2016 Postmortem

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9. Tweety's favorite days in politics

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 09:46 PM

Feb 2016

Are when Tip and a bunch of good old boys from both parties got together and cut deals in the back room and he got to talk about it. Funny that he didn't seem to have any idea about how pressure from the public could turn up the heat on Congress and get some action, given that's what Reagan did to his old boss Tip O'Neill while Chris was working for him. Now Chris has amnesia.

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Am I crazy? Tweety is an idiot but [View all] busterbrown Feb 2016 OP

Did you expect less? Chris Natthews is a corporate news megaphone. kimbutgar Feb 2016 #1

Forget Trump, how will *Hillary* get 60 votes for much of anything? thesquanderer Feb 2016 #66

Did you hear? pdsimdars Feb 2016 #99

I bet if you check the Super Delegates and the political endorsers they all got campaign money from Dustlawyer Feb 2016 #101

I don't think Chris is ready for a New Deal. PatrickforO Feb 2016 #2

I haven't watched him since 2008 and I even dropped cable last spring. CentralMass Feb 2016 #3

Comcast signs Tweety's check. rurallib Feb 2016 #4

Why does he assume the makeup of the Senate is static? n/t DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #5

+100! nt slipslidingaway Feb 2016 #6

I was hoping Bernie would say to him - Don't tell me No we can't! We have to at least try. jillan Feb 2016 #7

Why do we have to try? MaggieD Feb 2016 #23

No We Can't!!!!!! Waaaaaaaa!! jillan Feb 2016 #24

But what if voters just don't want Bernie's proposals? MaggieD Feb 2016 #25

But polls show they do. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #35

Those are concepts - not Bernie's proposals MaggieD Feb 2016 #38

ROFL! MsLeopard Feb 2016 #28

How could a Progressive not.. busterbrown Feb 2016 #74

Most "progressives" are not in favor of Bernie's proposals MaggieD Feb 2016 #75

So you are not in favor of free State Run Colleges. busterbrown Feb 2016 #77

You need to understand the difference between concepts and proposals MaggieD Feb 2016 #78

You are one heck of a great progressive.. busterbrown Feb 2016 #82

Yes, I am MaggieD Feb 2016 #84

“Socialists” Love the way you keep leaving out the “Democratic" busterbrown Feb 2016 #86

Unfortuanetly whichever Democrat wins Lebam in LA Feb 2016 #8

It's entirely possible BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #11

You mean make the effort for things YOU want to see? MaggieD Feb 2016 #20

Republicans don't count... John Poet Feb 2016 #36

Sorry, everybody counts MaggieD Feb 2016 #40

they don't get to vote? treestar Feb 2016 #69

Actually, they do agree with it. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #37

Nope - they want to fix capitalism, not convert to socialism MaggieD Feb 2016 #39

We got it Maggie. No universal health care. No free public colleges. No relief for Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #44

We are very close to universal healthcare.... MaggieD Feb 2016 #46

We are close to "everyone has to buy insurance." And no rich kid is going to abandon Harvard or Yale Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #47

Thank you marions ghost Feb 2016 #79

Other than free college, what proposal do you not want to see. Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #49

It would be easier to ask me which I agree with.... MaggieD Feb 2016 #51

again. what crap do you not want. Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #53

I don't want any of Bernie's crap MaggieD Feb 2016 #56

Yep. As I thought. Can't name the "crap". Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #58

Are you not aware of his proposals or something? MaggieD Feb 2016 #60

Blink. Luminous Animal Feb 2016 #62

Those people should vote for someone else. thesquanderer Feb 2016 #68

Tweety's favorite days in politics BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #9

If it takes Bernie two election cycles, Progressive dog Feb 2016 #10

Bernie says over and over that one person can't do it alone BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #13

Bernie only recently became a Democrat Progressive dog Feb 2016 #27

Taking away healthcare? Fawke Em Feb 2016 #41

But we keep hearing that if Sanders doesn't win the nomination mythology Feb 2016 #85

