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Frauds. Just like Obama. forestpath Apr 2013 #1
+1 MotherPetrie Apr 2013 #39
Obama was never a progressive LiberalFighter Apr 2013 #56
Obviously progressive doesn't mean unrealisitc michigandem58 Apr 2013 #108
Shysters SamKnause Apr 2013 #2
We need a list of these traitors. 99Forever Apr 2013 #3
The link to the list is in the article, but I'll reproduce the list here unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #5
oh my effing dawg. Chellie Pingree is on that list. magical thyme Apr 2013 #9
Gwen Moore & Mark Pocan too. Arrrgh! Jackpine Radical Apr 2013 #58
they both signed the CPC letter though. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #70
I most certainly hope you're right. Jackpine Radical Apr 2013 #73
Gwen inspires me. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #75
Wow! That shocked me too. Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #104
I see my Rep is on that list. SheilaT Apr 2013 #19
You should, but also see if he's signed this statement: PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #20
Nope. SheilaT Apr 2013 #25
Oh, boo. :( Only 10 of the 47 didn't. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #29
Then why not sign that Grayson thing? gateley Apr 2013 #79
you know very well I cannot answer for any, let alone 47 of them. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #80
it's not a grover norquisty pledge. it's a pledge not to cut social security. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #85
I agree PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #87
I don't. The norquisty pledge is working for the pubs. Too bad our team can't even take a stand HiPointDem Apr 2013 #88
I am taking a stand. Most of the 47 are civil rights heroes. I will 100% back those 47. graham4anything Apr 2013 #96
Alan and Ron Paul seem to have a lot in common. graham4anything Apr 2013 #90
Are equating Alan Grayson with Grover Norquist? neverforget Apr 2013 #92
Blood oaths? How Ron Paulish. graham4anything Apr 2013 #93
You can't even answer the question neverforget Apr 2013 #94
Alan Grayson voted twice as the only democratic officeholder with Ron Paul FOR austerity. graham4anything Apr 2013 #95
You didn't answer the question. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #97
47 -most are civil rights heroes which is far more important issue to the Democratic party. graham4anything Apr 2013 #99
so do you & the boggers. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #98
phew! Chellie signed it. magical thyme Apr 2013 #103
That is truly a show-stopper Samantha Apr 2013 #45
Wtf????? tblue Apr 2013 #59
I am going to call them and thank them for not caving to the 5%. graham4anything Apr 2013 #71
No surprise DJ13 Apr 2013 #82
Shelia Jackson Lee?? Joe Kennedy III??? Jim McDermott??? Charlie Ragel??? WTF???? gateley Apr 2013 #76
47 heroes. 47 people Ron Paul would love to get rid of. graham4anything Apr 2013 #91
Would never have guessed 3. quakerboy Apr 2013 #102
Well, mine is on the list but doesn't require a stern talking to... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Apr 2013 #111
+1 magellan Apr 2013 #6
. ChangeUp106 Apr 2013 #4
I think it's fine as a one-off tactic unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #7
. ChangeUp106 Apr 2013 #8
We've never had to really worry about Social Security being cut before unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #10
But if they vote against SS, we WILL primary them. Squinch Apr 2013 #62
It's called having a boundary... 99Forever Apr 2013 #13
Exactly unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #16
Well said. woo me with science Apr 2013 #49
Thank you Woo... 99Forever Apr 2013 #67
Why not? quakerboy Apr 2013 #100
Mel Watt? Oh hell, no. octoberlib Apr 2013 #11
The four, core principles of the Progressive Promise: magellan Apr 2013 #12
Someone got to them Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #14
anthrax, anyone? works every time. nt valerief Apr 2013 #38
I think many of them don't want to do anything choie Apr 2013 #61
Oh please let it not be that. tblue Apr 2013 #63
Hopefully no one on this board is still under the delusion that this is indepat Apr 2013 #15
If it isn't apparent to anyone yet, it never will be. raouldukelives Apr 2013 #54
