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Showing Original Post only (View all)Dennis Kucinich said all these nice things about Ron Paul. [View all]
People are like "oh, why do you keep attacking Dennis Kucinich, you're supposed to be for the Democrats and he's a Democrat"; this is true but he engages in things which hurt Democrats in general, or lower his credibility when he criticizes other Democrats, like deliver ultimatums such as the one on the health care bill, or enter the Democratic primary and debates knowing that he's not going to win, while criticizing the other candidates for not doing the things he's not going to have to deliver because he's not going to win.
This thing about Ron Paul is one more of those things where it is hard to take him seriously; he later criticized the president for not putting enough in the health care bill after he himself talked about putting a libertarian in the VP slot.
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Really? He's not talking about friendship he's talking about putting him on the ticket as
grantcart
Jan 2012
#58
"Compromise" and "Crossing the aisle" are only "verbotten" when it's Pres. Obama.
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2012
#9
"Moderates" these days, is where the actual work gets done, not on the extremes.
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2012
#31
Please point out to me where I stated that "dysfunctional government working" or....
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2012
#46
Likewise, where do I claim I'm against compromise? I support Obama for chrissakes!
BlueCaliDem
Jan 2012
#61
Hey, accusations of some sort of "ism" or "phobia" are flung around this place on a daily basis.
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2012
#69
Exactly. They don't seem to mind hurting the very people they "claim" to be fighting for.
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2012
#75
Except in surrogates such as McClurkin, or in their language on 'Sanctity' and all of
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#40
Of course you are looking at politicians. The moderate politicans are hiding, not wanting
rhett o rick
Jan 2012
#59
If that were against the rules, the Obama haters would have been gone long ago
Major Nikon
Jan 2012
#25
Did he say that he should be the vice president and then maybe the president?
LoZoccolo
Jan 2012
#20
So did the head of his local NAACP. So did Cynthia McKinney. So did the ACLU.
Puregonzo1188
Jan 2012
#19
You I included her in that list just to see you if you would pounce on her and ignore all the others
Puregonzo1188
Jan 2012
#36
Ron Paul and the President are opposed to marriage equality. They both speak of
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2012
#45
Heck, that's nothin'! Obama appointed POS Bush War Criminal and PNAC author Philip Zelikow
Zorra
Jan 2012
#78
it just goes to show that even someone who is right on almost every issue can still be wrong on
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2012
#80
President Obama says "nice things" about Reagan and Republicans and "their good ideas" all the time.
bvar22
Jan 2012
#85