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Jackpine Radical

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28. Exactly. Bipartisanship occurs when

Reply to dawg (Reply #21)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 10:33 AM

Jun 2015

members of both parties respond to the needs of their corporate masters.

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Bipartisanship on the vast majority of issues, is simply a fantasy [View all] cali Jun 2015 OP

The Democratic candidate MUST explain this. We are dealing with scorched earth morningfog Jun 2015 #1

+1 a huge bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #11

Yes, in this country, in Washington DC, bipartisanship means the Democrats caved (or did what djean111 Jun 2015 #2

Nope. Congress is too polarized and the GOP is too extremist. octoberlib Jun 2015 #3

Agreed - All Too True cantbeserious Jun 2015 #4

Yes indeed Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #5

exactly. And surrender is the only thing republicans are willing to consider. cali Jun 2015 #6

The GOP is no longer a party - it's a cult hatrack Jun 2015 #7

+1 You nailed it. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #13

There's also apparently an adequate supply of Corporate Tools among them-- Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #27

You are 100% correct. Vinca Jun 2015 #8

We know that. We've always known, in this century, bipartisanship talk is bullshit. nt valerief Jun 2015 #9

+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #12

There is only one way to change things. zeemike Jun 2015 #10

K & R x 1,000,000, cali Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #14

the only time you hear the word "bipartisanship" Cosmocat Jun 2015 #15

THe Birchers can only be beaten hootinholler Jun 2015 #16

So far, that's exactly how LWolf Jun 2015 #17

In all likelihood, the President elected in 2016 is going to face MineralMan Jun 2015 #18

That's politics in this, the best of all possible worlds... Romulox Jun 2015 #19

Yes, it is. MineralMan Jun 2015 #20

I don't care to read your bromides. Being called a Dr. Pangloss is not a compliment. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #22

You needn't read them, Romulox. MineralMan Jun 2015 #34

I'll respond to your nonsense, as I wish, without seeking permission from you. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #37

OK. Whatever you like is fine with me. MineralMan Jun 2015 #41

Oregon just established automatic voter registration to register the unregistered and we do Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #24

No, we really don't. jeff47 Jun 2015 #25

I'm all for that. I've been trying to do that for years. MineralMan Jun 2015 #35

Including the years spent on that *other* website, eh? nt Romulox Jun 2015 #38

Hmm... MineralMan Jun 2015 #43

You want to appeal to your "years" of effort. Well then, how you spent those years is relevant. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #47

Fox News Punx Jun 2015 #26

Yes, Oregon is way ahead of the game. Bravo to them! MineralMan Jun 2015 #42

We, the citizens, have to change the game. Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #31

Exactly right. We need to motivate currently unmotivated people MineralMan Jun 2015 #32

I agree that just being here doesn't do much. Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #36

Not so! dawg Jun 2015 #21

Exactly. Bipartisanship occurs when Jackpine Radical Jun 2015 #28

There was bi-partisanship on Iraq in 2002, when Gebhardt and Daschle agreed in the KingCharlemagne Jun 2015 #29

I agree because our intent is to make the country better for all people and theirs is just the jwirr Jun 2015 #23

It depends on how much more Democrats are willing to give up. So long as the compromises sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #30

I truly believe corporate money is to blame for all of our ills. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #33

the Elephant in the room DonCoquixote Jun 2015 #39

It doesn't pay to negotiate with terrorists. eom JEB Jun 2015 #40

These days "bipartisanship" awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #44

certain problems simply don't have compromise solutions magical thyme Jun 2015 #45

Clean water, clean air, infrastructure spending, nuclear arms treaties Johonny Jun 2015 #46

Look at the TPP. It's very real "bipartisanship"--both parties against the American people. nt Romulox Jun 2015 #48