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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:21 PM
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Reasons To Be Cheerful: Part One
With humble apologies to the late, great Ian Dury, I will attempt to spread a little holiday cheer. Like it or not. Despite our differences on DU, please realize that this is the LAST holiday season with Bush, Cheney and their ilk. Hopefully, for many, many holidays to come. I don't know what astounds me more. The damage done by the Republican Party or their unwillingness to accept the blame for our ills. Rare is the Republican who openly admits that this administration did a horrendous job. I work with a lot of these people. For this, I blame the Right-wing media for instilling this sense of hate. This with us or against us attitude has driven a wedge throughout this country. We've reached the point that a certain populace is rooting for Obama to fail. Even with our country's future at stake. If nothing else, I'd love to see the destruction of this message in the upcoming years.
But, I digress. I'm here to share the GOOD news. So raise a toast this holiday season. To the end of the Bush-Cheney era. And the hope that a year from now the future looks a lot brighter.
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:22 PM
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1. Cheers!
:toast:
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Shiver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:35 PM
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2. I'll drink to that
:beer:
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Lilyeye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:37 PM
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3. Good Post! and Cheers :)
Edited on Sun Dec-21-08 04:38 PM by Lilyeye
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:44 PM
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4. Excellent post Condem!!! and a mighty K&R
Can you believe this snow we got.. we have had as of last night 19 inches since last Monday.. arrrgghhhhh... :) Cheers and looking forward to the New Year
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:49 PM
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6. Hey, peace.
Did your son arrive home OK? We had an inch or so of ice Thursday night followed by a couple of inches yesterday. It's currently minus 4 degrees. I bet you're alot colder.
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:54 PM
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7. No he is still in Iowa City...But we are going to get him tomorrow..
hopefully.. It has been blizzarding all around us for the last 24 hours.. Hubby got about 15 miles away from the house yesterday, and it was a complete white out.. The roads are clear, but that fresh snow is flying in these 40 mph winds. Cold, it was -17 this AM and I have not a clue what the whind chill was..
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:56 PM
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8. 10 degrees and sunshine tomorrow, peace.
The roads will be fine. Drive safely!
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:58 PM
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9. We will.. I will fill you in tomorrow on the adventures..we always have them just about the
time we hit the big smiley face water tower.. never fails.. take care!! and keep warm,.. going to go and find some of that hot cocoa myself..
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 04:45 PM
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5. Thanks, folks.
I found a little of that Holiday Magic, this year. I usually don't, but the Arctic Front that blew in last night must have brought it. Cheers!
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:12 PM
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10. Bye Bye to dubya, dick, condi and the rest of the
scum who have been feeding the Constitution to the shredder for 8 long years.

May 2009 bring a much better day.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:19 PM
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12. Cheers, my good friend.
The old John Lennon line. I have to believe it's getting better. "Couldn't get much worse."
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Balderdash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:14 PM
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11. I'll definitly drink to that, it's been a long 8 years. nt
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:11 PM
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18. Raise it high, Balder.
Raise it high!
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:31 PM
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13. I'll toast with you to the end of the long ass damaging Bush Coup....
:toast:

and in reference to this: "We've reached the point that a certain populace is rooting for Obama to fail." although it may be true, those thinking that this man's failure will prove some point are in for a long ass wait....
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:02 PM
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15. I agree whole- heartedly, Frenchie
It stuns me that this thinking exists. But it sure as shit does. I think we're going back to the days of country first, party second. I think, like Lincoln, that he is the right man at a crucial point in our history. He will not let us down. He grasps the enormity of the challenge. And won't shy from it. Cheers!
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 05:36 PM
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14. Bye, Dummy. Bye Dickie. Bye Rummy. Bye Condi. Sadly, Turd Blossom
we have with us always, though, along with Rush, O'Reilly, Hannity, et al. Oh well, can't have everything.
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:04 PM
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16. When Obama does well, No
Those assholes stand to lose the most.
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:09 PM
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17. ~rofl~ Condem, I must be having a brain hiccup...
Edited on Sun Dec-21-08 06:14 PM by peacetrain
I just started a thread basically to thank Juniprex for giving me my new avatar..the peacetrain.. and I titled it No reason.. Completely forgot your op was title Reasons.. Must have liked your title so much it I used it sublimely..I think I need some coffee

Edit: got it changed..
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:14 PM
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19. Thank Ian Dury and The Blockheads, peace.
The title of the song, actually. is "Reasons to be Cheerful: Part Three". I'm working on those other reasons.
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Peacetrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:17 PM
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20. Got it changed..
I think having Bush gone, is reason 2-99 for any of us to do the happy dance!!
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Number23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:31 PM
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21. Big fat KICK!
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Condem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-21-08 06:32 PM
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22. Thank you, Number
Appreciated!
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