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In the discussion thread: I realized tonight that America's 99% are fucked for years to come [View all]

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 10:33 AM

Autumn (11,310 posts)

85. Of course we don't vote for every Senator

That was never implied in my post. I'm talking about the "Democrat" I VOTED for,
who when I have called him has gotten nasty and ignored the Democratic platform to side with the pukes against the Democrats.
As I was told, he doesn't need my vote.

"I mean, the few progressive Democrats can't pass votes on their own. You can bet the conservatives are a constant voice in the ear of Congress."

Fuck conservatives and republicans, I don't vote for those bastards, but when I vote for a "Democrat" he should realize that I voted for him to at least stand up and vote for Democratic values, and I shouldn't have to fucking make him do it.
I did my job now he should do his.

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135 replies	Author	Time	Post
I realized tonight that America's 99% are fucked for years to come [View all]	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	OP
There is a lack of will thus far to do what must be done. But wealth can be	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#1
We elect people to do the job	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#2
The People We Elect Are At The Mercy Of The 1% Due To Citizens United	cantbeserious	Apr 2012	#34
And what is the explanation/excuse for their actions before that putrid ruling?	Mnemosyne	Apr 2012	#52
+ a gazillion n/t	chervilant	Apr 2012	#129
This message was self-deleted by its author	Tesha	Apr 2012	#71
Then The Bigger Fish Theory Applies - Disappoint Koch Brothers And One Better Watch Out	cantbeserious	Apr 2012	#80
I'm afraid we will have to do this ourselves.	Jake2413	Apr 2012	#116
Ummmm......	Coyote_Bandit	Apr 2012	#118
We no longer have a National Will	Joe Bacon	Apr 2012	#82
I hope you will consider fashioning this into an OP, as what you say and predict	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#86
Joseph Schumpeter said it better	Joe Bacon	Apr 2012	#121
Yep. And very few "treats" at that.	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#3
Tens of	ProSense	Apr 2012	#4
Millions more thrown into poverty each year	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#6
Action,	ProSense	Apr 2012	#10
Has the President backed Harkin's bill?	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#12
Does	ProSense	Apr 2012	#13
Until the Democratic Party leadership embraces real change	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#16
Well,	ProSense	Apr 2012	#31
I campaigned for, donated to, and voted for Change	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#33
Doesn't matter	ProSense	Apr 2012	#36
Rising poverty, homelessness and hunger are petty?	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#39
No	ProSense	Apr 2012	#46
"the Change agent called me 'fucking retarded'" was shorthand	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#50
I don't know	ProSense	Apr 2012	#56
We have rising poverty, homelessness and hunger	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#58
I recommend you stop giving us the blue links from hell	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#91
"Hey at least the Cartels are not shooting the place up?"	socialist_n_TN	Apr 2012	#93
Actually to be fair	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#100
+1	bvar22	Apr 2012	#105
Not just no, but	ProSense	Apr 2012	#111
post as many links as you want	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#124
Oh, and	ProSense	Apr 2012	#114
Not one of those proposals..	sendero	Apr 2012	#75
Thanks, ProSense. You rock.	SunSeeker	Apr 2012	#66
excellent info	SwampG8r	Apr 2012	#68
I am one of the ones who have been poor for decades and what I am afraid of is that we will be	jwirr	Apr 2012	#45
Yes,	ProSense	Apr 2012	#77
I agree that 2016 will be too late for many of us. The number of persons relying on the safety net	jwirr	Apr 2012	#97
What can you do? We are the largest debtor nation on Earth	banned from Kos	Apr 2012	#5
FDR's America did it.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#9
The 'debt' is a bugaboo bandied by right-winger and	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#11
Well said	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#15
Washington's $5 trillion interest bill	dkf	Apr 2012	#20
Not sure what your purpose is in posting this pablum from CNN. If long-term	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#27
Demand for U.S. Debt Is Not Limitless In 2011, the Fed purchased a stunning 61% of Treasury issuance	dkf	Apr 2012	#37
Treasury Yields Drop as Fed Buys Longer-Term Securities	dkf	Apr 2012	#30
A couple of things to keep in mind:	PSPS	Apr 2012	#14
Debt has nothing to do with it.	girl gone mad	Apr 2012	#67
FDR's era went from 32% taxes on the top tier	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#92
And if we doubled the taxes on the top 20%........	socialist_n_TN	Apr 2012	#94
You're right Manny.	obxhead	Apr 2012	#7
I agree. Times aren't going to get better for most people.	closeupready	Apr 2012	#8
Excatly	white_wolf	Apr 2012	#18
"America has changed." You're so right, Manny. nt	gateley	Apr 2012	#17
This is the fourth year of a recession.	Swede	Apr 2012	#19
Fourth year - with nothing changing as far as the eye can see.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#22
Your a glass half empty kind of guy,Manny.	Swede	Apr 2012	#24
