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bobduca

(1,763 posts)
88. Yeah people here shouldnt be upset about anything
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 01:57 PM
Mar 2013

We got ours, right? All this is just empty worrying, better to just smile and love the impending cuts, because they are not as bad as if a republican was doing it.

Appointing Simpson and Bowles was war, not chess. MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #1
+1 n/t ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2013 #107
Nah, it was chess... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #123
+100000 woo me with science Mar 2013 #133
Everything is going well according to plan. jsr Mar 2013 #2
Yep duffyduff Mar 2013 #3
I don't like being told "but the Democrats do it, too". madfloridian Mar 2013 #4
It's worse when "Democrats" do it duffyduff Mar 2013 #5
+100 Many here agree with what you said. RC Mar 2013 #81
I think that is the hardest thing to persuade people of, plus the hardest thing to accept duffyduff Mar 2013 #84
"Third Way," also known as the "New Democrats." They're GOP-lite all the way. blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #6
aka DLC bbgrunt Mar 2013 #12
I have lived in the DC metro area since I was in the 4th grade of elementary school Samantha Mar 2013 #7
The party has been infiltrated by neoliberals who are little more than gangsters duffyduff Mar 2013 #8
I have to agree Samantha Mar 2013 #9
Little more than gangsters? No, they're republicans too weak to make it their own party. n/t Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #22
They're gangsters. It's all about robbing the public treasury for private profit. n/t duffyduff Mar 2013 #87
I can accept that premise as well. But living in a city that was run by actual gangsters, I have to Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #114
Well said. madfloridian Mar 2013 #10
I think the problem is there's so much damage being inflicted magellan Mar 2013 #11
kabuki theater at its finest. bbgrunt Mar 2013 #13
Hear! Hear! ReRe Mar 2013 #25
indeed, they're attacking on all fronts. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #31
Shock Doctrine, state by state. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #45
Well stated. Seems intentional. Sometimes I think the social wedge issues GoneFishin Mar 2013 #117
Do you remember this excerpt from Milton Mayer's book? madfloridian Mar 2013 #124
You are absolutely correct in saying whathehell Mar 2013 #59
Good post and you are absolutely correct. They are hit men and now they sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #97
I am glad to see you share my views on this Samantha Mar 2013 #108
Obama's Third Way crew sure is destroying our public education system. (nt) w4rma Mar 2013 #14
Yes, they are. madfloridian Mar 2013 #16
Cockroaches hate daylight. It's obvious. jsr Mar 2013 #18
YES. LWolf Mar 2013 #36
This amounts to a plan to execute old people without a lot of money n/t eridani Mar 2013 #15
k&r Starry Messenger Mar 2013 #17
The big question is which is more powerful? Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #19
huh? HiPointDem Mar 2013 #32
The DLC simply morphed into the Third Way. madfloridian Mar 2013 #39
Obama's liberal base was snookered Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #52
Gotta laugh or you'd have to cry. hay rick Mar 2013 #71
I voted for Kucinich in the primary.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #93
The mainstream Dems dissed him in every Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #98
The "Third Way" guys are wimps terrified of being beaten up by Conservative Media... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #94
The DLC is an enemy... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #20
Blind Pragmatism is the enemy. It's only care is to do the doable & compromise makes more doable HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #38
Social Security is not going to be privatized ProSense Mar 2013 #21
Why did Obama lecture them today? madfloridian Mar 2013 #23
I don't know, but ProSense Mar 2013 #24
Actually 2005 is connected to today. madfloridian Mar 2013 #37
Well, ProSense Mar 2013 #50
not this term, no. just moved closer to that end goal. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #33
Exactly! n/t markpkessinger Mar 2013 #35
+100000000000. Anyone who trusts what a politician says on this issue just because s/he HiPointDem Mar 2013 #26
Of course RudynJack Mar 2013 #27
Nobody here has absolved Republicans of anything . . . markpkessinger Mar 2013 #30
+1 HiPointDem Mar 2013 #34
DLC simply changed their name. Policies the same in Third Way. madfloridian Mar 2013 #42
K&E Teamster Jeff Mar 2013 #28
^ Wilms Mar 2013 #29
R Teamster Jeff Mar 2013 #125
Name who you are talking about. Let's stop using bogeyman terms. Which elected officials are stevenleser Mar 2013 #40
I am NOT using "bogeyman" terms. I am quite clear. madfloridian Mar 2013 #41
I resent your use of bogeyman terms. You named only two people in your OP. stevenleser Mar 2013 #43
I resent your defense of cutting Social Security. madfloridian Mar 2013 #46
That is a straw man. I never defended cutting Social Security. Moreover... stevenleser Mar 2013 #47
Stop your generalizations. "Straw man" "bogeyman" madfloridian Mar 2013 #49
Stop using logical fallacies and generalizations and then you won't be accused of doing it. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #53
