What's the better political strategy?

ttystikk said:

Oh, so you're fine with corporations owning hundreds of homes and getting into the slumlord business, while simultaneously driving home prices up and out of reach of private individuals and families, thereby wrecking their opportunity to use their home as their primary retirement savings vehicle?

You sound like a Republican.

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Fogdog said:

I know you don't care but since the 2009 economic recovery act was passed by Democrats against universal opposition by Republicans including another vote in the Senate to override a filibuster by Republicans, the economy has added 16 million new jobs and recorded more than 75 straight months of economic growth.

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Chezus said:

You again sound like an idiot pulling shit out of his ass.

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Fogdog said:

I know you don't care but since the 2009 economic recovery act was passed by Democrats against universal opposition by Republicans including another vote in the Senate to override a filibuster by Republicans, the economy has added 16 million new jobs and recorded more than 75 straight months of economic growth.

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ttystikk said:

If he didn't run as a Democrat he would never have been able to shame the 'why didn't you run as a Dem?' criticism. Now that he's done that and it's become obvious that's not a viable strategy, perhaps he'll be able to run as an independent more effectively.

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ttystikk said:

And the whole thing was a giant missed opportunity for single payer healthcare for all Americans but instead you want to give them credit for the greatest giveaway to the health insurance industry in American history.

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Unclebaldrick said:

The window is broken. I guess I should just torch the whole house.

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Fogdog said:

I know you don't care but Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act in 2009 was passed by Democrats against nearly complete Republican opposition and signed into law by Obama, expanding coverage to 4 million extra children than in GW's administration.

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ttystikk said:

That's great as far as it does, but none of the reasons for the crash were addressed or resolved, so we're well on our way to another one.

And of course wealth and income inequality is still climbing smartly!

Great for the one percent, which neither you nor I are a member of, so why are you so ardently building the fortunes of others at your own expense?

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ttystikk said:

Wow, y'all need a whole crowd to shout me down.

Change is scary for you, isn't it?

But it's coming, like it or not. Either we take the initiative or history will shove it down our throats.

Care to guess which will be more painful?

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Unclebaldrick said:

The window is broken. I guess I should just torch the whole house.

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Unclebaldrick said:

Shout down? Maybe we just don't agree with your analysis. That's the way things work. Don't pout.

Maybe democracy is not for you.

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ttystikk said:

The window is broken and the repair tech won't fix it.

So call another company.

What's so hard to understand about that?

If you feel the Democratic Party has taken care of you, by all means- vote for them!

I'll vote for the candidate I think will best serve my interests.

That's called 'democracy'. Perhaps you've heard of it?

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ttystikk said:

Wow, y'all need a whole crowd to shout me down.

Change is scary for you, isn't it?

But it's coming, like it or not. Either we take the initiative or history will shove it down our throats.

Care to guess which will be more painful?

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Fogdog said:

I know you don't care but Democrats passed and Obama signed into law the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 which put under federal protection 550 million acres under various designations such as wilderness, monuments and historic trails as well as 1000 miles of rivers.

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ttystikk said:

Civil disagreement and debate on the merits would be fine.

That's not what this crowd is about, however.

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Fogdog said:

Take a look at the dates on those actions. the 2009 Democratic Congress kicked ass. By 2010 Republicans gained leverage with the filibuster in the Senate and everything ground to a halt.

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