What would Hillary do?

She is a DLC loyalist and I do not trust her.

We are sick of the Third Way shit, and we know third wayers philosophy is failing BAD.

They should be dictating the terms of re-opening the government. And a tax increase on the richest 1% would be just the bitter medicine the GOP needs to teach them a lesson. Nothing too big just a percent or two but enough to send a message.
"You get nothing! You lose! Good day Sir!"

AND no further monkeying with voters' rights! GET OUT of women's gynecologists offices - AND all of our bedrooms!

Don't get me started...

Hyperbolic nonsense like that is what costs us a lot of votes.

I've known several folks that each time they seem to be coming around to the dems side they get put off by garbage like this.

If they're put off by garbage in general, they STILL shouldn't be voting for Republicans, as that's just about all they are capable of producing.

We aren't entitled to anybodies votes, they must be earned. And when the party constantly takes positions unsupported by evidence on an issue important to them, it calls everything that party stands for into question in their minds.

most people are ok with some from of gun control.

but let's put it away... or change it to Ted Cruz

But haven't figured it out yet. Lol

Of course they are massacre machines- what else are they for???

You know the things that 99.999999999% of them are used for?

And their use as self-defense is mythological in nature.

When you pry it from my cold dead hands!

Have you seen my stapler?

...then you're point might have validity. The first statement is too nonsensical to be worthy of response.

And you claim they're useful for self-defense, not I. You prove it!

Your unwillingness to do your own research is not a point against me. And unless you are trying to claim that these firearms aren't regularly used safely for target practice, then there is nothing nonsensical about my statement.

it's easily discoverable. Do your own research.

anything else yes not this.

I would have loved to have seen Democrats on TV pushing back on the Boehner's negotiation cries by pointing out that we're not asking for universally popular legislation like tax hikes for the top 2%, universal background checks, and closing of tax loopholes before we re-open the government.

I'd like them to be able to end each of those conversations with "But we're not demanding those universally popular legislations. We're simply asking Republicans not to hold the nation hostage with universally unpopular legislation. "

Remind the public which party has populist goals and, at the same time, remind them which party has the adults.

I am composing my ltte as we speak ..

the media has fomented hostility towards the Dem party. the people in certain areas of the country(where I live), still believe the media is liberal. there is no reasoning with these people, even if it seems they are intelligent, the idea of supporting Democrats just isn't acceptable to them. it makes no sense. brainwashed? the water??

no, it's faux and co.(meaning almost all of mainstream media)
go figure

That's just a fact. A little recognized fact.

1: get rid of the f22 osprey peice of shit fighter plane
2 :reduce all flag officers to pre or cold war levels
3: have the rich pay for iraq and afganastan , ( unfunded wars )
4: tet rid of the navys alumninum ship.
5: give us a true budget in stead of a cr.(contuniuing resolution)
6: cut one ford class aircraft carrier a year,
7: cut one verginia attact sub per year.
even if we get rid of everything , there will still be a deficiet . why? , because of unpaid war reperations .and the shear weight of doing businness, oh and we blame the poor for that .

Wouldn't that be World War II?

I agree with the principle, however, that our military is too large and too top-heavy.

The v22 osprey is a very different aircraft.

on this. I will drag the whole herd of effing Republicans over with me. Eff the Republicans and the effing Koch's. Screw them all. I hope this means the end of the Republican Party.

im on ssi, ill grab the horses and the lariots . while we are at it . lets get that tratior rove as welland thanks for your millitary service .

How about a national gun registry with mandatory background checks on all sales? Why do only they get to demand shit? If we're gonna play extortion politics, let's play...I'm fucking tired of going backwards on threat at a time.

You know they're going to refuse any of our demands, so you might as well make one that turns out for the best.

I could go for trading the ACA for single payer or medicare for all.

medicare for all is the way to go.

But we know the "right's" true goal is not to save money or they wouldn't have recklessly waged two unnecessary wars while slashing taxes.

Have Obama say that he's going to order the Treasury to mint a $2 trillion coin. Anything left over will go towards a stimulus package of upgrading our national infrastructure (bridges, airports, roads, railways, water, electrical, etc), investing in green technology and helping homeowners who are underwater due to shady banking practices.

or something

no cap on earnings for SS tax, 5 cent tax on stock share trade, first 20K of interest, dividends and capital gains is tax free, after that it's regular income and banks can't gamble with deposits. I'll bet we can think of more too.

energy industry subsidies the righties talk like you want to strangle a kitten.

Great suggestions, fellow Ohioan.

that even the progressive mind set has largely decided its just not realistic to kick the living shit out of the Republicans for what they've been doing for years, knowing full well that having lost nothing again, they'll be back running the same extortion racket the day after their latest manufactured disaster is resolved.

And stop voter suppression.

If only..

It's called progressive taxation. Might I recommend Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations to explain?

I hope you stay long enough to learn.

Instead of the incessant pro forma sessions?

and quite frankly it drives me nuts (a shorter trip on some days!). Somebody should be screaming from the rafters over this crap! They are preventing him from getting his judges confirmed, judges that are sorely needed in many circuits.

1. Medicare for all - ie: single payer
2. Gun control laws - assault weapons ban reinstated, etc.
3. Outlaw religion

Should be easy enough to get those attached to any CR.

that is all.

you sound like you have a dream. Quick, before it's illegal.

Obama is totally right to ask for a clean resolution, demanding our own stuff be added on would only feed into the "both sides do it" narrative. I do however think we need to make big demands in the negotations that Obama promised after the government reopens. I think we should ask for taxes on the richest 1% restored to Reagan era levels, add a public option to Obamacare, a new carbon tax to be instituted, an increase in the minimum wage, and a cut to Pentagon spending.

If the Republicans want to negotiate then can not expect that we are only going to negotiate on their wish list, we have to have a wish list of our own to discuss. Again however, that wishlist needs to come after the government is reopened not before. We need a clean CR bill first.