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jaymac

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10. Man!

Reply to debsy (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 09:11 AM

Jan 18

You certainly nailed it......... McConnell did as he was told........Leonard Leo is laughing at us up his sleeve

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The bigger question: True Dough Jan 18 #1

I think I would rather proceed forward rather than 'return' to anything. OldBaldy1701E Jan 18 #6

Here's how... MarcoZandrini Jan 18 #19

Whenever asked how we ended up in this shitshow, I say something like this maxrandb Jan 18 #2

Great post malaise Jan 18 #3

Just one thing. OldBaldy1701E Jan 18 #5

I think that was the point.......nt Hope22 Jan 18 #7

I suppose, but there are only mentions of times since 2000. OldBaldy1701E Jan 18 #11

Yes, folks like Rumsfeld and Cheney to name a few... Hope22 Jan 18 #28

More than a century Clouds Passing Jan 18 #21

True. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 18 #32

With so many Americans not voting when they could or voting Republican, this is The Will of the People. betsuni Jan 18 #12

Was the 2024 election the will of the people? Bluewonder Jan 18 #40

Welcome to DU. Chemical Bill Monday #48

Don't forget Newt Gingrich, delegitimizing the Clinton presidency. SharonAnn Jan 18 #13

As I recall, Newt led the genuinely hostile/cheating, Ayn Rand mentality in congress. JudyM Jan 18 #34

That was amazing, but please do a follow-up Polybius Jan 18 #15

You nailed it once again. llmart Jan 18 #18

So true. And IMO, the 2010 midterms was the most disastrous point on this timeline we now follow.... Ol Janx Spirit Jan 18 #23

Yes, I read a comment recently about the divisiveness of the far left. LisaM Jan 18 #36

Republicans have been forcing Democrats out... Chemical Bill Monday #49

I'm saving this. It says it all. mcar Monday #55

There are a few crucial missing pieces in there, IMHO debsy Jan 18 #4

The 'Patriot Act' Hope22 Jan 18 #8

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Very important. llmart Jan 18 #17

Yes to all of this. Hope22 Jan 18 #26

I remember when I heard they named it Department of Homeland Security, MIButterfly Jan 18 #31

das Vaterland. nt Wednesdays Jan 18 #35

Man! jaymac Jan 18 #10

Good point- Leonard Leo, the wizard of the federalist society! debsy Jan 18 #14

Most Americans don't even know about him. A ton of them right wingers, too. -nt CrispyQ Jan 18 #27

The ONLY satisfaction I feel about this whole shit show Submariner Jan 18 #16

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Insanity and ignorance did indeed trickle down. LiberalArkie Jan 18 #22

"It all began with Reagan...." Grins Jan 18 #24

I entirely agree. I watched my parents change from middle-of-the-road Democrats to full tilt right wing madness because Martin68 Jan 18 #25

Two years: 1971 and 1973. valleyrogue Jan 18 #29

50+ years, and no one has tried to undo it n/t leftstreet Jan 18 #30

Ah..."good ole" Paul Weyrich. I think Thom Hartman talked about him, when... electric_blue68 Jan 18 #37

The Powell Memorandum.... electric_blue68 Jan 18 #38

Those were key years and figures. The funding of the think tanks included Richard Mellon Scaife too. summer_in_TX Jan 18 #41

And let us not forget Barry Goldwater debsy Jan 18 #33

Missing Newt Gingrich in the scenario. Buttoneer Jan 18 #39

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The fallout from the Citizens United decision... BH liberal Monday #54