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Scuba

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12. Your comment would be laughable if it wasn't so sad.

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 01:00 PM

Jul 2013

Accomplishes what? Enabling the banksters? Cutting the safety net? Expanding GITMO? Feeding the MIC? Cracking down on whistleblowers?

Sure, there's been some small progress on some fronts. But in the areas that matter most, we're going the wrong way.

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Winning isn't everything as we have seen the last few years [View all] Harmony Blue Jul 2013 OP

I don't know. Gay marriage? ACA? Recursion Jul 2013 #1

When you have a twice-elected Democratic President calling for cuts to Social Security ... Scuba Jul 2013 #8

Yes. Much better he stomp his feet than deal with political really Recursion Jul 2013 #10

Your comment would be laughable if it wasn't so sad. Scuba Jul 2013 #12

better a president who accomplishes nothing than one who accomplishes pernicious things. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #36

You do realize Elizabeth Warren Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #14

Another laughable defense. Yes, Warren was appointed by Obama. That's a small gain... Scuba Jul 2013 #15

Then remove the sig Maximumnegro Jul 2013 #16

No, but thanks for your concern. Scuba Jul 2013 #17

I will give you one win there... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #20

So were the Clean Water Act and the Food Safety Act Recursion Jul 2013 #25

It is bad... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #26

There are a ton of limits. The 20% admin/profit cap, the requirement for state approval... Recursion Jul 2013 #27

Gay marriage LWolf Jul 2013 #22

I am for anything that expands access to health care Recursion Jul 2013 #28

My access to health care has not expanded. It has shrunk. LWolf Jul 2013 #34

exactly. When blue dog dems vote like republicans, the results are the same. We end up with very liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #2

Yes social justice has always been linked to economic justice Harmony Blue Jul 2013 #5

As my discussions with people who vote for republicans their main issue is of pro-life/pro-choice. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #3

The M$M only makes it look like the RW is winning siligut Jul 2013 #4

There's no real "divivde" in the democratic party...just some DU fudr IMHO uponit7771 Jul 2013 #6

Based on how the nation perceives the NSA stories and how Harmony Blue Jul 2013 #7

There's a huge divide. Scuba Jul 2013 #11

True. There's no longer much Left left leftstreet Jul 2013 #13

What divide in the Democratic Party? JaneyVee Jul 2013 #9

In the actual party, like at precinct meetings? I haven't seen any, really Recursion Jul 2013 #31

But there's always a bit of a split, we're a big tent party. We unite at the polls. JaneyVee Jul 2013 #37

Republican Rats Rule Democratic Cats DeSwiss Jul 2013 #18

And then there is the nineteen50 Jul 2013 #19

The ONLY win is when ideas win. LWolf Jul 2013 #21

Ideas don't accomplish anything; people do Recursion Jul 2013 #29

People win when their ideas do. LWolf Jul 2013 #32

OK, but the classic retort is "that's the attitude that gets us McGovern and Mondale" Recursion Jul 2013 #33

I'd rather work for a McGovern LWolf Jul 2013 #35

Um, Republicans won a majority of House seats. Kind of forgot to address that fact. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #23

Winning is necessary but not sufficient Recursion Jul 2013 #30

There is no substitute for victory nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #38

Republicans thought winning the House could set the tone Harmony Blue Jul 2013 #39

Excellent analysis! Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #24