Comparing Positions of the Democratic Candidates, from the Washington Post

[Koinos]

17. On all points?

cali, I really enjoy your posts and the wealth of information you have provided to DU. I didn't mean to provoke, only to state some points.

I hope not to completely and utterly disagree with anyone. That would make dialogue impossible.

Let us agree to disagree about gun control, which is a very important issue for me. In my opinion, strict gun control laws don't keep law-abiding and sane citizens from owning them. I do not "hunt" either humans or animals.

As I recall, Vermont is not running against Maryland in the primary. Both states are doing their best to raise the minimum wage, while folks in red states are still struggling with $7.25. In fact, all fifty states need a minimum wage of $15.

You write: "As for providing evidence that Bernie was a progressive when O'Malley was a centrist, are you kidding? He's been working for the same things for over 30 years. I've provided lots of links and so have others- just go to the Bernie group."

That's not the topic of consistency about specific issues as you raised it. Elizabeth Warren was a republican before she was a democrat. What matters is who she is now and what she fights for. Is Bernie more of a progressive than Elizabeth Warren, just because he has been one for a longer time?

I like Bernie a lot. I like Martin O'Malley. I see no point in Bernie people tearing O'Malley apart or O'Malley people tearing Bernie apart. I am not a "fan" at this point. This is not a horse race. Bernie and "Martin" are on the same side. Both will run positive and progressive campaigns. We who are trying to sort this out should behave the same.

I'm not going to join any group at this point, since I wish to keep my mind open. I have, indeed, read most of the DU threads on Bernie, as I have tried to keep up with information about O'Malley. I am not uninformed.

But O'Malley is not a conservative wolf in progressive sheep's clothing. Whether he has been more or less progressive for more years than his elder Bernie is not the point. What is the point is the whole package, with lots of intangibles. Whichever candidate I choose to support will not imply the downgrading of the other.