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yurbud

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7. sometimes I think we can settle for a LBJ progressive at home, asshole abroad candidate, but...

Reply to Carolina (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 30, 2014, 03:14 PM

Jul 2014

as the kids at the border crisis shows, foreign policy has domestic blowback.

Also, stirring up shit abroad is a good way to take the spotlight off needed changes at home.

What we need is a real alternative to both parties, but we may not get it until the GOP finishes dying or the two parties figure out some bipartisan way to screw us so badly that people rise up and reset the system.

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Obama's last chance to do his presidency right: tell people "give me a Congress of Democrats... [View all] yurbud Jul 2014 OP

I am going to be helping for 2014's Elections to hopefully make Congress back for Democrats. Xyzse Jul 2014 #1

"lesser of two evils" is hardly a get out the vote rallying cry yurbud Jul 2014 #2

I know, but it is a better number. Xyzse Jul 2014 #3

to vote yes. But it also doesn't help that Dems try to keep as little daylight between them and GOP yurbud Jul 2014 #4

No, it doesn't. Xyzse Jul 2014 #5

He had that in 2009! Carolina Jul 2014 #6

sometimes I think we can settle for a LBJ progressive at home, asshole abroad candidate, but... yurbud Jul 2014 #7

like Cegelis, Lamont, McKinney, Halter, Romanoff, Sestak, Grayson, Kucinich, Buono, MisterP Jul 2014 #8