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In reply to the discussion: The 17 Democrats selling out on bank regulation is worse than it looks [View all]Blue_Tires
(57,596 posts)44. It's mostly bad because it gives to leftbro crowd the excuse to:
1. Ignore Trump scandals for the next two weeks (not that they were paying attention anyway, but now they really have a reason to not look in Trump's direction).
2. Pile on Hillary (their favorite pastime) for having the nerve to select Kaine, and so called "Establisment" Dems in general.
3. Tear the scab off the 2016 primaries (their second-favorite pastime)...
Greenwald, Bragman and Taibbi are practically orgasmic right now...
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The 17 Democrats selling out on bank regulation is worse than it looks [View all]
babylonsister
Mar 2018
OP
It's the Obscene Amounts of Money and It Has Thoroughly Corrupted our Entire Political Process
dlk
Mar 2018
#2
I posted an OP about this a few days ago. it is a big symptom of the dismantlement of our
Ninga
Mar 2018
#5
Democrats are in a good bargaining position but they're just giving away the store.
octoberlib
Mar 2018
#10
Dems may have the smarts and ideas, but not always the spine....and there is the $$$$$ thing
NRaleighLiberal
Mar 2018
#16
...but these Sentaors vote with us 95, 90, 85, percent of the time...and we need them
JCanete
Mar 2018
#34