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In reply to the discussion: Guess what? Chained CPI is the bright idea of Third Way, the Dem "policy shop". [View all]Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)12. Gosh, I remember when the Democratic Party was regarded as "The Party of the People".
And, did goofy left fringe things like bring in and defend Social Security. Then Clinton and the DLC came along and "fixed" the party and taught us how to forget inconvenient things like principles. Now we have the 3rd Way to help us even more.
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Guess what? Chained CPI is the bright idea of Third Way, the Dem "policy shop". [View all]
madfloridian
Dec 2012
OP
Not surprising since most of the Third Way board members are wealthy banksters.
JaneyVee
Dec 2012
#1
Dick Durbin used to be a liberal, or maybe he just faked it better and longer than the others.
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#26
Gosh, I remember when the Democratic Party was regarded as "The Party of the People".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2012
#12
I found this post from the DU archives 2004. Quite a bit of info on funders of DLC
madfloridian
Dec 2012
#28