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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 05:58 PM Original message |
Would you be willing to rid the Democratic Party of DLC types if it meant a GOP Congress? |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Harry Truman n/t |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:02 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. An updated paraphrasing: If a Republican and a DLC Democrat are running... |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Exactly! |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Vlad the Impaler |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, I would. Then maybe the REAL Democrats could get busy, |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. So a Democrat without a left-of-center political ideaology is fake? |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Yeah, in my opinion (and I still can have an opinion here, I hope) |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's a thoughtful and well reasoned post. I agree with your assessment |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Everything this Democratic Congress has passed has had support from some DLC Democrats |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. I think that everything |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 07:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
53. I highly resemble that remark! |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 07:01 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. It struck me |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
6. Interesting question. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
8. False dichotomy. eom |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. certain parts of the country are more conservative and only DLC Democrats have a chance. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. How come the Republicans never have to do that? |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Neat trick, huh. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. The republicans are the party of the south and a few |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Think how they'd sweep 'liberal' areas by going antiwar...pro labor... |
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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I agree with your assessment of the Republican Party. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. I think a balanced budget is a ruse the GOP uses to |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
48. Demonstrably false and highly illogical. Balancing the budget had no effect on the viability |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. They used to... Arlen Specter, for example |
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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. Did you notice the Republicans never had big majorities. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Then why would Dems go right? To lose their majorities? |
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Tony_FLADEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. They would go center on the budget to make the Republican Party extinct. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. The M$M is in their corner |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
10. yes, I would |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. other way around |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I don't think anyone here in their right mind would support that. |
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William Z. Foster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. you just proved my point |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
12. I can tolerate a DLC Democrat IF: |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. "I don't see any DLC types apologizing to BP" |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Typhoid Mary is as bad as Bobby Jindal |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. "Inappropriate attacks against Democrats" |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. LOL! |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. Why did this make me giggle? |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Way'at dawlin'!! |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. The "DLC types" are perfectly willing to rid the party of us if if means a GOP congress. |
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dkofos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
24. yes |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
27. "DLC types" seems derogatory |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. LOLOL!!! |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
34. The reason Democrats so often lose elections nowadays is that the DLC has destroyed "the brand". |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Are you old enough to remember when the south was |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Yet when faced with |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. Point well taken. I will still make the argument that a party |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. I agree. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. It's going to take a long time and many tears to get rid of the |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 07:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. The damage they have done |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 05:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
63. Why yes, I *AM* That old, thank you very much. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
40. Yes. The DLCers are driving perfectly solid Dems to other parties or non-voting. |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
42. fortunately the political process does not resemble your scenario. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
43. What makes you think running progressives would result in a GOP Congress? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
45. Is this a trick question or what? |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
46. but you leave out a big part of that history |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
51. No. An asshole on our side is better than an angel on their side, game-theory-wise. |
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Texasgal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
54. UMMM...NO. |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
56. Destroy Dems ability to implement any liberal policies, thus hurting my children, just to make a |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
58. I don't understand how the OP can say the DLC types agree with traditional Democrats |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
59. W and Cheney were not so bad - just look how well things are going |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
60. The surest way to crap out in the long haul is to consistently play not to lose. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-21-10 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
61. I'm doing my bit. I don't vote for DLC type candidates..of either party. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
64. In my opinion, there is no difference between a DLCer and a Republican |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-22-10 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
65. If I wanted party purges, I'd be a Republican. n/t |
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