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In reply to the discussion: Krugman slams centrists [View all]Tarheel_Dem
(31,230 posts)24. Come on muriel, you & I both know that we all get lumped in as "the left". I guess my point is.....
that the Tea Party is a party within the Republican Party. There are Greens, Socialists, LaRouchies, the newly founded Justice Party, and various and sundry anarchist wannabe's that get lumped in with the Democratic Party. And while they certainly don't have the same influence of the Tea Party, they do exist.
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Add to that the DNC's tepid support for Barrett in Wisconsin to defeat Walker
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#40
You can take your concerned notice of the President's words to the CBC off your list
Number23
May 2012
#65
lol The only "surrender" I'll ever make to you is to surrender to the knowledge
Number23
May 2012
#72
If true progressive ideals were adopted and fought for, we'd ALL be democrats.
mother earth
May 2012
#13
Did anyone not know that the president was "black"? Not sure why it was necessary to use that...
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#17
"I'm so tired of centrism that keeps us stagnating and in endless status quo."
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#34
Look, not trying to do 2008 over, although JE was on message (unzipped tho he was, unknown to
mother earth
May 2012
#57
Agreed. No disrespect towards that issue, but why are all other issues now invisible?
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#41
I agree AE was a joke, but let's be real PK, there are extremes on both sides. Not sure if Paul....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#16
Ever visited wsws? I mean, really. Hell, I think Greens can be extreme, but then I'm a Democrat.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#19
But they are in parties that call themselves to the left of the Democrats
muriel_volestrangler
May 2012
#22
Come on muriel, you & I both know that we all get lumped in as "the left". I guess my point is.....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#24
Okay, I never said they were "influential", I merely observed that they do exist.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#33
He says the Democrats are centrist; he critcises the AE "centrists" with quotes
muriel_volestrangler
May 2012
#47
The Tea Party is not an actual party thus, unless they run for a non-partisan office, they MUST run
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#31
Hello Third Way Manny, I am DLC Dragonfli! (new and improved for the ultimate centrism)
Dragonfli
May 2012
#38
Why no!!! Each year we get to move further right, as far as the envelop will bear
Dragonfli
May 2012
#44
So we're safe for 10 years before we have to adopt all the current Republican policies? Whew.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2012
#45
Why is Paul Krugman Misrepresenting the Demise of a Wall Street Funded, Right Wing...
ProSense
May 2012
#48
Given: The center is SKEWED to the Right. This makes it PRIME political real-estate.
patrice
May 2012
#50
Any "third" or "center" anything that doesn't admit your basic point: "need to call for fundamental
patrice
May 2012
#55