Fri May 29, 2015, 02:29 PM
babylonsister (169,603 posts)
House Dem: Left has 'hijacked' party message
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/243435-house-dem-left-has-hijacked-partys-message
House Dem: Left has 'hijacked' party message ![]() Getty Images By Kevin Cirilli - 05/29/15 11:45 AM EDT Rep. John Delaney (Md.), a centrist House Democrat, on Friday warned that voices on the left have "hijacked" his party’s message. "With Washington already broken, the last thing we need is a left-wing version of the tea party," Delaney wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published online Thursday evening. "But I am worried about where some of the loudest voices in the room could take the Democratic Party." He said Democrats' "party microphone has been hijacked by people more interested in scoring points than in solving problems." snip// "A fair trade deal is a crucial step in bolstering the U.S. manufacturing renaissance, boosting U.S. exports and growing our economy," Delaney wrote. "Unfortunately, Democratic recalcitrance is increasing the chance that the deal could be done instead by a Republican president." Aside from trade, Delaney criticized those in his party advocating to expand Social Security, something Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has been pushing in his presidential bid. "They propose expanding Social Security rather than prioritizing serious efforts to preserve the program — even though it will be unable to provide full benefits as soon as 2032, the Congressional Budget Office has made clear," Delaney said. "The only way a large-scale expansion could work is by allocating new revenue away from needed investments in the next generation or by shifting the financial burden to workers or our children." Delaney also criticized those in his party who he said want to "relitigate the financial crisis" of 2008. more... http://thehill.com/policy/finance/243435-house-dem-left-has-hijacked-partys-message
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babylonsister | May 2015 | OP |
merrily | May 2015 | #1 | |
enlightenment | May 2015 | #2 | |
LondonReign2 | May 2015 | #20 | |
Warpy | May 2015 | #36 | |
rock | May 2015 | #44 | |
peecoolyour | May 2015 | #3 | |
daleanime | May 2015 | #4 | |
AgingAmerican | May 2015 | #5 | |
cali | May 2015 | #6 | |
awoke_in_2003 | May 2015 | #50 | |
bravenak | May 2015 | #54 | |
Jesus Malverde | May 2015 | #80 | |
CTBlueboy | May 2015 | #7 | |
kentuck | May 2015 | #8 | |
Wellstone ruled | May 2015 | #14 | |
Art_from_Ark | May 2015 | #82 | |
Orsino | May 2015 | #9 | |
mike_c | May 2015 | #43 | |
INdemo | May 2015 | #10 | |
deutsey | May 2015 | #11 | |
merrily | May 2015 | #55 | |
Rex | May 2015 | #12 | |
pampango | May 2015 | #47 | |
Vincardog | May 2015 | #52 | |
pampango | May 2015 | #56 | |
Vincardog | May 2015 | #57 | |
woo me with science | May 2015 | #74 | |
Cha | May 2015 | #84 | |
ananda | May 2015 | #13 | |
LeftOfWest | May 2015 | #15 | |
octoberlib | May 2015 | #16 | |
Man from Pickens | May 2015 | #17 | |
arcane1 | May 2015 | #18 | |
WillyT | May 2015 | #19 | |
sabrina 1 | May 2015 | #21 | |
NRaleighLiberal | May 2015 | #22 | |
mmonk | May 2015 | #23 | |
bowens43 | May 2015 | #24 | |
Tierra_y_Libertad | May 2015 | #25 | |
meow2u3 | May 2015 | #68 | |
CharlotteVale | May 2015 | #26 | |
Exilednight | May 2015 | #27 | |
kenfrequed | May 2015 | #30 | |
Exilednight | May 2015 | #31 | |
kenfrequed | May 2015 | #35 | |
sufrommich | May 2015 | #38 | |
Exilednight | May 2015 | #41 | |
workinclasszero | May 2015 | #59 | |
stevenleser | May 2015 | #64 | |
B Calm | May 2015 | #58 | |
Exilednight | May 2015 | #61 | |
kenfrequed | May 2015 | #28 | |
djean111 | May 2015 | #29 | |
msongs | May 2015 | #32 | |
madfloridian | May 2015 | #33 | |
Agony | May 2015 | #34 | |
bvar22 | May 2015 | #45 | |
Agony | May 2015 | #48 | |
zipplewrath | May 2015 | #37 | |
NEVER SUMMER | May 2015 | #39 | |
Jefferson23 | May 2015 | #40 | |
hifiguy | May 2015 | #42 | |
dreamnightwind | May 2015 | #46 | |
FlatBaroque | May 2015 | #49 | |
neverforget | May 2015 | #51 | |
hatrack | May 2015 | #53 | |
99Forever | May 2015 | #60 | |
hootinholler | May 2015 | #62 | |
X_Digger | May 2015 | #63 | |
woo me with science | May 2015 | #65 | |
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hay rick | May 2015 | #73 | |
TM99 | May 2015 | #78 | |
kcr | May 2015 | #79 | |
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JHB | May 2015 | #67 | |
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:31 PM
merrily (45,251 posts)
1. Actually, the DLC/Third Way crowd is far more comparable to the Tea Party--and the Kochs were
involved in both, too.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:31 PM
enlightenment (8,830 posts)
2. Seems that Mr. Delaney is a bit confused
about his politics. He sounds far more Republican than Democrat.
