Lots of good news today

[grantcart]

It looks like the news about MA being close may not be accurate

The President announced a tax on banks

Unions and the President agree on a compromise on tax of cadillac plans.


Of course this is in addition to the Herculean effort in Haiti.


Can't source the threads in GD and GD P but if you are interested you can find several threads there.

[rebel with a cause]

1. I'll take your word for it.

Don't want to enter into the dark side right now. The force is not with me at the moment. ;)

[firedupdem]

5. oh boy, I lasted 3 seconds.

Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. What the hell?

[rebel with a cause]

6. A new world's record!!!!!!!!!

:rofl:

Unless I am super calm I don't go there because it makes me too nervous and I'm apt to say something to get myself tombstoned.

[firedupdem]

8. LOL!

It was 3 seconds too long! :rofl:

[goclark]

12. LOL but Oh so true

It is so tempting but I have to really be in a good mood to go there.

It's such a shame that we are not welcome in the main forums.

Isn't that why we donate????

[rebel with a cause]

13. Yep, that is why we donated.

We did it because we were happy to have a place to come to discuss issues with other Democrats. Then all hell broke loose.

Who knew. :shrug:

[euphoria12leo]

14. I went there because I'm in a bad mood

and I'm not taking their bs today. The president has so much to deal with and some a*holes don't want to give him credit for anything. I'm tired of it. They are a bunch of haters with the same talking points day after day.

:nuke:

[Clio the Leo]

7. Put everyone on ignore....

.... everyone but Jeff Dem, Proey, Babs, Peacey, grant, impik, me etc (sorry 'cause I know I'm leaving someone out.) It's really not all that bad. There's certainly worse things going on in the world you could suffer though, right?

Seriously y'all, I'm lazy and I hate having to go all over DU looking for worthwhile discussions. I'm not kidding about putting people on ignore, you do it to enough people and it changes the tone of the whole place. I realized last week when I read some of you talking about "all the negativity over there" and I was like "huh?" that I had so many folks on ignore that I was missing all of the negative BS.

See?

Would THIS guy go running off to Camp David if things in DC got too rough for him?

http://static.guim.co.uk/Guardian/lifeandstyle/gallery/2008/oct/06/1/[e-mail]

Nooooo. He'd roll up his sleeves, grab some TV cameras and go, "LOOK! Everyone needs to calm down and stop gettin' all wee weed up!" ;)

[rebel with a cause]

9. I have a lot of people on ignore.

Trust me but I would have to put a lot more to get through very much time on GD or GDP. And I know how chilled out the Barack is but I am not him. I have called myself the 'Drama of the Obama' southern Illinois regional office in 2004.

My health requires me to stay really calm, and going there does not allow me to maintain that level of coolness.

Edited to add: In 2005 I was diagnosed with agoraphobia, anxiety and panic disorders. Hence the Drama in Obama's regional office. These disorders did not cause my heart problems but once diagnosed, I have learned to cope better with the disorders and that makes my heart act up less.

[gratefultobelib]

19. What a great picture!!!! Thanks so much!!!! Love me some Barack!!

[DevonRex]

15. Heh. I had a grand old time there today. I was in the mood for some reason.

Guess the force must have been with me today. :hi:

[Cha]

2. I saw those threads

and there's such good news coming around that the boring ones are getting lost in the shuffle.

[rebel with a cause]

4. .......

:rofl:

[firedupdem]

3. Excellent! Thanks grantcart.... n/t

[berni_mccoy]

10. Thanks grantcart! I've been away all day and it's good to hear this!

[Hekate]

11. Maybe someone will gather up all the "good news threads" and post links in GD...

I can't do it myself just now, but if I don't see one later today I may do so.

Yeah, I didn't last very long just now in Go Dark.

Hekate

[grantcart]

17. its against the rules to post links to GD threads

I have posted 4 positive articles today and they are in my journal.

[Hekate]

18. Oh, I thought it was okay to do it in a GD post, for maximum exposure.

Which is what I meant; sorry I wasn't clear.

Have I sinned?

Hekate

[grantcart]

21. If you look down at the threads you will find several that are locked in BOG

because they were promoting other threads.


Its the 'anti posse' rule

You don't want to use the group to get people to swarm in and have coordinated attacks for or against.

I think it is fine to say look at my journal and you will find some positive threads.

[goclark]

31. Great idea about the journals

:hi:

[Fire1]

16. Great news, indeed! This has been a really good day. n/t

[sandnsea]

20. There's also the Financial Crisis hearing, and a Technology Forum

I've got the emails on my home computer and haven't posted them yet.

I've got the banking fee speech & Haiti speech. Plus Bidens going to Louisiana and Florida.

http://www.obama-mamas.com/blog/

[JimWis]

22. Thanks - always like to hear good news.

[NYC_SKP]

23. More good news...

Barack Obama is still president.

Prolly will be tomorrow, too!

:P

[rebel with a cause]

25. Good to hear.....

has anyone posted this on GD and GDP. :evilgrin:

[cliffordu]

24. I go over and crap in the worst of the offending threads,

but really, I am outgunned.

The infestation over there makes the Primaries look like primary school.

I'll be here mostly, from now on....

[rebel with a cause]

26. Welcome to my world...

Won't you come on in.
Miracles I guess
Still happen now and then.

http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/classic-country/welcome-to-my-world---jim-reeves-14970.html for the whole song.

[NYC_SKP]

27. If you ever wanna highjack a thread...

I can tell you about my time the cactus people...

...or the witch in Lodi I met through the Internet...

Or we could just make shit up.

[Cha]

28. I saw you

with that cactus:)

[NYC_SKP]

29. prickly...

wasn't it?

[cliffordu]

30. Now you're talking.....

I like making shit up most of all!!

[still_one]

32. I hope you are right and we win MA. The Obama haters are sure using the opposite at DU to justify

their self-destructive cause