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Waiting for Obama

States are pushing ahead with their own reforms instead of waiting for the president to act.

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  • Saturday, June 13, 2009 06:01 PM

    @ rebirthgil - Dissenters should leave the country?

    "why don't all of you just pack your bags, and jump on a plane, and move to a different country. No one is forcing you to live here."

    Sounds exactly like what we used to hear from the Bushbots. 'Cause it is exactly what we used to hear from the Bushbots.

    Ya know, there is absolutely nothing wrong with honorable dissent. Dissent is what this nation was born of. Dissent is what pushes politicians to shift and to sometimes do the right thing. Are you suggesting that we all hop on board the Britney Spears theory of politics and "trust our president in every decision"? (Before you say yes, remember that she was talking about GW Bush. See http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/03/cnna.spears/ or click my sig.)

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