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...I have to admit, I was broken in. I voted for the first woman governor (Dixie Lee Ray) simply because she was a woman and a Democrat, when in reality tho she may have been smart enough to become the head of the Atomic Energy Commission, but she got us deep in debt trying to convert the state over to that poisonous industry of atomic energy which became a boondoggle, AND she was an idiot and clueless. What can I say except I was a young and an idealistic progressive who spent years being lambasted for being one, partly thanks to people like her ?????
(sigh) I guess I can say at least she never became president of the United States and was responsible for the the dismantling of our safety net, the deaths of millions of innocent peoples, whole villages burnt to the ground, babies bayoneted, and funding death squads in South America (Thank YOU Negroponte who is busy today in Iraq doing the same thing, because he wasn't held responsible for what happened under his watch in S America under Reagan) ~ including supporting and funding regimes who raped, murdered and dropped nuns from airplanes just to see them die, forced whole countries out of their democracies and into war and poverty, or bribing Iran religious wing nut hostage holders to hold American hostages so he could win an election ~ and then die as some sort of hero :puke: :puke: :puke: before he could watch one of those hostage holders become president of Iran today... I guess I can also say I was still young, still a progressive and saw through the bull crap and am proud of it, so perhaps it should prove that being a progressive IS actually smarter ...!
I heard once that while some people don't learn from history repeating itself, sometimes other people DO learn from history, just so they can force its repetition and profit from it. Pretty much all of the Reaganites have done just that and will die happily in their own beds instead in prison where they belong ...
So I just want you to know as one of the ones who was ridiculed by pro-Reaganites while not voting for that dolt, I really am glad you saw the light and that now you are working hard to help others see it too. It means a lot to an old woman like me who has worked her ass off for almost half a century to make the world better for all, not just richer for a few.
My 2 cents
Cat In Seattle
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