2016 Postmortem

NurseJackie

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34. Team Instant Gratification ...

Reply to moriah (Reply #23)

Mon May 2, 2016, 07:34 AM

May 2016

... wants results as quickly as the get from the clicky clicky online polls.

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Incremental Progess is No Progress at All [View all] pmorlan1 May 2016 OP

As the 1% vacuum up more resources, it's been incremental regress. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #1

That is definitely a huge factor BootinUp May 2016 #16

OP doesn't know how laws are made apparently. qdouble May 2016 #2

+1, " Ride this wave of democratic energy to overwhelm right-wing opposition" ..wtf is that?! uponit7771 May 2016 #26

I so agree. auntpurl May 2016 #31

Fantastic article. bjo59 May 2016 #3

Thank you pmorlan1 May 2016 #5

I also find it funny qdouble May 2016 #4

Did you read the piece? pmorlan1 May 2016 #7

We'd have to substantiate what exactly is "incremental" and what is not qdouble May 2016 #9

Straw-man dreamnightwind May 2016 #12

It's not a strawman... qdouble May 2016 #14

It isn't progress because dreamnightwind May 2016 #15

Making baby steps forward does not equal taking two steps back... qdouble May 2016 #18

No it is to suggest we are rapidly losing to climate change dreamnightwind May 2016 #19

I read it and take it to be specious/populist rhetoric at best qdouble May 2016 #20

Not really, no dreamnightwind May 2016 #21

Every election is always the "most urgent of times" qdouble May 2016 #25

Climate change is indeed very serious, probably more than we thought Arneoker May 2016 #30

Thanks pmorlan1 May 2016 #41

You're quite welcome dreamnightwind May 2016 #42

LOL pmorlan1 May 2016 #43

Oh gee, then I'll just drop my health insurance Arneoker May 2016 #29

How is not getting all that you want NOT incremental (assuming of course you even make progress)? Arneoker May 2016 #28

Given that Social Security was passed incrementally, yes I do mythology May 2016 #32

Not at this point, that's for sure. It would be like spitting into the ocean. In other words, silvershadow May 2016 #6

All the success Bernie Sanders has ever had in getting legislation passed has been The Second Stone May 2016 #8

+1 qdouble May 2016 #10

You Didn't Read this Piece, Did You? pmorlan1 May 2016 #11

Yes, I read it, and your post is condescending and ignorant The Second Stone May 2016 #13

Excellent reply ... thank you! NurseJackie May 2016 #33

university students are responding to the call of FREE stuff nt msongs May 2016 #22

I don't think Sanders is callling for "free stuff" The Second Stone May 2016 #39

I didn't read it all, but it llooked like the author left out Obama's terms and the ACA for example. BootinUp May 2016 #17

Say that when in 1996 no gay people could get married, but they can in 2016. moriah May 2016 #23

Team Instant Gratification ... NurseJackie May 2016 #34

Great post. Lisa D May 2016 #35

More basher sophistry, FDR had an 80% progressive congress... you want fast change get a congress uponit7771 May 2016 #24

Too bad we didn't get some incrementalism in 1994 with Hillarycare. We'd have a good system now. Hoyt May 2016 #27

Medicare has made incremental progress with a number of important changes over the years. pnwmom May 2016 #36

Kevin Drum-Here's Why I Never Warmed Up to Bernie Sanders Gothmog May 2016 #37

2 steps back, 1 step forward - woohoo, we went a forward! DebDoo May 2016 #38

K&R nt Live and Learn May 2016 #40