Then it is a good thing that Bernie has told us that is not jwirr Feb 2016 #15

After all, a lifelong politician like Bernie has Progressive dog Feb 2016 #30

No, being a life long politician has made him understand that jwirr Feb 2016 #32

I think I get it. You want someone like Don Quixote Progressive dog Feb 2016 #34

LOL I am 74 years old and I want someone who is honest. jwirr Feb 2016 #73

Which President did you believe Progressive dog Feb 2016 #91

Oh, forgive me for answering your post. I shall humble jwirr Feb 2016 #95

History? nt Progressive dog Feb 2016 #96

People don't need to see everything at once, they just need to see progress. thesquanderer Feb 2016 #72

Their patience with Obama sure makes Progressive dog Feb 2016 #88

Even the people who grew impatient with Obama gave him time. thesquanderer Feb 2016 #89

One candidate in the Democratic primary Progressive dog Feb 2016 #92

What does that have to do with the point we were discussing? Non sequitur... thesquanderer Feb 2016 #93

I was replying to your posts, Progressive dog Feb 2016 #98

I didn't see that rant, but based on your description, NurseJackie Feb 2016 #12

Hillary, on the other hand, would have no problem getting 60 votes BernieforPres2016 Feb 2016 #16

And she'd be so willing to "work across the aisle" dflprincess Feb 2016 #21

Nah, but she's not promising a lot of pie in the sky stuff either MaggieD Feb 2016 #22

Trillions for corporations and military contractors are never pie-in-the-sky for Hill & Co. Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #42

Well sadly we are an economic superpower, and.... MaggieD Feb 2016 #45

We're an economic superpower if you're a CEO or a Wall St. banker Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #48

Stop blaming Hillary and blame the GOP MaggieD Feb 2016 #50

Oh, but it is some democrats or shall we say third way-ers i.e. republican lite hollysmom Feb 2016 #54

Well I guess when you're a socialist everyone else looks republican to you MaggieD Feb 2016 #55

I am not a socialist Ihave been a proud progressive hollysmom Feb 2016 #65

Hillary isn't promising pie in the sky treestar Feb 2016 #70

I haven't watched Tweety for years. Can't stand him. One jwirr Feb 2016 #14

He acted gleeful at the end. With people like Matthews this country NEVER would have attempted Skwmom Feb 2016 #17

Tweety is right MaggieD Feb 2016 #18

It sounds like you're saying that the years of struggle, Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #61

"Millions will force change"? redstateblues Feb 2016 #63

I'm with you - I think Bernie is FOS MaggieD Feb 2016 #64

Congratulations! You just earned my fourth "Total Ignore" Award! Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #102

Couldn't care less MaggieD Feb 2016 #103

Everybody with a brain knows moondust Feb 2016 #19

I agree with Bernie because I have a brain... k8conant Feb 2016 #29

Yep. moondust Feb 2016 #31

Drove me NUTS! elleng Feb 2016 #26

Given the strategy employed by the GOP during the Obama years, Matthews was right to raise this. CBHagman Feb 2016 #33

2022 - two years after the 2020 census MaggieD Feb 2016 #43

+1 treestar Feb 2016 #71

The 60 vote threshhold prevents anyone from doing anything, other than things like repealing Glass merrily Feb 2016 #52

And the party in charge can end the 60-vote requirement at any time. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2016 #57

If Chris Matthews has one iota of integrity he would apologize and resign. Impedimentus Feb 2016 #59

The separation of powers is so inconvenient treestar Feb 2016 #67

Imagine Bernie Sanders wins the White House. Then what? Gothmog Feb 2016 #76

Tweety repeated UglyGreed Feb 2016 #80

Matthews's wife is running for Congress and tied to Hillary. Avalux Feb 2016 #81

I'd rather see a visionary in the WH than sadoldgirl Feb 2016 #83

And like I've said before... OZi Feb 2016 #87

piss on Mathews madokie Feb 2016 #90

I thought that we were reality based. 60 votes has stopped Obama from most everything themaguffin Feb 2016 #94

I liked the guy who commented that Bernie has to pass a 60 vote threshhold pdsimdars Feb 2016 #97

Tweety pimps whatever message his owners tell him to pimp. hifiguy Feb 2016 #100