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JEB

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95. Hell yes!

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 07:11 PM

Dec 2012

This needs to promoted loud and long until implemented.

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Where's the Democratic Party's "vision for the future"?? [View all] SHRED Dec 2012 OP

Yes it does!!! newfie11 Dec 2012 #1

Rec grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #2

MUCH of what you have here IS on the agenda, however, like it or not, here is the REALITY: RBInMaine Dec 2012 #3

Some people have morals and ethics and believe what they were taught in Civics Class. Workers and byeya Dec 2012 #8

I'm not sure it was the "progressives" that stayed home? kentuck Dec 2012 #9

IIRC, it was angry independents breaking massively for Republicans and young Obama voters MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #15

You trust that you got accurate information about who stayed home and why? merrily Dec 2012 #53

That's what polling is for? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #56

I am not sure either. I suspect that it was the occasional voter who believed(as did I) the byeya Dec 2012 #18

It was actually older voters that stayed home in 2010. I wonder why what with putting SS Vincardog Dec 2012 #85

Agreed. Democrats still have trouble acting like they want to win elections.... beerandjesus Dec 2012 #14

President Obama is no Bill Clinton~~ LovingA2andMI Dec 2012 #120

Not true either. Clinton caved on all of the most impactful bills of the 90s that are crushing us MessiahRp Dec 2012 #129

Get a grip MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #10

The governing strategy of W Bush was an atrocity per day...That way you'd get a news story one day byeya Dec 2012 #20

Like LBJ, FDR, Lincoln, and all effective politicians MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #21

Some of us would have been more likely to show up... Chan790 Dec 2012 #26

+10 SHRED Dec 2012 #73

+1 CheapShotArtist Dec 2012 #40

That's a cheap shot, and a damned lie to boot. pscot Dec 2012 #127

If this is not the reality you want daybranch Dec 2012 #45

oh bull hfojvt Dec 2012 #46

The Democratic Party's 21st Century Slogan: "We Suck Less." CrispyQ Dec 2012 #58

exactly liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #59

I don't take seriously ANYONE who stayed home in 2010. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #67

It was Independents who stayed home. Progressives thankfully sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #89

I don't KNOW any progressives who stayed home Doctor_J Dec 2012 #105

I find your post to be divisive and antagonistic. What is your goal here? rhett o rick Dec 2012 #68

Good questions. kentuck Dec 2012 #82

not defending RB... druidity33 Dec 2012 #130

I understand. But there is a huge difference between being covered in general by the rhett o rick Dec 2012 #133

Funding Big War while starving seniors is hardly 'bitching over the perfect'. grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #71

"Fire up" the electorate by putting Social Security "on the table". Great move. xtraxritical Dec 2012 #117

Now this deserves to be an OP. great white snark Dec 2012 #76

That is the LAMEST and Most Pathetic of all the Loser Excuses, bvar22 Dec 2012 #83

Excellent post once again, Bvar. And I love that quote from Truman. We are in sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #109

I have no use for those types of weak-kneed Democrats... kentuck Dec 2012 #118

Me neither and from I'm seeing all over the country, we are not alone and the loss sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #119

Damn! That was well said! kentuck Dec 2012 #116

As always Bvar, dflprincess Dec 2012 #122

Progressives did NOT stay home in 2010!! Why is this false meme still being sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #88

The right-wing Dems are just like Repukes - lie, lie, lie Doctor_J Dec 2012 #106

Here is REALITY (my caps lock works, too). Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #92

the "teaLEFTISTS" voted in 2010. the sensible centrists stayed home.. frylock Dec 2012 #93

You are right. Here the Democrats cooperate with the Repubs jtuck004 Dec 2012 #98

Two lies in one post Doctor_J Dec 2012 #104

Instead of getting the hell out and vote, how about... Hotler Dec 2012 #111

Pure tripe. Political issue junkies never, under any circumstances, fail to vote eridani Dec 2012 #114

Democrats failed to deliver. kentuck Dec 2012 #4

Same for me the second time. I did not make a mistake. The plethoro Dec 2012 #28

Same with me: the 2nd time was because Romney was so completely awful. TR-Square Deal; byeya Dec 2012 #5

Obama - Mis-Deal Kolesar Dec 2012 #16

Romney was more moderate than most, so you will always "hold your nose" and vote merrily Dec 2012 #51

20 years of triangulation as the sole Democratic strategy MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #6

The Democratic Party's "vision for the future" can be found here - thirdway.org Dragonfli Dec 2012 #7

"The Democratic party has become an annex to the Republican party, " Kolesar Dec 2012 #17

I am glad you are finally observing policy rather than personality Dragonfli Dec 2012 #23

I agree with you 100% kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #90

+1000 dflprincess Dec 2012 #124

+100000 Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #11

Important Post. It's a disturbingly familiar set of policies. woo me with science Dec 2012 #12

