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In reply to the discussion: I still do not trust Rand Paul and his pseudo, new found moderate attitude. eom [View all]woo me with science
(32,139 posts)24. Easy fix for Democrats.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025223923#post7
Corporate Democrats are obsessed with Libertarians and Libertarian-leaning Republicans only because they expose those Democrats' betrayal of voters on the issues they should own. The only reason any Libertarians get attention at all is because they say some of the right things re: reining in warmongering, curbing the drug wars, and stopping the outrageous surveillance state. People do NOT like their willingness to scrap social programs and gut Social Security.
All Democrats would have to do is re-embrace the policies they were *supposed* to stand for all along. Stop the outrageous corporate war on marijuana and marijuana users. Stop pandering to the corporate One Percent with private prisons and draconian drug policies and a fascistic surveillance state. Be the party that not only ends the spying and the warmongering and the outrageous drug wars for profit, but also reins in Wall Street, restores our Constitution, reduces inequality, and STRENGTHENS social safety nets.
Those who whine about Libertarians while excusing the corporate sellout of our own party are part of the problem. Third Way Democrats would not have to worry about Libertarians at all if they would crawl out of their corporate Masters' pockets for long enough to own the issues they SHOULD own.
Corporate Democrats are obsessed with Libertarians and Libertarian-leaning Republicans only because they expose those Democrats' betrayal of voters on the issues they should own. The only reason any Libertarians get attention at all is because they say some of the right things re: reining in warmongering, curbing the drug wars, and stopping the outrageous surveillance state. People do NOT like their willingness to scrap social programs and gut Social Security.
All Democrats would have to do is re-embrace the policies they were *supposed* to stand for all along. Stop the outrageous corporate war on marijuana and marijuana users. Stop pandering to the corporate One Percent with private prisons and draconian drug policies and a fascistic surveillance state. Be the party that not only ends the spying and the warmongering and the outrageous drug wars for profit, but also reins in Wall Street, restores our Constitution, reduces inequality, and STRENGTHENS social safety nets.
Those who whine about Libertarians while excusing the corporate sellout of our own party are part of the problem. Third Way Democrats would not have to worry about Libertarians at all if they would crawl out of their corporate Masters' pockets for long enough to own the issues they SHOULD own.
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I still do not trust Rand Paul and his pseudo, new found moderate attitude. eom [View all]
mfcorey1
Aug 2014
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I a bit behind this morning, can you please explain why that's funny? Thx in adv. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Aug 2014
#23
I think '62 when he lost the governor's race to Pat Brown (Jerry's father).
Jackpine Radical
Aug 2014
#44
He can say he is on different sides on many issues. He answers according to what he thinks the
Thinkingabout
Aug 2014
#7
Yes and upper middle class and above weed smoking mesmerized by Rand novels young men
lunasun
Aug 2014
#42
He's still an imbecile. But I understand that the ferret living on his head has written
Guy Whitey Corngood
Aug 2014
#18
They have no such intention or even inclination, hence stuck hollering fuck some idiotic, pseudo
TheKentuckian
Aug 2014
#35