I disagree.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#26
I'm a glass half full kinda guy.	Swede	Apr 2012	#48
But what do you see, specifically,	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#51
why is 3.1 million new jobs not a positive thing?	hfojvt	Apr 2012	#69
Less than breakeven, after population gain	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#78
While job growth is possitive	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#102
I have a service job now	hfojvt	Apr 2012	#110
16 million children go to bed hungry at some point during each week. But	coalition_unwilling	Apr 2012	#28
Sadly, the good years of America, post WWII, might have been an	RKP5637	Apr 2012	#21
At the end of WW II, the US had half the industrial capacity in the world, and all gold in Ft Knox	FarCenter	Apr 2012	#23
I see you live in reality.	mmonk	Apr 2012	#25
At the risk of sounding like an Obama apologist,	Jamaal510	Apr 2012	#29
I believed Obama called for 2 jobs bills - and one did pass	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#32
Per usual I like to remind folks of history	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#35
Even in 1929, America was four years from change	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#38
Really?	ProSense	Apr 2012	#40
The same dynamic that we had in 2008.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#43
Again	ProSense	Apr 2012	#54
I will work for change - but only with people who also want it	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#57
Please do	ProSense	Apr 2012	#59
Or 2012, remember the changes came due to pressure form the streets	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#41
Nadin, thank you	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#49
That is why the one percent	woo me with science	Apr 2012	#81
Trust me city council IS a snoozer	nadinbrzezinski	Apr 2012	#87
Dramatic changes in society seem to occur	abelenkpe	Apr 2012	#122
In all fairness...	white_wolf	Apr 2012	#126
Manny, are you familiar with the recently released book "Why Nations Fail" by	bullwinkle428	Apr 2012	#42
I will load the first chapter into my Kindle	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#44
You didn't have to pawn your Kindle for dog food!?!	alcibiades_mystery	Apr 2012	#53
Actually, the Goldsteins are doing reasonably OK	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#60
Well, we're trying to get more support for the General Strike on Tuesday, May 1.	Zorra	Apr 2012	#47
I have to check that out	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#61
Look here.	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#63
I want to set up a business and my mind has been working over time	Cleita	Apr 2012	#55
Join Occupy.	U4ikLefty	Apr 2012	#62
+1000	blackspade	Apr 2012	#64
DU Rec. It's not just a bad economy. It's a purposeful restructuring of where the wealth goes,	woo me with science	Apr 2012	#65
^^^this	KG	Apr 2012	#73
Occupy. Nt	xchrom	Apr 2012	#70
Occupy and achieve what?	estiparanoic	Apr 2012	#72
Disperse? We haven't gone anywhere.	Zorra	Apr 2012	#88
Revolution is a noble goal which I fully support	estiparanoic	Apr 2012	#95
Do you believe Occupy needs to employ violent actions in order to achieve our goals? nt	Zorra	Apr 2012	#101
Seeing that I am not a member of Occupy I cannot nor will not speak for them	estiparanoic	May 2012	#132
Ture Occupy is still arownd	estiparanoic	May 2012	#134
Occupy has changed the converstion	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#98
You're right. I give up.	WilliamPitt	Apr 2012	#104
I know I am right that is why I posted it.	estiparanoic	May 2012	#133
Occupy is fluid, when 'dispersed' in one place, it finds another level to operate.	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#107
+1	woo me with science	Apr 2012	#115
There are no easy answers but...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#74
Too many people	cliff48	Apr 2012	#128
Please	ProSense	Apr 2012	#76
A return to the politics of dead center,	Throckmorton	Apr 2012	#79
Yes we are. It's very frustrating that we elect	Autumn	Apr 2012	#83
That's	ProSense	Apr 2012	#84
Of course we don't vote for every Senator	Autumn	Apr 2012	#85
And	ProSense	Apr 2012	#89
Thanks for sharing your opinion	Autumn	Apr 2012	#90
why don't they just borrow 20 grand from their parents?	arely staircase	Apr 2012	#96
K&R. Want to watch this one. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Apr 2012	#99
Just tonight?	WilliamPitt	Apr 2012	#103
You can know things intellectually,	bvar22	Apr 2012	#106
That's it. That's exactly it.	MannyGoldstein	Apr 2012	#108
There is some hope Manny.	bvar22	Apr 2012	#109
This is post-Obama first term?	Zax2me	Apr 2012	#112
I realized over 30 years ago that America's 99% were fucked for years to come	NNN0LHI	Apr 2012	#113
You just learned this?	rrHeretic	Apr 2012	#117
Many 99-ers have (and continue) to f*ck themselves.	radhika	Apr 2012	#119
Everyone is Screwed, except for those who Enjoy our Present Economic Climate	fascisthunter	Apr 2012	#120
Conditions will dictate -	TBF	Apr 2012	#123
Nothing is over until WE decide it is....	DAngelo136	Apr 2012	#125
Heck. On TV tonight the Government was defending torture. For the Homeland you know> n/t	Bonhomme Richard	Apr 2012	#127
There is a massive hole in the safety net	DearAbby	Apr 2012	#130
Just think about it....the 99% work their whole lives, many of them, just	glinda	Apr 2012	#131
Too many DUMB voters is the problem!	dmosh42	May 2012	#135

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