have a serious advantage in that you have gone Back to the Future. Most Americans have no clue what happens when an Empire...

I can see that. You have a work ethic with regards to preparation that is unmatched. I often find myself making general statements and wanting to post " see AK for the details":D

This is actually saddening. It is a shock to the system when one realizes that a party has hung it's hat on something so base. I am looking forward to 2016. Christie is a good candidate. And if he wins, I will vote for him. A great many of my friends and family will.

No. But you do need to evaluate who actually shares your values. It isn't the Dems, and it isn't the GOP. I know you have looked at Ryan's voting record. I also know that you know Mittens is not a conservative, no sane person is. Why do you align yourself with these people?

Conservatives fired the first shot on social issues. They always do, they always will. Now, fiscally. We have had this convo before. You know we are beyond the event horizon. Our focus now should be on survivors of the crash. That is why I do not understand some of you fiscal types. We...

You are not a conservative. You are a most likely a Reagan Democrat. Your profile is clear, you are playing for a losing team, Tsing.

If this were a fiscal fight, I would be with you. But this is in fact a social fight. Please go back and review the GOP primaries, as well as their attack ads. This version of the GOP has hung their hat on social issues. They will be roundly beaten because of this.

ABO. Not realizing that to normal educated Americans, ABO= redneck with no education.

Not the whole state. Just a few.

Well, this is the thing mrbill. I think Mittens has realized that he has to be who he really is. The true differences between Mittens and Obama are tiny. There is a part of him I bet who is relieved to have thrown off the Tea Party yolk.

Yup. I see you are getting rather bold there AK, bringing up old threads, rubbing salt into the wound. Good work.:D

Yannis, kudos to you for fighting losing battle for another four years. Man, you are one determined cat!

:D :D :D http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/mitt-romney-deferred-action_n_1931845.html After months of dodging the question, Mitt Romney said on Monday night that he would respect the executive action President Barack Obama put into place granting certain groups of undocumented...