Indeed, so. Sad it is....

nickursis,
It reminds me of Einstein's definition of insanity. ;{
Regards,
O.A.

O.A., indeed the message is at the root of it. That message has been being sent in various forms and ways, since the 30's. "Happy Days are here again (because we will give you everything)". After so long, the bill is becoming enormous to the point it is not ignorable, yet they will try, try, try....

There you go, a lot of us fell into that boat. Luckily, I was a little younger than that so I saw the show but was not able to vote....

Who knows? I had hopes of Nixon in 1968 (though
not old enough to vote then); then he betrayed the
American people in 1971 with his wage/price con-
trols. (Also, look what he did in chummying up to
Red China). But I still voted for him in 1972, be-
cause the alternative was McGovern.

Hello nickursis,
They just refuse to acknowledge the truth. It is not the messaging it is the message. I tire of the condescension. The average Joe is not an idiot. He understands and isn't buying the bilge.
Respectfully,
O.A.

I try to include a grammatical mistake in each post like its [as if it's] an exercise. (Not really, but it seems like it.)

Nope..once addicted, always addicted, until you hit bottom...which never seems to happen..

You will not be alone...

That has been their modus operandi for the last 30 years. The Blue Dogs used to hold off a lot of that, but Pelosi seemingly neutered them. But that was classic Hilda Beast rhetoric, and was one reason she lost, people are fed up with it.

"they don't like the people who do like guns."
I remember that quote. I think it's totally true and applies to many issues beyond guns: drugs, religious issues, LGBTQ issues, the environment, crime, immigration. Often it's not about the issue. It's about dividing people into groups and using people's aversion to the other group to win elections. In it's worse form, it says the other group has always annoyed you, so here is your chance to annoy that group in some way.

"I do think that the socialists will regroup after their devastating losses"
Of course I think they won the presidency in the electoral college despite being less popular. Time will tell though. Do you predict gov't spending, adjusted for inflation, will decrease or increase over the next two years? As far as getting us out of useless wars, do you predict fewer troops deployed and fewer airstrikes over the next two years? What does backtracking on PPACA and economic regulations look like? I'm asking so in two years we can assess whether the predictions came true.

Well, do you think he may eventually forsake
"Liberalism"? (For some reason or other, AR used
to always print "conservatives" and "liberals" in
quotes).

Yes, he talked big during the election. Now I am willing to let him see what he can actually do.

I just hope to actually see the swamp drain....

Good point, never saw the whole series, but a good point.

I've just been re-watching some of the West Wing shows on Netflix, particularly the sequences focused on the WH counsel's office. There's a great point where "Ainsley Hayes" [really smart and very pretty new Republican staffer in the WH counsel's office] points out to "Sam Seaborn" that the problem isn't that his people don't like guns -- it's that they don't like the people who do like guns.

For all that I would have hated a Jed Bartlett type administration, for its left-wing politics, one can only sit in awe of the fictional administration that demonstrated such a passion for governance and which got the ethics right, at least most of the time. I dare to hope for some of that passion and commitment from our incoming administration.

I looked at this election in terms of the march of socialism, and its speed. I saw Hildebeast as a real proponent of socialism and one who would advance it as quickly as she could. She would solidify Obama's quite prolific socialistic programs and more than likely get us into another war in the middle east over some new horror that she shows us requuire it. Trump's foreign policy I think will get us out of useless wars, and engender respect from other countries. That is a good thing. Domestically, I see him backtracking on obamacare and economic regulations on at least the federal level. He isnt John Galt for sure, but slowing down the advance of socialism for 4 years relative to what would have happened with Hildebeast is definitely a step in the right direction. I do think that the socialists will regroup after their devastating losses, and come back strong in 2020 regardless of the successes Trump may have in draining the swamp.

Yes, indeed, and that is one of their rarely shown sides. But it is so clear from the rhetoric from last year that is their belief, but they will use the Epsilons to get power...

"Trump will slow down the march to socialism for 4 years"
I think you have it backwards and President-elect Trump will increase the march to statism. I hope I am wrong. I will be pleased to be wrong.

ABSOLUTELY Deplorable agenda should be advanced regardless of whether the dems like it

Good reason to support it.

They will never admit it but liberal-progressives clearly believe in a caste system not unlike that described by Huxley in "Brave New World". They consider themselves to be the Alphas and the Alpha double plusses and the rest of the population, from Betas to Epsilon minus's, to be minions that can only survive by the effort of the "intellectually superior" ruling class. When the proletariat takes umbrage at this the lib-progs say "See, they clearly reveal their inferiority by rejecting our guidance." I think it's called "chutzpah".

Obama and the dimwits spent a considerable amount of time and press reminding us that "elections have consequences". Perhaps in the heat of the campaign season they have forgotten this basic rule of governance.

As I recall, BO used a very early meeting on the heath-care debate to directly and publicly remind the repubs of this fact. I think (hope) that Trump will take the very first opportunity to remind them - Loud and Clear.

More the reason to support the Convention of States!