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In reply to the discussion: ''Over the last 30 odd years, Democrats have moved to the right and the right has moved ... [View all]valerief
(53,235 posts)27. Agreed! nt
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''Over the last 30 odd years, Democrats have moved to the right and the right has moved ... [View all]
Scuba
Jan 2014
OP
cowards who are running along side of the republicans into the dark of night...
madrchsod
Jan 2014
#2
Want to realize how FAR to the Conservative Right the Democratic Party has moved?
bvar22
Jan 2014
#41
"As conservative as Reagan was, pledging to NOT cut our Social Security wasn't too much for HIM. "
ProSense
Jan 2014
#95
"Reagan didn't cut SS but he was the first one to tax it, which was in effect a cut."
ProSense
Jan 2014
#100
I voted for Obama twice. So to some degree, I have to take responsibility for his bad decisions
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#120
+1. I have to laugh whenever I hear people call him a commie, but you can't convince them
El_Johns
Jan 2014
#19
True. The DC DEMS champion Bob Dole's 1996 HealthCare Scam, and claim it as their own.
blkmusclmachine
Jan 2014
#12
Having one big conservative party has effectively neutralized the progressives of the Party.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#20
In 2008 Cheney and Bush assumed a very unusual behavior. Both shut the F up and crawled out
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#44
Communism?? Ah shit, I completely forgot about Communism. I been worried about corporate fascism.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#124
Some among us want to badly to believe they are "free" because they get to vote.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#47
Good point. The right to vote is a necessary but not sufficient condition of freedom. n/t
pampango
Jan 2014
#51
Good way to put it. In some countries they get to vote but only one candidate runs.
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#79
"We have to rely on comedians for the truth in this nation ". Sad state of affairs. nm
rhett o rick
Jan 2014
#123
it is hard to advance a progressive agenda when 40% of the country thinks what would have been once
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2014
#28
in terms of issue by issue - I agree with you. I'm sure issue by issue - there are many Tea Party
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2014
#31
I don't recall ever seeing anything that resembled "government is tyranny" here at DU.
Scuba
Jan 2014
#39
Only screaming that the US government is "facist" and a "police state"
ConservativeDemocrat
Jan 2014
#58
I looked at all four of those links. None included DU'ers saying our government is tyranny.
Scuba
Jan 2014
#61
So it's not really fair to say that Democrats have moved to the right "over the last 30 years"
Nye Bevan
Jan 2014
#45
The "lesser of two evils" isn't as less as it should be and the greater evil has gone nuts.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jan 2014
#80
Question: When the Democrats gain influence (e.g., the White House and the Senate) ...
Scuba
Jan 2014
#83
Dodd-Frank is not a shift to the left, it's a shift back toward the center, but only a bit.
Scuba
Jan 2014
#104
No, "left" would mean more stringent regulation than Glass-Stegall. Dodd-Frank is less stringent ...
Scuba
Jan 2014
#107
Sorry, ProSense, but you stated "Everytime the Republicans gain ground (enough to influence) ...
Scuba
Jan 2014
#112
You cannot escape the fact that Dodd-Frank moves to the left after the repeal of Glass-Steagall. n/t
ProSense
Jan 2014
#113
To the left of a far-right absence of regulation, yes. To the left? No, Dodd-Frank's still right.
Scuba
Jan 2014
#114
I'll let you split the hair that it's left of the repeal, but not that it makes the OP nonsense.
Scuba
Jan 2014
#117
Obviously a stupid comment. But he's still right more often than a whole lot people are...
nomorenomore08
Jan 2014
#118