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34. And Ironically... I STILL Have Hope... BUT... These Things Need To Be Discussed... And Fought For...

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 08:50 PM

Jan 2013

AFL-CIO political director Michael Podhorzer was even blunter.

“There’s no denying that there are two Democratic parties,” said Podhorzer. “One that has a fair amount of allegiance to Wall Street and to the notion that it’s no big deal to raise the retirement age or cut benefits. They see the Democratic coalition of the future being more upscale. But there’s a big part of the party that still sees Democrats as still being anchored by downscale.”

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Democratic Party Divided As Obama Inauguration Approaches - FDL [View all] WillyT Jan 2013 OP

DLC is center right - there is nothing populist about today's democratic party INC nt msongs Jan 2013 #1

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2013 #2

Thank you for your concern and comment, FDL ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #3

Maybe they'll interview Kucinich for his pov on the "division" Hekate Jan 2013 #38

what do jane Hamsher and dennis have in common DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #51

And The Democrats Take Lots Of Corporate Money Too... What's Your Point ??? WillyT Jan 2013 #52

The point is DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #63

The Profiteering Left.. with Cha Jan 2013 #65

If I could put this in the hall of fame DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #75

Exactly right brush Jan 2013 #53

I would not call them Corporate Liberals octoberlib Jan 2013 #4

LOL! Gotta love FDL quoting a Politico piece ProSense Jan 2013 #5

No Comment On What Keith Ellison(D) Has To Say ??? Or The Political Director Of The AFL-CIO ??? WillyT Jan 2013 #6

When I go to a Politico article ProSense Jan 2013 #9

Oh, I see. They're projecting octoberlib Jan 2013 #8

FDL is for birthers.... greatauntoftriplets Jan 2013 #27

... SidDithers Jan 2013 #7

lol uponit7771 Jan 2013 #17

Oh, its you. bahrbearian Jan 2013 #18

Hey Man... Don't Mess With The Hall Monitor... He'll Ask To See Your Papers... WillyT Jan 2013 #20

hee hee DevonRex Jan 2013 #23

i see the tiny fists are a-flailing again.. care for a truffle? dionysus Jan 2013 #37

I do!! DevonRex Jan 2013 #47

Yeah... WillyT Jan 2013 #28

Really? That's the best you could come up with?... SidDithers Jan 2013 #30

I Am... But It's Been A Long Work Week Making Sure That California's Unemployed Get Their Checks... WillyT Jan 2013 #32

Nice try, Hamsher/Norquist fanboy emulatorloo Jan 2013 #72

more like "FDL Again Trying to Divide Democratic Party as Inauguration Approaches" dionysus Jan 2013 #36

Oh... I'm Sure Monday Will Be A Lovely Day... I'll Be Watching And Enjoying It... WillyT Jan 2013 #40

Of course, they are. That's what they do. They're Cha Jan 2013 #68

!!!! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #84

I don't even consider the DLC part of the Democratic party. Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #10

All Democrats need to follow Obama and OFA's lead or risk being as splintered as the GOP... Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #11

Dumpster fire Lake strikes again michigandem58 Jan 2013 #12

You never seem to get tired of posting negative and largely inaccurate crap, do you? nt. OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #13

This is where the real discussion should be dreamnightwind Jan 2013 #14

"corporate liberal is an oxymoron in my mind" - Me Too... Or Simply Moronic... WillyT Jan 2013 #16

"So far in this thread, I see mostly dismissive posts rather than an attempt to participate..." gateley Jan 2013 #33

And Ironically... I STILL Have Hope... BUT... These Things Need To Be Discussed... And Fought For... WillyT Jan 2013 #34

But I don't think it's that cut and dried -- gateley Jan 2013 #48

True... Did You See This ??? WillyT Jan 2013 #49

No! Hadn't seen that! How/why do we let to Banks and Government do this to gateley Jan 2013 #67

I'm not entirely unrealistsic dreamnightwind Jan 2013 #62

Right On bahrbearian Jan 2013 #92

When Obama ran SS cuts up the flagpole and Pelosi saluted, I think it forestpath Jan 2013 #15

Here's how this thread will go whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #19

Ironic... No ??? WillyT Jan 2013 #21

Yep whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #24

LOL. Poor FDL. DevonRex Jan 2013 #22

It will be interesting to see where they go from here. Autumn Jan 2013 #25

You Better Believe It!! nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #26

Here's proof there is no "divide" ProSense Jan 2013 #29

Thoughts on cuts to the safety net Kingwithnothrone Jan 2013 #45

"You do a lot of cut and paste" ProSense Jan 2013 #56

No stance on the safety net? Kingwithnothrone Jan 2013 #60

"Been lurking here for years Prosense" ProSense Jan 2013 #61

You won't state your case Kingwithnothrone Jan 2013 #66

Thoughts on cuts to the safety net Kingwithnothrone Jan 2013 #46

Divide? 10% extreme left, 90% extreme happy with Obama. graham4anything Jan 2013 #31

10 percent pseudo-progressives and trolls. A very LOUD 10 percent emulatorloo Jan 2013 #74

To those pissed off, what's the alternative? WHO is the alternative (until 2016) DainBramaged Jan 2013 #35

Guess who is going to win...... MrSlayer Jan 2013 #39

Gee. Don't corporations already have a party? Octafish Jan 2013 #41

LOL !!! - But It's ALL About The Money Dontcha Know ??? WillyT Jan 2013 #43

In spite of the source, this article brings up a salient point...... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #42

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #44

ROFL Oilwellian Jan 2013 #50

It's FDL. They love any "salient point" that's anti-Obama/Democrats ProSense Jan 2013 #57

Well... Since You Are An Avid Reader Of FDL... You Should Know... WillyT Jan 2013 #58

Who in their right mind thinks the ACA is "fascism"? n/t ProSense Jan 2013 #59

The dumbest MOFO on Cha Jan 2013 #64

He got donations on the promise to fight for Single Payer, then he backed down. I went to ancianita Jan 2013 #69

LOL, when you actually have a party that matters DevonRex Jan 2013 #70

Hey, I'm not advocating anything, I (and I think the article itself).......... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #76

Exactly... WillyT Jan 2013 #78

You actually believe this crap? ProSense Jan 2013 #79

Why Wouldn't I ??? - I Know DU Is Not The Democratic Party, But It's One Hell Of A Sample... WillyT Jan 2013 #82

Really? The President won by a landslide ProSense Jan 2013 #83

Should we tell them that Dems always argue? Always have, always will? DevonRex Jan 2013 #87

giggle. Keep waiting and hoping for those crumbs! DevonRex Jan 2013 #86

Well one nice thing about a split on BOTH sides is.......... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #89

Yep... Did You See That Patrick Kennedy Is Lobbying For Anti-Marijuana Legislation ??? WillyT Jan 2013 #90

"Corporate Liberals"? MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #54

LOL !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #55

Corporate liberals used to be called... upi402 Jan 2013 #71

Republican Party Divided, so WillyT tries to create division at DU with Norquist's girlfriend. emulatorloo Jan 2013 #73

Holy shit. Does FDL really not know what a lame duck is? Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #77

My view creon Jan 2013 #80

I wouldn't categorize the corporate wing of the party LWolf Jan 2013 #81

Last time I checked, CheapShotArtist Jan 2013 #85

Besides the re-election of President Obama, I can't think of anything more gratifying.... Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #88

what sweet irony arely staircase Jan 2013 #91