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:facepalm: Dawgs Aug 2015 #1
'grasping at straws' 'scraping the bottom of a barrel' Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #154
uh, because he isn't king of Vermont and isn't even a part of state government cali Aug 2015 #2
Now why would you wanna throw logic into something like this? senz Aug 2015 #95
Fair enough: to what extent did he try to help get the Shumlin's State initiative passed? brooklynite Aug 2015 #103
Sanders lent significant support to the effort cali Aug 2015 #126
Some states have to small of a population to make it cost effective. Snotcicles Aug 2015 #104
You ALWAYS have to come in MuseRider Aug 2015 #124
I've been hearing so much hill2016 Aug 2015 #170
you don't know what you are talking about. as per usual, hilly supporter. cali Aug 2015 #191
I'd say that's more the responsibility of Governor Shumlin. Maedhros Aug 2015 #3
he's such a turd. he only got elected because of his promises of single payer. cali Aug 2015 #6
But obviously he tried, he didn't just talk about it. And he recognized the problem of funding.... George II Aug 2015 #94
that is a matter for debate. his administration screwed up in a major way cali Aug 2015 #118
So Bernie couldn't even rally the troops in tiny Vermont, but.... SonderWoman Aug 2015 #53
lol cali Aug 2015 #60
Even though he's not governor, a state's Senator should have at least a little influence.... George II Aug 2015 #98
good question hill2016 Aug 2015 #171
oh and welcome to du, new poster. cali Aug 2015 #4
Why didn't Obama? Fearless Aug 2015 #5
Going out on a limb with little to back me up. SouthernProgressive Aug 2015 #7
partially right. cali Aug 2015 #16
They do amazing work in Pasco and it makes a big difference. SouthernProgressive Aug 2015 #25
yes. Community Health center do great work in preventative medicine cali Aug 2015 #46
We are a country that moves incrementally on issues MaggieD Aug 2015 #18
Change does happen slow and that is by original design. SouthernProgressive Aug 2015 #27
Do you understand that we have varying levels of sovereign governments in this country? morningfog Aug 2015 #8
My senators and congresspeople secure funding.... MaggieD Aug 2015 #11
That wasn't the question asked. morningfog Aug 2015 #14
Are you calling me a "race baiter" MaggieD Aug 2015 #19
I am not calling you a race baiter. morningfog Aug 2015 #30
Glad you walked that back MaggieD Aug 2015 #32
I didn't walk anything back. morningfog Aug 2015 #41
Morning, when the fog clears up, let us know. Nitram Aug 2015 #49
It was an asinine post from a serial disruptor. morningfog Aug 2015 #50
All that one ever has is personal attacks. When I see that name I expect it. then it doubled down Cha Aug 2015 #140
They spend more time on forced vacations and morningfog Aug 2015 #142
She IS a serial disruptor short circuit Aug 2015 #150
... SidDithers Aug 2015 #158
That's their MO.. has been for awhile. They call you a "serial disrruptor" because you have a Cha Aug 2015 #141
Case in point. short circuit Aug 2015 #151
"You just called someone a race baiter because you didn't have a logical point to make." Cha Aug 2015 #155
I have nothing against censorship short circuit Aug 2015 #156
I can see that.. an alternate point of view is all the majority of DU needs now to Censor Voices Cha Aug 2015 #157
Plenty of posters manage to express a wide variety of views morningfog Aug 2015 #164
Maggie is great.. and a Hillary Supporter. now the poster who was calling her a "serial disruptor" Cha Aug 2015 #167
Um, you've been here a week. Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #163
And, now he's gone Bobby Jo.. Cha Aug 2015 #166
heh Bobbie Jo Aug 2015 #168
Yeah, not very optimistic.. Cha Aug 2015 #169
Well your CT is Wrong Short Circuit.. Maggie is a Hillary Supporter.. Maybe it's you who is the Cha Aug 2015 #165
And Bernie secured waivers for Vermont. cali Aug 2015 #17
But no federal funding MaggieD Aug 2015 #22
In most states the Federal Representatives and Senators still have a lot of influence... George II Aug 2015 #149
hm.. hill2016 Aug 2015 #172
Is that what I said? Welcome back! morningfog Aug 2015 #192
Because he has minimal influence on the Dem party there MaggieD Aug 2015 #9
Or better yet AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #21
+ 1 senz Aug 2015 #100
no, that would be quite wrong, mags. cali Aug 2015 #31
ha!!! wendylaroux Aug 2015 #38
I would use other descriptive words. cali Aug 2015 #40
i know:( wendylaroux Aug 2015 #45
Tell that to the Bernie fans MaggieD Aug 2015 #48
well as a hill acolyte, you know about fandom for a political candidate cali Aug 2015 #68
Seems I have to tell you this every single day.... MaggieD Aug 2015 #72
lol. I ain't buying and neither are most people here cali Aug 2015 #75
