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Bluenorthwest

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3. I don't need to want Warren to be President to agree with her on this bill, my own Rep voted
Fri Dec 12, 2014, 06:30 PM
Dec 2014

against it along with the entire Progressive Caucus in the House, which he helped found along with Maxine Waters and Bernie Sanders back in 1987, when Elizabeth Warren was in fact a Republican who would the following year vote for George Bush.
The fact that her boosters dismiss enormously important issues as being 'wedge issues' does not make me eager to support her.
The person in this case who needs to do some defining is Elizabeth Warren. She can certainly speak her mind when she wants to, it should not be hard for her to talk about her other views, aside from money and then also, money. Senator Warren needs to do that. She needs to explain how she could support all of that really awful stuff. And how she came to reject it or in the areas where she is still conservative, she needs to own that.
I don't think she knows much or cares much about any minority population and her Republican past politics did savage harm to many minority groups of which she seems largely unaware.
You can not wave that away with breathless words about the markets.
That thread yesterday with 'Was AIDS really that bad' being asked by Warren boosters was not a good idea for those of you who want to see her advance. Really hard to get passed something like that.

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Framing Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #1
This article provides one explanation: Maedhros Dec 2014 #2
That article is part of the problem Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #5
For my own part, I define my Progressivism differently. Maedhros Dec 2014 #6
Good post. The word itself means to make progress which a country sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #7
Spot on. [n/t] Maedhros Dec 2014 #8
We need people who are solid and grounded Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #10
I couldn't agree more. I don't look to the government to fix anything sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #16
that atmosphere can and does corrupt even good people with good intentions. Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #19
You got that right. I ran for School Board AllyCat Dec 2014 #13
Thanks for making the effort. Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #20
Sorry about that. But it is the reason why I pay no attention to polls that say sabrina 1 Jan 2015 #31
Yes, so you do see the value in shaping the words... Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #18
We shouldn't define ourselves aspirant Jan 2015 #30
I define my Progressivism differently. Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #9
"Enlightened self interest?" Maedhros Dec 2014 #11
Seems like a semantics issue... Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #12
You pose a question in your OP, Maedhros Dec 2014 #14
Sneer? Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #22
1st paragraph: Avant Conformity... Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #15
Avant Conformity... Act-shown. Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #24
Actually, I was thinking Alicia Bridges' "I Love the Nightlife" Eleanors38 Dec 2014 #25
lol disco, yeah, right over my head ;~) Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #28
That seems very vague and limited in scope? Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #17
My definition of "liberal" is this: cheapdate Dec 2014 #26
Absolutely, morality is a very personal thing Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #27
I don't need to want Warren to be President to agree with her on this bill, my own Rep voted Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #3
Warren is an example, NOT the point Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #4
Pin of the Week demwing Dec 2014 #21
Haven't you hear? It's a battle of words ;~) Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #23
Democratic Definitions? Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #29
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