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2018. Agschmid Aug 2017 #1
She Supports... Oubaas Aug 2017 #2
Goodness! Then we should probably kill her. Next? Squinch Aug 2017 #3
No... Oubaas Aug 2017 #7
Actually the sad thing is when people distort facts lapucelle Aug 2017 #9
I hear she also runs that child slave colony on Mars that Alex Jones exposed. I hate that. Squinch Aug 2017 #12
Well... Oubaas Aug 2017 #16
Well, since she does nothing remotely resembling "trampling the 4th Amendment" Squinch Aug 2017 #18
This. Agschmid Aug 2017 #19
Well Now... Oubaas Aug 2017 #20
Seriously, you should give up now. It's not working. Squinch Aug 2017 #21
It's freeze before trial- not seize. Why spread lies against Dems? If it was a banks assets you'd bettyellen Aug 2017 #36
You didnt ask why lie, did you? How kind you are, the agenda is alive and well Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #51
Jeeze we totally ignore what Harris has done for mortgage holders and stress this? bettyellen Aug 2017 #58
Get used to it, lots of folks here will be doing it non stop and there is nothing Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #59
Also it's assets worth a minimum of $100K. But our friend is worried about its effect on the poor. Squinch Aug 2017 #95
BINGO!!!! kcdoug1 Aug 2017 #28
The fearful Unitarians are even worse! And don't get me started on the Quakers. Damn, skippy! Squinch Aug 2017 #72
They are starting their Wall Street and email type attack. Blue_true Aug 2017 #63
Absolutely. And anyone that frightens them will get smeared. In obvious ways. Squinch Aug 2017 #66
I really don't think that will work this time around. Blue_true Aug 2017 #94
No she doesn't and no she didn't... lapucelle Aug 2017 #6
How are they determined to be criminal profits? David__77 Aug 2017 #8
Charges alone are frequently enough to freeze certain assets until after trial. lapucelle Aug 2017 #10
I do think that people can have principled disagreement on this. David__77 Aug 2017 #25
I agree with you "that people can have principled disagreement on this." lapucelle Aug 2017 #39
Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #13
By simple commonsense. Blue_true Aug 2017 #64
The standard is not the same as criminal conviction. David__77 Aug 2017 #80
The talking point comes from Russia and the GOP marylandblue Aug 2017 #29
Mostly from Russia Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #52
Senator Harris, not Representative. She won Barbara Boxer's seat. Hekate Aug 2017 #86
Thank you. lapucelle Aug 2017 #92
I would like full context please, of this assertion ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #17
This... Oubaas Aug 2017 #23
That's not quite accurate... lapucelle Aug 2017 #43
Here's the text of the bill. lapucelle Aug 2017 #40
I knew it was something like that ismnotwasm Aug 2017 #56
To be fair, I don't think I'd be for that bill. Though, I could see people who could argue musicblind Aug 2017 #119
Debating the merits of the bill as it is actually written lapucelle Aug 2017 #120
Exactly. n/t musicblind Aug 2017 #122
"I would like" "I would like" "I would like" Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #60
So she's Jeff Sessions? BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #22
No... Oubaas Aug 2017 #24
Righhhhhht BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #26
...indeed lapucelle Aug 2017 #41
Guess what, she got my contribution, my support and my vote wasupaloopa Aug 2017 #32
There seems to be a coordinated disinformation campaign online targeting Harris DesertRat Aug 2017 #44
This year, I have seen two Democrats targeted NewJeffCT Aug 2017 #48
Deval Patrick is getting it- because he took a job at Baine bettyellen Aug 2017 #74
Hmmm DesertRat Aug 2017 #79
Because a rule that specifies strict procedures for freezing of assets worth a minimum of $100K Squinch Aug 2017 #70
Nope it was adding a temp freeze of assets provision so they'd not have to wait till bettyellen Aug 2017 #35
I hear she's an oligarchy or something too! Some people say.... yardwork Aug 2017 #69
It is a lie. Please do some real research, and consider the source. Hekate Aug 2017 #87
Americans don't want a woman president despite the deniers that BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #4
I suspect several of our primary candidates next time will be women Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #15
I don't think Harris would play well in PA, her CA AG history would hurt her. Amishman Aug 2017 #75
Gun Control is certainly an issue where there's a disconnect with big chunks of the country. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #76
"just like Obama was for 8 years" - Obama got elected. In fact he received more popular votes than.. PoliticAverse Aug 2017 #33
Yes, I know that, but he went through hell! BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #38
She was about to be elected before Comey intervened with 11 days to go to rig the election. (eom) StevieM Aug 2017 #49
I love Hillary, and I think she was robbed by Comey, but it is not entirely clear that StevieM Aug 2017 #50
I would like to see her in the primaries. nt. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #5