Before everyone freaks out on some of these FINE Democrats, read the CPC statements on CPI PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #17
So why won't 47 of them sign the letter? magellan Apr 2013 #21
I am not sure, we should ask them. But I do not believe for a second that many of those would PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #22
I did read it magellan Apr 2013 #24
Only 10 of those 47 didn't sign the CPC letter. They are: PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #27
Even more interesting magellan Apr 2013 #30
Thanks, that would be cool. Or ask him to reply here!! :) PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #32
Drats, I wish I'd thought of that magellan Apr 2013 #35
I have severe "Representative envy" of you and many others. PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #36
Oh my magellan Apr 2013 #46
I had the same reaction dflprincess Apr 2013 #55
Ben Ray Lujan SheilaT Apr 2013 #47
Oh, thanks for clarifying!! PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #48
Let us know what he says... haikugal Apr 2013 #68
These Representatives need a MILLION telephone calls a day until these cuts are DEFEATED. Faryn Balyncd Apr 2013 #18
Okay, here's the text of my email: SheilaT Apr 2013 #23
Nicely stated magellan Apr 2013 #31
The Ides of April is definitely here villager Apr 2013 #26
the whole pledge thingy is bullshit... spanone Apr 2013 #28
By their fruits ye shall know them jsr Apr 2013 #33
Wait a minute... PennsylvaniaMatt Apr 2013 #34
I do not agree with your unsupported assertion that willingness to compromise and Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #66
Well, A Gallup poll backs up my claim about the GOP and the notion of "compromise" PennsylvaniaMatt Apr 2013 #72
You don't compromise with destroying 80 years of Democratic policies, period. duffyduff Apr 2013 #106
point taken daybranch Apr 2013 #78
You seem to be in the minority here... cheapdate Apr 2013 #86
Time for me to call Marc Pocan. AllyCat Apr 2013 #37
He signed the CPC letter... PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #41
they need to be primaried in 2014 then if they're up for election stupidicus Apr 2013 #40
+100000 woo me with science Apr 2013 #50
At a minimum, yes Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #60
ridiculous. how many of those representatives do you know anything about? PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #83
I'll leave that up to their constituents to determine stupidicus Apr 2013 #107
You mean like the Norquist pledge? That's a stupid idea, to sign a promise against some future event Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #42
I didn't see your post before I posted my own. randome Apr 2013 #65
But it's not some vague future event unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #89
I'm against the Norquist pledge, and anything like it. Which this would be. For one thing... Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #110
jerks hog Apr 2013 #43
Of the N.J. names, Holt is the biggest surprise. jerseyjack Apr 2013 #44
WTF? I thought double negatives (..WON'T promise to NOT cut..) are supposed to be positive?? 99th_Monkey Apr 2013 #51
I guess 'Progressive' doesn't mean what it used to mean. nt valerief Apr 2013 #52
I'm more interested in action than in loyalty oaths. winter is coming Apr 2013 #53
This is why I'm pondering giving up on voting at all... PinkFloyd Apr 2013 #57
* Sigh * randome Apr 2013 #69
They should no more promise this than Republicans should pledge not to raise taxes. randome Apr 2013 #64
Of course. Congressmen take a pledge to uphold the Constitution.. mountain grammy Apr 2013 #81
Great Now we have PINOs Pregressives In Name Only diabeticman Apr 2013 #74
Maybe they are being realistic about the big picture. Hoyt Apr 2013 #77
Congressional Progressives for/against the SS cpi gimmick! ReRe Apr 2013 #84
So the question needs to be asked; what, exactly, do they see their "progress" leading towards? Scootaloo Apr 2013 #101
I have been telling you we have a government run by and for gangsters duffyduff Apr 2013 #105
You think they "aren't Democrats" because they didn't sign this? Bullshit. How many do you know? PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #109
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