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19. This is why 'New Democrats' are harmful

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2014, 03:14 PM

Apr 2014

They are all about using 'free trade' to skirt labor and environmental laws and appointing corporate lobbyists to regulatory positions within the government.

That is not to mention the zeal with which they adopted the Drug War cry... prison expansion is major part of their legacy.

Let this post be an indicator of just how rotten is the Clinton wing of the Democratic party.

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