Video & Multimedia

Puppyjive

(909 posts)

21. We need a central party

Fri May 6, 2016, 03:40 PM

May 2016

Neither party has kept up with the needs of the middle class. They seem to represent more of the fringe any more. A new party that represents those in the middle could be the demise of the Dems and Republicans. How many congressional members are housewives, or factory workers or members of the working class? They don't represent us because they are not us. Most have moved into positions of power because they have money and lots of it. Well, I think we can all agree that money doesn't equal intelligence. We need fundamental changes in this country. We can give lots of money to countries like Israel who have universal healthcare, but we cannot provide it for the citizens of this country.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

53 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Thomas Frank: What ever happened to the party of the people? [View all] NorthCarolina May 2016 OP

The Third Way and the warmongers infiltrated it. It, as we know it, is gone. n/t djean111 May 2016 #1

I had not really been aware of how close Clinton got to privatizing Social Security. NorthCarolina May 2016 #3

And fate was a blue dress. What a joke of a presidency, in a way. n/t djean111 May 2016 #4

Some of what happened and continues. appalachiablue May 2016 #33

Will Hillary carry that same water? nt NorthCarolina May 2016 #36

According to some, affirmative. When that much money $ and favor is exchanged, appalachiablue May 2016 #38

I suspect given the NorthCarolina May 2016 #40

That would be advisable from their perspective. Thanks for posting Tommy's book appalachiablue May 2016 #41

Excellent post, thank you dreamnightwind May 2016 #42

For sure. Dismantling the landmark legislation the Democratic Party was all about, appalachiablue May 2016 #43

Yes, and I'm always afraid a corporate Democrat can get this done dreamnightwind May 2016 #47

'Katy Bar the Door!' DEM. SEN. MARK WARNER (VA) URGES RICH TO CHALLENGE POPULIST ANGER, May 2 appalachiablue May 2016 #48

Thx for spreading this around dreamnightwind May 2016 #50

This has been in the works for 20+ years and Warner sounds like Full Speed Ahead, appalachiablue May 2016 #53

Sold to the highest bidder nt abelenkpe May 2016 #2

book my next must read dembotoz May 2016 #5

Wonder who would win if only the 1% were voting for Trump jwirr May 2016 #6

Hillary. abelenkpe May 2016 #9

Oops I forgot that. To me it seems that both candidates are jwirr May 2016 #10

I understand abelenkpe May 2016 #11

extremely depressed today PADemD May 2016 #17

Don't know 10-1-41? Not idea if that was a Friday. jwirr May 2016 #18

It was a Wednesday. PADemD May 2016 #19

Interesting. I am seldom depressed but for some reason am jwirr May 2016 #20

The emotional cycle affects PADemD May 2016 #22

Do you have a link to more on this? Probably not a good day jwirr May 2016 #26

Please see my PM to you. PADemD May 2016 #27

Sorry to but in, made me think of the famous nursery rhyme, 'Monday's Child' appalachiablue May 2016 #46

Can buy the Clintons for cheap. Trump doesn't care, he always had money. Ikonoklast May 2016 #30

Charles Koch did, trying to look bipartisan, playing games- Sunday News show, ABC maybe. appalachiablue May 2016 #44

They realized we would vote for them no matter what? vi5 May 2016 #7

"They have no where else to go." abelenkpe May 2016 #8

This guy is a republican? passiveporcupine May 2016 #12

Frank: "There's no solidarity in a meritocracy." immoderate May 2016 #13

The banks foreclosed on it. Fuddnik May 2016 #14

He was interviewed on WNYC today on Leoonard Lopate's show dorkzilla May 2016 #15

Thanks Dork Z passiveporcupine May 2016 #23

He does! dorkzilla May 2016 #28

I'm not a fan of Frank at all... SylviaD May 2016 #16

Of course it turns you off, passiveporcupine May 2016 #24

Thanks for that. :( Very unnecessary. nt SylviaD May 2016 #51

if you find being exposes for "who you really are" offensive passiveporcupine May 2016 #52

Hillary is going to be the biggest disappointment in your life. Ikonoklast May 2016 #31

He did not provide any answers zeemike May 2016 #34

We need a central party Puppyjive May 2016 #21

Are we switching parties again? passiveporcupine May 2016 #25

Porcupine, not so passive this time. longship May 2016 #32

This is some of the best political analysis out there currently, in my opinion. highprincipleswork May 2016 #29

A very good analysis felix_numinous May 2016 #35

At the very end of his presentation NorthCarolina May 2016 #37

Yes felix_numinous May 2016 #39

The US had the No. 1 world's largest middle class until 2014 which the Democratic Party appalachiablue May 2016 #45

k and r nt Rebkeh May 2016 #49