I may not agree 100% with our elected Democratic officials.. if fact I don't

Peacetrain

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Sat May-16-09 11:33 AM
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I may not agree 100% with our elected Democratic officials.. if fact I don't

But if I can get 80% of what I want, I am ahead of the game, because I would get 0% on the other side.

I am not going to throw Pelosi, Reid, Obama, Kucinich , Clinton , Warner, Blue Dogs, Progressives, Centrists, etc etc..any of our coalition under the bus.

That does not mean, I will not express my opinion, lobby etc, but that does mean I will not do the "they are dead to me" mantra, because I do not agree with the 100%.

There has to be some middle ground here.

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datasuspect

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Sat May-16-09 11:40 AM
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1. there really is no middle ground

there are few times when an "all or nothing" condition exists in reality.

but it exists now.

it's "them" (our owners and their paid functionaries--which includes the demublican party) vs. "us" (the majority of the american people who have no effective voice or possibility for redress).

the problem is that "they" have convinced large numbers of "us" that the old rules apply, that this is still america, that the constitution still applies.

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FiveGoodMen

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Sat May-16-09 12:03 PM
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2. Well, I'm sure not getting anywhere near 80%

Health care
War crimes
Bailouts
Drug war
Bill of rights...

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