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JDPriestly

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23. We shall see. She can find a running mate who is strong on foreign policy.
Tue Dec 23, 2014, 04:48 AM
Dec 2014

Reform within our economy is the most important priority for the US right now. If we don't do something to insure that our educated kids in their 20s through their 40s can buy houses, pay for them before retirement and hold securely to jobs and keep their families together, we will soon realize that we ARE a failed nation.

All our military power will fall apart, be economically difficult to support if we continue with our Main Street, middle class economy of insecurity and poverty brinkmanship while the very rich refuse to pay a fair share of taxes based on their share of the wealth and income, especially increasing income in our country.

There is an economic tension in the country that is destroying the middle class, especially the younger members, the young moms and dads of the middle class. It is a crisis.

Foreign policy is very, very important. But our foreign policy has to be supported by a healthy economy and society in the US. Our leading role in the world is endangered more by the fissures in our own society than by the aggressions and problems in other countries.

I talk to young people a lot. They owe student loans, delay starting families and have no job security in far too many cases. The technology that they enjoy is no substitute for their economically precarious situations. They are living on the precipice. This is why I think that Elizabeth Warren is going to appeal to young people and their parents.

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Disclaimer: my vote only reflects my hopes.... daleanime Dec 2014 #1
My rune and tarot readings pretty much Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #3
*shakes alethiometer* "whaddya mean, apple-bread-apple-compasses?!" MisterP Dec 2014 #17
Any new president is likely to appoint their own mwrguy Dec 2014 #2
In theory yes, in practice no. It's not a coincidence that the last three presidents seem to appoint rhett o rick Dec 2014 #12
Only Republicans can lead the military or intelligence agencies BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #4
She is runing? sheshe2 Dec 2014 #5
Hey, did you see that Mike Capuano's backing Warren for President?! MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #6
so she is running? sheshe2 Dec 2014 #7
Serious question: Do you like big banks? nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #9
Serious question.... sheshe2 Dec 2014 #10
Sorry for your losses. MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #13
Have you read her book, A Fighting Chance? JDPriestly Dec 2014 #20
Good odds she won't have the chance to get rid of him because he'll be gone by then. Jim Lane Dec 2014 #8
No one can get rid of him. He out ranks Presidents. The Deep Security State rhett o rick Dec 2014 #11
The lying to Congress is utterly mind blowing MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #14
If you consider that the president might be out ranked by the Deep State Oligarchy, it is rhett o rick Dec 2014 #16
I don't think she wants to be president. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #15
FWIW Half-Century Man Dec 2014 #18
I don't know her stand on surveillance or Clapper. JDPriestly Dec 2014 #19
The little foreign policy she's talked about has been moderately Hawkish, about like HRC Recursion Dec 2014 #22
We shall see. She can find a running mate who is strong on foreign policy. JDPriestly Dec 2014 #23
Since she's basically as much of a Hawk as Clinton I don't think there will be much change there Recursion Dec 2014 #21
Warren voted against arming "Syrian rebels" to fight ISIS MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #24
Israel doesn't want "Syrian rebels" armed either, and she's travelled there Recursion Dec 2014 #25
I thought her bag was banksters? ucrdem Dec 2014 #26
No idea (nt) bigwillq Dec 2014 #27
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