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Post by MorningPerson on Oct 20, 2016 13:14:16 GMT
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grinningcat
Pearl Clutcher
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Post by grinningcat on Oct 20, 2016 13:20:23 GMT
I just read that. I love the whole tradition of leaving a letter for the next president.
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Post by vi on Oct 20, 2016 14:27:37 GMT
That shows a lot of class!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 14:30:42 GMT
What would Obama's letter to Donald look like?
Annette
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Post by canadianscrappergirl on Oct 20, 2016 14:34:05 GMT
What would Obama's letter to Donald look like? Annette Yes or imagine him and Michele giving him and Melania the tour of the White House awkward lol! |
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Post by lucillebluth on Oct 20, 2016 14:38:26 GMT
What would Obama's letter to Donald look like? Annette Let's hope we don't have to find out! But Obama's relationship with Pres. George W. Bush could be an indication of how he'd handle it: New York Times
I'm hoping that Hillary Clinton's victory is decisive enough that future Republicans will take a completely different approach from Trump's scorched earth policy. |
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Post by Nink on Oct 20, 2016 15:16:10 GMT
I love this.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Oct 20, 2016 15:59:37 GMT
What would Obama's letter to Donald look like? Annette Let's hope we don't have to find out! But Obama's relationship with Pres. George W. Bush could be an indication of how he'd handle it: New York Times
I'm hoping that Hillary Clinton's victory is decisive enough that future Republicans will take a completely different approach from Trump's scorched earth policy.I wonder if they will after she called them the enemy. I know people think that the Republicans are supposed to work well with her and they are at fault if they don't. But I can't imagine an office working well together if the leader called part of them the enemy. |
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Post by flanz on Oct 20, 2016 16:06:00 GMT
Donald Trump does not have 1/1,000,000 of the class required to pull that off. Kudos to George Bush senior.
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Post by GamGam on Oct 20, 2016 17:02:03 GMT
Bush's parents taught him well.
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MizIndependent
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Post by MizIndependent on Oct 20, 2016 17:05:00 GMT
"Your success now is our country's success." I really think that says it all.  |
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Post by lucyg on Oct 20, 2016 17:12:54 GMT
Let's hope we don't have to find out! But Obama's relationship with Pres. George W. Bush could be an indication of how he'd handle it: New York Times
I'm hoping that Hillary Clinton's victory is decisive enough that future Republicans will take a completely different approach from Trump's scorched earth policy.I wonder if they will after she called them the enemy. I know people think that the Republicans are supposed to work well with her and they are at fault if they don't. But I can't imagine an office working well together if the leader called part of them the enemy. I apologize for being repetitive, but I'm going to repeat again (and will continue to as long as people keep making this statement) that she was laughing when she said it. It was a joke. She has never said, not publicly, anyway, in a serious manner, that the Republicans are "the enemy." On the same general topic, though, do you have anything to say about John McCain telling an interviewer that Senate Republicans will unilaterally block any Supreme Court nomination she makes? |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Oct 20, 2016 17:29:00 GMT
I wonder if they will after she called them the enemy. I know people think that the Republicans are supposed to work well with her and they are at fault if they don't. But I can't imagine an office working well together if the leader called part of them the enemy. I apologize for being repetitive, but I'm going to repeat again (and will continue to as long as people keep making this statement) that she was laughing when she said it. It was a joke. She has never said, not publicly, anyway, in a serious manner, that the Republicans are "the enemy." On the same general topic, though, do you have anything to say about John McCain telling an interviewer that Senate Republicans will unilaterally block any Supreme Court nomination she makes? I think both sides suck when they won't compromise, but that is why I'm neither a democrat nor a republican. I'm one of the ones that does want compromise, so I don't give either a pass. |
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Post by lucillebluth on Oct 20, 2016 18:03:05 GMT
I apologize for being repetitive, but I'm going to repeat again (and will continue to as long as people keep making this statement) that she was laughing when she said it. It was a joke. She has never said, not publicly, anyway, in a serious manner, that the Republicans are "the enemy." On the same general topic, though, do you have anything to say about John McCain telling an interviewer that Senate Republicans will unilaterally block any Supreme Court nomination she makes? I think both sides suck when they won't compromise, but that is why I'm neither a democrat nor a republican. I'm one of the ones that does want compromise, so I don't give either a pass. That's a relief--I thought you were giving Republicans a pass on working with a President because they're stewing about something she said in jest during a campaign.
