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57. Yes. It sucks. The military spending is completely insane in this country. /nt

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Elizabeth Warren takes care of defense industry at home [View all] ellenrr Apr 2015 OP

There isn't a representative alive that doesn't do that. sufrommich Apr 2015 #1

Ah, but when your state's economy depends on Wall Street or Insurance? KittyWampus Apr 2015 #3

Yeah,I hear you. sufrommich Apr 2015 #7

You are assuming that ALL DUers who support a particular politician will 'melt down' should sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #91

This isn't protecting the state's economy JonLP24 Apr 2015 #12

I don't have any reason to slam Warren because I support Clinton. sufrommich Apr 2015 #16

I was just highlighting of the irony of it JonLP24 Apr 2015 #21

Yes, it is--she's protecting Bay State JOBS. It's simple. I don't blame her. MADem Apr 2015 #70

That's not how it works JonLP24 Apr 2015 #73

The purchaser is the Army--they said they could do without it. MADem Apr 2015 #80

So why did they buy it? JonLP24 Apr 2015 #84

The Army took it because the Congress--including the MA delegation--told them to take it. MADem Apr 2015 #86

Try addressing the argument on its merits JonLP24 Apr 2015 #87

Well, OK...I don't agree with a Koch-Scaife approach to government, is that simple enough for you? MADem Apr 2015 #88

I came across it through Google JonLP24 Apr 2015 #89

It's an horrifically BIASED source--creepy, icky, Scaife-esque, Koch-ish, and the antithesis of MADem Apr 2015 #90

Maybe on most of the other publications maybe every other one JonLP24 Apr 2015 #92

I give Ralph Nader a fart in his general direction. Nader carried water for Bush. MADem Apr 2015 #95

I noticed it was 1999 JonLP24 Apr 2015 #98

Nader was being set up to attack Gore from the left. This was a "roll out" for him. MADem Apr 2015 #99

Link? merrily Apr 2015 #101

I don't see them all JonLP24 Apr 2015 #103

What all are you not seeing where? I asked you to post a link to support YOUR claim. merrily Apr 2015 #104

I have no idea if they did or not JonLP24 Apr 2015 #109

97% from individual donations Mnpaul Apr 2015 #113

Oh this will be fun. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #2

They all do that. Autumn Apr 2015 #4

I could search through you posting history- KittyWampus Apr 2015 #8

If you feel the need to search my posting history by all means do so Autumn Apr 2015 #15

Exactly. This is the proverbial teachable moment. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #11

What do we need to lean from this that we don't already know? Autumn Apr 2015 #18

I am sure both of them did. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #23

I know that they did, and both were right to do so, so is Elizabeth. Autumn Apr 2015 #26

We should be criticizing them. Strongly. JonLP24 Apr 2015 #25

I'll criticize a fucking republican for anything and everything Autumn Apr 2015 #27

OK? JonLP24 Apr 2015 #29

Still doesn't it violate progressive principles? treestar Apr 2015 #50

No. Have I missed posts complaining about Democrats procuring funds for their states? n/t Autumn Apr 2015 #51

You don't see what's wrong with what's supposed to be the populist revolution of the party NuclearDem Apr 2015 #52

Should the people in her state lose their jobs and go on wefare? Autumn Apr 2015 #54

Same bullshit arguments against eliminating subsidies for fossil fuels. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #55

Hey I want defense contractors done away with too, and fossil fuels, but it ain't gonna happen. Autumn Apr 2015 #56

Not as long as people keep making excuses for giving them money. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #58

Wrong, that's our current system. Our leaders will not change it so we live with it. Autumn Apr 2015 #62

What a profile in courage. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #65

Well at least I'm not busy attacking other DUers for defending Democrats Autumn Apr 2015 #66

Were Obama or Hillary billed as the populist revolution of the party? NuclearDem Apr 2015 #69

That is an excellent pic JonLP24 Apr 2015 #68

Not Your Title, But The Text ProfessorGAC Apr 2015 #63

Give a massive profitable company subsidies and tax breaks or jobs will be in danger? NuclearDem Apr 2015 #64

Still a Non-Sequitur ProfessorGAC Apr 2015 #107

Unanticipated costs is the same as subsidies? merrily Apr 2015 #110

There are a million posts about how wrong the corporatists are to support the MIC treestar Apr 2015 #53

Ya, both parties suck on military spending. BIG TIME /nt think Apr 2015 #60

Yes. It sucks. The military spending is completely insane in this country. /nt think Apr 2015 #57

Funny, I don't remember anyone posting Warren is perfect. Yet about half the people on this merrily Apr 2015 #111

A very vivid imagination is my guess. Autumn Apr 2015 #112

I defend her often JonLP24 Apr 2015 #5

Ah, a save Hillary hit piece. You want she should tell them to go nextdoor to CT, ME, NY, etc.? NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #6

