Before Sh*t Gets Real...Let's Huddle Up, Progressives

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Wednesday December 23, 2015 · 10:32 AM PST

2015/12/23 · 10:32

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, right, speaks at a Democratic rally in Burlington, Vt., Friday, March 10, 2006, to support Congressman Bernie Sanders, left, in his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Obama appeared at a raucous University of Vermont rally w — Purity and Pragmatism: a Time for Progressives to Evaluate Tactics

I've been thinking a lot about Bernie Sanders '16 and President Obama'08, because I think the similarities and differences of the two movements speak to a crucial strategic divide on advancing the causes of global social and economic justice.

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As of January 2017, will you promise to spend at least 51% of your political energy pushing "progressive vs. conservative" as opposed to "progressive vs. Democrat"?

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As of January 2017, will you promise to spend at least 51% of your political energy pushing "progressive vs. conservative" as opposed to "progressive vs. Democrat"?

Yes

18 votes

Depends on if my horse wins the race

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What's that look on Gov. Christie's Face?

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Wednesday October 31, 2012 · 12:25 PM PDT

2012/10/31 · 12:25

http://www.cnn.com/...

It looks oddly familiar....

Oh yeah! It's sincerity. It's been such a long election season, I almost didn't recognize it.

Below the fold, my personal opinion as to why the hyper-functional partnership between Gov. Christie and the President in the wake of Hurricane Sandy is so politically important.

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Gov. Christie's praise for President Obama is

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Gov. Christie's praise for President Obama is

faux-sincerity by a practiced politician

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simply legitimate

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a play for the 2016 nomination

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What to Do About Joe

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Wednesday October 28, 2009 · 4:01 AM PDT

2009/10/28 · 04:01

The writing is on the wall, folks.

After many more twists, turns, and amendments, a Health Care Reform package with a public option will come up for a cloture vote in the U.S. Senate sometimes in the next month or so. That much is clear.

Equally clear, at least to me, is that Democrats like Senators Baucus, Bayh, and Landrieu will NOT support a GOP filibuster, even if they ultimately vote against the bill in an up or down vote.

That much cannot be hoped or expected from Joe Lieberman, who has been a consistent thorn in the side of progressives on some of the most important issues we face.

Something must be done. And we need to have a strategy planned out way in advance.

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Joe Lieberman's cloture vote will determine the fate of the public option

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Joe Lieberman's cloture vote will determine the fate of the public option

true

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false

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A Riddle: Do Bargaining Rights Exist if No One's There to Enforce Them?

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Friday October 23, 2009 · 2:53 AM PDT

2009/10/23 · 02:53

Believe it or not, the five member National Labor Relations Board -- the entity responsible for protecting a worker's right to collective bargaining -- has three vacant seats, and the implications for workers are mounting.

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The Best Way to Legislate Is To...

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The Best Way to Legislate Is To...

Allow the majority to govern. If the people don't like what happens, they'll throw the bums out.

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This is war! Use every legislative maneuver at your disposal to try to get your way.

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Handling of Public Option Shows Obama is a Progressive 2.0

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Thursday September 10, 2009 · 12:50 PM PDT

2009/09/10 · 12:50

Having closely followed the health care reform debate thusfar, it seems clear that President Obama has indeed brought fundamental change to Washington. As he indicated during the campaign, however, this change is more about process than it is about policy.

In other words, the President stubbornly and insistently tones down the rhetoric and embraces the idea of compromise, not as a last resort but as an important aspect of every major policy goal.

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Is Changing the Tone in Washington a Progressive Goal?

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Is Changing the Tone in Washington a Progressive Goal?

yes

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it would be if the other side weren't evil

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09 01 09 - March on Washington (Close to Home)

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Monday August 24, 2009 · 9:24 AM PDT

2009/08/24 · 09:24

I am sending this out to the DKos community on behalf of my good friend and activist, Peter Clothier. We both strongly support the actual "March on Washington" proposed by Robert Reich and discussed in kindofblue's diary. But not everyone can make it to Washington, so...

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I Love the Post Office Because....

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I Love the Post Office Because....

Brown Paper Packages Tied Up With String

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My mail carrier is my best friend

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My mail carrier is my only friend

3 votes

Without the P.O. there Would be No STAMPS and OMG what would I DO with Myself?

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I hate the post office. Get your dirty government hands off my mail!

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Barack Obama is NOT A SELLOUT

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Monday August 17, 2009 · 12:15 PM PDT

2009/08/17 · 12:15

PLEASE PEOPLE, LET'S GET BACK TO ELECTING PROGRESSIVES INSTEAD OF TYING OUR PRESIDENT'S HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK WHILE HE TRIES TO WORK WITH DINOS, BIRTHERS, and SECESSIONISTS IN CONGRESS.

What Obama is up to is called compromise, and there's nothing nefarious about it. It has nothing to do with the president being weak, or trying to give away the farm in the name of bipartisanship. Compromise is a political tool that is sometimes needed to get legislation through when your ideal package doesn't have enough votes.

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Tuesday July 28, 2009 · 11:33 AM PDT

2009/07/28 · 11:33

I am tearing my hair out on this site today, reading Icebergslim's diary about the Senate Finance Committee's decision to drop the public option.

The comments beneath that diary are nearly unanimous in condemning President Obama for his handling of health care. People are talking about supporting a PRIMARY OPPONENT for Obama...about him being unwilling and uninterested in pushing for the best possible bill...about him pulling the wool over our eyes.

What people are not getting is that ALLOWING EVERYONE IN CONGRESS TO HAVE THEIR SAY IS THE BEST WAY TO GET THE MOST PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION POSSIBLE. Rigidity leads to infighting and gridlock, not progress.

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Tuesday April 14, 2009 · 3:11 PM PDT

2009/04/14 · 15:11

This is the first in an ongoing series of diaries on EFCA, the Employee Free Choice Act.

The debate about this bill needs more attention, because it exposes a serious and complicated rift in the Democratic Party. The waffling of Democratic senators on EFCA speaks to the success of the anti-union movement in demonizing labor.

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Secret elections for union representation...

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Secret elections for union representation...

should be maintained

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should be maintained, but only if laws against employer intimidation are strengthened

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should be replaced with card-check

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should be replaced with card-check, but only if laws against union intimidation are strengthened

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what's card-check?

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The Daily Kos Swag Store Should Carry Union Made Merch...

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Wednesday March 25, 2009 · 11:33 AM PDT

2009/03/25 · 11:33

rather than American Apparel.

A lot of people don't realize this, but the American Apparel factory in Los Angeles is not a union shop.

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Should the Daily Kos Swag Store Switch to Union Made?

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Should the Daily Kos Swag Store Switch to Union Made?

Yes - Union factories deserve our support

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No - Unions are corrupt

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No - I don't want to curb the growth of public pornography

14 votes

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Before Sh*t Gets Real...Let's Huddle Up, Progressives

What's that look on Gov. Christie's Face?

What to Do About Joe

A Riddle: Do Bargaining Rights Exist if No One's There to Enforce Them?

Handling of Public Option Shows Obama is a Progressive 2.0

09 01 09 - March on Washington (Close to Home)

Barack Obama is NOT A SELLOUT

What We Elected Obama For

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