You know what the biggest kick in the gut is?

[557188]

The corporate wing of the party was right about Kucinich.

Kucinich has proven to have been nothing but a grandstanding buffon, with out any principals or intregrity, I have no use for this party anymore. Congrats right wing corporate members of the party. You were right about Kucinich and I was wrong. I can admit I was wrong.

It's very cold and chilling to realize the only person that may have any integrity is Bart Stupak. I guess hatred of women is stronger than hatred of corporations.

WHO represents the left in this party anymore? This is a sad day.

Anyways, goodbye everyone. I no longer have a reason to be on the Democraticunderground because there is no one in this party who represents my anti corporate beliefs. I said if Kucinich flipped I was done with this party forever and, unlike Kucinich, I have principals and integrity.

[SidDithers]

1. Bye...

:hi:

Sid

Edit: pretty weak as far as GBCW posts go
Walt Starr all-time classic version here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2507034

[FBaggins]

2. Anyone get the number of that bus?

n/t

[Skink]

3. Just one more post.

[el_bryanto]

4. Principle and integrity are woth nothing unless you can fight effectively for them

Well, in fairness, they might give you a warm sense of superiority. But beyond that . . .

Bryant

[GreenArrow]

8. Principle and integrity, by their very nature,

are worth fighting for, win or lose.

[aaronbav]

12. [phone] GreenArrow! It REALLY is about the PRINCIPLE

and integrity. The clowns, whores and charlatans in congress KNOW NOTHING of any of this including KOOKCINCIH - Nothing but a bloviating bufoon - FUCK YOU DK you sellout - Just FUCK YOU .

[RaleighNCDUer]

31. How come nobody knows how to spell 'buffoon'?

I like that DK dissed the bill even as he said he would vote for it - making it obvious that he is placing his Democratic principles above his personal principles. The party can't do anything if we are put out of power, and he chose a course to try to keep it in power.

I disagree with him, but I can't fault him for that.

One plus to this is that when it becomes apparent to everyone how fucked up this bill is, the DLC and corporate Dems will be stuck with the fallout. Maybe people will come to understand that we should have been listening to Dennis the whole time.

[NoPasaran]

5. GBCW!

[sufrommich]

6. OK. Have fun out there! nt

[blondeatlast]

7. Took a lot of troubble to change your avatar just to say goodbye. Nice gesture, though. nt

[letmebefrank]

9. I don't say too much around here but

BYE BYE!!!

[HughMoran]

10. That didn't take much

Standing and fighting for reform that may not be perfect is a much more difficult choice.

[Soylent Brice]

11. lol

[dionysus]

13. peace. don't write.

[Alexander]

14. Going for the Walt Starr award?

[grantcart]

15. ok I'll bite what is the Walt Starr award?

[dionysus]

19. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2507034

[grantcart]

33. yep that's what I thought

[uppityperson]

20. Here you go....(link)...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=2507034

[readmoreoften]

16. He was my last hold out. I guess the left was right about DK too.

Leftist criticism of DK is that he serves to give the Democratic party an ostensible "left wing", the sense of a "big tent", in order to pull everyone in line to support things that are unsupportable.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. Adios.

I've never noticed any of your other posts, so I can't says I'll miss you.

[cliffordu]

18. Buh Bye!!!

:hi:

[mmonk]

21. So you let them win because they strong armed him?

[grantcart]

22. Interesting that you consider Bart Stupak's position of being against abortion as hatred of women

but you must have considered DK's earlier opposition to abortion and stem cell research as principled, because you weren't disappointed in him until he decided to support the caucus.

For the record politics is never an individual sport it requires by definition leaving some of your individual principles to join the discipline of the larger group.

No political movement has ever succeeded without some form of discipline.

You are free to join the Naderites who can relish their individual principles and never get anything passed.

[Birthmark]

23. Pink Floyd Goodbye Cruel World

"Good-bye, cruel world

I'm leavin' you today

Good-bye

Good-bye

Good-bye

Good-bye all you people

There's nothing you can say

To make me change

My mind

Good-bye"

(Seemed appropriate.)

[uppityperson]

24. "there is no one in this party who represents my anti corporate beliefs". Huh

Absolutely no one?

[Uben]

25. Eat some crow!

I've been around long enough to see a thousand of these posts. I consider myself a fiscally conservative democrat, so naturally I have been on the other side of a lot of arguments here.
But, I'm not a one issue democrat. The key word is democrat, I have never voted otherwise. I was a hardline Clinton advocate in the primaries, but quickly switched my support to Obama when he was nominated, and I have no regrets. I was certain Obama would not get HCR done, but any dem was better than the alternative. I was wrong. Not the first time, and won't be the last.

Good luck on finding a party that is totally anti-corporate.....I don't think it exists these days.

[KittyWampus]

26. I give this flameout a 3. It really isn't that impressive.

[blondeatlast]

27. Credit where it's due; he changed his avatar from DK to the equality symbol first.

In my opinion, that earns style points. I'm calling it a 5.

[NNN0LHI]

28. Oh no, not another goodbye cruel world thread

[gratuitous]

29. Damn, that leaves just me

But I'm a persistent irritant, I am.

[TomClash]

30. 494 posts in over 4 years?

Doesn't seem like you were here much anyway.

It is wonderful to have principles but politics is still the art of the possible.

[ecstatic]

32. Good riddance nt

[azmouse]

34. buh bye

:rofl:

[catnhatnh]

35. We can scarce afford to lose a poster...

...with such "intregrity"....