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Response to enlightenment (Reply #2)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:04 PM
LondonReign2 (5,213 posts)
20. Just folks here that openy admit they are fans of the Third Way
With the Republican party openly becoming insane we have more than a fair share of folks who would have been Republicans just 10-20 years ago. Problem is, like the Rep quoted above, they are still pushing moderate Republican economic policy.
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Response to enlightenment (Reply #2)
Fri May 29, 2015, 04:00 PM
Warpy (103,512 posts)
36. He's a dinosaur who doesn't realize business as usual
isn't selling well to people who have been excluded from reaping the rewards, which would be roughly 99% of the American public.
Such men will always rail against "the left" as though it's something new and aberrant. It's not. The call for economic justice is as old as the human race. Men like Delaney are deaf to it. |
Response to enlightenment (Reply #2)
Fri May 29, 2015, 05:25 PM
rock (13,218 posts)
44. Mr Delaney seems to be wrong about everything.
Must be a politician. They don't care about right.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:32 PM
peecoolyour (336 posts)
3. God forbid.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:34 PM
daleanime (17,796 posts)
4. ......
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:34 PM
AgingAmerican (12,958 posts)
5. AKA they aren't right wing enough
nt
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:36 PM
cali (114,904 posts)
6. fuck you asswipe
Response to cali (Reply #6)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:45 PM
awoke_in_2003 (34,582 posts)
50. Or, from the cinematic classic
Response to cali (Reply #6)
Sat May 30, 2015, 01:32 AM
Jesus Malverde (10,274 posts)
80. Don't mince words Cali
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:37 PM
CTBlueboy (154 posts)
7. Centrists make me vomit
So acting like a true democrat makes you part of the fringe left huh ?
so to Mr. Delaney , Democrats must obey and allow the corporate takeover of the party Of course he doesn't care about issues that affect the poor and middle class when you millions sitting in your account ( John K. Delaney (D-Md) ranks 2nd in the House with an estimated net worth* of $222,410,577 in 2013.) http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/summary.php?cid=N00033897&year=2013 |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:41 PM
kentuck (106,529 posts)
8. The problem with the Democratic Party....
....is Democrats like John Delaney.
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Response to kentuck (Reply #8)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:55 PM
Wellstone ruled (34,661 posts)
14. Agian we here from a
quintessential D.C. insider. Must really suck to be enlightened to the fact,rank and file Democrats are pleading for a return to Policies that are tried and proven to work. Like Hubert Humphrey said,you have to perkulate the economy from the bottom up and not from the top down. Another clue is,do you know what the price of a loaf of bread is,when you do not know,you are very well off and you need to share your wealth or get back to reality.
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Response to kentuck (Reply #8)
Sat May 30, 2015, 05:37 AM
Art_from_Ark (27,247 posts)
82. I was curious so I read up on Delaney
I hope they can primary this guy-- he really sounds like the quintessential R masquerading as a D.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:43 PM
Orsino (37,428 posts)
9. "The loudest voices in the room" are dollars...
...and I am very worried about where they have taken us--to the point, for example, where party hacks wring their hands at the mere mention of concerns affecting most of us.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:45 PM
INdemo (6,981 posts)
10. Well Mr Delaney if you want to be a Republican run as a Republican
We have enough Republican lites and the "leftists" as you accuse us as if we were some radical political party. Research the Democratic Party history and then you will see You Don't belong.You should not be a political figure with a "D"in front of their name.
In other words Mr. Delaney STFU |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:46 PM
deutsey (20,166 posts)
11. "the last thing we need is a left-wing version of the tea party"
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Response to deutsey (Reply #11)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:58 PM
merrily (45,251 posts)
55. Are we sure he doesn't post at DU? He seems to have the "left = right" bs down pat.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:48 PM
Rex (65,616 posts)
12. How ironic, since the Tea Party and Centrist both embrace 'free trade'.
I guess he doesn't look in the mirror much.
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Response to Rex (Reply #12)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:07 PM
pampango (24,690 posts)
47. The tea party hates "free trade". They call it "Obamatrade".
Response to pampango (Reply #47)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:49 PM
Vincardog (20,234 posts)
52. Even a broke clock is right twice a day.
Response to Vincardog (Reply #52)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:58 PM
pampango (24,690 posts)
56. Tea party republicans are "digital clocks". They're broken and they're never right.
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Response to pampango (Reply #56)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:59 PM
Vincardog (20,234 posts)
57. If they oppose the TPP they score one with me.
Response to Vincardog (Reply #57)
Fri May 29, 2015, 10:48 PM
woo me with science (32,139 posts)
74. +1000000
Response to pampango (Reply #47)
Sat May 30, 2015, 05:46 AM
Cha (277,597 posts)
84. Yeah, the tea party hates TPP..& they're never right about a damn thing-regardless of broken clocks
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:50 PM
ananda (26,090 posts)
13. If only all Dems could be like Sen. Sanders.
.. And Sen. Warren too in some respects.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:58 PM
LeftOfWest (482 posts)
15. Go rot
So sick of 'centrist' and 'conservative' dems. What are you CONSERVATIVE about????? Women and minorities? Sucking up to the criminal 1%? Tell us all what you are centrist and conservative about, you can't. Because it would show you are no a Democrat but a MeMeMeocrat.
Corporate owned liars all. Scratch a little on them and them and there it comes, 'me me me', 'mine, mine, mine'. i want the criminals of 2007/08 IN JAIL. You wanna drink Tea with them Delaney. Self serving right wing 1% puppet master. |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:59 PM
octoberlib (14,853 posts)
16. Delaney's a third wayer. He's currently part of a catfood commission in Congress
Last edited Fri May 29, 2015, 03:37 PM - Edit history (1) with Republicans , trying to cut SS
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:59 PM
Man from Pickens (1,713 posts)
17. Ahoy, maties!
Raise the skull & crossbones!
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 02:59 PM
arcane1 (38,613 posts)
18. Which party is he talking about? And what message?
It seems he's the one who is trying to "score points"
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:00 PM
WillyT (72,631 posts)
19. F U Delaney !!!
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:05 PM
sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)
21. He sounds a bit disgruntled that Democrats want their party to represent THE PEOPLE.
When is he up for reelection? Time clear out all the 'centirsts' who care more about poor Wall St than the people who elected them.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:13 PM
NRaleighLiberal (56,720 posts)
22. meaning "wah wah...I may lose some of my way-too-much money"
more and more evidence that an awful lot of current Democratic politicians are simply republican lite - more concerned with their own wealth than their supposed constituents.
"centrist" and "moderate" and "libertarian" - probably undecided and independent as well - are just synonyms for "conservative republicans" that don't have the guts to say it. It's all about them and only them and their needs. |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:20 PM
mmonk (52,589 posts)
23. All those "lefties". FDR, John Kennedy, LBJ, Robert Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, etc. and etc..
Whole lot of hijacking going on.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:25 PM
bowens43 (16,064 posts)
24. a left-wing version of the tea party is exactly we need
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:27 PM
Tierra_y_Libertad (50,414 posts)
25. The DLC/Third Way/New Democrat wing of the party is to liberal what decaf is to coffee.
Response to Tierra_y_Libertad (Reply #25)
Fri May 29, 2015, 09:48 PM
meow2u3 (24,543 posts)
68. New Democrat = Old 1970's Republican
The DLC/Third Way/New Democrat wing is a corporate-backed fifth column. They think exactly like the establishment Republicans did before the RWNJs took over.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:29 PM
CharlotteVale (2,717 posts)
26. He's an asshole who wants to cut SS. Fuck him!
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:32 PM
Exilednight (9,359 posts)
27. I wonder how many zeros Hillary had to put on his check to his Super Pac.
Yep, I went there.
