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In reply to the discussion: You know why some think there's little difference between the two parties? [View all]emulatorloo
(46,155 posts)26. Um, no. IMHO you have created some StrawMan Democrat that doesn't exist.
Our best argument for our economic stewardship is that rich people and the stock market actually do better under Democratic presidents.
Our argument is everybody does better when Dems are in charge, not just the wealthy. See Clinton economy versus Bush economy
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Our big defense of ACA is that it's a Republican idea.
LOL. No. Our defense of ObamaCare is that it means your insurance company can't drop you if they decide you cost too much. And so on.
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Our big defense of our foreign policy is that we blow up more people, and at lower cost.
No. We tout our foreign policy because we engage is smart diplomacy and work with our allies. We don't start unnecessary wars like Republicans do.
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We buy into absolute nonsense about smaller government and cutting spending and reducing the deficit.
Clinton left us with a surplus. Bush destroyed that. Republicans want to cut the deficit on the back of the middle class and those who can least afford it. Democrats want the wealthy to pay their fair share.
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We are actually bragging that Obama cut the size of government.
No one is "bragging". That is the response to the Republican Lie about Obama's spending
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The Republicans say we share no priorities in common and we rush to disagree with them. "Oh no. That's a slander! Of course we have the same general priorities."
I have no clue what you are talking about here.
Our argument is everybody does better when Dems are in charge, not just the wealthy. See Clinton economy versus Bush economy
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Our big defense of ACA is that it's a Republican idea.
LOL. No. Our defense of ObamaCare is that it means your insurance company can't drop you if they decide you cost too much. And so on.
==
Our big defense of our foreign policy is that we blow up more people, and at lower cost.
No. We tout our foreign policy because we engage is smart diplomacy and work with our allies. We don't start unnecessary wars like Republicans do.
==
We buy into absolute nonsense about smaller government and cutting spending and reducing the deficit.
Clinton left us with a surplus. Bush destroyed that. Republicans want to cut the deficit on the back of the middle class and those who can least afford it. Democrats want the wealthy to pay their fair share.
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We are actually bragging that Obama cut the size of government.
No one is "bragging". That is the response to the Republican Lie about Obama's spending
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The Republicans say we share no priorities in common and we rush to disagree with them. "Oh no. That's a slander! Of course we have the same general priorities."
I have no clue what you are talking about here.
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You know why some think there's little difference between the two parties? [View all]
cthulu2016
Jul 2012
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Both parties have moved to the Right. Bush Sr. would fit comfortably into the Democratic leadership
leveymg
Jul 2012
#5
Maybe because another pending let's-send-even-more-jobs-to-foreign-countries "free-trade" agreement
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#13
Interesting statistics. In the same time period, how many jobs were created in foreign countries
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2012
#28
"voters aren't likely to hear about them from us." POWER #1, your voice + your ears. nt
patrice
Jul 2012
#17
When's the last time two Democrats tried to out-do one another on who's the more liberal?
theaocp
Jul 2012
#18
When "Not as bad" is the selling point we get what they're selling..and that's all.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2012
#19
We're not only telling people about these similarities, were embracing them.
progressoid
Jul 2012
#33