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1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

9. Sigh ...

Reply to HomerRamone (Original post)

Wed Jan 21, 2015, 01:00 PM

Jan 2015

A less charitable reading, though, is that the Democrats are seizing on the opportunity to be progressive at a moment when it's cheap and easy; being out of power (or in Obama's case, term-limited) they won't have to pay the price in campaign dollars or blowback that would come from pursuing these policies in an environment in which they could actually become law.

How could pursuing this tact NOT effect corporate campaign dollars, whether in power or not?

Secondly, what recent environment could any of President Obama Obama's initiative have actually become law?

No ... What is occurring here is the table being set for the 2016 election cycle ... that began earlier this month.

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The DEMOCRATS are Lucy continually yanking the football away [View all] HomerRamone Jan 2015 OP

Succinct description of bait n switch game Dems play on point Jan 2015 #1

I agree Munificence Jan 2015 #13

No, no, we only had a super majority for 27 days. Or something. Lieberman, that's it, Lieberman!!! Scuba Jan 2015 #2

I see you're now hijacking other threads to triple-down on your no-fact, anti-Dem bullshit. tridim Jan 2015 #3

Actually a pro-Dem post. It's time to take our Party back from the corporatists who captured it. Scuba Jan 2015 #6

Quadrupled-down now. tridim Jan 2015 #8

Here, maybe this'll help you ... Scuba Jan 2015 #10

That, and the policies, tell the story, woo me with science Jan 2015 #12

Next step of the 1% Plan: Make Americans forget what the Obama administration taught us: woo me with science Jan 2015 #4

+all. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jan 2015 #7

Your Munificence Jan 2015 #15

Yup. Although they're not a monolith. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jan 2015 #5

Sigh ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #9

It is the 2016 strategy. To set up the debate. Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #11

First of all, that's not the definition of insanity Orrex Jan 2015 #14

It isn't the definition of insanity but rather the definition of rock skulled stupidity TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #16

Because it's also not a realistic statement Orrex Jan 2015 #17

Mighty broad yet pretty damn accurate. What was it that we have gotten compromise on? TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #19

The sensible pragmatic incrementalists in our leadership suddenly believe in ponies and unicorns. pa28 Jan 2015 #18

It's easy to play progressive... backscatter712 Jan 2015 #20

Kick. United oligarchy masquerading as gridlocked democracy. woo me with science Jan 2015 #21