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It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea. Robert Anton Wilson I first heard that quote when I was high school in the 90’s. It made enough sense to me. Many .people advocate for change, get the change...
by RobertEnders
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on Sat Jun 03, 2023 at 06:13 AM PDT
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I've spent the past two years working in the emergency room on the front line of this pandemic, where I have lost count of how many people have been intubated, brought back to life, were told they will never see a loved one again, or learned they have...
by SquireForYou
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on Fri Feb 11, 2022 at 11:09 AM PST
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Colin Powell, the first Black secretary of state and Joint Chiefs of Staff, has died Monday at the age of 84 after suffering from complications related to COVID-19. Powell’s family announced his death on Facebook. His family confirmed the former...
by Rebekah Sager
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on Mon Oct 18, 2021 at 06:08 AM PDT
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Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia isn't exactly helping the White House forge a compromise between the liberal and centrist wings of the Democratic party. But let's be real, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona is almost single-handedly blowing up the entire...
by Kerry Eleveld
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on Wed Sep 29, 2021 at 01:03 PM PDT
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I’ve been seeing this argument recently:�the prog caucus should let the bipartisan bill through.� “Something is better than nothing”, “It’s their job to help people as best they can” you��
by Pickly
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on Wed Sep 22, 2021 at 09:00 AM PDT
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Everywhere you look in this country democracy is in peril. We no longer have a legitimate supreme court. What we have is Moscow Mitch's politicized abomination. And the only way you can believe that Chief Injustice Roberts is an institutionalist is if...
by Steve McKeand
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on Sat Jul 17, 2021 at 07:29 AM PDT
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...even though the main stream media, always looking for a controversy, might be peddling one. If there is anyone we should be at “war” with, other than republicans, it is the “messaging wing”. They failed as spectacularly as I have ever...
by ScottNAtlanta
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on Thu Nov 19, 2020 at 02:10 PM PST
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Surprisingly, I felt inspired by Joe Biden’s speech at the democratic national convention. And I also know some conservative voters feel that way when listening to Trump. Some people might call all conservatives fascists. Or nazis. Or bigots. Or...
by stevehorton
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on Sun Aug 23, 2020 at 08:53 AM PDT
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Remember when you could all describe, in one succinct sentence, what the Republican Party was all about? “Family values, lower taxes, and a strong national defense.” Democrats spent decades trying to come up with their own pithy slogan and failed. We...
by kos
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on Wed Jul 29, 2020 at 07:10 AM PDT
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In the 2020 election let’s do all we can to Flip Everything! It’s been a while since I’ve written diaries for both personal and other reasons, but in my lurking across different Democratic supportive websites I’ve always seen the same question over and...
by Mattrek
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on Fri Jul 10, 2020 at 05:26 AM PDT
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It’s been a while since I’ve written diaries for both personal and other reasons, but in my lurking across different Democratic supportive websites I’ve always seen the same question over and over asked by those newly activated and long time activists...
by Mattrek
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on Mon Jun 29, 2020 at 05:36 AM PDT
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It’s been a while since I’ve written any diaries for both personal and other reasons, but in my lurking across different Democratic supportive websites I’ve always seen the same question over and over asked by those newly activated and long time...
by Mattrek
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on Fri Jun 19, 2020 at 08:03 AM PDT
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Last Saturday I picked up my print-copy of The New York Times and found this on the front-page: “Roadblock to a Biden-Warren Ticket : Decades of Policy Disputes.”(5/23/20). I was surprised and angry. It seemed so declarative; it read more like an...
by johncfager
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on Thu May 28, 2020 at 03:04 PM PDT
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This is the title of an article which talks about why progressives are not able to win elections. About Trump’s win in 2016 and Biden’s wins in this years primaries. Trump’s win in 2016 and Biden’s win in the 2020 primary seem unrelated at first, but...
by prizmordial
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on Thu Apr 16, 2020 at 07:09 PM PDT
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I would rather have a progressive who compromises with moderates than a moderate who tries to unite the nation by making concessions to uncompromising right wing Republicans. Today the panicked pundits are wringing their hands over the threat Trump...
by Steve McKeand
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on Thu Mar 12, 2020 at 11:01 AM PDT
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It seems that all is well in Democratland, now that the socialist intruder has been driven off by the forces of the Sensible Center. We are now to understand that we have been saved from the prospect of Sanders becoming the nominee, which would have...
by hellman
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on Sun Mar 08, 2020 at 11:51 AM PDT
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When I was younger I took notice of Joe Biden in 1987, as he geared up for his first (and most disastrous) campaign for president. I really liked what I saw at first until things went sideways and speeches were given that had been given by other...
by Hali2Cali
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on Fri Mar 06, 2020 at 03:07 PM PST
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First, let’s agree that stopping Trump is the objective, ok? I’ll admit it up front, I’m an unashamed progressive on most fronts, a moderate on others and a conservative on a few. Not unlike most of you to one degree or another. I support Bernie for...
by Netdahe
74 comments
on Thu Mar 05, 2020 at 09:33 PM PST
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Well, it looks like spray-tan Himmler just got re-elected. Biden is a mealy-mouthed, often confused “moderate” who will be no match for Biff in the debates, which thanks to this shallow, immature political culture matter more than ideas. It’ll be a...
by Chris Gay
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on Wed Mar 04, 2020 at 07:57 AM PST
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Let me start off by saying that I am on team Warren (as a supporter), but this is not an argument for her candidacy. My Mom doesn’t like her, she thinks Warren is too far to the left. That’s what this piece is about, how far is too far? The Right’s St....
by Woody25
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on Sat Feb 08, 2020 at 12:56 PM PST
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