^^^THIS^^^ beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #135
BS himself said.. there weren't enough votes in Congress for Single Payer but too many Cha Aug 2015 #146
yup hill2016 Aug 2015 #175
As mayor of Berlington? AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #10
as an influential political figure hill2016 Aug 2015 #173
You might ask Governor Shumlin. That would be more appropriate. Vinca Aug 2015 #12
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #13
Damn you! tularetom Aug 2015 #15
This has been posted before. It is just being recycled. djean111 Aug 2015 #20
It's not stupid at all MaggieD Aug 2015 #24
It's recycled bullshit because they have little else. AtomicKitten Aug 2015 #28
Plenty of other long-term posters who are Clinton supporters have said the same thing (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #34
What control does he hold fredamae Aug 2015 #23
Do you know any of them? MaggieD Aug 2015 #26
I do. Bernie is very well liked in the legislature by dems cali Aug 2015 #33
Ask Shulmin if Bernie is powerlesss on large ball state politics MaggieD Aug 2015 #36
you are contradicting yourself cali Aug 2015 #43
I'm not contradicting myself MaggieD Aug 2015 #44
Can you show me an example fredamae Aug 2015 #54
Well ask them then MaggieD Aug 2015 #61
Ask whom fredamae Aug 2015 #62
Bernie Sanders' Single Payer Vermont seabeyond Aug 2015 #29
sigh. false hillaryite hit piece from some asswipe who gets cali Aug 2015 #39
daileykos isnt ok? what ever. i will listen to him during debates. i have not heard it addressed seabeyond Aug 2015 #58
so you approve of every critical Hillary diary posted there cali Aug 2015 #70
Isn't Sanders advocating Medicare for all under the federal government? ALBliberal Aug 2015 #186
yeah hill2016 Aug 2015 #174
The same reason it probably won't pass nationally... SonderWoman Aug 2015 #35
Because it costs so much MaggieD Aug 2015 #42
Not to mention the votes. Even with Dem majority... SonderWoman Aug 2015 #51
This is the very reason to enact a single-payer system. Ron Green Aug 2015 #63
Taking 18% off the GDP away is not viable MaggieD Aug 2015 #65
What??? Ron Green Aug 2015 #71
it's bizzaro time. cali Aug 2015 #76
What part do you not understand? MaggieD Aug 2015 #87
I don't understand how spending much LESS than 18% of GDP Ron Green Aug 2015 #96
Because as we've moved from a manufacturing economy.... MaggieD Aug 2015 #101
Well, that's a different way to look at it. Kind of like Ron Green Aug 2015 #138
As I said, every modern Dem president has cut military spending.... MaggieD Aug 2015 #139
for profit health care is not a major employer. Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #159
Are we dumber than every other advancced nation on earth? Armstead Aug 2015 #56
They make it work with much smaller populations and... SonderWoman Aug 2015 #59
I will stand by my original point Armstead Aug 2015 #67
I believe we should continue to work towards progress in this area, while... SonderWoman Aug 2015 #73
Well you're opening up a whole can of stuff I haven't time to go into here now Armstead Aug 2015 #78
Its not the believing in it part that is unrealistic, its... SonderWoman Aug 2015 #84
As i said above, there's a whole lotta aspects and levels to this... Armstead Aug 2015 #91
Yep, it's easy to afford socialist programs MaggieD Aug 2015 #69
Reducing that is part of the agenda Armstead Aug 2015 #81
what is the problem with socialist programs?? Angry Dragon Aug 2015 #82
A country as rich as the US cannot afford a military and health care coverage? morningfog Aug 2015 #85
We are 15 trillion in debt MaggieD Aug 2015 #88
Yet we can afford the largest military in the world but cannot afford healthcare for our people? morningfog Aug 2015 #90
Hey, I'm all for military cuts and.... MaggieD Aug 2015 #92
You made a lot of assumptions based on nothing. morningfog Aug 2015 #112
Again you put words in my mouth MaggieD Aug 2015 #116
You are having a rambling conversation in your head to which I am not privy. morningfog Aug 2015 #121
universal healthcare saves money and boosts the economy Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #161
lol -- you sound just like a Republican! senz Aug 2015 #105
How so? Cons love being the world's police MaggieD Aug 2015 #109
All of the other modern industrial nations have their own military forces. Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #160
The VA is larger than many national health care systems jberryhill Aug 2015 #79
How's that working out? SonderWoman Aug 2015 #83
In comparison to what? jberryhill Aug 2015 #86
It's working so well they are outsourcing some of it to private corps MaggieD Aug 2015 #89
Health care is NEVER going to be efficient or economically rational Armstead Aug 2015 #93
