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I'm a Democrat... (Original Post) kentuck Nov 2012 OP
"doveryai, no proveryai". n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #1
totally fucking nuts Skittles Nov 2012 #2
Should I have put this little thing under the post? kentuck Nov 2012 #3
yeah Skittles Nov 2012 #6
I'm a Democrat too... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #4
Yes, if you trust someone like Tutonic Nov 2012 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,640 posts)
4. I'm a Democrat too...
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 02:27 AM
Nov 2012

I trust my President on some topics, but not others.

And the Congress? Are you nuts? I trust a few of the members, but not all, by any means.

The Party? Meh.

Tutonic

(2,522 posts)
5. Yes, if you trust someone like
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 02:30 AM
Nov 2012

Dan Boren, Jim Cooper, Larry Kissell, David Scott or Ben Chandler to support Reid and Pelosi without attaching a mountain of conditions, then you may be a nut. I believe that Reid and Pelosi are savvy politicians that know that the wind is at their backs and will do what is right but someone like Dan Boren is gonna turn redder than any Republican when the issue is immigration, tax cuts, health care, Recovery Act, etc. I will trust Obama and the Progressives in the Party based on their actions. They've said social security and medicare are off of the table--now lets see if they remain true to their words.

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