Bergdahl

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

Maybe Snowden can return with him and make it one big party.

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[hardblue.livejournal.com]

The Republicans are just playing politics, I think,
and are simply being the anti-Obama on anything
that he does that might get some traction with
their base and maybe some independents.

If a Republican president had done the same deal,
I don't think we would be hearing as much of this, or
at least the volume wouldn't be so loud.

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

When one's values are measured solely by how much it lets them hate on pres. Obama, it's Obama derangement syndrome.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

I suspect the Republicans' derangement runs
far deeper than Obama.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

I think I see the move here to try to delegitimize the worst
sort of pandering and the most cynical attempts at manipulating
opinion, but I don't know if it will stick. This sort of thing does give
a bad name to politics, I admit, which, after all, should be about people
coming to terms about how to be governed, instead of attempts
to bring "1984" to life, but I think people will probably always
see it all as politics. It does make democracy harder, but I
suppose this is our challenge.

[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

Playing politics is a matter of staying in power or getting more of it. Or your network of friends/allies. Cause then they keep you in their circles.

Haven't you watched House of Cards?

[brother-dour.livejournal.com]

Mid-term elections are coming up, and the GOP stands to gain majority in the Senate, too (God help us all). They are desperate for any scandal they can possibly dredge up. I mean, another Benghazi investigation? Really?