Third Way: Warren's Backing of Social Security Expansion Was "Final Moment"

[ChangeUp106]

I could not believe this when I read it. A Democratic group thinks expanding SS is a threat. Boy does Liz really have some power and influence nationally. She's affecting the Governor's race here in PA and she hasn't even done anything but be attacked.

"The impetus was really -- we saw after the most recently, this push that okay, it's time to really move the national Democratic Party to a much more liberal agenda, in this case, Senator Warren was the standard bearer -- she's on the cover of a lot of magazines," he said in an interview on Sirius XM with Ari Rabin-Havt. "We were a bit alarmed by that."

"That Social Security plan was the final moment for us," he said. "That Social Security plan had been out there but really languishing -- because Senator Warren has such a powerful compelling voice, she started talking about it, and it suddenly it became much more talked about and viable alternative."

Full article here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/06/jim-kessler-elizabeth-warren_n_4400713.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

[Scuba]

1. "... because Senator Warren has such a powerful compelling voice ..."

Speak softly and carry a big message.

[99Forever]

2. Senator Warren, driving a wooden stake...

.. thru the cold, black heart of the Turd Way.

Back to the Republican Party with the rest of the scum, DINOs.

[madrchsod]

4. back in the old days....

moderate republicans were more liberal than the turd way democrats of today.

[99Forever]

7. You said a mouthfull there.

MANY of us are done with Turd Wayers. We will not support or vote them ever again.

[Agschmid]

8. Yes.

But your cool supporting someone who is clearly not running.

Good use of your time, I'm sure.

[99Forever]

9. Horsepucky.

"someone clearly not running" my ass.

[Agschmid]

10. Okay see you in 2016, bookmark this please.

[99Forever]

11. If the Dems run some crappy Turd Way DINO...

... neither you nor the Democratic Party will "see me in 2016." You can bet on that.

[bahrbearian]

12. +1

[polichick]

17. +1

[bemildred]

3. Are they always that incoherent:

The impetus was really -- we saw after the most recently, this push that okay, it's time to really move the national Democratic Party to a much more liberal agenda, in this case, Senator Warren was the standard bearer -- she's on the cover of a lot of magazines

[Tom Rinaldo]

5. I love that this bunch & their Republican allies blocked Warren's executive appointment

In so doing they cleared the path forward for her to become a national force sitting in that very same Senate.

[polichick]

16. That was so beautiful!

[Coyotl]

6. The op-ed Monday has caused strong pushback among progressives .....

"The op-ed Monday has caused strong pushback among progressives, with progressive groups calling on Democratic lawmakers who are honorary co-chairs of Third Way to denounce it and resign their affiliations with the group. So far, no one has said they will quit the group, but Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.), who is running for governor of Pennsylvania, denounced the op-ed. In addition, Reps. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) also said that they did not agree with the op-ed. ......"

[Dawson Leery]

13. The DLC was a compromise for a time where Americans rejected government intervention

in favor of cheap debt and selfishness. Those times have passed.

[pa28]

14. K&R

[HereSince1628]

15. I'm good with the 3rd Way having a final moment. Hope they don't let that door...

smack their investment portfolio in the ass.