2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Democratic Party has proven what a gutless mess it has become [View all]Trajan
(19,089 posts)Elegantly laying out the ugly facts for all to see .... Carpetbaggers from the right - Stealing the Liberal mantle and parading shamelessly as 'Democrats' while serving the deeper, darker right wing cadre that would bankrupt the system to suck out the last dregs of middle class wealth ....
What saddens me is people like Al Franken and Tammy Baldwin, whom we all supported wholeheartedly with our efforts or financial donations, being sucked into that same machine now ... Making choices that directly COUNTER the desires of their own constituencies ... It's a damned shame ....
EDIT: Oh hell ... I forgot to mention our own Senator, Ron Wyden, who not only supports TPP, but actually helped author both TPA and TPP.
Our 'Liberal' congresspersons, Earl Blumenour, Suzanne Bonamici (My own rep), and Paul Shraeder, ALL Democrats, and ALL agreed to TPA .... It was so disappointing for Oregonian Democrats to see .... Such a shameless embrace of corporate power over citizen's rights ...
This situation ... This tension between the top echelon and the rest of us ... This cannot go on much longer ....
The revolution needs to begin at the DNC. ... The Carpetbaggers need to go ...