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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: “It’s The Corruption, Stupid” - Salon [View all]Cal33
(7,018 posts)3. Yes, I agree with you that this is how Bernie will operate as president, and he will have
the help of Elizabeth in the Senate. I think they'll be making one grand team. This will
be so refreshingly different from Obama, who rarely said anything at all, even when the
Republicans filibustered 400+ times during his first term.
What's wrong with telling the American people what's happening to our country at the
hands of the Republicans? I don't understand this characteristic about Obama at all.
Does anyone?
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Yes, I agree with you that this is how Bernie will operate as president, and he will have
Cal33
Feb 2016
#3
The Dem leadership can't do that because the most harmful economic policies of the Repugs are
GoneFishin
Feb 2016
#58
Yes. The Democrats are not one single monolith. We are made up of 3 main sub-groups:
Cal33
Feb 2016
#64
True, Sanders can still throw no stones... his bag of bad is slightly better than HRC's ... not
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#24
yeah... yeah he does... he can't pass the "no clean hands" standard on "big money" ... or
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#28
Typical GPM, you claimed he doesn't have a bag of bad when it came to "big money" and he does
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#40
You've had enough proof of the DSCC... Please hold your breath while waiting
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#55
Yes It Is - The Democratic Party Is Corrupted To The Core - HRC - The Epitome Of That Corruption
cantbeserious
Feb 2016
#29
Money is speech; corporations are people; and corruption is OK so long as it is sanctioned.
gordyfl
Feb 2016
#37
'Politicians spend more time talking to their donors than to their children.'
sorechasm
Feb 2016
#67