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H2O Man

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49. Murdering people is bad.

Reply to CajunBlazer (Reply #39)

Tue Aug 25, 2015, 03:43 PM

Aug 2015

Neither your nor my last statement belong in this discussion, if the OP is intended as a serious topic of conversation.

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The Ideologically Pure Ruin US Politics [View all] CajunBlazer Aug 2015 OP

Very inciteful. GitRDun Aug 2015 #1

Insightful KamaAina Aug 2015 #96

lol, spelling was never my strong suit. n/t GitRDun Aug 2015 #98

What I am getting out of this is that we lefties are just as bad as the Tea Party, djean111 Aug 2015 #2

No, not just as bad as the Tea Party.... CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #6

Which Dem politicians are unwilling to give an inch? And, on what issues? djean111 Aug 2015 #124

That was my take, too beltanefauve Aug 2015 #123

I'd say the Democratic Party suffers more from being idealogically barren Maedhros Aug 2015 #3

^+1000 nt HFRN Aug 2015 #55

And there it is.^^^ Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #68

What false equivalency? Maedhros Aug 2015 #73

The false equivalency of they moved Right, we moved Left, and therein is the lock up. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #77

Not at all my point. Maedhros Aug 2015 #79

Compromise comes from a position of strength. Democrats aren't in that position. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #92

You do not seem to have comprehended the point of my posts. Maedhros Aug 2015 #97

You slayed it. Well said! Nt. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #120

You're right, ane the America voting public is getting tired of their BS and.... CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #76

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #71

Spot on. Nice job. Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #106

The Left's idealists have long been pilloried by the Party establishment Maedhros Aug 2015 #107

A load of nonsense. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #4

And just what should Democrats "compromise" with CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #5

Can we assume that.... CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #7

I would never compromise on ANY of those things, nor would I CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #8

You were asked a question which you should answer or self delete your OP. Responding to a question Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #10

Okay, I was trying to be kind, but let me put it like this..... CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #12

So you still refuse to answer MY question. So what "kind of person" does that CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #14

No doubt, many individuals believe that civil rights LanternWaste Aug 2015 #17

It's non responsive and insulting, so not it does not suffice at all. Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #23

Thank you. CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #15

You asked the key question and made the poor OP upset. Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #24

You can assume this Trajan Aug 2015 #54

I'd like to see you answer the damn question Oilwellian Aug 2015 #99

Only by compromising principles and selling-out can we make America great! Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #9

Only by sticking to our ideals with consummate stubbornness.... CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #11

"Politics is the art of the possible" Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #19

You don't have to necociate away your core beliefs to effective in Congress CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #56

What's hypocritical is we're the ones you won't compromise and negotiate with. You have set us Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #61

I never said that YOU won't compomise, but if the shoe fits, by all means wear it (n/t) CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #63

Gladly. Show us this vaunted willingness to compromise you extol. Show us how you will Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #64

Okay, let's start with you supplying a list of important issues confronting the Congress... CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #66

Except I'm not the one extolling compromise. You are. You're here telling us how bad we are Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #69

Tired of aqnswering individuals - see may last post at the bottom. CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #82

I had a former boss who said "No business is better than bad business" lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #72

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. Thomas Paine Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #13

“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. John F. Kennedy CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #16

Negotiation is all very nice, but what to do when the vote is called for? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #18

And yet we continue with the quotes CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #46

So? No response? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #47

Respectfully, the Democratic Party fears the Far Right, and has for some time... Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #75

The replies thus far prove my point CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #20

If only there were some sort of third way. Orsino Aug 2015 #21

What a great idea! sibelian Aug 2015 #103

Vocal moderates offer a good starting point Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #22

Most of the OP's responses are self serving back patting Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #30

You don't start negotiations from a position of weakness CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #50

"Vocal moderates"? What's "vocal" about YOU? You won't even say what CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #25

A partial list only CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #29

Since when do Republicans want to make "constructive" changes to the ACA? And when CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #32

How does one compromise on raising the min wage with someone who thinks there shouldn't be one? nt Electric Monk Aug 2015 #48

I'm guessing you lower it. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #84

The ACA *was* a compromise muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #88

The replies just demonstrated that you are all bluster and no substance. Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #26

Noooo, they *contradict* your point. But that is sort of what you wanted, wasn't it? sibelian Aug 2015 #102

