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Sat Mar-26-11 08:11 AM
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| -THE THIRD WAY is the biggest threat to the Democratic Party |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 12:20 PM |
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Is it the old DLC under a new name? |
Sanity Claws |
Mar-25-11 12:25 PM |
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That's what it looks like. |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 12:25 PM |
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I agree... n/t |
nebenaube |
Mar-25-11 12:25 PM |
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I agree --- My reply: |
Armstead |
Mar-25-11 12:26 PM |
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That's where we are! At least a few Dems are standing up to fight: |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 12:28 PM |
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Centrist Dem think tank my butt! Most of those issues are Republican planks. |
Buzz Clik |
Mar-25-11 12:26 PM |
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To me it just looks like an infiltration. |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 12:36 PM |
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Invasion of the |
Cameron27 |
Mar-25-11 01:57 PM |
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So is the party salvageable? |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 02:16 PM |
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I don't know, |
Cameron27 |
Mar-25-11 04:01 PM |
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"Centrist Dems" |
Jackpine Radical |
Mar-25-11 01:02 PM |
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I agree those orgs are not centrist by a long shot. |
LiberalFighter |
Mar-25-11 03:20 PM |
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I am in complete agreement |
Autumn |
Mar-25-11 12:27 PM |
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I'm with you - I won't belong to it and their time if running short... |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 12:38 PM |
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At this point - I don't know how you get rid. |
xchrom |
Mar-25-11 12:27 PM |
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At this point I accept that the party may not be salvageable... |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 12:36 PM |
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3rd Way = Corporatism |
LiberalEsto |
Mar-25-11 12:29 PM |
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Yep - maybe the goal is one corporate party. |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 12:43 PM |
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The problem, IMO, is that too many actually believe in that crap |
Armstead |
Mar-25-11 12:47 PM |
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I don't know if those pushing it are foolish Dems or fake Dems... |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 12:52 PM |
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Probably both....But I believe a lot of it is misguided |
Armstead |
Mar-25-11 01:15 PM |
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Depressing. They are stabbing the good guys in the back. |
Peregrine Took |
Mar-25-11 12:30 PM |
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Then you'd better hope that Hillary doesn't run for president again. Or a DLCer like Schweitzer... |
ClarkUSA |
Mar-25-11 12:56 PM |
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We agree on this - imo the DLC and Third Way SUCK... |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 01:00 PM |
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Oh, please. Obama is more "3rd way" than HRC, and that's saying a lot. |
LWolf |
Mar-26-11 01:04 PM |
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Lot of unrecs - looks like DU is A-okay with the Third Way. |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 01:01 PM |
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The deficit is only a "powerful political issue" because the repubs made it one! |
bluethruandthru |
Mar-25-11 01:13 PM |
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We need Dem leaders to call them on their bullshit - not echo it... |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 01:14 PM |
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You're right but I think we're just about fresh out of "real" Dems. |
bluethruandthru |
Mar-25-11 03:02 PM |
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The perfect time for a new populist movement! |
polichick |
Mar-25-11 03:13 PM |
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There are plenty of real Dems, even in Congress |
Armstead |
Mar-26-11 11:52 AM |
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It doesn't seem to be "their party" anymore - maybe the sooner we all... |
polichick |
Mar-26-11 12:02 PM |
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Realistically we should have four parties in a more parliamentary system |
Armstead |
Mar-26-11 12:39 PM |
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Wouldn't that be nice?! As it is, both parties are mostly lined up against the people... |
polichick |
Mar-26-11 12:45 PM |
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The deficit IS a big issue. I'm not happy about $300B+ in yearly interest payments. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Mar-26-11 10:48 AM |
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How did they get so stupid? |
Politicalboi |
Mar-25-11 01:19 PM |
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It's going to take |
Cameron27 |
Mar-25-11 04:18 PM |
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Third Way knows Social Security can be easily fixed. That's why these people cannot be trusted. |
flpoljunkie |
Mar-25-11 03:32 PM |
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That's right; they can't be trusted - they're not on the side of the people. |
polichick |
Mar-26-11 07:34 AM |
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We have a REVENUE problem. Not a deficit problem. |
Fuddnik |
Mar-25-11 03:33 PM |
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Third Way was Bubba's thing, he > DLC, like it or not. |
elleng |
Mar-25-11 04:37 PM |
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Many don't like it -- Third Way gave us the Crash of 2008 |
Armstead |
Mar-26-11 10:00 AM |
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Right. |
elleng |
Mar-26-11 10:03 AM |
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I beg to differ |
Armstead |
Mar-26-11 10:12 AM |
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Yes, Arm, I agreed with YOUR posts 40 + 43!! |
elleng |
Mar-26-11 10:40 AM |
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Sorry --- I think I misinterpreted interpreted that post I responded to |
Armstead |
Mar-26-11 11:48 AM |
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Thought so! |
elleng |
Mar-26-11 11:52 AM |
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K&R |
MissDeeds |
Mar-26-11 08:11 AM |
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The Third Way IS the leadership of the Democratic Party |
Stoic |
Mar-26-11 08:26 AM |
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I still believe in the big tent for the Democratic party. |
robcon |
Mar-26-11 08:55 AM |
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Big tent, yes.....But Third Way and Moderate are not the same |
Armstead |
Mar-26-11 09:57 AM |
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Right, but as stated in another thread, 'conservative' is the wrong term, |
elleng |
Mar-26-11 10:09 AM |
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My own phrase to distinguish it is CONservative |
Armstead |
Mar-26-11 12:04 PM |
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I think there's a contradiction there. |
robcon |
Mar-26-11 12:00 PM |
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The problem is one-size fits-all political labels |
Armstead |
Mar-26-11 12:17 PM |
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If you like con men, they're great. |
polichick |
Mar-26-11 10:28 AM |
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Third Way is a huge problem |
ProSense |
Mar-26-11 10:34 AM |
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Also the biggest threat to American way of life. |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-26-11 10:36 AM |
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True - Republicans are one thing, but this is a fox in the hen house situation. |
polichick |
Mar-26-11 11:21 AM |
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Yep. We were supposed to be the check to their greed. |
Jakes Progress |
Mar-26-11 02:19 PM |
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