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Let's Not Have a Three-Ring, Concentric Democratic Firing Squad, OK? [View all] MineralMan Nov 10 OP

No, not OK. NoRethugFriends Nov 10 #1

Agree republianmushroom Nov 10 #60

Amen thomhartmann Nov 10 #88

but have you noticed the only cries of betrayal are coming agingdem Nov 10 #98

You need to get out more -eom vanessa_ca Nov 10 #110

I'm 77 and a life-long Democrat.. agingdem Nov 10 #129

I am not demeaning you. I'm pushing back against your statement. "I don't hear average citizens shouting "traitors"." vanessa_ca Nov 10 #146

I'm average as they come. It's a betrayal. airmid Nov 10 #144

If we were never goin to get maga to move on healthcare choie Tuesday #176

I do. My entire family and their young friends are devestated Demsrule86 Tuesday #183

Let me tell you a story.. agingdem Wednesday #188

I heard this morning no snap. We literally got nothing Demsrule86 Wednesday #189

All any of us can do it complain and be frustrated Bettie Nov 10 #2

We can support and communicate our frustration orangecrush Nov 10 #69

Sadly, I have no Democratic Bettie Nov 10 #78

I disagree Bettie. We do have power. It's in the streets and at the ballot box vanessa_ca Nov 10 #112

The elections seem really far away Bettie Nov 10 #118

You got it! vanessa_ca Nov 10 #120

Iowa has a long hard road Bettie Nov 10 #124

We'll get there. Keep the faith! vanessa_ca Nov 10 #131

Trump & Co want us to feel hopeless and defeated. thought crime Nov 10 #126

They may want that Bettie Nov 10 #128

Lawrence Lessig pointed out years ago... returnee Nov 10 #135

Not true. Join Indivisable and lets have primaries, but in the end Demsrule86 Tuesday #184

Losing the ACA subsidies is not a disagreement. This will harm a lot of people. Autumn Nov 10 #3

What's Your Plan for Saving Them? MineralMan Nov 10 #5

It's not my fucking job to come up with a plan to save it. That's what I fucking vote for I'm an Autumn Nov 10 #9

Well! OK, Then. MineralMan Nov 10 #20

You don't understand healthcare for all. gab13by13 Nov 10 #37

Bernie wants one thing. I want Socialized Universal Healthcare. MineralMan Nov 10 #43

If that's what you really want, stop defending the corporate sell-outs. nt TBF Nov 10 #74

Right now, there is no possible path to Socialized Universal Healthcare MineralMan Nov 10 #80

Hey, hang in there man! Plan to keep seeing your doctor once a year for 20 more years. thought crime Nov 10 #119

You're preaching from a position of privilege - healthy boomer on Medicare luxmatic Nov 10 #122

I'm afraid I come as I am. MineralMan Nov 10 #127

Wouldn't it be great if that legislaton was brought in front of the american public choie Tuesday #179

Well, at least you said "Maybe never", not "Never ever". I guess that's progress? thought crime Nov 10 #117

Okay but let's not call it that because it's a freaking stupid name (politically-speaking) AZJonnie Nov 10 #137

Why are there not enough votes? AZProgressive Nov 10 #147

Probably because we don't have uniform health care here. MineralMan Tuesday #157

It sure would be nice for the Dems to actually put forth meaningful legislation choie Tuesday #177

Maybe they will when there is MineralMan Tuesday #178

It says a lot.... TheRealNorth Nov 10 #38

Holding out longer wouldn't make their renewal more likely. tritsofme Nov 10 #7

Neither will giving in. But go for it. Lets see the choice is starve Americans or kill Autumn Nov 10 #13

This deal stops the risk of SNAP disruption and is the only path toward a vote on subsidies. tritsofme Nov 10 #15

Never enough votes amirite? Story of the moderates. Autumn Nov 10 #18

If Republicans are determined to strip away these subsidies, keeping the government shutdown a few more weeks tritsofme Nov 10 #22

Those "protections" are legal requirements. They were wrongly delayed Arazi Nov 10 #57

Does that mean the democrats . . . people Nov 10 #130

I would have supported ending the shutdown after a week or so. tritsofme Nov 10 #132

I guarantee you a few more days of air traffic disruption would have ended this Arazi Nov 10 #19

Yep. And I am already seeing online comments from furloughed fed workers who are pissed the 8 caved Attilatheblond Nov 10 #54

Some major unions representing federal workers recently started supporting an end to the shutdown. tritsofme Nov 10 #116

Hear, hear! As soon as the fat kaks are inconvenienced it's over Ponietz Nov 10 #105

LOL sure durablend Nov 10 #71

The case becomes moot when the government turns back on. tritsofme Nov 10 #75

"A path toward ACA subsidy renewal".... Bettie Nov 10 #123

I fear GOP won't own this crimycarny Nov 10 #100

The public was blaming Rs. The pressure was on them. Cuthbert Allgood Tuesday #175

