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woo me with science

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30. We got a hell of a lot, all right.
Tue May 14, 2013, 08:20 PM
May 2013

Corporate Democrats pretend, ludicrously, that Republican obstructionism is the main problem.
http://upload.democraticunderground.com/10022786386

The REAL main problem is that Wall street has purchased both parties.

The vast majority of the betrayals on this list had nothing to do with Republican obstructionism:

Corporate and bank-cozy appointments, over and over again, including major appointments like:

A serial defender of corrupt bankers for the SEC; the architect of "Kill Lists" and supporter of torture, drone wars, and telecom immunity for the CIA; and a Monsanto VP who has lied and been involved in extremely disturbing claims regarding food safety for the FDA. An Attorney General who has not prosecuted a single large bank but wages war against medical marijuana users and *for* strip searches and warrantless surveillance of Americans. And let's not forget Tim Geithner.

Bailouts and settlements for corrupt banks (with personal pressure from Obama to attorneys general to approve them),
Refusal by Obama's DOJ to prosecute even huge, egregious examples of bank fraud (i.e, HSBC)
signing NDAA to allow indefinite detention,
"Kill lists" and claiming of the right to assassinate even American citizens without trial
Expansion of wars into several new countries
A renewed public advocacy for the concept of preemptive war
Drone campaigns in multiple countries with whom we are not at war
Proliferation of military drones in our skies
Federal targeting of Occupy for surveillance and militarized response to peaceful protesters
Fighting all the way to the Supreme Court for warrantless surveillance
Fighting all the way to the Supreme Court for strip searches for any arrestee
Supporting and signing Internet-censoring and privacy-violating measures like ACTA
Support for corporate groping and naked scanning of Americans seeking to travel
A new, massive spy center for warrantless access to Americans' phone calls, emails, and internet use
Support of legislation to legalize massive surveillance of Americans
Militarized police departments, through federal grants
Marijuana users and medical marijuana clinics under assault,
Skyrocketing of the budget for prisons.
Failing to veto a bipartisan vote in Congress to gut more financial regulations.
Passionate speeches and press conferences promoting austerity for Americans
Bush tax cuts extended for billionaires, them much of it made permanent
Support for the payroll tax holiday, tying SS to the general fund
Support for the vicious chained CPI cut in Social Security and benefits for the disabled
Social security, Medicare, and Medicaid offered up as bargaining chips in budget negotiations, with No mention of cutting corporate welfare or the military budget
Advocacy of multiple new free trade agreements, including The Trans-Pacific, otherwise known as "NAFTA on steroids."
Support of drilling, pipelines, and selling off portions of the Gulf of Mexico
Corporate education policy including high stakes corporate testing and closures of public schools
Entrenchment of exorbitant for-profit health insurance companies into healthcare, through mandate
Legal assault on union rights of hundreds of thousands of federal workers
New policies of targeting children and first responders in drone campaigns,
New policies of awarding medals for remote drone attacks,
Appointment of private prison executive to head the US Marshal's office
Massive escalation of federal contracts for private prisons under US Marshall's office

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Why would the Democrats be scarred? tridim May 2013 #1
See post #10. Junkdrawer May 2013 #15
I see Hillary winning 120 million votes and perhaps EVERY SINGLE electoral vote graham4anything May 2013 #2
Insane. MrSlayer May 2013 #6
I don't think our side is making up lies upaloopa May 2013 #3
No. nt msanthrope May 2013 #4
god protect us from what people here may "sense" Shivering Jemmy May 2013 #5
Definitely "Storm Clouds" rising....don't know how it will turn out... KoKo May 2013 #7
The nature of the Media is that Democratic Jay Walking = Republican Mass Murder... Junkdrawer May 2013 #10
Democratic Jay Walking = Republican Mass Murder...You NAILED IT! KoKo May 2013 #17
Enough hot air spinning equals a tornado Hekate May 2013 #12
Unrec. FSogol May 2013 #8
Read the OP again..... Junkdrawer May 2013 #13
Get yer red-hot false equivalency right here! Hekate May 2013 #9
Are we really this robotic? apples and oranges May 2013 #11
When our Dems "call us to Action" ...do we not ask "How High?" We elected Obama KoKo May 2013 #18
Sorry...I ran your post though my talking points decoder.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #20
We never got a treat? Are you serious? apples and oranges May 2013 #21
We got a hell of a lot, all right. woo me with science May 2013 #30
Nope. I see Yet Another Ratfucking Attempt. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #14
Bingo Hekate May 2013 #23
Yup...nt SidDithers May 2013 #35
I am planning on staying a Democratic Party member and voter PufPuf23 May 2013 #16
I'm an older Dem Voter..vote in Mid-Terms like our older Dems do...but, KoKo May 2013 #19
My OP's point is two-fold: Junkdrawer May 2013 #25
I did think I read your post and understood it... KoKo May 2013 #26
I know you did, Koko. As for the second point, you're optimistic that a new generation.... Junkdrawer May 2013 #28
Maybe we have to "Hope" for "Cycles of Push Back" that bring the "Good" Forward? KoKo May 2013 #32
I think you'd really enjoy this: Junkdrawer May 2013 #33
Yes...I did ... KoKo May 2013 #34
IMO the better path is to reform the Democratic Party PufPuf23 May 2013 #29
Much ado about nothing. ananda May 2013 #22
People are reading things into your OP that are not there, that you did not say. Quantess May 2013 #24
May you live in interesting times = Bless your heart Junkdrawer May 2013 #27
No. Not at all. Zoeisright May 2013 #31
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