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29. The neo-liberal contingent of the Democratic Party is FISCALLY the same as the GOP.

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 10:20 AM

Oct 2014

It is true that they may have moved towards more Socially "tolerant" positions than their GOP counterparts over the past couple years, but on fiscal matters such as serving Wall St. interests for personal gain, supporting Trade Agreements that are beneficial to corporate financial gains to the further erosion of America's middle class, calling for cuts to Social Security and Medicare, I can find little difference. For some here apparently this social liberal-fiscal conservative mix makes for a good Democrat. For me personally, not so much.

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Sen. Warren: �The game is rigged, and the Republicans rigged it� [View all] TomCADem Oct 2014 OP

Your "edit to note" is the most important part of your post. Thanks for posting. JDPriestly Oct 2014 #1

Unknown Senator giving political talk in Midwest says Game is Rigged Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #12

I've heard that the Washington Post is now at least 50% Republican-owned. Cal33 Oct 2014 #31

in any event it's becoming progressively more unreadable. redruddyred Oct 2014 #51

WatdahelzamatterU? Ink costs money. Hoppy Oct 2014 #2

agree totally oldandhappy Oct 2014 #3

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #4

She's wrong ... both parties are the same!!! JoePhilly Oct 2014 #5

Seems that on DU the loudest voices cheering Warren on are saying the same thing. baldguy Oct 2014 #9

totally bogus statement beachbum bob Oct 2014 #6

A couple of points here--or maybe 5 off the top of my head: Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #15

I don't believe Nader made any difference. olddad56 Oct 2014 #26

The Republican Party was one of the tools used to rig the game, yes. Orsino Oct 2014 #7

Talk about not taking the long view. baldguy Oct 2014 #10

The Democratic is holding the barbarians off the gate? Orsino Oct 2014 #18

Painting both parties as the same just helps the people you're complaining about. baldguy Oct 2014 #21

Refusing to recognize a common dysfunction helps the people I'm complaining about. n/t Orsino Oct 2014 #23

And the Koch Bros are perfectly happy to have you blame their crimes on Democrats. baldguy Oct 2014 #27

The problem is much bigger than that. Orsino Oct 2014 #35

Please see Sen Warren's quote titling the OP baldguy Oct 2014 #41

Millions of people are to blame, including me and possibly even you. Orsino Oct 2014 #55

WAPO is going for the CT crowd. Warren is right, and they censored her words. Typical RW crap. freshwest Oct 2014 #8

........ daleanime Oct 2014 #11

Shame on you, WAPO. littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #13

wall street rigged it for themselves. the democrats became vichy to survive. pansypoo53219 Oct 2014 #14

^^^^^^^^^^^^n't truedelphi Oct 2014 #17

But until Democratic Leadership starts to actually care, truedelphi Oct 2014 #16

So, Warren is wrong! TomCADem Oct 2014 #24

She could have added the coda "and we let them" marshall Oct 2014 #28

I was in the trenches regarding the voting situation back in 2004 - truedelphi Oct 2014 #60

For All Our Sakes...Dump Hillary! billhicks76 Oct 2014 #19

I agree ..and we liberals would have to dig deep to finance her camapign INdemo Oct 2014 #45

Yes!!! billhicks76 Oct 2014 #47

Nothing gets my dander up quicker than hearing someone say the parties are the same madokie Oct 2014 #20

+1000 baldguy Oct 2014 #22

Exactly, its part of the corporate media false equivalency meme! TomCADem Oct 2014 #25

The neo-liberal contingent of the Democratic Party is FISCALLY the same as the GOP. NorthCarolina Oct 2014 #29

Even fiscally most Democrats don't have a "shrink the government, cut taxes for the rich" mentality pampango Oct 2014 #32

Perhaps not NorthCarolina Oct 2014 #40

Objectively false. Social policies are objectively economic policies. joshcryer Oct 2014 #50

Beware. Declaring there is no difference in the parties is a tactic to surpress the vote. Maineman Oct 2014 #33

That is the slight difference between the two . geretogo Oct 2014 #39

There's no difference in saying there's "no difference" or a "slight difference". baldguy Oct 2014 #53

You know, this accusatory crap gets pretty damned old. woo me with science Oct 2014 #42

I think a lot of people are sick of the wars in the middle east. redruddyred Oct 2014 #52

"Drilling and fracking? Both parties support it." RiverLover Oct 2014 #54

Had to be said. (eom) CanSocDem Oct 2014 #58

Yes, the accusatory crap gets really, really old. woo me with science Oct 2014 #43

Those poor Republicans. joshcryer Oct 2014 #49

no they are not the same but INdemo Oct 2014 #57

Certainly rigged. The riggers are those who donate labor and money to corporations. raouldukelives Oct 2014 #30

I watched the master " rigger " Ronald Reagan using his rigging tools in 1980 , his disciples have geretogo Oct 2014 #34

I've been saying that day after day for over a year. Yet, ballyhoo Oct 2014 #36

Let me put it this way: If the Repubs. were to win both Houses and the Presidency in 2016, there Cal33 Oct 2014 #37

Your probably right geretogo Oct 2014 #38

Well, Cal33, I hope you are right, but I fear you are wrong. Progressive ballyhoo Oct 2014 #46

Do you think people like Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders...etc... would ever Cal33 Oct 2014 #56

Sorry for the mistake on my post. You picked up what ballyhoo Oct 2014 #59

Check this out too INdemo Oct 2014 #44

But democrats are no better! joshcryer Oct 2014 #48