We can't stand together against tyranny when people we count on keep sitting down. Gore1FL Nov 10 #4

100,000 TIMES - THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS Maru Kitteh Nov 10 #49

Democrats ? ? republianmushroom Nov 10 #65

The pattern Cirsium Nov 10 #91

I would like to quote your post word for word. It speaks for me. Maru Kitteh Nov 10 #104

Thanks Cirsium Nov 10 #121

Schumer knew all along "We kept Senator Schumer informed throughout" vanessa_ca Nov 10 #115

You may be right that they worked out who could get away with voting for this. people Nov 10 #125

Standard operating procedure Cirsium Nov 10 #133

"supporting Republicans" ... ??? Martin Eden Tuesday #150

Those are the talking points Cirsium Tuesday #158

Those are facts. Martin Eden Tuesday #160

There it is Cirsium Tuesday #162

I noticed you didn't answer any of my questions Martin Eden Tuesday #163

Yes Cirsium Tuesday #164

It's a straightforward question that goes straight to the point of the shutdown Martin Eden Tuesday #165

A straightforward question? Cirsium Tuesday #167

There is no logic whatsoever in your post Martin Eden Tuesday #168

ffs Cirsium Tuesday #169

Nobody forgot that......... Martin Eden Tuesday #170

Sure Cirsium Tuesday #171

I'll take that to mean you think they should have kept the filibuster going indefinitely Martin Eden Tuesday #172

Why? Cirsium Tuesday #173

ffs Martin Eden Tuesday #174

I just listened to the videos Cirsium Tuesday #180

Then you should be able to summarize what they said in those videos Martin Eden Tuesday #186

Sure Cirsium Thursday #191

I hear what you're saying, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 10 #6

Yes. Electing Democrats is the path we need to take. MineralMan Nov 10 #21

Electing ... Progressive... Democrats is the path we need to take. luv2fly Nov 10 #29

I vote to elect one House members and two Senators. MineralMan Nov 10 #30

I don't disagree with you fundamentally luv2fly Nov 10 #35

Exactly right. FoxNewsSucks Nov 10 #70

You know, it is interesting that "vote blue no matter who" OrwellwasRight Nov 10 #113

That is not true. We elect based on the state. This isn't right or left. Demsrule86 Tuesday #185

Can we even disagree on policy among ourselves without personal insults? Walleye Nov 10 #8

I reread my OP. Who did I insult, personally? MineralMan Nov 10 #25

Not you, just a general tone of the response to this Walleye Nov 10 #26

Not me? Then who were you directing that towards? MineralMan Nov 10 #27

I'm sorry that's the way you took it. I really didn't mean it that way. Walleye Nov 10 #28

So what is your opinion of these Mikie Sherrill quotes? gab13by13 Nov 10 #42

7 Dems. 1 Ind. niyad Nov 10 #99

F#*king dems caved. pamdb Nov 10 #10

and for a few days I actually thought we had a chance for a bluewave midterm, I'm back to reality now. nt yaesu Nov 10 #34

I am right there with you... berksdem Nov 10 #66

Agreed StarryNite Nov 10 #89

+ 1000 hamsterjill Nov 10 #140

Exactly! StarryNite Nov 10 #142

I will be back, n/t rzemanfl Nov 10 #109

Tell that to the "moderates." luv2fly Nov 10 #11

And look at who they aimed it at. We need new leadership. Autumn Nov 10 #16

And then they shot everybody relying on the ACA in the back. Efilroft Sul Nov 10 #17

I'm telling it to everyone. MineralMan Nov 10 #23

Not according to Mikie Sherrill, she is a fighter, gab13by13 Nov 10 #44

The elected Dems do the circular firing squad themselves awesomerwb1 Nov 10 #12

"Holding out longer wouldn't make their renewal more likely." J_William_Ryan Nov 10 #14

You are wrong. They must know how much we want them to fight boston bean Nov 10 #24

Well, umm, when millions of Americans lose their healthcare next year I'm sure they will be very forgiving yaesu Nov 10 #31

If we were all United against tyranny some Dems wouldn't consistently be giving Trump what he wants v Nanjeanne Nov 10 #32

We were always up against the reality that Trump and the GOP truly don't care Ocelot II Nov 10 #33

Please stop with being complicit. hamsterjill Nov 10 #36

Hear, hear Cirsium Nov 10 #72

Thank you. Scrivener7 Tuesday #181

No need for straw men. This "deal" is bullshit. Jbraybarten Nov 10 #39

Maybe The Defectors Should Be Lectured Instead? And Then.... ColoringFool Nov 10 #40

Tread lightly, ForgedCrank Nov 10 #41

"There must be a good reason, but they haven't told us" is a poor reason to trust the eight muriel_volestrangler Nov 10 #45

