Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

rhett o rick

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24. I asked which issues you disagreed with the Far Left.

Mon Feb 23, 2015, 12:03 AM

Feb 2015

I don't speak for the Crazy-Assed Far Left Extremists, but:

I also think the NSA is important. HOWEVER, I think it very, very naive and dangerous not to have safeguards in place to ensure they don't overstep their authority and violate the Constitution. (There I go, crazy-assed Lefty)

I agree with you on torture but would go a step farther and say that when we have people that break the law and commit torture that they should be punished. Really, is that crazy?

I agree that everyone should have equal rights. The poor as well as the WEALTHY. Goldman-Sachs doesn't agree.

Of course I agree with finding truths. That goes w/o saying.

I agree with a living wage for all.

With regard to national health care, I want single payer or Medicare for all. Does that agree with what you want?

I agree with making SS secure, but I say that the cap should be raised in lieu of cutting benefits. Do you agree?

Sincerely, thank you for responding. I have asked that question many, many times and you are the first to answer. It looks like you are not too far off from the stands of the Crazy-Assed Far Left. Do you agree? Maybe they aren't so bad after all.

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The Case For A Populist Challenger In The Democratic Primaries - Robert L. Borosage/HuffPo [View all] WillyT Feb 2015 OP

"The mainstream media highlight the horse race and the polls, even early,...." antigop Feb 2015 #1

If Hillary went much further left she would be hanging out with Bernie and for me Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #2

Sorry, that simply isn't true. First, Hillary is a Hawk, there is no war the neocons want that she sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #8

It is exactly the truth. You can bring up some differences but you know they stand together on Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #9

The differences are so glaring there really is no point in arguing over it frankly. THIS forum is to sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #12

Be careful when you start talking about Wall Street connections, this is where they get funding. Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #13

WE vote, everyone here votes. The Third Way DOES know this which is why they are working so hard sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #14

I am not crying and complaining about money donated to our candidates and I am not crying Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #15

!?! Phlem Feb 2015 #16

The rope pulling the wagon, huh Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #17

So WTF is in the wagon cause that shit hasn't helped since Phlem Feb 2015 #18

Guess you did not read the post. Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #19

oh please, I read the fricking post. Phlem Feb 2015 #20

I could not make sense out of your questions. Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #21

You acknowledge the gap between the Conservative Third Way and the Left (you say "the Far Left" rhett o rick Feb 2015 #22

I believe in the NSA and the work they do Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #23

I asked which issues you disagreed with the Far Left. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #24

"I believe in the NSA..." holy shit, sounds like religious faith - do you have any oversight whereisjustice Feb 2015 #29

First of all I would like you to define "too far left". What does someone that fits that rhett o rick Feb 2015 #31

And here I thought the far left used to be called Phlem Feb 2015 #3

Yeah... Remember When We Were Pro-Labor, Safety Net, Health Care, etc... WillyT Feb 2015 #4

yep. This notion that pervades dialogue that Democrats are not Phlem Feb 2015 #5

I agree exactly. I have said similar things. How can you enjoy social freedoms standing in soup rhett o rick Feb 2015 #25

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Phlem Feb 2015 #26

Thanks. As you can tell, I am very passion about feed the nations children. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #27

Which was the plan all along nxylas Feb 2015 #7

Mr. building-collapse Yglesias? MisterP Feb 2015 #6

Yglesias is a Third Way product, a Centrist who started out on DK. They used to 'introduce' these sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #11

Having a challenger to simply try to 'drag Hillary to the Left' should not be a goal. A challenger sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #9

Saying that a progressive primary challenger will drag HRC to the Left is absurd at best. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #28

Hillary will be appropriately corporate in order to please the "independents" eom whereisjustice Feb 2015 #30