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Ikonoklast

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30. Hillary will do nothing to upset her hedge fund and investment banker friends.

Mon Jun 15, 2015, 06:45 PM

Jun 2015

They need to hear the guarantee from her that they will still be allowed to game the system and steal from the rest of us.

If you support Hillary, you support Wall Street.

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After 25 Years of Losing to Wall Street, Left-Wing Democrats Are Winning - TheNation [View all] WillyT Jun 2015 OP

The exposure of Micheal Fromm as Wellstone ruled Jun 2015 #1

Their biggest mistake has been ignoring the growing anger and opposition to the neocon/third way sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #49

Everything you posted is Wellstone ruled Jun 2015 #50

The incident of Jeb�s security team.. busterbrown Jun 2015 #71

What a beautifully concise overview of decades Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #57

Show me the money. Octafish Jun 2015 #2

+1 appalachiablue Jun 2015 #46

K&R. Snotcicles Jun 2015 #3

Read the whole thing it is really great and gives me real hope. jwirr Jun 2015 #4

Good post. Thanks Populist_Prole Jun 2015 #5

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #32

K/R Jack Rabbit Jun 2015 #6

Anytime, Jack Rabbit... Anytime... WillyT Jun 2015 #33

greider is far more optimistic than I Doctor_J Jun 2015 #7

From Molly Ball at The Atlantic, commenting on Hillary's carefully worded speech. Ikonoklast Jun 2015 #12

I agree, and I don't understand passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #17

There are those who cannot step back, listen to what is actually said, and compare those words Ikonoklast Jun 2015 #18

You are correct passiveporcupine Jun 2015 #19

because they benefit from the status quo or have not been harmed by it (yet). nt antigop Jun 2015 #42

I don't understand either. coyote Jun 2015 #68

"everybody will have a better time.� PeoViejo Jun 2015 #29

Hillary will do nothing to upset her hedge fund and investment banker friends. Ikonoklast Jun 2015 #30

Couldn't have said it better. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2015 #51

You are absolutely correct. This is true no matter what she says. n/t Enthusiast Jun 2015 #60

But, "first woman president" seems to be all that matters to many. 7962 Jun 2015 #58

I'm already disappointed. That's why I support Bernie. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #59

You may be right but what I see happening is that should HRC win the nomination rhett o rick Jun 2015 #25

she will get a LOT of votes because of her gender, and a lot of crossover votes Doctor_J Jun 2015 #28

Why would the big shots have a particular preference for Clinton? Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #44

sanity Doctor_J Jun 2015 #45

I don't know Art_from_Ark Jun 2015 #47

Yeah. They got war and stuff. They will vote for the party that promises them free stuff. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #61

I disagree. She will get part of the base of the Dem party, period. And the party's base has shrunk sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #55

"The country is starving for something other than the old status quo." Enthusiast Jun 2015 #62

I would not count on that. TM99 Jun 2015 #56

K & R Feel the Bern. L0oniX Jun 2015 #8

Good article. Really readable. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #9

Well at least our "divide" (Dems) is about bringing back some control SoapBox Jun 2015 #10

Must Read! Must Read! Must Read! SoapBox Jun 2015 #11

Great post! marym625 Jun 2015 #13

:) WillyT Jun 2015 #34

ummm... "The President Does the Job Badly, Let's Devolve Power Back to Congress..." TygrBright Jun 2015 #14

You raise an awfully good point here, TygrBright! calimary Jun 2015 #20

Inspiring. Thanks. closeupready Jun 2015 #15

Also, part of what is driving this is that even though we are still growing, growth is seen as not Gregorian Jun 2015 #16

I'm going with a mix of ignorance and arrogance zipplewrath Jun 2015 #21

What you describe in the former is competitiveness that many successful people thrive on, appalachiablue Jun 2015 #48

Huge +1! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #63

k and r. Greider helps us see the truth. bbgrunt Jun 2015 #22

I see... CanSocDem Jun 2015 #23

"they chose not him" curious but fitting Babel_17 Jun 2015 #24

Anytime... WillyT Jun 2015 #35

We nominate, and elect, very bright, and energetic, people Babel_17 Jun 2015 #26

I wouldn't say we on the left are winning. BillZBubb Jun 2015 #27

How About... Because Of OWS, Elizabeth Warren, And Bernie Sanders... We've Changed The Conversation WillyT Jun 2015 #43

That's good. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #65

That's one way of looking at it. Another way is calling this move reverse triangulation. craigmatic Jun 2015 #31

This is the perfect time for the workers to..... Hotler Jun 2015 #36

+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #52

What exactly are we winning? kelliekat44 Jun 2015 #37

"A different sort of political leader might swallow pride..." MannyGoldstein Jun 2015 #38

K & R Thespian2 Jun 2015 #39

Thank you Bernie! AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #40

I actually don't think... ensemble Jun 2015 #41

Great article, thanks for posting. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2015 #53

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Jun 2015 #54

What did we win? n/t Orsino Jun 2015 #64

Man, I hope so. Still, winning. Doesn't sound quite right. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #66

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #67

K&R me b zola Jun 2015 #69

We are not the left, we are the center; we are the majority. grahamhgreen Jun 2015 #70

From the looks of it we are Charlie Sheen winning d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #72