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[FourScore]

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See the whole fabulous photo montage at :
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[Oregone]

1. Hurray.

The Democratic Party of today closely resembles the Republican Party of the 60s.... And the Republicans...we won't even go into what they look like.

[Taverner]

4. Are you a purist?

Do you think all Dems have to act and talk like Dennis Kucinich?

I, for one, like the fact that a centrist is joining the only party that allows centrists.

[Oregone]

6. No, more of a realist...

I think reality shows the entire political spectrum has largely shifted to the right (as has the Democratic Party). I do not think Harry Truman would feel as comfortable in the current party. Thats all. Do you feel that this man has evolved his ideas more liberally or has stood in pretty much that same place while his other party left him behind (and the Democrats caught up to him)? Im think this is all bittersweet.

I wish the Democrats left him in the cold and ran a real liberal against him in the next election. I thought he was vulnerable.

[FourScore]

10. We're talking about Pennsylvania.

The kind of liberal you want to see wouldn't get elected there.

[TorchTheWitch]

26. We could certainly get a Dem WAY better than Specter

Thanks to selfish Specter we get to chose between a neo-con Repuke and a Repuke with a "D" tattooed on his forehead. I fucking live here, and if not for Specter tattooing that "D" we would have had an excellent shot on getting a REAL Dem in that seat. We replaced crazy Santorum with a Dem a hell of a lot closer to being a real Dem than Repuke-in-"D"-clothing Specter.

[nichomachus]

7. Centrist?

Jesus -- by old Democratic standards, Dennis Kucinich is a centrist. Everyone else in the party is to the right of Richard Nixon, for crying out loud.

[Taverner]

13. What universe are you from?

Kucinich has never been a centrist, by anyone's analysis.

That is taking Chomsky's argument to an illogical extreme.

"Department of Peace"???? Tell me how well that would have fared in 1968? 1958? 1948? 1938?

[WCGreen]

27. Dennis is my congress critter and I love that he grandstands and all

but people have to realize that is what he really is; a grandstander.

How he keeps getting elected here in the moderate Cleveland Suburbs; Great constituent service.

[JonLP24]

Off topic

I'm right where Ghandi is on the political compass. :)

http://www.politicalcompass.org/facebook/pcgraphpng.php?ec=-6.12&soc=-6.77

http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

[Two Americas]

18. easier path to the goal

I think there may be an easier path to that goal, and you may want to consider it. Why don't we all just move over to the Republican party? That would actually hurt the right wing - can you imagine? Welcoming Specter in doesn't hurt the right wing at all.

If the goal is one big happy centrist moderate corporate-owned party, what difference does it make what label it has? What is in a name, anyway? Of course, perhaps people have a lot invested in brand Democrat - in merchandise with the word "Democratic" stenciled on it, maybe? That would explain a lot, wouldn't it?

There is one problem with my suggestion - the Republicans probably wouldn't have us, unless we changed our views. They would probably refuse to support us unless we did. Merely tacking an "R" after our names wouldn't fool them. In that way, they differ from how you are asking us to be.


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[MissMarple]

21. One difference, certainly is that the Democratic base is the middle working classes.

The GOP base tends to be more corporate and wealthy. They both have to support their bases whether they want to or not. It is amazing how brilliant the GOP has been in courting working class voters. But, as we know, they do that by appealing to bigots, racists and the religiously intolerant, oh, and the cowardly. They "keep us safe". Ah huh. They "wreck the country" is more like it.

This is the 21st century and the politics of the 1960's don't translate across the board. Democrats, hopefully, realize that. Obama does. The principles and values are the same, but the world has changed and so must our approaches in building an environment in which people can prosper. The French have learned this. And we must sort it out, as well. They are moving to the center from the left, and we must move in that direction from the right, which is where the GOP has dragged us as a country.

These are interesting times. We really need to have a discussion in this country about how we shape our government, what it's roles and purposes are. The terms conservative and liberal almost have no real meaning now for a majority of the American people. We can thank the GOP propaganda machine for that. But, not only do we need to reset the center, we need to consider what that is, what that means.

[WCGreen]

25. In the 60's, the GOP was held together by New England moderates

and crazy western conservatives...

It wasn't until Nixon came along and cobbled together the silent majority, ie closet racists, that the GOP started to gain ground nationally.

I don't understand your attempt at an analogy at all.

The GOP was in deep minority status in Congress throughout the 60's.

[pepperbear]

2. he apparently likes the subway "$5 foot long" deal too. n/t

[malaise]

3. I'm no Specter fan but anything that causes

Rushicans this much pain is worthy of celebration. The number is 60 - I'm taking that.

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahahahahahahahahahhahah :rofl: :rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

5. Mitchy, Mitchy, Mittchy. Why the long face?

And you, too, Brit Hume ...

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_R-l1iejogZw/SMSiGuOyL8I/AAAAAAAAA3Q/mhOyHHE2LTo/s320/Brit+Hume.jpg

[nichomachus]

9. I used to work with Britt Hume back in the '60s

He was a major asshole then -- and he's just gotten worse as the years have gone by.

[Hannah Bell]

23. brit hume = obama's cousin. literally.

both harrison descendants.

[Arugula Latte]

28. Oh, gawd. First Cheney, now Hume. Poor Obama. nt

[CatWoman]

11. keep your chin up, Mitch

that is, if you can find it!! :rofl:

[Enthusiast]

12. Mitch looks ready to tear up.

No matter what they say, this was a tremendous blow to the Republicans today. It was not so long ago that they were bullying Democrats and saying "You are either with us or against us."

[Arugula Latte]

29. We should have joined their Permanent Republican Majority

It lasted about as long as the 1,000 Third Reich

[Iwillnevergiveup]

24. Hey, wait a minute....Brit's wearing his flag pin

so it's all good.

Hey, wait another minute....do I see fear in those Republicants eyes?

[Hepburn]

8. LMBO at this one:

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[Sequoia]

14. The GOP has been outsourced to India.

Good-bye elephants. Elephants are too good and noble for them. Let's give them a pig icon instead.

[glitch]

16. Pigs are too good and noble for them. Let's give them an influenza virus icon instead. nt

[grace0418]

17. Pigs are intelligent and wonderful creatures. I think a pile of shit is the only reasonable

mascot for the GOP.

[FourScore]

19. I think a mosquito should be their maskot. It's perfect...

Blood-sucking irritants!

[Sequoia]

20. You're right. No one loves mosquitos.

[Are_grits_groceries]

15. I love the sound of freeper heads exploding.

I know it's a political move, and all the problems aren't instantly solved.

However, it's damn good to watch the Rethugs squirm even more.

[badgerpup]

22. What FourScore said...

What key do you laugh your ass off in? :fistbump:
I'll do harmony...
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