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Mon May 28, 2012, 11:58 PM

HiPointDem (16,833 posts)

71. Yeah, & that situation came into being all because of the Republicans, and changes when D's

take office. uh-huh.

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113 replies	Author	Time	Post
My brother in Ohio has had it with the Democrats [View all]	maxrandb	May 2012	OP
Those siding with the republicans will live to regret the day they made	RKP5637	May 2012	#1
In other words, true bipartisanship.	blkmusclmachine	May 2012	#2
Yep, probably ... n/t	RKP5637	May 2012	#3
100% correct	NavyDavy	May 2012	#8
"... will be akin to working the fields for a very wealthy land baron...will be	jtuck004	May 2012	#30
Good point and well taken! Many already are in that situation. I recently	RKP5637	May 2012	#35
AMEN!!!!	madashelltoo	May 2012	#37
Does he admire their tactics then?	treestar	May 2012	#4
No! He wants Democrats to act like DEMOCRATS!!	maxrandb	May 2012	#10
No, it is not too much to ask IMO. And that's what the democratic	RKP5637	May 2012	#18
No, it's not too much to ask.	woo me with science	May 2012	#36
If Democrats are going to act like Democrats	LiberalFighter	May 2012	#55
They don't want the rank & file involved except in GOTV efforts for preapproved candidates.	HiPointDem	May 2012	#66
Umm, Occupy is anything but "quiet."	WorseBeforeBetter	May 2012	#95
Which side are you on?	TomClash	May 2012	#5
"Romney Democrats" will regret voting for him. They will be destroyed by him.	libinnyandia	May 2012	#6
Yeah, and the same way they govern like they won by 40 points is the same way they destroy like it.	FarLeftFist	May 2012	#7
The lege and the governor have been acting illegally	Warpy	May 2012	#9
Why don't the democrats stand up to them, I believe is what the brother is asking. He's voted	HiPointDem	May 2012	#67
So, in other words,	Art_from_Ark	May 2012	#11
That is exactly correct.	Iggo	May 2012	#45
He prefers totalitarian rule to the messiness of democracy?	aquart	May 2012	#97
Does he really admire the GOP's scorched-earth tactics?	Canuckistanian	May 2012	#12
What a ridiculous post	maxrandb	May 2012	#14
Well, yes, I can see that	Canuckistanian	May 2012	#19
CORRECT	Skittles	May 2012	#38
And so with a republican majority in Congress...	progressivebydesign	May 2012	#41
A Democratic Congress didn't stop GWB. Not at all.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#61
Strong, resolute and forceful, those are the words for how Obama should	JDPriestly	May 2012	#60
Do you have any idea the number of middle class Americans who don't belong to a union?	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#76
The Democratic Party is traditionally the party of unions.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#88
This president has been as strong on unions as any other modern day Democratic Pres has.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#92
Hey, Bernie Sanders doesn't make stump speeches like that.	Selatius	May 2012	#94
Okay, let's substitute the "stump" for the Senate floor. I've seen Bernie in action. Sheesh!	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#102
"spittle-laced"? Really? nt	Selatius	May 2012	#105
Look, I love Bernie as much as the next guy, but he's a very animated and passionate speaker.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#107
I'm not going to bother arguing with you. I have posted my bona fides. That's it.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#100
Again, I can only take your word for it.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#104
What a dishonest characterization of Senator Sanders, really extreme rhetoric you are	Bluenorthwest	May 2012	#110
I hate people who sit there and complain about the Dems, without once mentioning	NavyDavy	May 2012	#13
You have a point. But, when leadership keeps giving you the same rationale for its failure,	EFerrari	May 2012	#23
+1	savalez	May 2012	#24
Obama has only used the veto twice in his presidency.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#62
Lowest number of vetos since Warren G. Harding	pscot	May 2012	#64
+100000 It might,	woo me with science	May 2012	#84
But most of the bills haven't passed the Senate	RockaFowler	May 2012	#96
"Keep hoping they'll change" you can tell him this.	kenny blankenship	May 2012	#15
It's an illusion, if I may say so.	Gregorian	May 2012	#16
I recently found out that KBR was a huge backer of LBJ when it was still Brown & Root.	EFerrari	May 2012	#28
Why do you think that was the case? Vietnam?	Gregorian	May 2012	#31
He hooked their support when he was a Congressman.	EFerrari	May 2012	#33
I still think Obama has that kind of character.	Gregorian	May 2012	#39
EFerrari, I agree with you 99.99999% of the time but on this I have to disagree. LBJ may	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#43
You are right about that.	EFerrari	May 2012	#47
