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20. I have always argued against term limits

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 06:50 PM

Feb 2013

Now I'm beginning to wonder if I have been wrong. Way too much entrenched self interest inside the beltway.

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Sometimes You Have to Look at the Leadership Re: Harry Reid [View all] Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 OP

Perhaps Reid is getting exactly the outcomes he wants. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #1

It's certainly plausible. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #3

I feel like the Party left me in 1992. MannyGoldstein Feb 2013 #13

Within the party or from outside of it? Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #14

Let The Campaign Donations Roll.... SoCalMusicLover Feb 2013 #10

LOL ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #15

Oh for fuck's sake - that's why we have primaries. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #4

Low information voter education. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #8

He's not a leader then. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #5

I do agree. Senate leaders in the past have been able to Cleita Feb 2013 #11

Too late now. kentuck Feb 2013 #7

Thus the nuclear option is still available Hard Assets Feb 2013 #12

He had his chance ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #17

It is time for Harry to retire riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #9

What a racket... Blue Idaho Feb 2013 #18

Exactly. What good is electing Obama if nothing is going to happen now? Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #19

I have always argued against term limits Blue Idaho Feb 2013 #20

I sit on the fence with that (it's a double edge sword). Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #21

It's really all about the money I'm afraid... Blue Idaho Feb 2013 #22

Yes, absolutely correct. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #23

Term limits are the ONLY real answer...and NO pensions SoCalDem Feb 2013 #24

Where do I sign on? Blue Idaho Feb 2013 #25

Term limits mean we get rid of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren . mucifer Feb 2013 #26

Not necessarily SoCalDem Feb 2013 #27