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He is SOOOO right. NT Adrahil May 2016 #1
Like TPP? ViseGrip May 2016 #2
I think he meant the Public Option. bahrbearian May 2016 #25
You too bahrbearian ... + a bazillion! KPN May 2016 #35
and negotiating drug prices Mnpaul May 2016 #54
God, my eyes! I thought you wrote "pubic onion." Eleanors38 May 2016 #60
Sure; it's better than the bilaterals we currently have with those countries Recursion May 2016 #78
He nailed it. The "compromise is a bad word" crowd should remain the specialty of the Tea Party. Trust Buster May 2016 #3
It's not that compromise is bad... TCJ70 May 2016 #6
Sitting out the election because you didn't get your favorite candidate ... salinsky May 2016 #7
No, it's compromise beedle May 2016 #19
Even when you're 100% right ... salinsky May 2016 #28
If I'm 100% right that fish is healthier than red meat beedle May 2016 #70
Are you under the impression that he could've gotten universal single payer ... salinsky May 2016 #75
Exactly! KPN May 2016 #46
No one is sitting the election out. Fawke Em May 2016 #23
Stop jumping to conclusions about millions of people and 40 percent of primary voters Armstead May 2016 #24
Again with this shit. Phlem May 2016 #29
Yep!!! KPN May 2016 #43
It is when you use it in conjunction with ABORTION, like Hillary did. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #12
Here we go again. KPN May 2016 #40
When you start negotiations from a center position Mnpaul May 2016 #58
Too bad authority opinions have so little influence on free thinking people whatchamacallit May 2016 #4
Free thinking or gullible and uncompromising? salinsky May 2016 #8
We';re neither gullible nor uncompromisng Armstead May 2016 #26
OMFG. You joined in March 1 2016 and your calling people here Phlem May 2016 #34
Lol whatchamacallit May 2016 #37
Just free thinking and, at this point, ... KPN May 2016 #48
That's the problem with running on change as an issue unto itself. CrowCityDem May 2016 #5
That is so much crap. KPN May 2016 #53
Yes, he did get elected on what he ran on... CrowCityDem May 2016 #61
So its a problem when the majority of people expect something then? KPN May 2016 #65
He sold them unrealistic expectations that could never happen. Bernie's doing the same. CrowCityDem May 2016 #68
Now bernie= obama? SwampG8r May 2016 #80
In terms of being realistic with campaign rhetoric, there are similarities. CrowCityDem May 2016 #81
I am sick of this shit -- Everyone agrees on the need to compromise Armstead May 2016 #9
It's especially odd in light of attacks on Sanders' willingness to compromise. hellofromreddit May 2016 #13
Cultivating Cognitive Dissonance Armstead May 2016 #14
He wasn't talking about Sanders ... salinsky May 2016 #18
Again, no Sanders supporter is threatening to sit out the election. Fawke Em May 2016 #27
Trump thanks you ... nt salinsky May 2016 #32
No, he's thanking you. Fawke Em May 2016 #38
Bernie can't even beat Hillary ... nt salinsky May 2016 #47
We shall see. KPN May 2016 #62
Which is the equivalent of sitting out the election. puffy socks May 2016 #51
I don't care about the SCOTUS nominees!!!! KPN May 2016 #63
Nah, getting all in a tizzy never helps anything. puffy socks May 2016 #69
I understand you viewpoint but respectfully disagree. KPN May 2016 #72
A contingent that has already shown its ability to accept politicians who compromise. hellofromreddit May 2016 #31
That vocal contingent would be the first to attack him once he got in office . . . brush May 2016 #44
They are all Hillary, DNC or corporate trolls. Ignore them! KPN May 2016 #57
I had hope for him as a constitutional lawyer, until he tried to undo a part of it. ViseGrip May 2016 #10
Doesn't he have a trade deal to cram down our throats that he can focus on ? CentralMass May 2016 #11
Imo ....... those trade deals are what makes him need to do all this. polly7 May 2016 #45
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Wow, that's really sick .... nt salinsky May 2016 #16
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I seriously doubt that you are really a Sanders supporter ... salinsky May 2016 #20
I just got called to a jury for that one. Yikes that was a sick puppy. MH1 May 2016 #22
I reported it. Fawke Em May 2016 #41
That was the worst thing I've seen posted on DU ... salinsky May 2016 #49
I don't consider Hillary as progressive enough to make any progress, so I'm just Fawke Em May 2016 #21
This............ Armstead May 2016 #30
"And democracy requires compromise, even when you are 100 percent right." Kelvin Mace May 2016 #33
"Obama crossed that line several time." salinsky May 2016 #39
No, he is not. Kelvin Mace May 2016 #52
Obama's compromises with the GOP were disasterous AgingAmerican May 2016 #36
Allowing the U.S. government to default and crash the global economy ... salinsky May 2016 #55
I think a lot of people are hoping for revenge. Like in Flint, with SBS's vindictive response- fire bettyellen May 2016 #73
Comprise is fine if we agree with the ultimate goals kcjohn1 May 2016 #42
ignore. n/t Peregrine Took May 2016 #50
I agree with Obama completely. Unfortunately, Sanders' supporters don't/won't get it. Hoyt May 2016 #56
would MLK have settled for a civil rights bill that still allowed discrimination in public employmen azurnoir May 2016 #59
IOW it doesn't really mean shit, what you say to get elected. Agony May 2016 #64
MLK didn't stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and say we must compromise with racists. aikoaiko May 2016 #66
Is this what democracy looks like? Blue Meany May 2016 #67
I wonder whether he is rationalizing his presidency already this way. sadoldgirl May 2016 #71
Why would he need to "rationalize" his presidency ... salinsky May 2016 #74
Yes, you need allies. How about members of your own Party? highprincipleswork May 2016 #76
Obama's idea of "compromise" is starting to the right of center. CharlotteVale May 2016 #77
He subscribed to right-wing framing of a runaway debt problem. Broward May 2016 #79
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