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jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
19. I 100% agree with you.
Sat Mar 24, 2012, 05:18 AM
Mar 2012

It must not be very pragmatic for the rest of us to chip in so much to keep cold people warm any more, what with those banks and wars to to save and all, so they had to cut that back. Heck, that probably saved a whole truck. Or maybe a Maserati.

But somewhere deep down inside I am glad he got the money from the state for heating assistance. It was his campaigning that got it restored.

Does that whining, unicorn-seeking socialist think - what? - there should be *more than one party?* villager Mar 2012 #1
You just want to see if we're smart enough to know sarcasm tularetom Mar 2012 #2
The Senate ProSense Mar 2012 #3
Here's a good ProSense Mar 2012 #21
Thanks for posting that so I could see the details of what was wrong with this bill. grantcart Mar 2012 #28
Does this mean you favor the bill? nm rhett o rick Mar 2012 #39
It means ProSense Mar 2012 #52
I know, right? girl gone mad Mar 2012 #4
We need Obama's Boiler Room Legalization Act to pass ASAP AlbertCat Mar 2012 #30
Well Hell... He's Not A Democrat !!! WillyT Mar 2012 #5
Back in the '60s, Bernie would have been in the same league Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #7
Don't forget Wayne Morse! former9thward Mar 2012 #48
Thanks for mentioning Morse Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #55
Well MannyGoldstein Mar 2012 #10
I think you meant 'he's not pragmatic'! sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #12
I MannyGoldstein Mar 2012 #14
I 100% agree with you. jtuck004 Mar 2012 #19
Manny, maybe you ought to actually LISTEN to what Bernie is saying, Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #37
Manny's comments are sarcastic... SomethingFishy Mar 2012 #38
It was sarcasm. MannyGoldstein Mar 2012 #40
I knew it was sarcasm - even before I read the post. Plucketeer Mar 2012 #43
Manny, I have really come to enjoy your so very dry wit, makes me chuckle, and I need that 2banon Mar 2012 #46
Aww... shucks... MannyGoldstein Mar 2012 #53
Bernie is a self-admited Democratic Socialist, such as the govt's in many European countries. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #36
You would think with the recent press about Wall Street... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #6
And Obama will sign the deregulation of Wall Street Act by Cantor fasttense Mar 2012 #23
Bernie is left of Stalin! Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2012 #8
You can't have it both ways. Either corporate money is the problem, or it isn't saras Mar 2012 #9
You'll have to ask the lovely folks at counterpunch RZM Mar 2012 #11
Thanks for the link. SunSeeker Mar 2012 #17
Good question RZM Mar 2012 #18
Oh .... it's an article by Thomas Naylor, not a Counterpunch editorial. Thanks for the link! Better Believe It Mar 2012 #22
Every day. There's a new one every damned day. woo me with science Mar 2012 #13
It is a Fluff piece. NO REAL JOBS are created. Justice wanted Mar 2012 #15
K&R (n/t) a2liberal Mar 2012 #16
IMHO Bernie would be a Democrat chnoutte Mar 2012 #20
You're probably right - and if the DLC and Third Way hadn't taken over... polichick Mar 2012 #25
I think you're overlooking the Progressive Caucus. eom xtraxritical Mar 2012 #54
The Progressive Caucus is prettry much useless right now chnoutte Mar 2012 #58
If god didn't want kids to work he wouldn't have given them hands. nt raouldukelives Mar 2012 #24
whiner Bernie Sanders... Slit Skirt Mar 2012 #26
It was SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #27
Eric works for ALEC.... midnight Mar 2012 #29
Cantor receives xxqqqzme Mar 2012 #33
Thomas Jefferson is, no doubt, rolling in his grave Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #35
interesting. that makes sense now. n/t 2banon Mar 2012 #47
I wish there were more Bernie Sanders. He stands for what he believes in and the working people. southernyankeebelle Mar 2012 #31
Wah wah wah. Bernie didn't get his pony. progressoid Mar 2012 #32
WTF kind of poison pill is in THAT jobs act? You know there's gotta be one Dont call me Shirley Mar 2012 #34
Good ol Bernie magic59 Mar 2012 #41
No chance malthaussen Mar 2012 #50
Great piece at the link, Manny. Thanks. nt gateley Mar 2012 #42
Only in this country do they have the audacity to sell a bill that further enables the swindlers as mother earth Mar 2012 #44
The JOBS Act: Joining the fine tradition of Healthy Forests, Clear Skies, and the PATRIOT ACT RufusTFirefly Mar 2012 #45
It's Doubleplusgood! progressoid Mar 2012 #56
Our best hope sulphurdunn Mar 2012 #49
That darn Bernie. Octafish Mar 2012 #51
Sarcasm is the last refuge of a scoundrel... Agony Mar 2012 #57
Nothing.. he's just being a socialist. DCBob Mar 2012 #59
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