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Lawlbringer

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7. This makes me feel like Sonny Corleone

Sat May 5, 2012, 05:36 PM

May 2012

"Pop had Genco, look what I got..."

But I think even the rich had a hard time in the great Depression. This recession has mostly hit those of us who can't afford a yacht. (More specifically, those of us who make under 6 figures annually.) Are the upper tax brackets more represented in this congress vs back then? And by that, I mean, are the members of congress themselves more well-off than back then? (proportionally, obviously amounts are different.)

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FDR HAD a 70% average PROGRESSIVE dem congress for 12 YEARS!!!! [View all] uponit7771 May 2012 OP

what's a FUDr? Enrique May 2012 #1

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt steve2470 May 2012 #5

Shhhh... SidDithers May 2012 #2

indeed. obama was and is a helpless, weak President. can't help his own 'positions' because of evil xchrom May 2012 #3

So your sarcasm indicates you don't think there was a difference between babylonsister May 2012 #4

What are you saying uponit7771 May 2012 #6

! KG May 2012 #9

Correct. We don't live in a dictatorship, though I now understand why some see the appeal in them. joshcryer May 2012 #31

This makes me feel like Sonny Corleone Lawlbringer May 2012 #7

You know how he kept those majorities? He got results kenny blankenship May 2012 #8

Again, a progressive congress SUPERSEDES a moderate president!!! uponit7771 May 2012 #10

That's not even remotely accurate and is devoid of any basis in reality. Edweird May 2012 #14

Also predated most of the Cold War Posteritatis May 2012 #15

Actually, Communism was a big concern even before FDR became president, Art_from_Ark May 2012 #28

It was, but the existential-threat-to-everything overtones took the war to really show up Posteritatis May 2012 #36

Do you mean 'politically ambiguous'? Newt is the only person I can think of who is coalition_unwilling May 2012 #23

Glad you pointed this out. Tennessee Gal May 2012 #11

Why is it so hard to explain how Govt works to progressives? FarLeftFist May 2012 #12

Because they firmly believe that if you just stand there and shout something loud enough nobodyspecial May 2012 #17

Because progressives tend to be informed and generally know when they are being lied to. Edweird May 2012 #19

We only had 59 for those 50 days. Lieberman had just been elected as an Independent pnwmom May 2012 #13

Don't confuse the ideologues with facts nt One of the 99 May 2012 #16

No, "Obama is powerless" is coming from apologists seeking to shift accountability Edweird May 2012 #18

Exactly. Union Scribe May 2012 #27

Careful. The primaries are over. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #29

Wow, this post sure has brought out the Obama haters. SunSeeker May 2012 #20

I don't hate Obama. I don't know the guy. Edweird May 2012 #25

LOUD AGREEMENT. sibelian May 2012 #34

Testify! stillwaiting May 2012 #40

It sure did... SidDithers May 2012 #39

You are including southerners who make the likes of Ben Nelson look like Communists dsc May 2012 #21

I would not call Dixiecrats to be Progressives. Odin2005 May 2012 #22

Those Basher's and FUDrs are not being sensible. Lasher May 2012 #24

"Obama is powerless" comes more from the "pro-Obama" group than his critics on DU.. Fumesucker May 2012 #26

Yet in 1936 many felt that FDR had not been "progressive enough" for the times. pampango May 2012 #30

So which is it? 99Forever May 2012 #32

your forum debate opponent used more CAPS in his OP. therefore he wins. piratefish08 May 2012 #33

all those dems and especially the southern dems were progressives? too funny. KG May 2012 #35

That excuses all Obama's shortcomings, for sure MNBrewer May 2012 #37

Time to move beyond this FogerRox May 2012 #38