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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:15 AM Original message |
Centrist hawks urge Dems to ignore the "non-interventionist left" wing. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. Damn. I was trying to go to bed, but then you go and post this amazing piece. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. We need to be Democrats, but we MUST question. Fine line. |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. to say that centrists are "moderates" is a pervesion of the term... |
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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
55. "Centrist hawks" are NEITHER "centrist" nor "moderate". . . . . . . . . |
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Tom Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
4. these people don't have more muscle, except where their brains are supposed to be. |
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Basileus Basileon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:28 AM Response to Original message |
6. I read the headline statement as, |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. Good and thoughtful piece. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. If he's a "centrist" then he opposes the war |
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ConservativeDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 04:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
36. Rubin never said he was in favor of the war |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. LOL |
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ConservativeDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #40 |
68. Just catching you in a lie? Yup. That's all I got. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
9. A large part of America's success on the world stage |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:47 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Well said, n/t |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. That "streak of decency" is almost non-existent in our present leaders |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 09:59 AM Response to Reply #9 |
23. First, we have to get rid of our own monsters. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
10. The Democratic Party is the party of Jefferson, not Hamilton |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
13. The Democratic Party sold working people out a long time ago. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. I don't see the problem with Rubin getting the floor to himself |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 01:37 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. My gripe is that the freshman only got one side of the issue. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 01:44 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Congressmen should be able to think for themselves without getting lectures on the subject |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Pelosi should have also invited Sen. Bernie Sanders |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. No doubt PPI and Heritage get together frequently |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
17. The thing with calling these traitors "centrists" |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:43 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. George Lackoff would agree... The proper framing is "corporatists", NOT "centrists"... |
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bjobotts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. Corporatists does better describe them. Just look at Feinstein- husband is defense contractor rich |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
18. K&R'd. nt |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:19 AM Response to Original message |
19. DLC = Corporate Centrist Conservative Party (CCCP) |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:28 AM Response to Original message |
20. What a great post, MF. k&r! |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:38 AM Response to Original message |
21. Sen. Obama helped launch the Hamilton Project |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #21 |
64. Perhaps he never exhaled. |
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wyldwolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:05 AM Response to Reply #64 |
67. he called them "the most innovative, thoughtful policymakers," |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
22. FTDLC. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
25. NeoCons were Democrats with Scoop Jackson. Two years ago, |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
26. The war for our party is well underway |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
28. Recommended -- A must read -- especially for those who support "centrism" |
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ninkasi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
29. Fiscal responsibility |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
30. What's wrong with non-intervention? |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 05:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Non-intervention = bad for bidness |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 08:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Noam Chomsky is that you again? |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
58. Thank you |
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FatDave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 08:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Yes! |
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RufusTFirefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:53 PM Response to Reply #47 |
60. Indeed |
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Truth2Tell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
31. K & R for a valuable post |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
33. Excellent Post |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
34. There is nothing 'centrist' about our Hawks. |
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zonmoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
49. No such animal as centrist hawks. |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
35. This invokes the age-old conundrum about what having a majority means. |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:15 PM Response to Reply #35 |
70. Yes, there's the rub. |
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bjobotts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
37. Not another dime to the democratic party. I'm donating only to progressives |
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rAVES (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
39. Great plan! then blame Nader for stealing votes from Hillary! |
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rockybelt (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
41. Yeah |
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CGowen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
43. Reminds me of Lieberman |
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cyclezealot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
44. Pretty big schisism here. Thats all we are appreciated. |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
45. Since when are UNIONS a problem for Democrats? |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Since they interfere with the centrist policy of free trade + profits. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:38 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. And Hillary is the Queen of NAFTA and CAFTA |
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creeksneakers2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
50. A sustainable safety net |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. James Webb made an important statement about Rubinomics. |
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Armstead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Jeeze I like Webb a lot |
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CGowen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:04 AM Response to Reply #51 |
66. I'm still trying to figure out what Rubin, Kissinger and Schultz talked about with Putin |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
53. What would Andrew Jackson say? |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Let's go slaughter some Indians? |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Wasn't taking about Jackson on race. He was dreadful. Rather on economics and class. |
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Spirit of 34 (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Just being a smart-ass |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 01:49 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. We need more like you WELCOME TO DU!!!! |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-26-07 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
54. absolutely wonderful post. KR |
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WheelWalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
61. Fantastic...simply a fantastic post and discussion. The board has been set; |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
62. No. Fucking. Way. |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
69. Let's face it folks... |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-27-07 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
71. The battle IS well underway. |
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