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Jackpine Radical

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18. It may be that their game is just to scotch anyone on the left, and then

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #17)

Sun Nov 24, 2013, 12:49 PM

Nov 2013

leave the results to shake out as they will among the Approved List in both parties.

They put a lot into taking down "Earthtone Al" Gore, the sighing hero of Love Canal who invented the Internet, and then still had to engineer FL to deprive him of office. They zapped Dean early. Edwards had so many flaws they could have taken him down at any point. Among Clinton, Obama & the 2008 model of the Republican Clown Car, they didn't much care, as long as it was a Corporate Guy. In 2012, more or less ditto, as long as it wasn't someone as loony as Santorum or as mind-bogglingly stupid as Hermie.

In summary, Obama & Hill made the Acceptable list a long time ago.

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About these infernal Hillary versus Liz kerfluffles-- [View all] Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 OP

I've been reading a lot about Martin O'Malley and like him a lot. I have to worry I'm not being monmouth3 Nov 2013 #1

At this stage, he has zero name recognition-- Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #2

Using Sarah the Tarah as an example is not fair-a (sorry). Sarah's warm homebody rhett o rick Nov 2013 #5

(Un)fair enough. Another example-- Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #6

That's a better example. But I think my point is (never sure) that some big money has to like you rhett o rick Nov 2013 #9

I've always said that Obama is the furthest-left President Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #14

I agree. I also think they thought he would totally fall on his face, of course with the help of rhett o rick Nov 2013 #15

I think Big Money is OK with Hill. Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #16

I dont disagree. We will be able to tell what their strategy is rhett o rick Nov 2013 #17

It may be that their game is just to scotch anyone on the left, and then Jackpine Radical Nov 2013 #18

Agreed. The left has no other choice than to run with Sen Warren in 2016. rhett o rick Nov 2013 #19

Even party favorites - like the man given the 1988 keynote speech, Bill Clinton, karynnj Nov 2013 #20

My sentiments exactly. n/t JimDandy Nov 2013 #3

Agree whole-heartedly. djean111 Nov 2013 #4

I don' want to "slow down" the Democratic Party's movement to the Right I want to REVERSE it. Vincardog Nov 2013 #8

+1,000 Scuba Nov 2013 #10

I agree, the "inevitable" chorus sill not agree. IMO Vincardog Nov 2013 #7

I prefer infernal "kerfuffle" versus "kerfluffle" kerfuffles. Interminable ones, too. alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #11

Rec! And no, it aint Biden. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #12

du rec. xchrom Nov 2013 #13

Well that's because you're concerned with ISSUES Jack......... socialist_n_TN Nov 2013 #21