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49. if that is your sideways kick at bernie...i blame him too
Fri Dec 8, 2017, 10:10 PM
Dec 2017

he should of been smarter

his idea that healthcare is a human right is still valid tho

The same as everyone else's were at that point kcr Dec 2017 #1
I think there is truth to this Renew Deal Dec 2017 #6
No. Franken was fighting this tooth and nail. kcr Dec 2017 #8
I know Renew Deal Dec 2017 #11
"Fighting tooth and nail" brooklynite Dec 2017 #26
Post removed Post removed Dec 2017 #30
BOOM! Thing of beauty my dear ChubbyStar Dec 2017 #34
Had dinner with the Party Chair on Wednesday; had a reception with a House candidate last night... brooklynite Dec 2017 #38
Hell Franken himself did not want to look like he was against it Egnever Dec 2017 #9
This is why I think their actions do more harm than good kcr Dec 2017 #13
Well said. Nt BootinUp Dec 2017 #21
Well said SHRED Dec 2017 #37
I agree with you flamingdem Dec 2017 #67
Yep. there's truth to this. mountain grammy Dec 2017 #75
Oblivious to, or in denial re: how far the RW would take things--OR "path of least resistance"? hlthe2b Dec 2017 #2
So Bernie now goes under the bus on DU. nycbos Dec 2017 #3
To be fair, along with almost every other Dem colleague if that's any comfort kcr Dec 2017 #4
as a huge bernie fan, i expected more of him, warren and brown too questionseverything Dec 2017 #31
The whole thing is hugely disappointing kcr Dec 2017 #32
It can't get any more disappointing. Our party leaders showed they won't back their... brush Dec 2017 #41
all we can do is find different leaders questionseverything Dec 2017 #48
I was sorry to see Bernie join the rest of his Senate colleagues shoveling InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #51
franken did not have to be sacrificed to do that questionseverything Dec 2017 #59
I hear ya... so bummed. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #63
so somehow we gotta pick up and try again questionseverything Dec 2017 #64
Wow, nice... keep up the good fight!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #66
since gore's election was stolen..we have been trying questionseverything Dec 2017 #70
Good for you... Gore's stolen election was the reason I went from being a lurker here to InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #71
disappointed also in Merkley spooky3 Dec 2017 #76
Me too - so disappointed in Bernie and Warren. womanofthehills Dec 2017 #77
I am not interested in either. apcalc Dec 2017 #79
I expect more of Bernie, and I'm very disappointed in his piling on PatrickforO Dec 2017 #58
What you said flamingdem Dec 2017 #68
Right there with you... disappointed in Bernie's "pile on" too... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #69
Why pick on Sanders? He is just one of many Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #5
The real question is... CrowCity_Dem Dec 2017 #7
has she called publicly for trump to resign? nt msongs Dec 2017 #10
I agree with all of them. Franken has to go. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #12
You should tell them Senators to ask Trump to resign rockfordfile Dec 2017 #15
what about trump is pathetic. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #19
There had been no due process... FarPoint Dec 2017 #28
Agree. Zero tolerance. apcalc Dec 2017 #80
Schummer got my first letter Egnever Dec 2017 #16
Abso-fuckin-lutely!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #72
i am disgusted with all of them...gillibrand was the leader but questionseverything Dec 2017 #33
Because she was the first one to immediately believe Tweeden's sketchy story... brush Dec 2017 #44
As I've said the TRUTH never mattered,only the ACCUSATIONS..... Bengus81 Dec 2017 #74
Did they post that early when there were no men? Bengus81 Dec 2017 #73
They're all equally responsible, tho, honestly, one could argue Gillibrand was the "tipping point" InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #78
Expected nothing less. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #52
I am not a fan of Bernie. But I do not see him as the bad guy in this debacle. Tipperary Dec 2017 #14
My thoughts exactly. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #53
Well for some reason the supporters of Bernie think that a progressive will be in the seat rockfordfile Dec 2017 #17
He saw him as competition in 2020 Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2017 #18
Bernie stated his position quite clearly, as usual... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #56
We see you. Agschmid Dec 2017 #20
Why don't you ask about the motives of the Dems? milestogo Dec 2017 #22
That is the point of the OP, I think. Over and over here people have been blaming the Dems pnwmom Dec 2017 #39
if that is your sideways kick at bernie...i blame him too questionseverything Dec 2017 #49
Hillary strongly believes healthcare is a human right. And that's why she led the fight for a pnwmom Dec 2017 #50
He thought it was the right thing to do MaryMagdaline Dec 2017 #23
I don't trust any presidential candidate that dodges releasing their tax returns!!! FreeStateDemocrat Dec 2017 #27
He didn't want to "railroad" Franken... brooklynite Dec 2017 #24
People have been ascribing nefarious motives to the Democrats who signed the letter. pnwmom Dec 2017 #40
2020 (nt) question everything Dec 2017 #25
2018 is just as, if not more, important! dhol82 Dec 2017 #29
Is he up for re-election? Then yes, you are correct (nt) question everything Dec 2017 #35
He wasn't up for re-election until 2020 but his replacement will face a special election in 2018 brush Dec 2017 #45
there was talk of Franken running for president in 2020 gopiscrap Dec 2017 #36
Senators aren't knee capping Franken to clear the path for themselves Tom Rinaldo Dec 2017 #42
When Big Egos Are Involved, the Green-Eyed Monster Thrives dlk Dec 2017 #43
Franken was getting some of the attention he thought he deserved. DavidDvorkin Dec 2017 #46
Stirring the pot left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #47
Beyond sad... more like pathetic!! InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #57
Same reason the rest of them did. JI7 Dec 2017 #54
Bernie did not do it. Roget Stone did it. Can we not Divide and Conquer ourselves? McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #55
Too many enjoy the 'circular firing squad' left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #62
Please delete this thread n/t emulatorloo Dec 2017 #60
Agree. And replace it with one about the many crimes of Putin. McCamy Taylor Dec 2017 #61
I see no evidence of Bernie railroading Franken. What are your motives for saying so? aikoaiko Dec 2017 #65
Slimy original post. David__77 Dec 2017 #81
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