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prairierose

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23. This is my position....

Mon Feb 16, 2015, 12:16 PM

Feb 2015

I will not support Hillary in the primary but if she becomes the candidate, I will vote for her. Even though she is a neoliberal, I think the Supreme Court would be better off in her hands than in any republicant's hands.

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"No, Mr. Summers – it’s not the politics of envy. It’s the politics of responsibility." [View all] RiverLover Feb 2015 OP

Geezus, an HRC presidency is really starting to scare me...n/t monmouth4 Feb 2015 #1

Me too. When the tumult and the shouting dies, when the confetti is swept up, and djean111 Feb 2015 #3

but, but, but...she CAN WIN!!!! And, exactly, what do we win? More outsourcing of jobs antigop Feb 2015 #12

Good post. RiverLover Feb 2015 #25

Time for a Progressive to ,,, Cryptoad Feb 2015 #39

i'd like to outsource hillary and bill. maybe we should just outsource the presidency and be done ND-Dem Feb 2015 #69

and we win more disastrous trade agreements antigop Feb 2015 #14

Before we all get carried away, remember that with a Republican you'll get economic CTyankee Feb 2015 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author CrispyQ Feb 2015 #41

And with HRC you get economic policies really loaded against the middle class, H1B visas, peacebird Feb 2015 #51

I've always thought that date rape was worse than rape by a stranger. There jtuck004 Feb 2015 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Feb 2015 #56

Ah yes the manipulation by the Oligarchy. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #68

And then, remember that if we nominate and elect either Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders, JDPriestly Feb 2015 #70

Second that Hillary should retire with Bill to some beautiful part of Hawaii and have a good time. Vincardog Feb 2015 #71

Unfortunately, a Warren or Sanders presidency would be pointless. RobertSF Feb 2015 #74

Me too, elleng Feb 2015 #55

A Republican President would simply be sheer incompetence and corruption. Hillary would Katashi_itto Feb 2015 #2

nope. see above... CTyankee Feb 2015 #32

Yes, that makes all the difference. Katashi_itto Feb 2015 #45

well said. Altho I wouldn't say that the Roe decision and Griswold before it CTyankee Feb 2015 #46

That was because we had actual Dems in power or running back then. It was a different world. Katashi_itto Feb 2015 #48

^^this!^^ peacebird Feb 2015 #52

Agreed. You'll have people on DU supporting this 1%er trash LittleBlue Feb 2015 #67

Speaking in terms of economic policy and nothing else hifiguy Feb 2015 #62

I hated it when Obama brought Summers on board.... truebluegreen Feb 2015 #4

Me too. RiverLover Feb 2015 #5

I hated it too. LWolf Feb 2015 #21

I agree: Obama didn't make a mistake, truebluegreen Feb 2015 #27

Me too, and I'm SO glad that, due to democratic "popular demand" whathehell Feb 2015 #24

Let's support what we really want for a change, instead of who we think is electable. Dustlawyer Feb 2015 #6

I'm with you, Dustlawyer. If Hillary becomes our candidate, it will be the first election ever where DesertDiamond Feb 2015 #8

Two words for you and the rest of the Hillary bashers: Supreme Court. Paladin Feb 2015 #10

Then support Bernie in the primary, and the winner of that in the general. It will most likely Dustlawyer Feb 2015 #15

This is my position.... prairierose Feb 2015 #23

I honestly think Hillary would appoint a Centrist judge. djean111 Feb 2015 #16

there is that...and there is this... antigop Feb 2015 #22

Well said (n/t) bread_and_roses Feb 2015 #80

Americans are fed up with a rigged system. That is the message. kairos12 Feb 2015 #7

BAD CHOICES. Maybe Hillary will hire Condi Rice to advise her on torture policy. Jesus. whereisjustice Feb 2015 #9

Indeed. Clinton isn't even trying to hide the fact that the same old rich insiders are going to Nay Feb 2015 #82

Responsibility is for the little people. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #11

IMO she needs to get rid of Summers as an advisor. He is part of the problem and cannot be part jwirr Feb 2015 #13

Summers and his ilk are the problem. onecaliberal Feb 2015 #17

This makes me wonder if there is a viable alternative to the present situation. olegramps Feb 2015 #18

Yes, I definitely think it is an alternative if they can wage an effective social media campaign. antigop Feb 2015 #20

Local elections newthinking Feb 2015 #36

and this is what the Third Way sycophants DON'T understand... antigop Feb 2015 #19

With Dem leaders like Debbie Wasserman Schultz who can't bring herself closeupready Feb 2015 #28

Touche, antigop Carolina Feb 2015 #35

yeah, they think that will be a "winning"strategy. Yeah, that'll work. nt antigop Feb 2015 #59

Polling shows that a huge majority of American voters do NOT want Roe reversed... CTyankee Feb 2015 #58

Where is the link to Larry Summers becoming her chief economic advisor? greatlaurel Feb 2015 #26

He's a "key" advisor for her not-yet-official 2016 run, as board member of CAP. RiverLover Feb 2015 #29

Summers Is Plagarizing Newt Gingrich DallasNE Feb 2015 #30

What would Goldman think of that? Octafish Feb 2015 #33

She has to make sure Lloyd and Jamie know all the populist talk is just rhetoric. pa28 Feb 2015 #40

Lloyd Blankfein: "I held fundraisers for her." (HRC) antigop Feb 2015 #60

She is a wholly owned subsidiary of Goldman and the rest hifiguy Feb 2015 #63

Elected leaders on both sides act like the cause of inequality is a great mystery. pa28 Feb 2015 #34

With all due respect, emphasis on "due," Larry Summers is an ass who has this backasswards. merrily Feb 2015 #37

Good post. RiverLover Feb 2015 #57

I'm voting for whoever is the farthest away from these Blind Wall Street assholes. Kablooie Feb 2015 #38

Our political system is broken, deliberately, & I fear it cannot be fixed via the ballot box. CrispyQ Feb 2015 #42

Envy? That crowd is still playing that card? Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #43

Class warfare was fine with that lot, until some of the 99% mentioned fighting back. merrily Feb 2015 #49

Bingo. Well said. Populist_Prole Feb 2015 #50

Look, if we don't stop income inequality now...our future generations Rex Feb 2015 #44

If we don't fix it soon, things will deteriorate to the point where there will be violence. winter is coming Feb 2015 #47

Your "class" is the one who practices envy on a mass scale, Larry. Take the boulder out of your eye. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #53

I hate the concept of envy treestar Feb 2015 #54

Someone needs to talk about the free ride of privilege daredtowork Feb 2015 #61

We might hurt the feelings of the guy making $38,000,000 a year who systematically fucks us over whereisjustice Feb 2015 #64

He sounds like a Republican LittleBlue Feb 2015 #66

This is why Liberals wanted to ditch the Clintons in the 90s. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #72

This is the very reason that I will not vote for a presidential candidate in 2016 if it is HRC emsimon33 Feb 2015 #73

Sadly, I agree. They turned our party into Republican-lite. RiverLover Feb 2015 #76

First time I heard "politics of envy" it was from Paul Ryan. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #75

Yep. nt RiverLover Feb 2015 #77

No more DINOs. 99Forever Feb 2015 #78

And it's the politics of "You Should Be Ashamed of Yourselves" aka stillwaiting Feb 2015 #79

A slow motion car wreck. JEB Feb 2015 #81