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In reply to the discussion: So, protest from "his base" can strengthen Obama's hand, eh? [View all]el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)15. Well it's only foolish if you agree with the Clintons middle of the road corporate liberalism
If you disagree with the policy of being Pro-Choice Wall Street candidates, than it makes sense to highlight the way that the Politics of Clinton were not the best.
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Depends on when the war started. Maybe it started with the election of Bill Clinton in 92?
el_bryanto
Apr 2013
#6
Well it's only foolish if you agree with the Clintons middle of the road corporate liberalism
el_bryanto
Apr 2013
#15
So, let me get this straight. Obama will include us if we disagree with him. OK, we can
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#83
Greed is good. Society doesn't exist. Austerity brings growth. Depositors are investors.
BelgianMadCow
Apr 2013
#81
hope your grandchildren still have an inhabitable planet after 80 years of climate inaction nt
HomerRamone
Apr 2013
#24
In the 21st Century we are part of the media - as small a part as any individual blog may be
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2013
#13
That is why Obama has made it very hard for future Democrats to win an election.
dotymed
Apr 2013
#47
The Public now sees two parties each promising to reform Social Security by cutting it
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2013
#68
If Dems want more votes, they should move left where the disenfranchised reside ...
Scuba
Apr 2013
#18
The worshippers here don't care about SS, poor people, the elderly, disabled and vets. Dino's ?
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#26
alienating the Democratic base stregnthens obama's ability to deal with republicons
noiretextatique
Apr 2013
#92
FDR used the bully pulpit against them. Our coward wants to be friends with them. n/t
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#32
IF he wanted to drive home the point that Republicans are all that's standing in the way...
randome
Apr 2013
#63
Doing what he can? He gives great speeches, why isn't he firing up the country & calling them out?
mother earth
Apr 2013
#33
Weakness by design, how sweet for the benefactors, sucks for the taxpayers though. nt
mother earth
Apr 2013
#48
FDR had a fucking armed coup, but he kept pressing for the average person. efom
dotymed
Apr 2013
#77
It's this vast undecided "middle" that exists only in the minds of the DC Villagers.
Spitfire of ATJ
Apr 2013
#35
"Standing up to the Left" is much easier than Standing up to the Republicans for Obama.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2013
#38
Then he should be blaring it over the soundwaves, he should be using his presidency for that at the
mother earth
Apr 2013
#49
You are correct there is no where else to go, that being said this is decline of American Democracy.
gordianot
Apr 2013
#54
Unfortunately, his 3rd Way base is NOT protesting his conservative policies.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2013
#65
if the protest involved the base supporting something unpopular - that could - but the base and 80%
Douglas Carpenter
Apr 2013
#67
So, you are saying you should have voted for Hillary-gosh darn, we all are going to in 2016
graham4anything
Apr 2013
#76
Agreed. Now name what political price you will pay for what you want. PO has never had the backing
patrice
Apr 2013
#80
I would not have cut a fiscal cliff deal before all of the Bush tax cuts expired.
Tom Rinaldo
Apr 2013
#85
I'm sure if you took a poll of 20 people, you'd get about 45 different ideas...
randome
Apr 2013
#89