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78. My post is also saying, pressure Dems during the election season when we have

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 04:16 PM

Apr 2012

leverage, to move to the left. Giving politicians the idea that they get votes without doing anything to earn them has been a failure as far as the people are concerned. Now is the time to talk about issues.

Each election season there are those who appear on internet forums urging people to be quiet about issues because 'there is an election coming up'. This could not be a worse strategy as we have seen now for the past several election cycles.

Eg, I want to know who will be in the President's cabinet this time. We did not ask that question last time and look what we got. Now is the time to ask and to demand that this time we get Progressive Democrats in the cabinet.

Who will be COS eg? Is there any reason why this position should not go to a Progressive Democrat? Democrats want Democrats in power, not rightwingers even if they have a D after their names.

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National Journal reports: Things are bad out in Real America [View all] xchrom Apr 2012 OP

A very important article (the National Journal original). I had coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #1

i posted the nation article yesterday -- not a lot of interest -- more today. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #3

have Better Believe Post it, lots of interest then! KG Apr 2012 #8

... xchrom Apr 2012 #10

lol. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #24

I think you guys should divide the workload. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #36

! FSogol Apr 2012 #64

Heheheh.... SidDithers Apr 2012 #65

No, he'll post the same thing Bobbie Jo Apr 2012 #70

Do you have the link to the article? Javaman Apr 2012 #38

let me see if i can find it. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #41

my memory is awful -- it was the atlantic. same article -- less sexy headline. xchrom Apr 2012 #42

Thanks for the link. :) nt Javaman Apr 2012 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Apr 2012 #52

DURec KG Apr 2012 #2

It'll get worse quicker under Republicans, MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #4

I agree with you but saying so offers small comfort to Whitmire and coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #5

You understand that that's really stupid logic, and is not going to convince anyone... saras Apr 2012 #11

Sorry, I was being sarcastic MannyGoldstein Apr 2012 #12

That's the stupidest post I've read in a long time. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #13

Please think about what you've posted... chervilant Apr 2012 #15

Excellent post, chervilant! tex-wyo-dem Apr 2012 #23

Great post. mmonk Apr 2012 #60

Please think about what you've posted... AlbertCat Apr 2012 #66

We've not even had sufficient time to adjust mentally and emotionally to exponential change. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #69

Actually, chervilant Apr 2012 #73

I thought it was a beautiful post. A post from a real person, a real human being sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #21

Your way seems to be to do nothing, just look the other way? AlbertCat Apr 2012 #71

"Does this just apply to Dems?" sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #74

I'm confused. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #76

My post is also saying, pressure Dems during the election season when we have sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #78

lolz What, are you new here? JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #37

Obama's opinion of gay marriage is that it should be left up to the individual states. Occulus Apr 2012 #72

Why should I vote for that? AlbertCat Apr 2012 #77

YUP Skittles Apr 2012 #20

Thanks for posting. I wish more publications salin Apr 2012 #6

Scheiffer on Face the Nation... butterfly77 Apr 2012 #7

I call it the Marie Antoinette Syndrome lovuian Apr 2012 #14

History tells us that the French Royals were totally clueless dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #17

Yes! Eddie Haskell Apr 2012 #59

The elite like their bubble the way it is. Daniel537 Apr 2012 #46

"cloistered elites ...could learn something of the reality of life out in the country" IDemo Apr 2012 #9

+1. SammyWinstonJack Apr 2012 #28

It is a geographic issue also. Safetykitten Apr 2012 #16

Very good. Now, how to pry them out of their bubble? Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #18

I don't think it's that they don't want to know. intheflow Apr 2012 #49

I think you are being far too kind. You've stretched the benefit of the doubt Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #56

A K & R for this (n/t) bread_and_roses Apr 2012 #19

Marking this for a later read. progressoid Apr 2012 #22

the middle class is dying Jerry Frey Apr 2012 #25

Let me guess, Johnny Whitmire ain't gonna vote for President Obama in 2012? Zalatix Apr 2012 #26

"He'll deserve what he gets?" bread_and_roses Apr 2012 #29

he voted for Obama in 2008. did he deserve what he got? magical thyme Apr 2012 #31

With an attitude like that i'm sure we'll win tons of new voters. n/t Daniel537 Apr 2012 #44

I hope you really aren't as clueless and unsympathetic pscot Apr 2012 #47

Don't get mad at me, get mad at what will happen if enough people like him sit out the 2012 election Zalatix Apr 2012 #75

Fuck Ron Fournier Nostradammit Apr 2012 #27

+1 JoePhilly Apr 2012 #33

It's positively ProSense Apr 2012 #34

Are you saying America ISN'T screwed up? And that people AREN'T disappointed? Bake Apr 2012 #55

I'll second that emotion - n/t coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #67

Good catch, ProSense. A Republican shill with his marching orders - closeupready Apr 2012 #63

He was the worst of Bush's media shills. closeupready Apr 2012 #62

He's on Morning Joe Scum right now n/t malaise Apr 2012 #30

The GOP crashes the economy, destroys the housing market ... JoePhilly Apr 2012 #32

It's like a parallel universe, isn't it? JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #39

It really is a shame that Mr. Whitmire pscot Apr 2012 #48

Actually, he sounds like a Republican friend of mine. JoePhilly Apr 2012 #61

Somehow this country managed to bail out the share- and bondholders of the coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #68

Not only that, he'll probably happily send his last dime to some teabagger's campaign Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #57

re: National Journal reports: Things are bad out in Real America allan01 Apr 2012 #35

This is the real issue... Whiskeytide Apr 2012 #40

Whitmire is an asshat bhikkhu Apr 2012 #43

An asshat based on what exactly? Daniel537 Apr 2012 #45

No problem! Mitt Romney and a full Republican Congress will fix it all in a wink! Kablooie Apr 2012 #51

WOW. WHAT A GRAPHIC! Churches and HMOs! (HMOs??!) lead confidence gains (see the link): cyberpj Apr 2012 #53

Amen. with 1 out of 2 Americans in Poverty WillYourVoteBCounted Apr 2012 #54

The Gas guzzling 50'S Sitcom American dream Evasporque Apr 2012 #58