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DTS: Kids Don’t Like R’s — Or D’s

DTSinIdaho: "We have two parties, locally,that are run by old people ... no wait, I am old. ... They are Ancient. No wonder kids don't want to get involved. As I sit at a Democratic lunch on Friday's, and watched a Ronald Raygun far right meetings, it struck me that -- holy crap! -- I may be the youngest in the room. So, I talked kids and young adults -- and found one thing in common. ... They are convinced that government is corrupt (it is, and always will be) and that they have no skin in the game. They do, but the leaders of our parties don't want to tackle that one. The Republicans want to reduce the pay of our teachers, refuse fair minimum wages and reject federal money owed us JUST so that corporations can have tax breaks. The Democrats are soooo scared of (upsetting) anyone that they are (ineffective). Maybe we need a NOBODY party. Nobody is leading it. Nobody is running, and nobody cares. ... VOTE NOBODY 2016!!"



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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