Funny assessment running into the night screaming. I would love to see free public college for all, but I really do not think that will ever happen as there would be no money to pay for the professors who teach at higher level schools. Our grade schools are all free and some of the districts are severely under funded and the kids are the ones who suffer as a result. I also do not think we will ever fully pull out of the Middle East because we have so much at stake there and too much interest in oil.
Both houses of congress voted to go to war after 9-11. Many Dems openly supported it. Of course it was a mistake in hindsight, but let's not pretend that only the Republicans wanted it and voted for it. "Free" is not free - someone else always has to pay for it. Quality will suffer, and costs (to those who actually pay taxes) will skyrocket.