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MisterP

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3. but they and their cultists will say that they NEED to do unnecessary wars, bail out banks,

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 03:41 PM

Feb 2012

deregulate Wall Street, and enact trade agreements so that the Republicans won't get in and do unnecessary wars, bail out banks, deregulate Wall Street, and enact trade agreements

no, I'm not joking--this is literally their thought process

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Blue Dog Democrats have a Facebook page. This is my post to their wall [View all] yurbud Feb 2012 OP

I "liked" your comment. Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2012 #1

longly is okay too. yurbud Feb 2012 #5

Blue Dog Democrats are just (R)epublicans in (D)rag, AKA infiltrators /nt Dragonfli Feb 2012 #2

but they and their cultists will say that they NEED to do unnecessary wars, bail out banks, MisterP Feb 2012 #3

they don't even bother to use different rationales than Republicans yurbud Feb 2012 #4

Yes, if Democrats do things that Republicans WOULD do, then that's a politically savvy thing to do.. stillwaiting Feb 2012 #8

what's sad is my home state Oregon used to have two Republican senators who were far to the left of yurbud Mar 2012 #11

scanning through their wall, their only positive posts seem to be their own yurbud Feb 2012 #6

Good job! Nothing like sowing bitterness & division early in the afternoon. Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #7

because blue dogs are so deferential to progressives? yurbud Feb 2012 #9

actually, you're right--could you set a good example by praising some yurbud Mar 2012 #10