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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: The choice is clear [View all]

angrychair

(11,928 posts)
25. Find this amusing
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 04:22 PM
Jun 2016
And instead of working to improve the party through Democratic channels


It is very clear that the Democratic Party, as a generalization, rarely serves the interests of those in the Party.

The insidious part is they will still play the game, say the right buzz words, make sweeping statements and propose legislation that appears to be on the right track until you read all the compromise amendments.
Interesting how, over the last 20 years, the poor and middle-class have got poorer and the rich not just wealthy but mega-wealthy.

That, until very recently, it was not considered insider trading for members of congress to invest in companies in a manner that will benefit them most depending how they vote on a particular bill. FYI, they have, both Democrats and teapublicans. The STOCK Act was meant to curb it and was signed with great fanfare and a full room in 2013 but was mostly defanged in a new bill that was signed into law by PBO little more than a year later to an empty room and little acknowledgement.

Goal post and moving and inconsistent funding when it comes to alternative energy R&D, climate change denial falsified fuel efficiency standards. The rich keep getting richer but the poor and middle-class keep footing the bill.
I could go on for pages but most of you could care less about what I have to say if you are even still reading at this point.
At the end of the day, it boils down to one point for me:

It's easy to talk about virtues of compromise when you are not the one being compromised.


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The choice is clear [View all] boston bean Jun 2016 OP
Wrong!!! SmittynMo Jun 2016 #1
Wrong PowerToThePeople Jun 2016 #2
... LexVegas Jun 2016 #4
Me either. What a horror she is. This last stunt sealed it for me. laruemtt Jun 2016 #9
I'm sure there are some so full of themselves rock Jun 2016 #3
And now you finally get it. Matt_in_STL Jun 2016 #5
I got it from the very beginning rock Jun 2016 #6
No, some of us who have called ourselves Democrats believed in the vision of the party Matt_in_STL Jun 2016 #8
Oh please. Obama and Clinton are 95-98% in agreement geek tragedy Jun 2016 #12
Yes, but I am not as much in agreement with Obama at this point Matt_in_STL Jun 2016 #16
Hillary is against TPP LoverOfLiberty Jun 2016 #20
So she says, but she also called it "The Gold Standard" Matt_in_STL Jun 2016 #21
Bernie supports killing terrorists with drones nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #24
Don'cha know EVERYONE that posts that stuff ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #27
after Obama's disastrous handling of the 2011 debt showdown where he bent the knee geek tragedy Jun 2016 #28
I don't recall them being on board with President Obama ... ever. I do recall ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #29
Yep, they're both right-wing corporatists. A lot of overlap. Broward Jun 2016 #30
Great story Bro' rock Jun 2016 #13
I'm making a choice based on me, my family, and my principles Matt_in_STL Jun 2016 #17
I accuse neither you nor Bernie of nefarious thoughts rock Jun 2016 #18
Find this amusing angrychair Jun 2016 #25
Another purity test post Lurks Often Jun 2016 #7
"Will vote to stop Trump becoming president" is a fairly low standard of purity... N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2016 #26
(c) none of the above. -nt- NorthCarolina Jun 2016 #10
A polite "fuck you, vote for Hillary she's better than Trump" hasn't sold me. She can and needs to MillennialDem Jun 2016 #11
...'The choice is clear'... HumanityExperiment Jun 2016 #14
Spot on. nt DLevine Jun 2016 #22
Yes, and I want to thank the people who have made this decision necessary Fumesucker Jun 2016 #15
Not a hillary fan but I have said all along that she is 1000 times better..... Logical Jun 2016 #19
Fortunately, my ballot comes with more than two choices. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #23
Oh look an olive leaf. coyote Jun 2016 #31
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