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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 01:12 PM Original message |
Bullying Congressional Progressives: Creepy, Revealing Quote from White House Staffer |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Dog is in a safe district. He has no excuse |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Doggett should vote for a bill that helps polluters because he's in a safe district? |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. This sux. Let the White house bully the Blue Dogs, not the Progressives! n/t |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. "We cant pass REAL health care reform. We dont have the votes" |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. We just need 51 Senate votes, with or without reconciliation, to pass universal healthcare |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Good post! |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. They do understand. That's the problem! |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. Greenwald makes it sound like this is a bad thing. |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. What a surprise....all based on Politico and CommonDreams.... |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. You didn't know? Malia and Sasha are capitalist shills. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. lol Common Dreams and Politico. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. True that. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. ZOMG, Obama is lobbying Congress to vote for his legislation!!!1111 |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Perhaps you should read an article before commenting on it. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 03:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. If Greenwald seriously believes Obama hasn't pressured blue dogs, I have a bridge to sell him |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Why do you think the so-called "blue dog" Democrats have more power than "liberal "Democrats? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Because the leadership has an interest in maintaing a majority |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. No. You got it wrong. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. There has been little or no pressure on the so-called Democratic "centrists" |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Its used more than you think, it just doesn't yeild the results you want |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Until people realize that the Obama administration are corporate servants, this will not change |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. So why do you support "centrist" and bi-partisan purity? |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 04:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I don't support it, I merely accept political realities that you don't |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. So the political reality is that the Democratic Party can never successfully challenge big coal .... |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. You're conflating Wall Street and Coal, they're two entirely different problems |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. They are all part of the same problem. It's all about class. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Amen. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is bullying? No, Cheney bullied the Rethugs in Congress. Obama lobbies and pressures for votes |
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Bodhi BloodWave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. well, they want him to be spineless, unless its their fav issues, then he should have one n/t |
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asphalt.jungle (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. and I love this quote, "The duty of Congress is not to obey the wishes of the President." |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-30-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
19. Ahh, the myth of the Left (marcus registrada)... |
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Peacetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. Now no one gets to have this both ways.. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. The point of the post is that Obama STANDS with the corporatists |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-01-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
34. Any congressman who considers that bullying is too much of a pussy to serve in public office |
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