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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
28 years ago! Enough said. Tell the youngsters who think they'd done differently while in the womb hlthe2b May 2019 #1
re: "The bad politicos are those who don't change their positions and evolve." thesquanderer May 2019 #8
Easy to say-actually disingenuous 28 yr. later. It was a different time with different issues. hlthe2b May 2019 #14
Biden continued to be proud of 'his' crime bill - as recently as 2015 bloom May 2019 #30
Utterly ridiculous as you defend Sander's identical vote and Warren was a Republican at the time hlthe2b May 2019 #35
That bill defines Biden bloom May 2019 #44
Yeah, keep digging. With supporters like you feebly attacking her opponents, Warren needs... hlthe2b May 2019 #46
Sanders did not vote for the bill Biden is discussing in the OP. thesquanderer May 2019 #48
The racial justice provision: loyalsister May 2019 #56
that link didn't have any info - that I could see n/t bloom May 2019 #63
Sorry loyalsister May 2019 #70
That was last century tirebiter May 2019 #2
He is still proud of his bill. bloom May 2019 #40
Well, there are candidates who have never expressed regret for their Iraq intervention votes. ehrnst May 2019 #82
Reach LW1977 May 2019 #3
28 years ago Warren was a Republican BeyondGeography May 2019 #4
+1 Hassler May 2019 #10
Warren is not bragging about being a Republican. bloom May 2019 #32
Still she voted for Reagan redstateblues May 2019 #79
Bernie record from C-Span when he voted for the 1994 Crime Bill. Kahuna7 May 2019 #5
Actually - your post favors Bernie. He appears quite a bit more thoughtful in comparison bloom May 2019 #11
So much has been made about how the crime bill threw... Kahuna7 May 2019 #18
I didn't say that (throwing black men under) - he just seems to be weighing the pros and cons better bloom May 2019 #22
So. The pot has no business calling the kettle black. nt Kahuna7 May 2019 #23
Warren was a repub then.. was that a good thing?.. Cha May 2019 #6
She was a law professor. Not a Republican politician. bloom May 2019 #16
Still a repub. Cha May 2019 #81
"When the Facts Change, I Change My Mind. What Do You Do, Sir ..." DemocratSinceBirth May 2019 #7
I mean I just don't think this approach is going to bear fruit qazplm135 May 2019 #9
I like knowing the full story bloom May 2019 #13
I don't think you shared that link qazplm135 May 2019 #21
You don't know the full story on any of them but DonViejo May 2019 #28
I support Warren based on what I know bloom May 2019 #33
So, the answer to my question is "yes." Got it. eom DonViejo May 2019 #37
You seem to have a particular animus towards Biden, despite "not knowing much" ehrnst May 2019 #83
People forget how violent it was during the heyday of the crack John Fante May 2019 #12
Yes - you can look at Crime statistics bloom May 2019 #34
Important comment. The communities most affected were demanding stronger law emmaverybo May 2019 #45
Another day, another Biden smear on DU mcar May 2019 #15
Is it a 'smear' to post videos? bloom May 2019 #17
It's a funny thing melman May 2019 #20
Yes, it is mcar May 2019 #26
Okay... but why weren't DU'ers and others attacking Biden b4 he got in the race..knowing he would Thekaspervote May 2019 #55
I didn't pay that much attention to him. bloom May 2019 #65
An old video from 1991? Seriously? Honeycombe8 May 2019 #19
as the senator preferred to call it (as recently as 2015), the "1994 Biden Crime Bill." bloom May 2019 #31
2015 is four years ago. Anyone talk to him recently about it? Probably not. George II May 2019 #71
Your post is too long to read, for me...but... Honeycombe8 May 2019 #84
Lol yardwork May 2019 #24
The crime bill as a smear has been dead for a long long time LibFarmer May 2019 #25
No, I don't think Sanders or Biden voting for the crime bill was a good thing. WeekiWater May 2019 #27
I don't think any those candidates were in congress at the time. thesquanderer May 2019 #57
That's just Sanders. It's how he does it. WeekiWater May 2019 #58
re: "Votes don't come with nuance. You vote for it or against it." thesquanderer May 2019 #62
How you describe that makes Sanders vote against a pathway to citizenship... WeekiWater May 2019 #66
As I said, bills are compromises. The bill was more than just that. thesquanderer May 2019 #67
He voted against it because of workers programs that were later expanded. WeekiWater May 2019 #68
re: "At the expense of the oppressed" thesquanderer May 2019 #72
That is exactly what I argued. WeekiWater May 2019 #73
There are plenty of problematic votes to go around. thesquanderer May 2019 #76
Most of the others were babies or in elementary school at the time. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #85
That's what I was thinking. NT WeekiWater May 2019 #86
Biden continued to be proud of 'his' crime bill - as recently as 2015 bloom May 2019 #29
Sanders signed this as well. And this sort of thing makes me vow to never vote for your candidate in Demsrule86 May 2019 #38
re: "this sort of thing makes me vow to never vote for your candidate in a primary" thesquanderer May 2019 #59
Oh but it is...supporters do influence what you think about their candidates. Demsrule86 May 2019 #74
I hope this didn't turn you off to Obama... thesquanderer May 2019 #77
Yes...Years ago. And Warren Wiil not win the primary and would not beat Trump. Demsrule86 May 2019 #36
I will for the person in the primary who I think is best bloom May 2019 #42
Zzzzzzzzzzzz........ BlueTsunami2018 May 2019 #39
He is still proud of his bill bloom May 2019 #41
I didn't watch the clip but i'm fucking tired of bs. CONTEXT matters. themaguffin May 2019 #43
I see mass incarceration / private prisons to be an abomination bloom May 2019 #47
I GET it and I have seen the documentary. You didn't read my comment though themaguffin May 2019 #50
The context was somehow mass incarceration Voltaire2 May 2019 #49
Jesus, you didn't even read what i wrote. themaguffin May 2019 #51
Not I did. Voltaire2 May 2019 #53
Nope. Next. themaguffin May 2019 #54
Even in those years, there were LOTS of people against the death penalty. thesquanderer May 2019 #60
you seem very concerned ! stonecutter357 May 2019 #52
I suppose... bloom May 2019 #61
Actually some of the crime bill was very good... emmaverybo May 2019 #64
What's your point? George II May 2019 #69
It's interesting, isn't it, that so many comments about "that was then" as if it's not a valid JudyM May 2019 #75
Weak Pisces May 2019 #78
Keep trying. Maybe make another stab at the hugging scandal redstateblues May 2019 #80
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