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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

truebluegreen

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1. Excellent points, and questions...

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Sat Jul 18, 2015, 06:44 AM

Jul 2015

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Daily Kos: Job titles do not necessarily equate to accomplishments or qualifications [View all] merrily Jul 2015 OP

Excellent points, and questions... truebluegreen Jul 2015 #1

Thank you. merrily Jul 2015 #2

Well, there's Burma... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #3

'calming hotspots' is one of those sort of vague Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #4

True-- the best that can be said is that she didn't... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #5

"Obviously" being perhaps the key word. That we know of yet. merrily Jul 2015 #10

Can you say a bit more about Burma, please. merrily Jul 2015 #7

That was the first American visit in 50 years... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #20

Thank you. OK she visited for the first time. Obama, too. Whose idea? Did it have to do with TPP? merrily Jul 2015 #22

Probably nothing to do with the TPP... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #25

Obama's presence was a much bigger deal than Hillary's. I also see nothing to indicate merrily Jul 2015 #26

as SOS, she helped multinational corporations and helped draft the TPP antigop Jul 2015 #6

And there we come to the crux of the matter. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #8

her undersecretary for economic growth: former vice chair Goldman Sachs antigop Jul 2015 #11

+100 nt antigop Jul 2015 #13

+1000 kath Jul 2015 #32

Helping multinationals is undoubtedly a large part of the responsibilities of any SOS. merrily Jul 2015 #9

Erich's post #8 above... antigop Jul 2015 #12

Should we actually accept that? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #14

I wish we had public owned utilities, grocery stores and gas stations. but we don't Sunlei Jul 2015 #16

You probably know my answers, right? merrily Jul 2015 #21

Well, I would hope they're the same as mine, but you did repeat the idea that Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #23

I was describing what I believe to be currently the reality, not what I would like to see or what I merrily Jul 2015 #24

PS. Just noticed: I also called it a form of corporate welfare. merrily Jul 2015 #27

no, we should not. I know you didn't address the question to me. nt antigop Jul 2015 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author Sunlei Jul 2015 #15

I don't actually know what Obama is or is not over or who he trusts. merrily Jul 2015 #17

I don't mean blindly follow Obamas choices, but at this point his opinion carries a lot of weight to Sunlei Jul 2015 #18

No, you shouldn't delete it. Nothing was wrong with it as far as the forum. merrily Jul 2015 #19

The Peter Principle. SheilaT Jul 2015 #28

Never read it. However, the Kos article went well beyond saying that SOS was the only merrily Jul 2015 #29

Your points are valid but the Kos article is a hit piece Warpy Jul 2015 #31

The daily kos article is harshly written, undoubtedly. merrily Jul 2015 #33