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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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