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Response to Exilednight (Reply #27)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:35 PM
kenfrequed (7,865 posts)
30. Hmm...
While I am not a fan of Hillary as a candidate, I think Delaney is corporatist enough to sell out on his own.
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Response to kenfrequed (Reply #30)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:39 PM
Exilednight (9,359 posts)
31. Possibly. Although I am sure he wouldn't turn down a check if it were offered. It does
Reek of 2008 hillary campaign. A nice Op-Ed attacking your opponent without your name attached.
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Response to Exilednight (Reply #31)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:54 PM
kenfrequed (7,865 posts)
35. well...
I would expect any third-way democrat to complain about this regardless of who was running for president. To me it is less about hillary and more about the ideology of the third way people. It is a failed strategy that does nothing to forward progressive ideas or values.
I imagine Rahm Immanuel will say something about it. Max Bacchus or Steny Hoyer will probably chime in as well bemoaning the idea that the democrats have gone too far to the left. |
Response to Exilednight (Reply #27)
Fri May 29, 2015, 04:02 PM
sufrommich (22,871 posts)
38. Another classy,fact free anti Hillary post. nt
Response to sufrommich (Reply #38)
Fri May 29, 2015, 04:10 PM
Exilednight (9,359 posts)
41. Feel free to put me on ignore if that statement offends you. I won't take it personally.
Response to sufrommich (Reply #38)
Fri May 29, 2015, 07:01 PM
workinclasszero (28,270 posts)
59. Yup
One of a thousand a day at least smh
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Response to sufrommich (Reply #38)
Fri May 29, 2015, 09:27 PM
stevenleser (32,886 posts)
64. That sums up 99.9% of the Hillary hit-comments here. nt
Response to Exilednight (Reply #27)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:59 PM
B Calm (28,762 posts)
58. Why are you doing this shit? Have you ever thought about posting at FR!
Response to B Calm (Reply #58)
Fri May 29, 2015, 08:04 PM
Exilednight (9,359 posts)
61. See Keith Olbermann's 2008 special comment on Hillary. n/t
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:34 PM
kenfrequed (7,865 posts)
28. Delaney needs to be primaried anyhow
Another "Third way" shill that really doesn't represent progressives anyhow.
Maybe he should accept that the majority of democrats don't agree with him and stop accusing progressives of 'hijacking.' |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:35 PM
djean111 (14,255 posts)
29. He sounds EXACTLY like a republican. Exactly like a republican.
Fuck him and his Third Way bullshit. What he is spewing is GOP talking points. Out in the open. Game over.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:44 PM
msongs (64,141 posts)
32. spokesperson from the obama wing of the republican party lol nt
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:49 PM
madfloridian (88,117 posts)
33. deja vu 2003, and after every failed election...blame the left.
Here they go again.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 03:51 PM
Agony (2,605 posts)
34. "UN-hijacked" actually.
Response to Agony (Reply #34)
Fri May 29, 2015, 05:59 PM
bvar22 (39,909 posts)
45. My thoughts exactly.
In the early 80s, the Democratic Party was hi-Jacked by Republicans and High Rolling Wall Street Bankers.
We are working to "UN-hijack" the Democratic Party. FDR Economic Bill of Rights In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be[font size=3] established for all—regardless of station, race, or creed.[/font]
Among these are: *The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation; *The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation; *The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living; *The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad; *The right of every family to a decent home; *The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health; *The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment; *The right to a good education. All of these rights spell security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being. ---FDR, 1944, SOTU Please note that the above are stipulated as Basic Human RIGHTS to be protected by our government, and NOT as COMMODITIES to be SOLD to Americans by For Profit Corporations. There was a time when voting FOR The Democrat was voting FOR the above values. Sadly, this is no longer true. |
Response to bvar22 (Reply #45)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:10 PM
Agony (2,605 posts)
