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djean111

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1. My impression of DU is that it does nothing as a whole, or in lockstep,

Reply to banned from Kos (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 12:43 PM

Dec 2012

except working to get Democrats elected.
So, some in DU may abandon Dean, others may be more pragmatic.
So no real answer to that question.

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Howard Dean is on This Week (ABC) is a deficit hawk [View all] banned from Kos Dec 2012 OP

My impression of DU is that it does nothing as a whole, or in lockstep, djean111 Dec 2012 #1

your premise is false Enrique Dec 2012 #2

nice stirring the pot quinnox Dec 2012 #3

Did he define "other considerations?" R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #4

I think Dean has an understanding that our economy and fiscal policies are in trouble. Hoyt Dec 2012 #5

Unfortunately many have "felt some pain". dogman Dec 2012 #28

You can't fill the hole that exists now by taxing the 2%, or even taking everything they have. Hoyt Dec 2012 #29

Taxing the 98% would have an opposite effect. dogman Dec 2012 #32

Wealthy won't suffer much. Poor and middle class, a bunch. Hoyt Dec 2012 #35

we can certainly balance the budget that way hfojvt Dec 2012 #40

yes and no, he is a deficit hawk because he says go over the cliff LSK Dec 2012 #6

I'm not sure where "You are WRONG" came from muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #16

You are wrong about medicare. former9thward Dec 2012 #20

Who disagrees with him? Terry_M Dec 2012 #7

Quote? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #8

Is there *one* national figure whom DUers have not thrown under the bus at one time or another? Cirque du So-What Dec 2012 #9

He is a deficit hawk in that Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #10

Why did the party abandon Dean's 50 state strategy? leftstreet Dec 2012 #11

This sure would of prevented a lot of GOP damage today. FarPoint Dec 2012 #14

But then the Democrats would have no one to blame leftstreet Dec 2012 #18

They didn't get the vote out. FarPoint Dec 2012 #24

OT- but, it is "would have" NOT "would of"... stlsaxman Dec 2012 #21

You certainly are sorry. FarPoint Dec 2012 #23

For your pleasure my friend... FarPoint Dec 2012 #25

pretty good stuff! stlsaxman Dec 2012 #42

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Is that an anti-gay slur? banned from Kos Dec 2012 #19

No. But nice try. If Mrs. Blankfein were running Goldman Sachs I would Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #22

and another thing, most of DU was a deficit hawk for most of the 2000s LSK Dec 2012 #13

Being a deficit hawk makes more sense when the economy is growing muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #17

I see where Dean is coming from PennsylvaniaMatt Dec 2012 #15

Our budget will nearly be balanced in two years by going over. pa28 Dec 2012 #26

Dean is, on the economy, a fool cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #27

Over the Bloody Cliff! ellisonz Dec 2012 #30

I kinda hope so.. fadedrose Dec 2012 #31

I think that if we go over it... ellisonz Dec 2012 #33

I think that the only damage done will be to those whose taxes will go higher... fadedrose Dec 2012 #41

Gov Dean is correct. kentuck Dec 2012 #34

What actual negative economic effect is the debt having cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #37

A better question may be? kentuck Dec 2012 #39

He's always been a deficit hawk democrattotheend Dec 2012 #36

The reason is that 2012 is not 2004 cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #38