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In reply to the discussion: Top 20 signs you might be a counterproductive left wingnut [View all]mick063
(2,424 posts)Both in donations and time spent. Since I'm not seeing much return for my efforts, I believe I shall vent here often.
Voted twice for the President. Have voted straight Democratic ticket since 1976.
I have probably cast as many Democratic votes as you have.
I don't have many good things to say about the Democratic leadership or our President. In my opinion, they are puppets. In my opinion, the President lied to us during his campaign.
I will, however, lavish great praise upon Warren, Brown, and Grayson. I agree with a good many things from Merkley, Akala, Boxer, Harkin, Udall, and Murray, although they I do believe they could be coerced by the President to support some of his economic agenda if lobbied hard enough.
My primary objective is to help swing the Democratic party back to being representative of the working man. I don't give a crap how it is done. If they have to be embarrassed at the polls, then so be it. I refuse to reinforce their behavior by helping them implement a financial mogul's wet dream.
You focus on beating Republicans. I focus on getting the Democratic Party back. We each have our own priorities.
Republicans in power will attempt to implement crazy with respect to social issues. It will be their death knell. Regardless, the social issues can wait as I recognize these social issues as the carrot that the third way is dangling before us. I will temporarily remove that carrot. For me, the primary issue is the concentration of wealth at the expense of the working poor. The GOP are the least of my concerns right now if the only alternative to GOP economic policy is more GOP economic policy.
I'm not going to stop.