48. You speak the truth but with more flair than I...
Hopefully your Asparagus is still tender and plentiful.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 04:01 PM
zipplewrath (16,401 posts)
37. They all need to go back to the GOP
Really, the best thing they could do for the country, and for the GOP is to join the GOP all at once. Take all the blue dogs and all the Third Way bunch, as well as the former DLC'ers. Take the whole gang and in one day switch to the GOP. Then we'd have a true opposition party and we could have these debates. It's be the best thing they could do for the country. It would overwhelm the nut jobs in the GOP and they'd either go all "third party" or just stop voting. And we could go back to the days of Eisenhower and Rockefeller and debate just what Social Security should be, not IF it should be. We could discuss gun control, and international policy, and monetary policy, and trade.....
Instead we have the nut jobs versus the adults in the room. |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 04:03 PM
NEVER SUMMER (26 posts)
39. I doubt this Delaney has ever thought about drifting to the left...
He'd rather stay on the right...
And that is why the Democratic Party is in trouble, as long as the Third Way Democrats continue to carry the wrong message to the people. Thank $DEITY_OF_CHOICE for Bernie Sanders, someone who will be able to steer his and the progressive's messages to the people. Everyone is starting to learn about Bernie Sanders, and hot-diggity-dog, if Bernie is not a dead heat by the time the debates roll around, he certainly will be beyond that. |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 04:04 PM
Jefferson23 (30,099 posts)
40. Hijacked, I can live with that and I bet millions of American voters can too. n/t
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 04:14 PM
hifiguy (33,688 posts)
42. Oh, bullshit.
On stilts and steroids. STFU, Turd Way.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:01 PM
dreamnightwind (4,775 posts)
46. Classic third way false choice presented
"They propose expanding Social Security rather than prioritizing serious efforts to preserve the program — even though it will be unable to provide full benefits as soon as 2032, the Congressional Budget Office has made clear," Delaney said. "The only way a large-scale expansion could work is by allocating new revenue away from needed investments in the next generation or by shifting the financial burden to workers or our children."
No mention of raising the cap on income that is subject to social security taxes. No, the "only" way is to take money away from needed investments or by taking it from our children. Sick stuff. Bernie will eat these people for lunch if given a chance to make his positions known to the public. |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:44 PM
FlatBaroque (3,160 posts)
49. When asked who he supported for President
his reply was muffled by Lloyd Blankfein's gold plated balls
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:46 PM
neverforget (9,400 posts)
51. Hijacked? Fuck that. We're taking it back! nt.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 06:54 PM
hatrack (55,954 posts)
53. John Delaney: Private Equity Investment Executive, Lawyer, Medical Services Company Owner
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 07:26 PM
99Forever (14,524 posts)
60. Ever notice how the neoliberals pushing the TPP corporate enrichment deal...
... wax poetic about "increasing USA exports" but never mention the much LARGER increase in imports that actually happen? Kind of like giving a baseball score like this:
Dodgers 4 Just precisely who do these freakin' clowns think they are fooling anyway? |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 09:22 PM
hootinholler (26,449 posts)
62. That son of a bitch lied to my face when he was campaining
![]() Told me flat out how he was a progressive. Time to find a fucking challenger, I seriously doubt he will support Bernie's agenda. |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 09:22 PM
X_Digger (18,585 posts)
63. Fuck Delaney, fuck the TPP. n/t
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 09:29 PM
woo me with science (32,139 posts)
65. There's that Third Way messaging problem again.
He apparently didn't get the memo that the Third Way candidate is now pretending to be a populist right now, and that the open touting of right-wing, predatory, liberal-punching talking points is best left until AFTER the new corporate puppet has been installed.
This is the phase of the con game during which the Third Way is supposed to pretend to be as passionate about liberal issues as the rest of us, while lying to our faces that they just support a slower, more "pragmatic" route to the goal.
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Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 09:36 PM
BKH70041 (961 posts)
66. Good for him.
The "progressive populists" that have embedded themselves within the Democratic Party need to go form their own party instead. They don't deserve to have legislative representation at any level of government.
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Response to BKH70041 (Reply #66)
Fri May 29, 2015, 10:37 PM
hay rick (6,231 posts)
73. Or we can take back OUR party and let you folks figure out which side you're on.
I've been stuck with the lesser evil for a while. Won't break my heart if you have to choose between Sanders and Cruz.
