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Jeffrey R Orenstein, Ph.D.'s avatar

Thanks for a very solid analysis of what happened to the Republican Party .If I had to sum it up in one word, it would be greed.

I wish I could share your optimism that the Democrats can turn this around. I am not sure but I hope you are right.

imhumanru's avatar

Yeah, I'm hopeful too. But doubtful.

Doreen Zetterlund's avatar

Enjoy your time away, Marie. You earned it!

Marie Newman's avatar

Thank you!

Sue Nethercott's avatar

I shudder to think what a Trump and his collaborators would have done.

imhumanru's avatar

tRump knows more than any of the scientists. Remember his marker pen revision of a hurricane forecast?

And re GWB, remember that he ignored the forecasts of Katrina and it cost hundreds of lives, he ignored intelligence warnings about 9/11, he ignored assessments of Iraq's WMD capabilities.

Sue Nethercott's avatar

Indeed. It's been a pattern for several decades, unfortunately.

David's avatar
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"There's a red moon rising on the Cuyahoga River

Rolling into Cleveland to the lake

There's a red moon rising on the Cuyahoga River

Rolling into Cleveland to the lake...

...Burn on, big river, burn on..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVNuT4fkjAs

Marie Newman's avatar

Oh my gosh - thanks for the kind words