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In reply to the discussion: For once, focus your bloodlust on Republicans --instead of the DLC/Firebaggers/ANYONE WITHOUT AN (R) [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)Last edited Mon Jul 2, 2012, 05:46 PM - Edit history (1)
When you forced to resort to cheap Ad Hominems,
it is an admission of defeat.
I accept your surrender.
I challenged YOU to discuss what we have lost in this great "Victory",
and you were either unable to grasp the concept,
or unwilling to face the truth.
My criticisms of the ACA are based on the Traditional Democratic Values of
the Democratic Party championed by FDR & LBJ.
There it is.
It is a classic American fantasy story,
but today we get to see it played over and over again in the Kabuki Theater of
"Centrist" Democrats vs Republicans.
The villain comes in and ties Poor Nell (the hostage) to the tracks.
The Villain (the Republicans) come in, twisting their mustache,
and say, "Give me the keys to the ranch,
or I'll let Poor Nell die."
The Democrats, in hand wringing pretend agony, surrender the keys to The Villain,
and joyously celebrate in front of the TV cameras (while winking at their Big Corporate contributors offstage) because,
"YAY. We "saved" Poor Nell,"
(but we gave away the ranch).
This has played out time and time again over the last 3-1/2 years,
as the "Democrats" leap in to save some group or the other
by giving away the Ranch,
and then with feigned outrage accuse their policy critics of wanting to see Poor Nell die.
The way the story is SUPPOSED to play out,
is the Hero rushes in, defeats the Villain,
and saves Nell and the Ranch,
but, somehow, out "Centrist", Free Trading, Privatizing, Party Leadership can NEVER seem to find their horse (or comfortable shoes)
when the time to FIGHT comes.
Go Figure.
I AM a loyal, Mainstream-Center, Working Class FDR/LBJ Democrat
who isn't afraid to FIGHT the Villain instead of handing over the keys to the Ranch.
[font color=firebrick size=3][center]"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for,
at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them."
--- Paul Wellstone[/font][/center]
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[font size=1]photo by bvar22
Shortly before Sen Wellstone was killed[/center][/font]
[font size=5 color=firebrick]Solidarity![/font]