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Response to BKH70041 (Reply #66)
Sat May 30, 2015, 01:29 AM
TM99 (8,352 posts)
78. Jesus on a pogo stick!
Progressive populists ARE the fucking Democratic Party.
Third Way, neo-liberal, DLC's are the ones who need to just go the fuck a way. |
Response to BKH70041 (Reply #66)
Sat May 30, 2015, 01:31 AM
kcr (15,122 posts)
79. Or maybe the "centrists" like him can go back to the Republican party
where they used to be in the first place. Either way, we get more Republicans in office. Is that the point?
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Response to BKH70041 (Reply #66)
Sat May 30, 2015, 05:45 AM
Katashi_itto (10,175 posts)
83. How about we let you all form your own party or go back to the Republicans?
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 09:44 PM
JHB (35,417 posts)
67. Nobody's proposing to relitigate the financial crisis...
You can't relitigate something that was never actually litigated in the first place.
And the only Democratic versions of the Tea Party are the so-called "centrists" themselves, who, like the Teabaggers, cannot distinguish policies that provide checks and balances on economic power from a membership application to the Warsaw Pact. |
Response to babylonsister (Original post)
Fri May 29, 2015, 09:51 PM
RandiFan1290 (6,072 posts)
69. These 3rd Way 'Democrats' hate their fellow Democrats
more than they hate the 'publicons.
I guess that is what Skinner was talking about in ATA http://www.democraticunderground.com/12597937#post1 |
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Fri May 29, 2015, 10:14 PM
Faryn Balyncd (5,125 posts)
71. Here's a hint what kind of businessman/banker Delaney was:
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Fri May 29, 2015, 10:19 PM
Boomerproud (6,125 posts)
72. What message is he talking about?
What principles has the Democratic Party stood for and articulated and fought for in a generation?
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Sat May 30, 2015, 01:14 AM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
75. I don't like this guy.
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Sat May 30, 2015, 06:06 AM
Cha (277,597 posts)
85. lol.. I actually thinks he makes a couple of good points..
"They propose expanding Social Security rather than prioritizing serious efforts to preserve the program — even though it will be unable to provide full benefits as soon as 2032, the Congressional Budget Office has made clear," Delaney said. "The only way a large-scale expansion could work is by allocating new revenue away from needed investments in the next generation or by shifting the financial burden to workers or our children."
"He said Democrats' "party microphone has been hijacked by people more interested in scoring points than in solving problems." I've seen that against President Obama.. basically calling him a "liar" and "sexist".. to score points. Their bullshite isn't true. Key legislation Delaney has sponsored: ![]() Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 2011; 113th Congress) - a bill that would extend through the end of 2015 the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education and change its membership. Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 (H.R. 2084; 113th Congress) - a bill that would establish the American Infrastructure Fund (AIF). Medical Foods Equity Act of 2013 (H.R. 3665; 113th Congress) - a bill that would extend coverage of medical foods, vitamins, and amino acids to those with metabolic disorders. [19] MOre.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Delaney_(Maryland_politician) |
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Sat May 30, 2015, 01:25 AM
MannyGoldstein (34,589 posts)
76. Dispicable
Third Way go away.
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Sat May 30, 2015, 01:27 AM
ibegurpard (16,663 posts)
77. sounds like some of the shit I read right here
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Sat May 30, 2015, 02:44 AM
Zorra (27,670 posts)
81. With Democrats like him, who needs republicans? Our party could do bad by all ourselves. nt
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Sat May 30, 2015, 07:05 AM
Scuba (53,475 posts)
86. Dear Representative Delany, bite me.
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Sat May 30, 2015, 08:50 AM
LWolf (46,179 posts)
87. I see a problem stinking to high heaven that we need to solve right now,
and his name is John Delaney.
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Sat May 30, 2015, 08:54 AM
RiverLover (7,830 posts)
88. John Delaney needs to go be the republican that he actually is. DINOs are way too
prevalent in DC.
They really need to GO. Democrats ARE the LEFT. Idiot. |
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Sat May 30, 2015, 08:56 AM
DemocratSinceBirth (97,950 posts)