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In Reply to: Tomorrow would have been my dad's 102d birthday posted by PabloP on September 12, 2020 at 19:12:06:
....that those with the greatest leadership qualities are dissuaded from seeking our highest office, and those left seek it for vanity and ego, YMMV.
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- IMHO. The system has evolved in such a way... - viridian 09/12/2023:09:36 09/12/20 (64)
- It's not the system's fault. - ghost of olddude55 04:59:25 09/13/20 (63)
- No blame for the system, but for those who are shaping it. - viridian 08:30:39 09/13/20 (62)
- RE: No blame for the system, but for those who are shaping it. - RGA 08:57:20 09/13/20 (60)
- RE: No blame for the system, but for those who are shaping it. - rivervalley817 09:24:36 09/13/20 (0)
- In the US, third parties shoot for the moon. - ghost of olddude55 09:09:26 09/13/20 (58)
- Sorry - had to correct a few errors in my above post... - RGA 19:19:07 09/13/20 (0)
- What the hell is the point of a vote that "doesn't count"? - Rick W 10:02:46 09/13/20 (55)
- My vote didn't count. Just what I said. - ghost of olddude55 10:24:20 09/13/20 (51)
- I certainly agree that the electoral college should go the way of the dodo. nt - Rick W 10:37:56 09/13/20 (50)
- I don't.... - Rod M 18:11:59 09/13/20 (12)
- +1 Rod and I am far to the left, but that is exactly why the system exists. nt - viridian 10:50:22 09/14/20 (5)
- RE: +1 Rod and I am far to the left, but that is exactly why the system exists. nt - rivervalley817 11:29:20 09/14/20 (4)
- Interesting observation, I started identifying as far left durning the Vietnam war, not recently. Nt - viridian 12:00:39 09/14/20 (3)
- RE: Interesting observation, I started identifying as far left durning the Vietnam war, not recently. Nt - rivervalley817 12:14:25 09/14/20 (2)
- Sorry, I was not clear.... - viridian 13:27:14 09/14/20 (1)
- RE: Sorry, I was not clear.... - rivervalley817 13:41:58 09/14/20 (0)
- Instead, you have votes in cities counting for less than votes in rural areas. - ghost of olddude55 04:32:48 09/14/20 (1)
- RE: Instead, you have votes in cities counting for less than votes in rural areas. - rivervalley817 11:22:08 09/14/20 (0)
- With slaves counting 3/5ths the south had the most population. - Rick W 19:49:21 09/13/20 (0)
- RE: I don't.... - RGA 19:43:05 09/13/20 (0)
- RE: I don't.... - immatthewj 18:16:31 09/13/20 (1)
- Stupidity, illiteracy, the product of our educational system - PabloP 19:32:42 09/13/20 (0)
- RE: I certainly agree that the electoral college should go the way of the dodo. nt - rivervalley817 11:21:36 09/13/20 (6)
- A few more states.... - ghost of olddude55 12:09:30 09/13/20 (5)
- That's disenfranchisement - PabloP 19:42:49 09/13/20 (1)
- RE: That's disenfranchisement - rivervalley817 21:27:57 09/13/20 (0)
- RE: A few more states.... - rivervalley817 12:26:19 09/13/20 (2)
- Eight more states needed. - ghost of olddude55 12:40:58 09/13/20 (1)
- RE: Eight more states needed. - rivervalley817 17:26:36 09/13/20 (0)
- My third party votes weren't protests. - ghost of olddude55 10:41:21 09/13/20 (29)
- RE: My third party votes weren't protests. - E-Stat 14:18:48 09/13/20 (28)
- I wasn't in favor of the ACA. - ghost of olddude55 15:47:52 09/13/20 (27)
- RE: I wasn't in favor of the ACA. - E-Stat 15:55:30 09/13/20 (26)
- Every penny I paid in union dues was worth it and more. - ghost of olddude55 16:07:26 09/13/20 (25)
- Unions basically - RGA 21:17:14 09/13/20 (1)
- RE: Unions basically - rivervalley817 21:34:37 09/13/20 (0)
- RE: Every penny I paid in union dues was worth it and more. - E-Stat 17:08:19 09/13/20 (22)
- RE: Every penny I paid in union dues was worth it and more. - RGA 20:06:31 09/13/20 (15)
- RE: Every penny I paid in union dues was worth it and more. - E-Stat 21:33:01 09/13/20 (13)
- Rich Guys Like You - Inmate51 11:10:46 09/14/20 (3)
- RE: Rich Guys Like You - RGA 22:52:57 09/14/20 (0)
- Well - E-Stat 12:35:30 09/14/20 (1)
- McDouble - Inmate51 19:55:11 09/14/20 (0)
- RE: Every penny I paid in union dues was worth it and more. - RGA 23:04:44 09/13/20 (8)
- RE: Every penny I paid in union dues was worth it and more. - E-Stat 05:43:19 09/14/20 (7)
- RE: Every penny I paid in union dues was worth it and more. - RGA 16:06:32 09/14/20 (6)
- You seem to forget... - E-Stat 16:20:50 09/14/20 (5)
- RE: You seem to forget... - RGA 19:03:48 09/14/20 (4)
- What a pathetic view you have of society -nt - E-Stat 15:48:16 09/15/20 (3)
- RE: What a pathetic view you have of society -nt - RGA 03:25:22 09/17/20 (2)
- After? - E-Stat 06:09:04 09/17/20 (1)
- RE: After? - RGA 03:15:41 10/5/20 (0)
- RE: Every penny I paid in union dues was worth it and more. - rivervalley817 20:52:17 09/13/20 (0)
- RE: Every penny I paid in union dues was worth it and more. - rivervalley817 17:32:47 09/13/20 (5)
- Try again - E-Stat 18:12:36 09/13/20 (4)
- RE: Try again - rivervalley817 20:44:23 09/13/20 (3)
- Are you lucid? -nt - E-Stat 21:33:25 09/13/20 (2)
- RE: Are you lucid? -nt - rivervalley817 21:53:09 09/13/20 (1)
- Let us know - E-Stat 05:35:13 09/14/20 (0)
- RE: What the hell is the point of a vote that "doesn't count"? - rivervalley817 10:13:50 09/13/20 (2)
- Read my edit/addition to my post above. What 3rd party candidate was appointed to whose cabinet? nt - Rick W 10:23:40 09/13/20 (1)
- RE: Read my edit/addition to my post above. What 3rd party candidate was appointed to whose cabinet? nt - rivervalley817 11:15:32 09/13/20 (0)
- RE: In the US, third parties shoot for the moon. - rivervalley817 09:57:00 09/13/20 (0)
- Shemp lost to Joe Besser. - ghost of olddude55 08:40:17 09/13/20 (0)