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NorthCarolina

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13. Well actually,

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:31 AM

Dec 2012

I have called. I have also signed at least half a dozen or more petitions sponsored by MoveOn, Creedo, FDL, Bernie Sanders, Alan Grayson, Dennis Kucinich. It will amount to nothing in the end. It isn't "learned helplessness", it's simply "facing reality". The reality IS that we have two political parties that lie strategically well right of center, and the remnants of the old pre-DLC Democratic Party are too few to prevent changes that the right wants. Ask yourself, why didn't Obama talk about his desire for chained CPI during the primaries? Oh, many of us knew it, and even talked about it only to be quickly shut down and ridiculed for having such thoughts by DU's resident third-way mafia. We're fucked. You know it, and I know it.

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"Chained CPI" Americans (across the board) GET IT: [View all] Faryn Balyncd Dec 2012 OP

Thanks. I'm disturbed though that even as many as more than a third of Americans approve. Cleita Dec 2012 #1

Amen Cleita, people just don't plan about their future, it seems. onecent Dec 2012 #17

More conservatives oppose chained-CPI than moderates?!! KansDem Dec 2012 #2

Moderates like "process" Recursion Dec 2012 #22

One percent is a rounding error in the calculation. JayhawkSD Dec 2012 #40

Ainnit amazing that the majority of Americans side Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #3

I think the fact that Americans are not being fooled, as was intended btw, by sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #32

We're humming the same tune. Information has escaped Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #34

They are pissing on our legs and telling us it is raining Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #4

Oh, I feel sure that Americans will GET IT Fumesucker Dec 2012 #5

Still think we live in a democracy? Doctor_J Dec 2012 #6

That's the plan: You got to vote(maybe) and now get out of our way, 98% scummies. byeya Dec 2012 #8

We've already endured one reworking of the CPI to our detriment and it's clear that byeya Dec 2012 #7

+1000 abelenkpe Dec 2012 #10

Yes, that is the most amazing thing. To see Democrats, although I know they sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #36

Hell yes... daleanime Dec 2012 #14

With you, byeya. Thanks. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #25

Thank you! byeya Dec 2012 #31

Unfortunately, the people are powerless to prevent it from happening. NorthCarolina Dec 2012 #9

Learned helplessness on the part of Dems does not help. Get on the Skidmore Dec 2012 #11

Well actually, NorthCarolina Dec 2012 #13

You do not believe your own cynicism, if you did you'd not have called and signed at all. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #15

Where there is no hope, NorthCarolina Dec 2012 #20

Well, one thing that might change the picture you see, the threat which will be sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #37

Get on the phone. As I did at least twice weekly to urge the public option? merrily Dec 2012 #16

"Contact" the Whitehouse. xtraxritical Dec 2012 #26

Call the White House 202-456-1111 grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #30

Yes...and call Leader Pelosi's office at (202) 225-4965 Faryn Balyncd Dec 2012 #33

CPI has always been rigged BlueStreak Dec 2012 #12

Both Republicans and Third Way Democrats want this and that is by far merrily Dec 2012 #18

What is at work, is a way to make it "ambiguous" to the public NorthCarolina Dec 2012 #19

Only Elected Republicans - 54% of Republicans Voters Against MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #23

What have you doen with 3rd Way Manny??!?!? Doctor_J Dec 2012 #27

Du rec. Nt xchrom Dec 2012 #21

Well said. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #24

k&R midnight Dec 2012 #28

Call the White House 202-456-1111 !!!!! grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #29

I understand the desire to be heard NorthCarolina Dec 2012 #35

From an inside source: they are fully aware, they don't care, they are elitists, but they can be grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #38

It's unacceptable to me. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #39

K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #41