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QFT..... Wounded Bear Nov 2012 #1
+1,000 freshwest Nov 2012 #21
Yep, Wounded Bear, the republicans have been trying to overturn all "social safety net" iemitsu Nov 2012 #54
+1 and then some! n/t MANative Nov 2012 #2
Afraid that trickle down economics Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #3
True but...they are afraid of their own shadow. Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #4
It goes back to ideology adieu Nov 2012 #12
Yes... PLW1017 Nov 2012 #14
+(n) WheelWalker Nov 2012 #30
a god that had a bit more logical underpinnings AlbertCat Nov 2012 #16
The economy, historically, does better when Democrats are in power. xtraxritical Nov 2012 #41
Point of order: markbark Nov 2012 #42
Oh please.... whathehell Nov 2012 #48
"Extreme evangelical Christian" is not necessarily Christian. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #52
Adieu didn't use that term whathehell Nov 2012 #57
spot. on. ldf Nov 2012 #72
republickconism's myths are being exposed for the cynical prevarications they are. SubgeniusHasSlack Nov 2012 #5
Irrelevant? AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #31
3rd way'ers ARE republickcons SubgeniusHasSlack Nov 2012 #44
I agree that "3rd way'ers ARE republickcons" or can be called that, AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #50
Bingo. Hence their viciousness Populist_Prole Nov 2012 #6
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) Dubster Nov 2012 #7
Exactly.10 years of tax cuts & jobs hemorraged.Return to Clinton era tax rates let the healing begin judesedit Nov 2012 #8
Return to Clinton era tax rates let the healing begin AlbertCat Nov 2012 #17
Exactly Aerows Nov 2012 #9
When I heard him make this statement I thought he had tremendous insight. glinda Nov 2012 #10
Exactly - they know that IF things do get turned around they are toast underpants Nov 2012 #11
K & R Change has come Nov 2012 #13
It's all about the haves and haves not. Wellstone ruled Nov 2012 #15
"Raygun ... was a very spiteful person." No. The problem was that he was an amiable idiot who never AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #35
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #18
Actually, they were proven wrong Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #19
Yep. Down the drain of Grover's bathtub. amywalk Nov 2012 #20
Not at all.... dtom67 Nov 2012 #22
THIS! Cosmocat Nov 2012 #32
Hanauer shares a nugget of stellar truth!! Thanks!! hue Nov 2012 #23
I am more than ready musette_sf Nov 2012 #24
it was ALREADY DISPROVED by the clinton tax hike. HELLO. pansypoo53219 Nov 2012 #25
Had not considered that. Spot on me thinks. Good call. n/t Smickey Nov 2012 #26
The 1% are stupid enough to kill the golden goose (US economy). nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #27
+1!!!! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #28
A much watch Nick Hanauer TED talk: progressoid Nov 2012 #29
That should have its own thread. mzmolly Nov 2012 #34
Yes... progressoid Nov 2012 #56
Amazing! a2liberal Nov 2012 #61
Thank you for reposting. I hadn't seen it before today. Excellent. ...nt TeeYiYi Nov 2012 #63
Plus one.. butterfly77 Nov 2012 #78
Hanauer was brilliant on Ed's show last night. mzmolly Nov 2012 #33
I was going to post a picture of what the Repugs are really afraid of ... zbdent Nov 2012 #36
I highly recommend his and Eric Liu's book...The Gardens of Democracy gulliver Nov 2012 #37
I thought that they were afraid of brown people, murielm99 Nov 2012 #38
What the GOP should really be afraid of is that we will replace even more Blue-Dogs and 3rd-wayers. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #39
The GREATEST Period Of Prosperity... bvar22 Nov 2012 #40
Never thought of that, but it makes sense Up2Late Nov 2012 #43
K&R ReRe Nov 2012 #45
I would agree and can't wait for it! arthritisR_US Nov 2012 #46
The Republicans are afraid of their donors Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #47
The real fear blackdiamond62 Nov 2012 #49
And, there it is. Cha Nov 2012 #51
#217 K&R. David Zephyr Nov 2012 #53
Nick Hanauer is my hero. Promethean Nov 2012 #55
Absolutely true. I have made it a rule of thumb to beware of Republican pseudo-practicality. Raksha Nov 2012 #58
nothing new there stupidicus Nov 2012 #59
Everything was fine under the Clinton tax rates! dem4ward Nov 2012 #60
And they are going to like having health care too. TBF Nov 2012 #62
Actually it's the opposite and we will get to see it nolabels Nov 2012 #64
Well duh! Republicans have always been afraid that the plans and policies of the democratic party merh Nov 2012 #65
Not that it needs it now, but a big K&R. Love the EGOPSs. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #66
I think Hanauer has a little too much faith in human reason nxylas Nov 2012 #67
"Trickle Down" KansDem Nov 2012 #68
Already proven under Clinton who raised taxes on the rich and created 23 million jobs. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #69
yep-- and you have to wonder if their constant hounding of him on BS charges NoMoreWarNow Nov 2012 #71
This one's been making the rounds on Facebook WhoIsNumberNone Nov 2012 #70
Rewriting the "Book" on Ronnie Raygun wolfie001 Nov 2012 #73
Now that's a venture capitalist I can respect. n/t AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #74
K&R... butterfly77 Nov 2012 #75
Trickle down is dead. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #76
That's my neighbor! (In a broad sense -- not in the same neighborhood. :-) gateley Nov 2012 #77
This has to be the most recs I've ever seen in a post. liberalmuse Nov 2012 #79
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