Yes, ForgedCrank Nov 10 #47

If you think that giving in on the ACA subsidies won't compromise the mid terms you and Autumn Nov 10 #46

I won't ForgedCrank Nov 10 #50

This Merrick Garland redux Arazi Nov 10 #58

If a choice is impossible to live with it should not be voted on by anyone with a conscience. Autumn Nov 10 #59

Ok, let's ForgedCrank Nov 10 #67

None of that. Moderate Dems live their lives by compromise. All while ignoring the fact Autumn Nov 10 #102

I agree with some of what you're saying SARose Nov 10 #56

Fat kaks inconvenienced by air restrictions Ponietz Nov 10 #111

When the enhanced ACA subsidies were added to the American Rescue Plan in 2021, they were always temporary MichMan Nov 10 #48

For the average person, nothing is real until it actually happens to them. MineralMan Nov 10 #51

You make a lot of sense! Felicita Nov 10 #81

Thank you. I try, and base my ideas on history. MineralMan Nov 10 #83

D'accord! Mme. Defarge Nov 10 #52

Merci! MineralMan Nov 10 #53

Let's stop rescuing republicans from their own messes C_U_L8R Nov 10 #55

Let's stop rescuing republicans from their own messes +💯 -nt CrispyQ Nov 10 #76

I've yet to see a list of what we got that wasn't there before, CrispyQ Nov 10 #61

I appreciate your voice of reason Keepthesoulalive Nov 10 #62

"Our party is not homogeneous" BannonsLiver Nov 10 #63

I would also point out that Bettie Nov 10 #64

Yes and the people with large sums of money to donate questionseverything Nov 10 #134

Indeed.... Bettie Nov 10 #136

OK but lets be laser focused on the 50 State Strategy IbogaProject Nov 10 #67

Here we go again. UNREC. nt TBF Nov 10 #73

Well, not "OK" exactly, but what other choice do we have? Jersey Devil Nov 10 #77

Yes, exactly. MineralMan Nov 10 #82

Get wrecked on your copium. We lost. Everything. So please don't try to excuse it. Mr.WeRP Nov 10 #79

One battle is not the war. MineralMan Nov 10 #85

I prefer the firing squad over the unconditional surrender perpetrated by this Gang of 8. LonePirate Nov 10 #84

Do you? Well, get in one of the circles then. MineralMan Nov 10 #86

I was wondering orangecrush Nov 10 #87

Thus, spake the ever-moderating voice from above. n/t xocetaceans Nov 10 #90

I'm not a moderator of anything. Nor do I wish to be. MineralMan Nov 10 #92

Rather, you post chiding maxims. And seem to have missed the point of the post--purposefully, I imagine. But you do you. xocetaceans Nov 10 #95

I post what I post and then read the responses. MineralMan Nov 10 #97

Right now I'm thinking JustAnotherGen Nov 10 #93

What a glib "let them eat cake" response. Spoken like someone pinkstarburst Nov 10 #94

This is correct radicalleft Nov 10 #107

Really tired of that phrase LPBBEAR Nov 10 #96

The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants. Albert Camus Ping Tung Nov 10 #101

The Plague - Camus died age 46. twodogsbarking Nov 10 #103

PLEASE!!! LymphocyteLover Nov 10 #106

MM I respect the heck out of you angrychair Nov 10 #108

Well, we will find out if there's a price for them to pay. MineralMan Nov 10 #114

You can say that here SamuelTheThird Nov 10 #138

This was a betrayal. MontanaMama Nov 10 #139

I can't get that song from "Candide" out of my head. "What a day, what a day, for an auto-da-fe." betsuni Nov 10 #141

It wouldn't be DU without one.... GoCubsGo Nov 10 #143

Too late ‼️‼️ flying-skeleton Nov 10 #145

The voice of one crying in the wilderness. TomSlick Nov 10 #148

Once I recover from getting stabbed in the back Hassler Nov 10 #149

Nope, they got to go ebbie15644 Tuesday #151

You need to direct this message to the 7 or 8 who defected to tyrrany. n/t Ms. Toad Tuesday #152

That's the last thing I want, but what was accomplished? ecstatic Tuesday #153

If you couldn't put food on your table or pay your rent, how long would you be willing to wait? onenote Tuesday #155

We hate that repubs are so great at spin. We also should hate that we're so bad at it. onenote Tuesday #154

Excellent analysis... Many thanks! 👍 QueerDuck Tuesday #166

We always eat our own, then whine about losing krawhitham Tuesday #156

Message auto-removed Name removed Tuesday #159

No, we were not. MineralMan Tuesday #161

MM I respect you. But we have leaders who won't stand with us and fight with Demsrule86 Tuesday #182

I do have to admit that there seems to be some tension out there. I would think that that's allowed, after all, that's SWBTATTReg Wednesday #187

OK. But tell the "moderate" pols to cease fire first. Ping Tung Thursday #190