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guillaumeb

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68. Voltaire said (in essence) that the perfect should not be the enemy of the good

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 04:31 PM

Feb 2015

President Obama is not a perfect President, nor was he the ideal candidate. Who could be, except possibly me because I have never been wrong.

I would say and have said to Democrats and progressives that if you are looking for that perfect candidate who perfectly represents what you want and stand for, look in the mirror to see her/him. Only place you will find her/him.

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Why I'm Ready for Hillary [View all] brooklynite Feb 2015 OP

We have a great need to have someone with foreign experience. I do not know of a Republican Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #1

I agree! Martin Eden Feb 2015 #52

+1 RedstDem Feb 2015 #81

what the GOP does have guillaumeb Feb 2015 #2

And, the gop also has ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #5

could not agree more guillaumeb Feb 2015 #59

But ... but ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #61

too true guillaumeb Feb 2015 #64

Brace yourself for the links ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #65

Voltaire said (in essence) that the perfect should not be the enemy of the good guillaumeb Feb 2015 #68

But to suggest ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #71

so the Democratic plan should be guillaumeb Feb 2015 #72

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026241698#post31 merrily Feb 2015 #80

The link doesn't work ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #82

The "lesser of two evils" proposition is hardly even a sensible question. cheapdate Feb 2015 #76

Pro war, pro Wall Street, pro TPP, pro Keystone XL, pro H-1B visas, member of "The Family". Scuba Feb 2015 #3

ikr! Woo-fuckin-hoo! Go Hillary! Go Wall Street! Go 1 percenters! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2015 #4

Sad to see Dean demean himself like this. Roland99 Feb 2015 #6

Is Elizabeth Warren demeaning herself as well? brooklynite Feb 2015 #10

Was that an endorsement? nt MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #26

She supports Clinton whether its a formal endorsement or not brooklynite Feb 2015 #37

A very disheartening statement. Why would any liberal/progressive support a DLC dandy? Roland99 Feb 2015 #39

I do not like Hillary BUT tiredtoo Feb 2015 #7

Obama had no coattails? brooklynite Feb 2015 #8

a couple of thoughts on this tiredtoo Feb 2015 #15

Right...it's much better to have Republicans..... brooklynite Feb 2015 #38

so this means you support Hillary also? NT tiredtoo Feb 2015 #42

Wasn't that obvious? brooklynite Feb 2015 #44

Not really tiredtoo Feb 2015 #45

So your prescribed treatment for "we have no message" is to run a woman winter is coming Feb 2015 #9

+100 ND-Dem Feb 2015 #13

yes a better message make more sense tiredtoo Feb 2015 #14

The Republicans are nowhere near taking control of income inequality. winter is coming Feb 2015 #16

yes they have been using the phrase income inequality tiredtoo Feb 2015 #22

I know they've been using the phrase. The people who'd never vote for any Dem winter is coming Feb 2015 #25

yes but tiredtoo Feb 2015 #41

"Obama won because he is black." zappaman Feb 2015 #20

He won because he brought unprecedented amounts of non majority voters to the polls DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #23

You think that's funny? tiredtoo Feb 2015 #24

More idiotic than funny. n/t zappaman Feb 2015 #36

so having no basic facts to back up your opinions tiredtoo Feb 2015 #40

Limbaugh on Obama: His "only chance of winning is that he's black" zappaman Feb 2015 #48

even a blind squirrel finds a nut etc. tiredtoo Feb 2015 #50

You have yet to back up your idiotic and racist statement zappaman Feb 2015 #56

Perhaps you missed my note about driving voters to the polls tiredtoo Feb 2015 #62

To say "Obama won because he is black" is racist and flat out bullshit. zappaman Feb 2015 #63

I am totally amazed at your inability to see what happened tiredtoo Feb 2015 #66

I am totally amazed at your inability to think zappaman Feb 2015 #74

Obama won because there is something unique about him tiredtoo Feb 2015 #75

TiredToo's experience was mine as well. I live in a mixed race neighborhood in Richmond, VA and Nay Feb 2015 #58

Forward, not backwards! Upwards not Forwards! And always spinning, spinning, spinning!! dirtydickcheney Feb 2015 #11

It does mean something.. "Moving our Country Forward".. in light of the reCons want to take it back Cha Feb 2015 #19

that sure is a flip hfojvt Feb 2015 #12

"Perhaps he feels to old to tilt at windmills. " DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2015 #27

Is there a link so as to read the whole thing, brooklynite? I realize it's an email.. Cha Feb 2015 #17

LOL, Isaac is this real or is this the onion? nt Logical Feb 2015 #18

Howard Dean! freshwest Feb 2015 #21

Sorry Dr. Dean MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #28

+1000 (nt) MissDeeds Feb 2015 #29

Yeah one article for Politico really doesn't mean a lot. Used to be a shit site for DU standards. Rex Feb 2015 #31

If you want Jeb, nominate HRC. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #33

Are you calling Dean not a Democrat? joshcryer Feb 2015 #35

Dean wrote an op ed piece for Politico last December. Rex Feb 2015 #30

my help and I had a laugh lild Feb 2015 #34

Who laughed first the help or you? Rex Feb 2015 #54

The entire salon broke out laughing here too. Even the butler snickered. nt benz380 Feb 2015 #57

grassroot supporters like lild Feb 2015 #32

Welcome to DU... SidDithers Feb 2015 #43

I hope you get your wish... Stellar Feb 2015 #46

link? mahina Feb 2015 #47

The was a RFh mailing brooklynite Feb 2015 #67

Always admired and respected Dr. Dean bigwillq Feb 2015 #49

So, Howard Dean does our thinking for us now??!!! Martin Eden Feb 2015 #51

I assume you applied the same principle to John Kerry in 2004? brooklynite Feb 2015 #53

Yes, I did. Martin Eden Feb 2015 #55

Like wise the no vote on ISIS Resolution does not get my support. Thinkingabout Feb 2015 #73

I think there will be more official endorsements as she is getting major attention and no one libdem4life Feb 2015 #60

Gov. Dean is well past his sell-by date. KamaAina Feb 2015 #69

Maybe he's astute enough to see that Sanders will have a hard time winning a nation election... brooklynite Feb 2015 #70

Reading between the lines . . . Depaysement Feb 2015 #77

Requests for money brooklynite Feb 2015 #79

I say we retire the word "grassroots" from the political lexicon. Smarmie Doofus Feb 2015 #78