Dear @HarryReid:

[agilebrit]

Because, let's face it, a single tweet is not enough to contain my absolute gobsmacked-ness at what you said tonight.

Which was, and I quote from CNN: "The message from voters is clear: they want us to work together," Reid said. "I look forward to working with Senator McConnell to get things done for the middle class."If that's your takeaway from

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[litlover12]

Preach!

[werewolf_hacker]

And pray. There are many honey traps in Washington, and hopefully the people we just sent there won't fall into any many (because who are we kidding) of them.

[garnigal]

Your politics and mine are so far apart but I'm fascinated by what you say. In Canada, our right-leaning party is in power and is working very hard to ensure that corporations and the wealthy get everything they ask for, while our left-leaning party is the one that cares about the middle-class. For instance, the gov't is touting a supporting families policy which will cost 2 billion annually (between lost tax revenue and payouts) and will create 0 child care spaces, but will give tax refunds to two-parent households where the income is unevenly distributed (ie only one parent works or one works part time). I know of 2 families that might benefit from that, and one of them doesn't need it (he's one of the top rated ob-gyn surgeons in the country) and the other will see about 1000$/year. This benefit will also be offered to people with kids up to 17 years - few 17 year olds need full time supervision, and if they do, that family needs a whole lot more support than 1000$/year

[werewolf_hacker]

Well, I'm all for letting people keep more of the money they earn, and any way that accomplishes that is A-OK by me. Ideally, for me, government gets out of the way of all but egregious abuses and leaves us alone, for the most part. "That government governs best which governs least" -- especially at the Federal level.