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Richie Bittner's avatar

I used to get somewhat despondent when I thought of what the conservative side of our political equation has prevented. Universal health care and a decent place to live ought to be the birthright of all Americans and we have more than enough wealth to do it. By scaring folks that their children will have their sex changed at school and the farm workers might eat Fluffy the cat, among the rest of the lies that their political action require, we take no steps to "create a more perfect union." Springsteen taped a vein of gold in his writing and celebration of the everyday folks and made that life a rightous pursuit. Trump embodies the antithesis of the notion of hard work, honesty, pick ones self up from hardship and make something of yourself. Watching all of this unfold I find cold comfort in Springsteen's words, as I do when PM Stammer refers to the USA today as "Trumps America". I hope the world knows the difference between what once was and what we will become once more. The cancer that is this administration will be eradicated, but just as every cancer cell need to be removed, so it is with Republicans who allowed this felon to go on a rampage to destroy what took 250 years to build. One question I have for Elise, How's the view from under the bus? Get used too it. Trumps sees you as a loser, and he made it so, but that's just how it goes with this crowd.

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Jill Grunewald's avatar

Bruce Springsteen should have added 2/3 of our SCOTUS are corrupt by taking bribes, and ignoring precedent rulings for women and executive powers. However just as James Baldwin stated, “He said enough” to be meaningful! If our democracy is diminished, Mitch McConnell, Merrick Garland and our spineless legislators are also to blame.

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