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The feeding frenzy on Booker has nothing to do with prescription drugs (Original Post) Renew Deal Jan 2017 OP
No doubt. 2naSalit Jan 2017 #1
It's out of control, too. LisaM Jan 2017 #2
Not sure I agree... Bernie is leading on this and, as usual, showing us the way. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #3
I like my women Senators LisaM Jan 2017 #5
I understand... there would hafta be a pattern of voting in favor of Big Pharma. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2017 #7
fuck them JI7 Jan 2017 #4
Yep. Russia and other trolls started against Hillary in 2012 ecstatic Jan 2017 #6
It's All About Sanders otohara Jan 2017 #8
Strange that people think things are gong to be regular enough Jan 2017 #9
Whatever. earthside Jan 2017 #10
The Russians trolls are working to take out every viable Dawson Leery Jan 2017 #11
Booker will be as viable as Hillary. truebluegreen Jan 2017 #13
No, Booker's vote is in question. nt babylonsister Jan 2017 #14
Cenk Uygur mentioned that reason specifically when... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #12
I don't think this thread topic is fair. I have plenty to say about Booker. But, the moment I do, I Trust Buster Jan 2017 #15
I get what you're saying Renew Deal Jan 2017 #19
huh? why didn't he just vote for the damn thing? yodermon Jan 2017 #16
Uh no. progressoid Jan 2017 #17
Listen up... democrats CANNOT continue to support corps over people. onecaliberal Jan 2017 #18
Really? It's already about 2020? BlueWI Jan 2017 #20

LisaM

(27,762 posts)
2. It's out of control, too.
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 08:59 PM
Jan 2017

Someone on a friend's FB thread is saying that Washington needs to immediately dump Cantwell and Murray! Hello? Doesn't that seem like an extreme overreaction to a vote on what is really a procedural amendment?

LisaM

(27,762 posts)
5. I like my women Senators
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:07 PM
Jan 2017

I'm certainly not going to call for their heads because they voted against one procedural amendment just because it happened to have Bernie Sanders' name attached to it.

ecstatic

(32,567 posts)
6. Yep. Russia and other trolls started against Hillary in 2012
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:07 PM
Jan 2017

They're prepared and ready to misinform / shape opinion. I just hate that many on our side are really naive and susceptible to their propaganda campaigns.

 

otohara

(24,135 posts)
8. It's All About Sanders
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:12 PM
Jan 2017

Not one of these Senators voted to gut the ACA.

Did anyone of the disgruntled left go thank these 13 Democrats for their NO vote to save the ACA?

Probably not!

There's sites out on the interweb with great prices on RX's - like Health Warehouse in Kentucky

enough

(13,237 posts)
9. Strange that people think things are gong to be regular
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:14 PM
Jan 2017

in 2020. Nobody has any idea what we're going to be dealing with by then.

earthside

(6,960 posts)
10. Whatever.
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:14 PM
Jan 2017

It was a bad vote by those Democratic U.S. Senators and cast apparently to keep Big Pharma happy.

If Democrats don't stand with helping the working person, then what are they doing?

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)
11. The Russians trolls are working to take out every viable
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:19 PM
Jan 2017

Democrat for 2020.

Booker is clearly a top choice. The assault by the Russkies demonstrates such.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,847 posts)
12. Cenk Uygur mentioned that reason specifically when...
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:19 PM
Jan 2017

covering the prescription drug story on TYT.

And?

If Booker's name is being floated as a possible Presidential candidate by several people, I don't blame TYT for shedding more light on his record at all!

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
15. I don't think this thread topic is fair. I have plenty to say about Booker. But, the moment I do, I
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:52 PM
Jan 2017

will be alerted on for criticizing a Democrat. That being the case, posters should also be prohibited from baiting such criticism IMO. #Not a level playing field.

Renew Deal

(81,802 posts)
19. I get what you're saying
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 11:12 PM
Jan 2017

I've been on the wrong side of that. But I'm not baiting anyone. There's tons of posts here critical of Booker that haven't been hidden including one of mine.

onecaliberal

(32,489 posts)
18. Listen up... democrats CANNOT continue to support corps over people.
Fri Jan 13, 2017, 10:48 PM
Jan 2017

I don't know about others but that is the ONLY THING that pisses me off about that vote and he's NOT the only one I'm upset with

BlueWI

(1,736 posts)
20. Really? It's already about 2020?
Sat Jan 14, 2017, 06:16 PM
Jan 2017

This should have been a routine no-brainer vote for a Democrat, and the monthly budget for many, many people is impacted by prescription drug prices.

2020 is four years away. Booker's vote put drug company profits ahead of people, and it deserved to be panned, the same as one should do if a Republican voted this way.

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