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PJMcK

(25,169 posts)
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:01 PM 9 hrs ago

Well, how time has passed

Although I had been reading DU since 2001, I didn't join until 20 years ago today. Thanks to Skinner, EarlG and Elad as well as the many members and posters who have helped make this a safe haven for all Democrats. DU is the best discussion site on the internet, in my opinion.

Every day I read this site and try to contribute when I think I have something cogent to contribute. I plan to make an anniversary gift to DU as a tribute to everyone here.

Thank you!


ETA: https://democraticunderground.com/10182322293 / Added Elad's name.

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Well, how time has passed (Original Post) PJMcK 9 hrs ago OP
Congrats!! DeeDeeNY 9 hrs ago #1
I , too, thought W was the end of the Republican party PJMcK 8 hrs ago #5
Happy DUversary! SheltieLover 9 hrs ago #2
Gracias! (n/t) PJMcK 8 hrs ago #6
Hey, I like that! calimary 6 hrs ago #16
Feel free to use it too! SheltieLover 6 hrs ago #18
Congratulations 🎉👏 MustLoveBeagles 8 hrs ago #3
Thanks PJMcK 8 hrs ago #4
You too MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #9
I've been here since 2002. DU kept me sane and still does. Polly Hennessey 8 hrs ago #7
It's hard to give up my optimism PJMcK 8 hrs ago #8
Do what I do instead. I don't wait 'till I have sumpthin cogent..... 3Hotdogs 7 hrs ago #10
Ha! PJMcK 7 hrs ago #11
Congrats! Bristlecone 7 hrs ago #12
Elad, thanks! PJMcK 7 hrs ago #14
Congrats PJMcK! lastlib 7 hrs ago #13
You're right and I edited the OP PJMcK 7 hrs ago #15
Congrats my friend malaise 6 hrs ago #17
Congratulations, PJMcK.. Permanut 6 hrs ago #19

DeeDeeNY

(3,970 posts)
1. Congrats!!
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:05 PM
9 hrs ago

I joined a month after you. I think back on how clueless I was at the time to worry that W would be our worst president ever!!

PJMcK

(25,169 posts)
5. I , too, thought W was the end of the Republican party
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:18 PM
8 hrs ago

How wrong we were!

Actually, look at this list of miscreants:

Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Donald Trump

Talk about a downward curve!

Anyway, my one month early best wishes and have an enjoyable weekend.

calimary

(91,084 posts)
16. Hey, I like that!
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:23 PM
6 hrs ago

Good stuff, (and hugs) SheltieLover!

And big hugs to YOU, TOO, PJMcK!!!

MustLoveBeagles

(17,786 posts)
3. Congratulations 🎉👏
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:11 PM
8 hrs ago

I've read it since the beginning but didn't join until the end of 2017.

PJMcK

(25,169 posts)
4. Thanks
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:14 PM
8 hrs ago

When I started visiting this site, I hadn't learned how the internet, security, etc. worked so it took me a few years to get it.

Enjoy the weekend!

Polly Hennessey

(9,003 posts)
7. I've been here since 2002. DU kept me sane and still does.
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 05:54 PM
8 hrs ago

Love your dinner time postings. Well, here we are and it is worse than we could have imagined.

PJMcK

(25,169 posts)
8. It's hard to give up my optimism
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 06:01 PM
8 hrs ago

It's a quality I was raised with and although my wife calls me a Pollyanna, I am almost always hopeful.

DU helps me realize that MAGA is a minimal force albeit a loud one. It keeps me grounded, too.

Thanks for your comment and I hope you eat well this weekend!

lastlib

(28,744 posts)
13. Congrats PJMcK!
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 06:58 PM
7 hrs ago

You're one of our best!!

(I think the one you were forgetting might've been Elad....)

PJMcK

(25,169 posts)
15. You're right and I edited the OP
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:01 PM
7 hrs ago

Thanks for your kind words but we're all swimming in the same ocean! Enjoy the weekend, amigo!

Permanut

(8,628 posts)
19. Congratulations, PJMcK..
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 07:46 PM
6 hrs ago

Your posts are a valuable part of this little island of sanity we call Democratic Underground.

Keep 'em coming!

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