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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:06 AM Original message |
What good would come of just renominating this administration by acclamation? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:10 AM Response to Original message |
1. And, once again, before anybody starts the "President Palin" bullshit |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:10 AM Response to Original message |
2. Hear hear! |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Name the Dem who could do better in the election than Obama. |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Hillary Clinton |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I should have said -- a Dem willing to run. She isn't. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. She isn't and she couldn't be a progressive challenger if she was. |
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razorman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:20 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. So she says. We'll see. |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
33. Now that's the biggest fucking joke I've heard in years. n/t |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:36 AM Response to Reply #4 |
38. LOL |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That's not the issue, and it's telling that you name that as the issue |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. It's absolutely the issue. In 2000 Nader also tried to pretend |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:04 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Nobody's talking about going third-party here. |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:05 AM Response to Reply #7 |
23. yeah, let's settle for crumbs rather than fight at all |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:13 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. ever hear the phrase "choose your battles"? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:43 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Deleted message |
Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:06 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. yes I DO dear -- you also have to have a commander that is fearless |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
32. Please link to where Nader said repuke control would be a good thing. |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:40 AM Response to Reply #3 |
27. There isn't anyone. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
8. go ahead. try a contested primary. the result will be the same |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:10 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Settling for the status quo is a waste of time. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. and there's little to make me think he'll try with a primary challnge |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:23 AM Response to Reply #15 |
35. Holy batshit crazy batman. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:05 AM Response to Reply #35 |
44. Holy unjustified personal insult, Robin |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. What makes you think that there is even a 1% chance that we will get "progressive gains" during the |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:07 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. You've given up and settled for the nothingness of Steve Earle's |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:37 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. "The status quo is NOT the best we can hope for." |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:45 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. So, once again, it's the useless "Think of the Court" argument |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:09 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. It is indeed the "think of the court" argument. But do you have a SHRED of evidence that such an |
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JTFrog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 07:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
47. Useless these days: Supreme Court Picks, Planned Parenthood, Lilly Ledbetter.... |
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intaglio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:00 AM Response to Original message |
10. What good would come from President Trump? n/t |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Why assume we HAVE to settle for Obama, on his terms, to get a Real Dem in '16? |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. If a Republican wins in 2012, by '16 it will be too late. n/t |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:51 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. If a Democrat who keeps giving in to the Right without a fight wins in '12 |
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BzaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:04 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. "It's not as though Obama is the ONLY Dem who could win in the fall anyway" |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 06:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. that remains to be seen. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
39. There's this thing called reality. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 05:50 AM Response to Original message |
19. In other words - get Obama to promise more stuff that he won't deliver on, then re-elect him |
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Recovered Repug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
29. And the name of this challenger is? nt. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
31. I think the Obama "team" needs to know the masses will not automatically fall in line. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #31 |
43. It wouldn't even have to be a a candidate |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
36. Who is this progressive who could primary Obama and |
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newfie11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:12 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. What about Alan Grayson |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Give him a call, he's probably home. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
41. The search for the Mythical Obama Primary Challanger continues ... |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-09-11 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
42. It saves money that would be spent on a wasteful primary challenge and |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
45. Gosh, Ken, the posit in your first paragraph is kinda bogus.... |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-10-11 03:11 AM Response to Original message |
46. He'll say anything and suckers will buy it. n/t |
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