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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What the 2016 Presidential election is about [View all]senz
(11,945 posts)13. DLC/ Third Way candidates are not to be trusted on Social Security.
Elizabeth Warren Fires Back at Centrist Dems on Social Security
December, 2013
From Wikipedia:
December, 2013
Last week, the president and vice-president of the centrist think-tank Third Way accused Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) of ignoring what they call Social Security's "undebatable solvency crisis." In an interview with Mother Jones, Warren fired back, countering the charge, and elaborating on how Social Security could be expanded.
From Wikipedia:
The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) was a non-profit 501(c)(4) corporation[1] founded in 1985 that, upon its formation, argued the United States Democratic Party should shift away from the leftward turn it took in the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The DLC hailed President Bill Clinton as proof of the viability of Third Way politicians and as a DLC success story.
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The answers are too cute and obscure the fact there is no need to go this direction. Or this...
highprincipleswork
Mar 2016
#9
You folks are hopelessly enraptured with a corrupt candidate. All we may have in response is ...
highprincipleswork
Mar 2016
#12
It is fairly clear how she stands from what you posted. Well not that clear.
rhett o rick
Mar 2016
#17