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CTyankee

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5. yes, I understand that. But I remember at DU back then we were all comparing the candidates'

Reply to hughee99 (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 12:43 PM

Mar 2012

platforms and no one was even uttering a slight bit of concern about actually getting something through. As I recall, we were mostly pretty wary of the DINOs back then.

And even on DU itself, I don't recall too much worry about the DINOs blocking stuff either. Or maybe I had my head in the sand. Maybe we were all just a bit too excited about winning that we didn't want to think any harder about it than we did...

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IIRC, back in early 2008 EVERY Democratic candidate running in the presidential primaries [View all] CTyankee Mar 2012 OP

The dinos got hold of it in committe..between those kinds and the republicans, shraby Mar 2012 #1

There were not the votes for a public option in the Senate. TheWraith Mar 2012 #2

4 of those candidates were serving in the Senate at the time they were running, tho! CTyankee Mar 2012 #3

They all knew it, but you don't win a primary with a pragmatist platform. n/t hughee99 Mar 2012 #4

yes, I understand that. But I remember at DU back then we were all comparing the candidates' CTyankee Mar 2012 #5

I completely agree hughee99 Mar 2012 #7

And even if you DID question, you would get an icy "thank you for your 'concern'" in CTyankee Mar 2012 #8

Two words: Pab Sungenis Mar 2012 #6

yep. the unfolding of this thing was quite disheartening. CTyankee Mar 2012 #9

words which will live in infamy librechik Mar 2012 #10

I am hoping that OWS will create a new political class that will sign up to run for office against CTyankee Mar 2012 #11

a bunch of fat old billionaires are holding the pendulum back librechik Mar 2012 #12

they will die, the young will step up. CTyankee Mar 2012 #14

Max is such a right wing creep. Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #13

Did he lead our side on? My memory is that he blocked everything right at the begiinning... CTyankee Mar 2012 #15