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2016 Postmortem

Douglas Carpenter

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16. would you believe Bill Scranton is still alive? I mention him because him because he was at one time

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Thu Feb 14, 2013, 04:49 PM

Feb 2013

a serious contender for the Republican nomination for President and pretty much an unabashed liberal. People forget that Henry Wallace and Robert M. La Follette rose to national prominence as Republican Party politicians. Today the Democratic Party is pretty much just a coalition of people who are not right-wing nuts ranging from Wall Street moguls, "pragmatic imperialist" and free traders: to New Age vegans and anti-war activist. It may not be as much that the Democratic Party has become a bigger tent as the Republican Party has greatly narrowed its range of acceptable orthodoxy.

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Are liberals being hypocrites about Obama’s wars? [View all] DonViejo Feb 2013 OP

There are also different priorities get the red out Feb 2013 #1

The more recent example is the Cold War Liberals of the Johnson era who embraced the Vietnam War leveymg Feb 2013 #2

Bingo zipplewrath Feb 2013 #7

Dem party is a much bigger tent now days so it is understandable think Feb 2013 #3

Disagree. The Democratic Party tent was biggest in 1964. The Right split off and went Nixon/Reagan. leveymg Feb 2013 #10

Agree it was larger in 64 think Feb 2013 #14

This is an original post (and a half). You should put it up on the board so more can read it! leveymg Feb 2013 #18

would you believe Bill Scranton is still alive? I mention him because him because he was at one time Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #16

No creon Feb 2013 #4

When all else is gone zipplewrath Feb 2013 #8

agreed creon Feb 2013 #19

Yes, but when it comes to war, we always have been ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2013 #5

Is there any doubt about it? Bonobo Feb 2013 #6

What do you think, Don? alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #9

No, but the DINOs are Doctor_J Feb 2013 #11

The reagan-democrat wing of the party is. Jakes Progress Feb 2013 #12

Democrats are very heterodox in terms of foreign policy and use of military force. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #13

My God, some people are NEVER satisfied no matter what. CheapShotArtist Feb 2013 #15

AMEN!! History has proven over and over and over again that government free from criticism governs Douglas Carpenter Feb 2013 #17

+100 I couldn't agree more with you, Douglas Carpenter rachel1 Feb 2013 #22

Exactly treestar Feb 2013 #31

Yes (nt) bigwillq Feb 2013 #20

I don't know. tblue Feb 2013 #21

In case you haven't noticed, jazzimov Feb 2013 #23

O look! a conservative atacks liberals as hypocrites! struggle4progress Feb 2013 #24

No, just realistic quaker bill Feb 2013 #25

Yes - Without Question cantbeserious Feb 2013 #26

No. Not from what I can see. Laelth Feb 2013 #27

Yes panzerfaust Feb 2013 #28

"Obama's wars?" DFW Feb 2013 #29

Troops in Iraq 1/2009, 139,000. Troops in Iraq today, 200. Promise kept. mikekohr Feb 2013 #30