So how do you replace the contribution to GDP? MaggieD Aug 2015 #99
It will always contribute to the GDP Armstead Aug 2015 #108
Sure it can be done - just not on a dime MaggieD Aug 2015 #111
It's not new issue but needs a new starting point Armstead Aug 2015 #114
The ACA was the new starting point in 2010 MaggieD Aug 2015 #119
I appreciate the need to contain costs Armstead Aug 2015 #128
We are approaching 90% insured MaggieD Aug 2015 #130
In my real life.... Armstead Aug 2015 #134
Chin up - we have made progress MaggieD Aug 2015 #137
Outsourcing is the republican way of pretending that defunding programs is a solution. Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #162
We're already paying for it. jeff47 Aug 2015 #117
hopefully hill2016 Aug 2015 #176
Um Vermont DID pass single payer but then discovered they couldn't realistically fund it. phleshdef Aug 2015 #37
Sorry, I said the same thing in post #104. Some people don't have a clue how insurance works Snotcicles Aug 2015 #115
actually their smallness is likely helpful dsc Aug 2015 #131
No, there really isn't enough income coming into Vermont. phleshdef Aug 2015 #188
funny hill2016 Aug 2015 #177
Its not about size as much as it is about having enough people to produce enough revenue. phleshdef Aug 2015 #189
Hill 2016, you've hit the nail on the head. Nitram Aug 2015 #47
He wasn't governor AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #52
So he couldn't even rally the troops in his home state? SonderWoman Aug 2015 #55
He has never held state office AgingAmerican Aug 2015 #66
and hill2016 Aug 2015 #179
Bernie is a US Senator, not a Vermont State Senator. Zorra Aug 2015 #57
sorry, as a person who actually lives here, that's bullshit. cali Aug 2015 #74
when you post an inflammatory op and then don't respond that cali Aug 2015 #64
Unfortunately, Bernie didn't have any input at the state level DissidentVoice Aug 2015 #77
no, it wasn't the right which really is weak here. it was Shumlin. cali Aug 2015 #80
Did Bernie even try? A speech? Anything? SonderWoman Aug 2015 #107
yes. it really was mostly shumlin's fault. And it's complicated cali Aug 2015 #120
so hill2016 Aug 2015 #180
Just Asking Questions Capt. Obvious Aug 2015 #97
First cousin of Just Saying... beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #129
Because it probably involves people having to pay for things with taxes taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #102
Hey I don't mind paying taxes that go toward improving the General Welfare. senz Aug 2015 #110
I don't mind either. taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #113
The rich should pay their fair share.. frylock Aug 2015 #133
oh wow hill2016 Aug 2015 #181
You really need to get a new act. This one has become stale and predictable. arcane1 Aug 2015 #106
Because nobody has come up with a way to pay for it Recursion Aug 2015 #122
We're already paying for it. Romulox Aug 2015 #123
Well, no, we're not. Lots of people go without medical care Recursion Aug 2015 #125
Doctor salaries make up only a small part of the difference. DanTex Aug 2015 #143
For the same reason Hillary didn't in NY or even the USA -- where she had two chances. n/t nichomachus Aug 2015 #127
Because he's a US Senator and not part of his state's government? The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #132
I keep hearing about this thing called hill2016 Aug 2015 #182
I have never known my own US senators to get involved or make statements, The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2015 #187
One rec...enough said. artislife Aug 2015 #136
Hey Now I was told that they are not into this for the "popuplarity contest" MoveIt Aug 2015 #147
Another Hillary Clinton supporter shoots an arrow into the sky... cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #144
Probably for the same reason Clinton passed Stop and Frisk to harass black folks in New York. TheKentuckian Aug 2015 #145
Someone doesn't understand what Senator responsibilities are, look that up please. timesup Aug 2015 #148
And plenty don't understand the limitations of presidential powers. BlueCaliDem Aug 2015 #185
Why didn't Obama pass single payer as part of ACA? HassleCat Aug 2015 #152
Why didn't Hillary get NY to pass stricter gun laws? Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #153
He lost the VT Gov's race underthematrix Aug 2015 #178
his bully pulpit hill2016 Aug 2015 #183
It seems to me VT loved him as their underthematrix Aug 2015 #184
Why didn't Hillary get any health care bill passed? Ino Aug 2015 #190
Why did Hillary fail in her attempt to get any health care passed? Live and Learn Aug 2015 #193
Your handle is the answer to your question. Nitram Sep 2015 #194
simple, he isn't the governor of Vermont. WI_DEM Sep 2015 #195
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