Great post! Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #34

+1 octoberlib Dec 2012 #78

It's a good question. theaocp Dec 2012 #13

Not only does Obama fill-in-the-blanks FOR republican spending cuts,... Kolesar Dec 2012 #19

I agree with a post I read earlier loyalkydem Dec 2012 #22

Don't blame progressives Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #29

+1000000 liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #72

Sorry I disagree with you loyalkydem Dec 2012 #86

I'd say that's a given...and you don't see the issue. Chan790 Dec 2012 #30

One slight difference. Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #42

Welcome to DU. kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #94

I complain AND vote thank you very much. progressoid Dec 2012 #37

progressives didn't stay home in 2010 ffs frylock Dec 2012 #97

Oh yes they did loyalkydem Dec 2012 #132

then FUCKING prove it.. frylock Dec 2012 #134

They hated Obamacare more than they hated the neocons, so the centrists stayed home Kolesar Dec 2012 #135

Now, now, frylock. bvar22 Dec 2012 #136

Right wing Dems ALWAYS blame other Dems Doctor_J Dec 2012 #107

My opinion: this is the most important thread on DU right now Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #24

Ouch! kentuck Dec 2012 #27

Excellent post. It becomes increasingly apparent who plethoro Dec 2012 #31

+1000000000 woo me with science Dec 2012 #66

Where the proposals are Recursion Dec 2012 #75

Well said. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #81

Same here - AND I voted in 2010 Doctor_J Dec 2012 #108

+1 leftstreet Dec 2012 #110

I'm with you liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #123

obama has no excuse arely staircase Dec 2012 #25

Kick and Rec! Fuddnik Dec 2012 #32

obama mcgarry50 Dec 2012 #33

add k-12 education to that list liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #35

Compulsory public education is right! Although Americans bewail the state of public education, byeya Dec 2012 #41

we're not allowed to get a glimpse of what a great education would look like liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #44

In the program I was in, many graduates went as sophmores to places like MIT, CalTech and other byeya Dec 2012 #62

in the program you were in liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #65

The school I went to, the Baltimore Polytechnic Inst., had three programs: A, B and G. The B was byeya Dec 2012 #74

One of the main problems I see with the democratic party today is the RKP5637 Dec 2012 #36

Well said ybbor Dec 2012 #38

The bigger question for me fredamae Dec 2012 #39

Very well said. Until we figure out what is wrong we are lost. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #52

Well stated... fredamae Dec 2012 #57

you are absolutely correct liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #61

Beautiful 12AngryBorneoWildmen Dec 2012 #43

Don't mourn, organize. Left Turn Only Dec 2012 #47

I agree liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #49

I want liberal candidates, not progressive candidates. merrily Dec 2012 #50

Sure they would Left Turn Only Dec 2012 #63

that's what they use to say about a black president liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #69

Vision for the future? That's why God made Democratic think tanks, such as Third Way and merrily Dec 2012 #48

Maybe that isn't Obama's vision because it certainly isn't what he campaigned on. dkf Dec 2012 #54

He also didn't campaign on giving Boehner 1/2 of whatever he wants. bvar22 Dec 2012 #84

Thanks Shred raindaddy Dec 2012 #55

Obama ran on Hope and CHANGE Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #60

Superb posts in this thread. woo me with science Dec 2012 #70

I love how you cut to the chase SHRED Dec 2012 #77

Huge K&R. I agree with Demo_Chris above that woo me with science Dec 2012 #64

du rec. nt xchrom Dec 2012 #79

K&R. Deserving of a top post? Absolutely! AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #80

So When is our next best chance at taking control? YOHABLO Dec 2012 #87

The South is going to be a problem we need to take over state houses in the south...... loyalkydem Dec 2012 #91

It might seem an impossibility in my state of Georgia but ... YOHABLO Dec 2012 #96

Seriously? former_con Dec 2012 #100

Hell yes! JEB Dec 2012 #95

BINGO former_con Dec 2012 #99

Democratic Vision = purify the party by kicking the gun owners out. L0oniX Dec 2012 #101

K&R abelenkpe Dec 2012 #102

Allow me to add a few Doctor_J Dec 2012 #103

Thank you. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #112

kick. very good limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #113

It should be the vision of the Progressive Caucus spedtr90 Dec 2012 #115

The DLC/Third Way/"New DEM" Party: Soulless and Corrupt. blkmusclmachine Dec 2012 #121

Just tweeted this superb OP & thread to @whitehouse @NancyPelosi & @SenatorReid tpsbmam Dec 2012 #125

you are very welcome SHRED Dec 2012 #126

I don't agree with all of this, but standing for something besides post-partisan corporate toadying yurbud Dec 2012 #128

Sorry, we have no "visions" today. We will get back to you. Safetykitten Dec 2012 #131

It's almost heresy to talk about "vision"... kentuck Dec 2012 #137