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In reply to the discussion: I'm now completely done being amazed. [View all]I gave money to Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Baldwin, Mazie Hirono, Bernie Sanders, and many others outside of Texas.
You'd forbid me to do that? I'm not a "group," but I'm someone who cares plenty about the makeup of our Congress. If I think someone is progressive enough to inspire me to a contribution, I'll continue to do so.
Stay in my own damned state of Texas? A fat lotta good that does these days. I'm giving to DFA, too, to try to change that, but I'm not gonna sit idly by and watch people like Tammy Baldwin lose close races because she's not from Texas.
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I know it must be hard for you to know that your DLC buddies aren't all that.
Arctic Dave
Apr 2013
#28
You're not very good at this, Sid, which I believe you have been told before no?
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#19
I think you are correct. Look how rich Clinton has gotten since retirement. Clinton started as a
byeya
Apr 2013
#15
Yeah, the Bill Clinton who ran for Congress (1974), attorney general (1976) and governor (1978)
Art_from_Ark
Apr 2013
#65
I think too many on our side was too quiet and accepting as our Party moved to the right...
kentuck
Apr 2013
#20
A good start toward fixing it would be to bring them home. There is no longer a reason
A Simple Game
Apr 2013
#11
Losing their collegiality would be a good thing, they are elected to represent us, not each other.
A Simple Game
Apr 2013
#33
Yes, they are Wall St creation intended to do just what they have done. Wall HAD the Republican
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#29
Agreed - The Democratic Party Needs A Purging To Drive The DLC Types Back To The Republicans
cantbeserious
Apr 2013
#31
Unbelievable. Thanks for the links. And these are the people we are supposed to trust with
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#38
Who elected Pete Petersen to anything? Why are our elected officials asking for the advice
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
#39
Sadly, getting ordinary people to "see" the truth is unlikely to change anything.
Laelth
Apr 2013
#84