And I would like to see us focus on the 3 years worth of elections before then. vi5 Aug 2017 #11
This right here. n/t ms liberty Aug 2017 #53
I'm perfectly capable of doing both. TDale313 Aug 2017 #71
But why respond. Caliman73 Aug 2017 #89
Why do you care if I choose to post something in support of Harris? TDale313 Aug 2017 #96
Because I think it just incites more drama. Caliman73 Aug 2017 #98
I agree. This is complete mental masturbation right now. Caliman73 Aug 2017 #88
Yeah, because ignoring attacks until the narrative gains hold TDale313 Aug 2017 #116
Context. Caliman73 Aug 2017 #118
I want a broad bench, a wide field, and a vigorous, issues-based discussion. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #14
I agree with that, but also marylandblue Aug 2017 #30
I wouldnt want to be accused of ageism, but we definitely need to move beyond Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #31
I could support her easily Gothmog Aug 2017 #27
I'd support her run. Hieronymus Aug 2017 #34
No, no, no...she just got there as a Senator adigal Aug 2017 #37
Not so much that she's a woman, just not the right one. She's not ready nor nationally electable. LBM20 Aug 2017 #46
I like that watchdog groups have listed her as one of the most progressive Senators DesertRat Aug 2017 #42
She's not ready, isn't very electable nationally, and can we please focus on 2018. LBM20 Aug 2017 #45
"not ready" and "not very electable nationally" are exactly what they said about Obama. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #47
Yep. I remember the looks of disbelief I got from fellow Dems BannonsLiver Aug 2017 #55
A relative newcomer has the advantage marylandblue Aug 2017 #61
Harris is a fighter, too. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #62
Please no Kaine, Biden, Sanders or any man that makes you think "retired".... bettyellen Aug 2017 #65
I'm totally in agreement on that point. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #67
Obama was a remarkable politician and is a MAN adigal Aug 2017 #81
I think Harris could energize the Dem base. She is quite charismatic and no bettyellen Aug 2017 #82
Hillary, for better or worse, does not have the best political chops. She's admitted as much. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #83
Not exactly. Al Gore and Hillary Clinton were ridiculed R B Garr Aug 2017 #90
And yet, the end result was the same. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #91
Wrong conclusion. They were both demonized, mostly with the big lie R B Garr Aug 2017 #97
And in the interim we had a wildly successful and popular 2 term president Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #99
Most politicians aren't like Obama. That's the point. Bernie R B Garr Aug 2017 #100
No, the lesson is to nominate candidates who are so damned good at connecting with people BeyondGeography Aug 2017 #101
Most politicians are not like Obama and Bill Clinton. That is the lesson. R B Garr Aug 2017 #103
If you haven't learned by now that Democratic candidates need to be better than Republicans BeyondGeography Aug 2017 #105
Democratic candidates *are* better than Republicans, by far. That's a given. R B Garr Aug 2017 #106
Or pathetic morons like W... BeyondGeography Aug 2017 #107
It's not a matter of grasping anything difficult, as it's very obvious to me what the choices are. R B Garr Aug 2017 #108
I wanted Al Gore to run again, more than anything, for years. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #102
You were talking about political chops. R B Garr Aug 2017 #104
I was. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #109
"frumpled socialist" -- that's what I was talking about. Al Gore and Hillary Clinton R B Garr Aug 2017 #111
Bernie didn't win the nomination, remember? Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #112
I remember what was said about our nominee and who believed it. nt R B Garr Aug 2017 #113
This conversation feels circular. Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #114
Yeah. I know. R B Garr Aug 2017 #115
I want, I want, I want, I want, I want. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #54
You mean like "I want a broad bench, a wide field, and a vigorous, issues-based discussion"? Warren DeMontague Aug 2017 #57
This is the second reference I've seen to this. What am I missing, Eliot? Squinch Aug 2017 #68
Huh? TDale313 Aug 2017 #73
Love that woman. Would canvas for that woman. byronius Aug 2017 #77
Kamala Harris's support of a well-reasoned statute aimed at high level drug operations Expecting Rain Aug 2017 #78
I would throw her a vote over most people JonLP24 Aug 2017 #84
Why don't we focus on 2018? It's FAR more urgent. Hekate Aug 2017 #85
IKR !?!!? There's something creepy about these "why not this pol for prez" OPs, they come about uponit7771 Aug 2017 #93
When is she up for reelection for her Senate seat? Autumn Aug 2017 #110
She was just elected in 2016. Up in 2022. TDale313 Aug 2017 #117
She will continue the transformation of the country that Obama imagined and initiated Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #121
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