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In reply to the discussion: Dick Durbin voted to cut Social Security by 22%. Remember what Obama said? [View all]davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)Of course democrats do pure evil. All of those democrats who voted in favor of the Iraq war, most of them without reading the report/s that led up to it. All of those democrats rejecting the progressive caucus budget. All of those democrats who sold out their Country on the public option. I'm not surprised, I'm not horrified, I can't even really bring myself to be outraged. This is exactly what I expect from our current system of government. The Super PACs that promote our politicians - the enormous amounts of money going into their campaign advertising, staffing, and so on... and we expect, what, that these lovely rich folks are going to defend social security?
I am smelling the coffee, so to speak. There is certainly a difference between democrats and republicans - republicans would screw us even worse. It's a choice of the needle or the dagger being shoved up your ass. Most of us (myself included) prefer the needle. This does not mean that the needle is good.
Democrats don't do pure evil? Where have you been? They've been doing it for years. I'll vote for them, but only because they are a lesser evil. Not because I like them, not because they're good, noble, or righteous. Not because they give a damn about you, or me, the poor or working class... not because they're charitable or honest. I'll vote for them simply because they're rather less evil than republicans.