Facts are "hit pieces"? You want Hillary or Schumer to tell Wall Street to go to TX? KittyWampus Apr 2015 #9

Standing up to the MIC is hard. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #10

Particularly when Massachusetts jobs are involved. Orsino Apr 2015 #30

Were the jobs threatened without the subsidy? JonLP24 Apr 2015 #37

That part isn't up to her. Orsino Apr 2015 #41

Because it is the spending on corporate subsides that isn't being cut JonLP24 Apr 2015 #59

That battlefield comm system that the Army said they didn't want -- that was ALL down to jobs. MADem Apr 2015 #72

Of course she is going to market her reasons for the subisdy JonLP24 Apr 2015 #74

In the case of that battlefield system, she was lobbied by the workers for help saving their jobs.nt MADem Apr 2015 #78

everything isn't about Hillary, except she is responsible for my check engine light coming on snooper2 Apr 2015 #14

Her husband is responsible in part for all those Giant Trucks and SUVs on the highway. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #17

How many Republicans consider LGBT and women's rights human rights? NuclearDem Apr 2015 #19

Yup. That's the only thing Hillary's got going for her. Any Dem will similarly support these. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #22

Oh I doubt that's all she has going for her. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #24

BUT SHE PUT SUV's ON THE HIGHWAY! AND THE CLENIS! emulatorloo Apr 2015 #31

Why would they go next door if they don't get the subsidy JonLP24 Apr 2015 #28

Politico WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #13

Ah, Politico. That's what it is alright. This clip from the Esquire article that coined the term.. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #20

This is why being a senator is a poor resume feature for presidency. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #32

This is the only dirt on her JonLP24 Apr 2015 #33

Governors have the very same conflicts. sufrommich Apr 2015 #35

I don't agree. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #36

Regardless of what a Senator is in Washington to do, sufrommich Apr 2015 #38

What the voters expect JonLP24 Apr 2015 #44

Which was my initial point. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #45

Tell me how the jobs are threatened without it JonLP24 Apr 2015 #39

"tell me how the money couldn't have been better spent elsewhere?" sufrommich Apr 2015 #42

We have big problems no matter what so why bother JonLP24 Apr 2015 #48

Interesting, here's a DU point of view on this site Autumn Apr 2015 #34

Is the story true or not JonLP24 Apr 2015 #40

You will have to decide that for yourself. IMO this article posted is a hit piece on Liz Autumn Apr 2015 #46

I observe that you left out the :sarcasm: smiley MineralMan Apr 2015 #43

I thought that was always there in your posts Autumn Apr 2015 #47

No. In fact, I rarely use it. MineralMan Apr 2015 #49

Not a huge suprise that a senator would fight for her state to get these things. hrmjustin Apr 2015 #61

Elizabeth Warren is not a "liberal." She's a moderate. She believes in a strong defense and she MADem Apr 2015 #67

I'm not too familiar with her foreign policy views JonLP24 Apr 2015 #71

"They" also said that John Kerry was "the most liberal Senator in the Senate" when he wasn't even MADem Apr 2015 #77

That wasn't the ADA that rated John Kerry nor Gov Track JonLP24 Apr 2015 #79

When you rank politicians based on votes you get an incomplete picture. MADem Apr 2015 #83

i like the info you give as somEone from the state JI7 Apr 2015 #96

She is a very good senator who cares about her constituents. She is in the state every weekend, MADem Apr 2015 #100

So did Ted Kennedy and John Kerry - as they should Blaukraut Apr 2015 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Apr 2015 #76

She was also a supporter of removing the ACA tax on medical devices, because there are a lot of Hoyt Apr 2015 #81

The entire MN delegation does too BainsBane Apr 2015 #93

Completely agree. Sadly, if someone didn't do it, they probably couldn't get elected. Hoyt Apr 2015 #105

In the current system, yes BainsBane Apr 2015 #108

It is what politicians do. nt. NCTraveler Apr 2015 #82

What's your point? 99Forever Apr 2015 #85

I think the OP's point might have been this: frazzled Apr 2015 #97

Awesome response! zappaman Apr 2015 #106

Yes, "gotcha bombshells" that some are fond of to Get other politicians but ask "what's your point?" Cha Apr 2015 #118

same reason Landrieu supported drilling JI7 Apr 2015 #94

Nope--if they don't follow a very narrow path, they're in trouble here... MADem Apr 2015 #102

This story is from 2 months ago. RiverLover Apr 2015 #114

Hillary Clinton takes care of them world wide and all sides. TheKentuckian Apr 2015 #115

The problem isn't that she's providing services to the defense industry. ucrdem Apr 2015 #116

Yeah, politico.. Here's a article from 2012 on how the Defense Industry is watching.. from a Boston Cha Apr 2015 #117

Thank you, ellenrr.. Politics Is about making difficult choices and trying to keep constituents Cha Apr 2015 #119