Democrats in Congress have moved towards the left. Bullshit on its' face. Ignore is my friend Vincardog Aug 2015 #27

Let's try to keep the conversation respectable - besides your statement is not true CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #37

Most of the Arguments made so far are identical to those made by arch conservatives CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #28

You have no arguments. Just insults. The only reason you came here was to CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #33

You do understand that every compromise moves the center a little more to the right tularetom Aug 2015 #35

Bill Clinton was the most astute politican of his generation CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #38

Astute = run as a Democrat, govern like a republican tularetom Aug 2015 #44

Then perhaps you an explain why Bill Clinton's current approval rating is 67% (n/t) CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #53

No I can't, the man is a master bullshitter tularetom Aug 2015 #65

He's not in political office. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2015 #86

You re able to maintain the illusion of intransigence easily... sibelian Aug 2015 #104

No thank you. H2O Man Aug 2015 #31

Doing nothing is not a viable option. CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #39

Murdering people is bad. H2O Man Aug 2015 #49

Doing nothing? I don't think you understand who you replied to with that tkmorris Aug 2015 #52

Thank you, tkmorris! H2O Man Aug 2015 #70

Well, yes, actually doing nothing very often IS a viable option... sibelian Aug 2015 #105

More "both sides do it" nonsense. It's not about purity, it's about principle. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #34

Yep, and most of the Tea Partiers would agree with you (n/t) CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #41

Unlike me, they'd be wrong. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2015 #62

That's not ironic. Do you understand that? sibelian Aug 2015 #108

Everyone has issues they won't compromise on. Xithras Aug 2015 #36

I agree with you CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #43

Yes, they do vary Xithras Aug 2015 #51

What exactly do you do... TDale313 Aug 2015 #40

I can't disagree that the Republicans are responsible for most of the gridlock in Washington CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #45

Complete, total and unmitigated bullshit Cosmocat Aug 2015 #42

Orwell's 'Animal Farm' dealth with this kind of arguement HFRN Aug 2015 #57

Doesn't sound like the pigs were willing to negociate..... CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #59

'However, I am still waiting for you to make your point.' HFRN Aug 2015 #60

If it isn't too much trouble, please try to explain it to someone like me who isn't very bright.... CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #67

Perhaps HFRN is not H2O Man Aug 2015 #80

How humble you are. sibelian Aug 2015 #100

So you don't know either right? CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #109

Hnk! sibelian Aug 2015 #112

Actually..... CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #113

Ooooooh, so you DID know! sibelian Aug 2015 #114

Maybe you have never studied Animal Farm very carefully CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #118

Fresh off the third turnbuckle with an info elbow to the dome! Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #121

"Skipping from side to side and whisking his tail" - Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #122

Ideological puritanism has been an issue on the left... DonViejo Aug 2015 #58

The problem, far from being "purity", is corruption. nt bemildred Aug 2015 #74

the Dems moved left? KT2000 Aug 2015 #78

Whoa, let's get something staright CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #81

Oh, good grief. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #85

You think much too highly of yourself and much too less of DU membership. MerryBlooms Aug 2015 #111

Deadlock provides it's own solution One_Life_To_Give Aug 2015 #83

The New Deal used to be just common sense eridani Aug 2015 #87

The Left has compromised repeatedly on Economic Justice. MicaelS Aug 2015 #89

Look around folks, pay attention! CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #90

Wrong. Greedy, corrupt, lying assholes, and their minions, ruin US poilitics. nt Zorra Aug 2015 #91

^ ^ ^ THREAD WIN! ^ ^ ^ Octafish Aug 2015 #93

OMG. I just posted similar response! 2banon Aug 2015 #95

lol! Must be one of those hundredth monkey things. Zorra Aug 2015 #117

My take: plain old common sense, apparently scarce around these digs... :) 2banon Aug 2015 #126

Totally misses the mark, It's not the so called "purity" anything. It's the Corruption & Dishonesty 2banon Aug 2015 #94

Newsflash: Radical Centrism has been the prevailing ideology since Triangulation leveymg Aug 2015 #101

Seems very relevant to DU at this time. Gloria Aug 2015 #110

I understand exactly where you are coing from CajunBlazer Aug 2015 #116

Well, you are not alone Gloria Aug 2015 #119

On the left the poor are always "purity trolls" daredtowork Aug 2015 #115

I lulz'ed KG Aug 2015 #125