Then let the Democrats prove me wrong. They need to go on TV or write op eds... madfloridian Mar 2013 #56
Like whom? Again, same issue. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #61
Cato Institute, Leninist strategy FogerRox Mar 2013 #116
+MILLION The OP placer loses me at saying "third way". graham4anything Mar 2013 #51
If you have a strong argument, you don't need bogeyman terms. It's that simple. stevenleser Mar 2013 #55
Being in denial on purpose and attacking those who are being honest... madfloridian Mar 2013 #57
Then I think you should stop doing that. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #60
Protest voters against the democratic party have allowed the teaparty to take office graham4anything Mar 2013 #62
I have always voted and supported Democrats. madfloridian Mar 2013 #64
Now be honest, if they said anyone 50 and over will be grandfathered in graham4anything Mar 2013 #66
It's a strawman to suggest that anyone here would not support Democrats. The discussion is about rhett o rick Mar 2013 #99
The DLC is strong in this thread bobduca Mar 2013 #77
Wait a minute please -- the "Third Way" nomenclature was openly discussed in Clinton's autobiography Samantha Mar 2013 #134
Remember when Tony Blair and the Clintons formed the Third Way concept? madfloridian Mar 2013 #136
I didn't really remember that but your link was interesting, particularly this: Samantha Mar 2013 #138
It can't be more obvious... Oilwellian Mar 2013 #48
It's not obvious. nt stevenleser Mar 2013 #54
Can you post a link and point to the obvious? I've seen no such thing. Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2013 #102
Its just another edition of the recurring soap opera ... JoePhilly Mar 2013 #74
you didnt even read the op. bobduca Mar 2013 #79
I read the OP, and responded to a specifc post in the thread. JoePhilly Mar 2013 #82
Yeah my post count is low & rofl-worthy bobduca Mar 2013 #83
Your comment was what was rofl-worthy. JoePhilly Mar 2013 #86
Yeah people here shouldnt be upset about anything bobduca Mar 2013 #88
"We got ours"? JoePhilly Mar 2013 #91
lol "Hair-on-fire Underground" ? madfloridian Mar 2013 #90
Actually ... JoePhilly Mar 2013 #92
This is the 1st time in my memory that a Dem president OFFERED it up to extremists. madfloridian Mar 2013 #95
+ten zillion, three hundred million graham4anything Mar 2013 #126
It's really very simple, no one who lies about SS in order to try to cut benefits, sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #44
Obama will now have to "deal with the losers in a globalized economy." His own words. madfloridian Mar 2013 #69
I saw Glenn Hubbard on Bloomberg Financial this a.m. KoKo Mar 2013 #89
It's an idea from the Hamilton Project jsr Mar 2013 #58
Transcript Obama's speech to the Hamiltonian Democrats. You are right. madfloridian Mar 2013 #65
Awesome journal. jsr Mar 2013 #68
You need to post Obama's speech in the video forum. madfloridian Mar 2013 #67
The Third Way (with their outsourcing and "free trade") destroyed the tax base. Romulox Mar 2013 #63
The third way are an essential mechanism whereby the right-wing achieves their core economic agenda Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #70
Restricted choice. hay rick Mar 2013 #72
Amen to that. madfloridian Mar 2013 #73
Just a few nights ago I saw David Brooks and Mark Shields "debating" but actually agreeing Douglas Carpenter Mar 2013 #112
"defining the disregarding of the will of the people as "showing leadership and courage." madfloridian Mar 2013 #115
The Third Way is the pinnacle of "not as bad" politics. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #75
Very true. madfloridian Mar 2013 #78
After listening to some MBA students redstatebluegirl Mar 2013 #76
Yes, full care of their parents...that would change their minds suddenly. madfloridian Mar 2013 #80
Ahh, a whole new batch moondust Mar 2013 #100
"maybe even have to allow them to move in with them": And when there are several siblings? WinkyDink Mar 2013 #105
Methinks these young folks haven't thought thru the consequences. madfloridian Mar 2013 #111
K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #85
Thank you WillyT madfloridian Mar 2013 #96
Still waiting on a proposal from said Democrats that gives specifics re: "cutting" The Big Three. Liberal_Stalwart71 Mar 2013 #101
Third Way site today is recycling a 2012 article called Collision Course, lecturing baby boomers madfloridian Mar 2013 #103
Where are these "far higher returns"??????????????????? WinkyDink Mar 2013 #104
K & R historylovr Mar 2013 #106
Millionaire Politicians don't need Social Security... Blue Idaho Mar 2013 #109
Yep. madfloridian Mar 2013 #110
Thanks "MF" for all you do here...informing us of the REAL NEWS! KoKo Mar 2013 #113
I just noticed your sig line. madfloridian Mar 2013 #120
Hello Madfloridian !!!! FogerRox Mar 2013 #118
Ooh, read this "calming" part. madfloridian Mar 2013 #119
Fascinating read, Roger Fox... KoKo Mar 2013 #127
The Playbook, yup. FogerRox Mar 2013 #130
SS/M group is open for business FogerRox Mar 2013 #131
Just subscribed. hay rick Mar 2013 #132
Thank you very much. madfloridian Mar 2013 #137
K&R to read later. n/t truth2power Mar 2013 #121
it is theft. on point Mar 2013 #122
Rich people hire people to do stuff. Octafish Mar 2013 #128
K&R woo me with science Mar 2013 #129
Thank you, madfloridian. I'm so very glad that you are posting your excellent, informative threads Zorra Mar 2013 #135
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