My post was more a hope that future presidential campaigns will be more dignified. But I do think that if Clinton wins in a landslide, Congressional Republicans will only be hurting themselves (and the country, of course), by refusing to work with her.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 18:06:08 GMT
Think we can ever get back to the days when there was some class and basic human decency and a sense of "we're all in this together"? With Trump in the picture? No way. The damage is done. Now people expect politics to be a reality-style side show. And all the pundits have them convinced that compromise is a bad thing  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2016 18:17:19 GMT
Let's hope we don't have to find out! But Obama's relationship with Pres. George W. Bush could be an indication of how he'd handle it: New York Times
I'm hoping that Hillary Clinton's victory is decisive enough that future Republicans will take a completely different approach from Trump's scorched earth policy.I wonder if they will after she called them the enemy. I know people think that the Republicans are supposed to work well with her and they are at fault if they don't. But I can't imagine an office working well together if the leader called part of them the enemy. I see that you already answered lucy's question, gmcwife, so this is just a general you kind of reply: At what point is everyone going to be willing to put aside the "but he/she/they said this/that" and be willing to work together? What's it going to take to get everyone to put aside the enmity, treat each other with respect even when there's disagreement, and compromise? Our political situation is starting to remind me of part of the ISIS discussion--how do you fight against all the pent-up, ingrained resentments? You can't unless both parties are willing to knock it off and get to work. It's wrong if the Republicans have a fit and refuse to do their jobs, and it's just as wrong if the Democrats act all arrogant, smug, and lord it over the other side. I sure the hell hope that the Democrats learned something after their debacle with Pelosi in the early Obama years, and that the Republicans are willing to disavow what Trump has reduced them to, because I think our country is in big trouble if we continue down this path. |
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Post by gmcwife1 on Oct 20, 2016 18:55:41 GMT
I wonder if they will after she called them the enemy. I know people think that the Republicans are supposed to work well with her and they are at fault if they don't. But I can't imagine an office working well together if the leader called part of them the enemy. I see that you already answered lucy's question, gmcwife, so this is just a general you kind of reply: At what point is everyone going to be willing to put aside the "but he/she/they said this/that" and be willing to work together? What's it going to take to get everyone to put aside the enmity, treat each other with respect even when there's disagreement, and compromise? Our political situation is starting to remind me of part of the ISIS discussion--how do you fight against all the pent-up, ingrained resentments? You can't unless both parties are willing to knock it off and get to work. It's wrong if the Republicans have a fit and refuse to do their jobs, and it's just as wrong if the Democrats act all arrogant, smug, and lord it over the other side. I sure the hell hope that the Democrats learned something after their debacle with Pelosi in the early Obama years, and that the Republicans are willing to disavow what Trump has reduced them to, because I think our country is in big trouble if we continue down this path. I completely agree  I'm so tired of the 'sides' and just wish there would be more compromise by both of them. |
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Rhondito
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Post by Rhondito on Oct 20, 2016 20:17:11 GMT
Think we can ever get back to the days when there was some class and basic human decency and a sense of "we're all in this together"?
I think we've fallen too far and those days are gone forever  Save |
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 21, 2016 3:14:42 GMT
I just saw that on Facebook and came here to post it (lucky I did a search first!!). What a wonderfully gracious letter.
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I'm so tired of the 'sides' and just wish there would be more compromise by both of them. 
