Wed Sep 3, 2014, 06:27 PM
MrModerate (9,753 posts)
For everyone out there driven to distraction by DINOs, Blue Dog Democrats, and . . .
'Licans in Dems' clothing.
I'd remind you of two things: Party discipline and Caucusing together. There are a lot of people running under the Dem banner who don't share my vision of America. This causes me to grit my teeth and sometimes shake my fist at the sky. But then I remind myself that once people get into office, there are governance mechanisms within the party that act (admittedly imperfectly) to align people toward shared goals. Sometimes these faux-Dems are terrified by what they consider to be an electorate that's much more conservative than it actually is. Sometimes they're natural Republicans who have no home in the modern, radicalized GOP. Sometimes they're flatly cynical and trying to do whatever it takes to get or keep a job. Politics is so far from perfection that a stone would weep. So, I'm not saying don't try to find real Democrats to run; I'm not saying stop trying to push rightish Dems to the left; I'm not saying that if someone is egregiously antithetical to Democratic values (I have a little list) they shouldn't be primaried out. What I am saying is that in 9 out of 10 cases, the worst Democrat is better than the best Republican. Oh, and Get Out the Vote.
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Wed Sep 10, 2014, 06:53 AM
Paul Edward Snyder (15 posts)
1. Would You Like Some More Tea, Sir
We united the fringes
Those without hinges Thought we could tame them Thought we could blame them If hate did not sell And spiteful rhetoric fell On deaf ears Igniting no fears Among those held in contempt By this heartless attempt But should we succeed Create a new creed Then we could gloat As we counted the vote Celebrate our successes Excuse their excesses As signs of distresses And glorified hatred As sacred As the thrust of the sword In the coming of the Lord Though they were without hinges These erratic fanatics Coming from fringes Proved charismatics Turned On their masters Spurned Our disasters Hubris had earned Oh what the hell Let the healing begin Let the other side win |
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Thu Sep 25, 2014, 05:44 PM
captfoster5 (13 posts)
3. In the IL 16th ...
there is a guy by the name of Randall Olsen who is running against a Tea Party sweetheart, and he can use all the help he can get --> www.electrolsen.com
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