Brown & Root made a mint off defense contracts during the Vietnam War. Can't remember	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#59
Always had a soft spot for LBJ, despite Vietnam. He seemed human and genuine, warts & all.	HiPointDem	May 2012	#70
I read a book about Halliburton, maybe The Halliburton Story that suggested that Johnson	JDPriestly	May 2012	#75
Maybe Dan Briody's 'The Halliburton Agenda'.	Mc Mike	May 2012	#89
Thanks. That's the book. It's on my shelf.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#99
My page #'s are all from the paperback ed. Hope they work out if you have hard cover.	Mc Mike	May 2012	#103
You should see the film, The Longeria Affair. It recounts	JDPriestly	May 2012	#74
Money is indeed the issue, but it doesn't flow just to R's.	HiPointDem	May 2012	#68
Sad to see the point that your brother fall on deaf ears.	xchrom	May 2012	#17
There is, of course, another wage-lowering, anti-union, "free-trade" agreement in the works.	AnotherMcIntosh	May 2012	#82
To quote Rush Limbaugh "Compromise, we don't compromise	doc03	May 2012	#20
Another winner from Rush	jade3000	May 2012	#29
If the Republicans take the Senate watch how fast	doc03	May 2012	#21
Why would you say that?	oldernwiser	May 2012	#54
Well the Republicans even as a minority have effectively shut down	doc03	May 2012	#56
Republicans bully their way through shit. Its in their nature. Most people of a liberal nature...	phleshdef	May 2012	#22
That's often what I think too. The assholes and bullies became	RKP5637	May 2012	#32
We only have one vote each. Republicans are doing the best to take that away from us.	southernyankeebelle	May 2012	#25
Hes about 3 years behind me..	sendero	May 2012	#26
where can we send the Romney bumper sticker for your car? n/t	progressivebydesign	May 2012	#42
Where can we send.	sendero	May 2012	#48
That tack won't keep working, you know. Wise up.	HiPointDem	May 2012	#69
"...when they can't do a damn thing with it?"	unkachuck	May 2012	#27
Yep, quite true, they all work for the same corporations and are	RKP5637	May 2012	#34
So I guess your brother is just fine with a system where 1% control 40% of the	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#40
x1,000. n/t	progressivebydesign	May 2012	#44
When both parties lead to that same end,	jeff47	May 2012	#51
Yeah, & that situation came into being all because of the Republicans, and changes when D's	HiPointDem	May 2012	#71
The obscene concentrations of wealth began to accelerate starting with	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#83
There have been several Democratic Presidents since LBJ, so not sure what you're suggesting	HiPointDem	May 2012	#86
Don't vote or support Repigs for one thing. Even a centrist Dem like	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#90
No, neither of us	maxrandb	May 2012	#91
I apologize if I misconstrued your OP. I thought your brother was expressing	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#98
I think your brother's opinion may be swayed	Harmony Blue	May 2012	#46
hint?	HiPointDem	May 2012	#72
Basically, the momentum will shift dramatically	Harmony Blue	May 2012	#93
Yeah, I feel his pain. n/t	progressoid	May 2012	#49
When the Democrats show the balls of Occupy then we may get somewhere.	U4ikLefty	May 2012	#50
And the balls of the Government have been working	Iliyah	May 2012	#63
That is the Kabuki theater of democracy.	U4ikLefty	May 2012	#65
Thank you. It is a problem of money and purchased government, not shyness.	woo me with science	May 2012	#85
My correction, I should have said "balls & ovaries"	U4ikLefty	May 2012	#77
Some thoughts on Ohio Dems	ladym55	May 2012	#52
Under Mussolini the trains ran on time but	kiranon	May 2012	#53
after being repeatedly dispossessed, they will. and that's what's happening.	HiPointDem	May 2012	#73
No offense	GarroHorus	May 2012	#57
Let him know in NY people in my county are turning against little Napoleon..	Historic NY	May 2012	#58
Then your brother should follow his heart. Oh, and nice way of slipping in some 3rd party....	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#78
There was no mention of supporting the Republicans or advocating a third party	TheKentuckian	May 2012	#79
"some see the brother's point all too well". Of course they do, it's the fuckin' internet.	Tarheel_Dem	May 2012	#81
You're saying the poster registered in 2002 just to say in 2012 that R's fight harder than D's?	HiPointDem	May 2012	#87
	brush	May 2012	#80
Your concern is noted. nt	TBF	May 2012	#101
I think Those who attack you and your brother	fascisthunter	May 2012	#106
It has been proven REPEATEDLY that the policies of the Repuke don't work	maxrandb	May 2012	#113
The reason is easy to state - we build programs, they end them	karynnj	May 2012	#108
your brother has had it with The Third Way "dems" -- we have to take our party back	nashville_brook	May 2012	#109
"My Brother the Car."	H2O Man	May 2012	#111
Wasn't that a Disney Movie? n/t	maxrandb	May 2012	#112

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