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In reply to the discussion: Emanuel cuts pension benefits, raises prop. taxes, subsidizes corp. donors TO THE MAX. [View all]mopinko
(69,812 posts)59. she took it personal.
she went on the ed show and acted like a 10 year old after a school yard fight. made a lot of personal comments. really, it was childish. i love the teachers union. but i dont think that strike was necessary. rahm can be a jerk, but he also know how to deal. the right person could have gotten the job done without all the division.
she kept it personal, too.
and really. i agree with sirota 99.9% of the time.
but it is really easy to get the wrong idea from a far. somehow the shitstorms get all the news, and the quiet progress is a secret.
sound familiar?
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Emanuel cuts pension benefits, raises prop. taxes, subsidizes corp. donors TO THE MAX. [View all]
Divernan
Apr 2014
OP
And, of course, Rahm has that "D" after his name, so if he was running for anything,
djean111
Apr 2014
#2
I have noticed that the fund-raising requests I get now inform me that people like me will
djean111
Apr 2014
#7
Anyone being funded by Corporations doesn't need OUR money. And the more they are getting
sabrina 1
Apr 2014
#58
"I think he would be an excellent mayor," Obama said on ABC's Good Morning America.
Divernan
Apr 2014
#52
No, we need to realize he is a Democrat, he may be the worst but is only one of many like him.
A Simple Game
Apr 2014
#13
He calls himself a Democrat and our President believed he was a Democrat when he hired him
A Simple Game
Apr 2014
#26
His "image" is that he is a Democrat. As for his policies and your loyalty to him,
A Simple Game
Apr 2014
#41
Well, he IS a Democrat, even the most conservative starve the schools steal the pensions Republican
Dragonfli
Apr 2014
#71
I agree with A Simple Game. It's important to recognize the enemy. A significant portion of "our"
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#42
One can be moderate without being a corporatist. But corporatists can't hide behind
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#66
Well so far he has made a better case than you have. Do you have specifics to refute what
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#43
i would prefer the approach that it was my understanding would be instituted- pb
mopinko
Apr 2014
#68
OMG! You criticize a union rep for being confrontational w/ the King of Confrontation! The hubris!
Divernan
Apr 2014
#45
Like his hypocritical education policy- opposite of his kids' elite private school.
Divernan
Apr 2014
#50
Perhaps he/she lives in one of those posh enclaves on the Gold Coast or in Hyde Park?
Divernan
Apr 2014
#51
The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us
cantbeserious
Apr 2014
#34
And to think this swell fella was for several years the chief of staff for the President of the
indepat
Apr 2014
#69
Rahm Emanuel gives the Democratic Party a bad name. This corrupt jerk needs to go!
emsimon33
Apr 2014
#72