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In reply to the discussion: Pres. Obama tells Dems, on TTP: "Get informed, not by reading the Huffington Post" [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)is we aren't. In 2008 it was obvious that there were two very distinctive wings of the party. And some even claim that there were two distinctive wings in 2000. But let's talk about today. The divide is very clear. The Left wants progressive legislation in the areas of economy while the conservative (Clinton) Wing want a strong Wall Street. The Left wants controls on the NSA/CIA Deep State to preserve our liberties while the Conservative Wing likes the strong authoritarian Gen Clapper taking care of us. The Left supported OWS while the Conservatives supported the police. I could go on.
Some misunderstand when the Left votes for Conservative Demo candidates as showing a unity while in fact the are only supporting the lesser of evils. The big money supports the Conservative candidates.
I don't claim to know anything personally about the TPP. I believe that Sen Sanders has shown there is enough doubt about it that we need to take a look at it. We need an open debate. Seems the Left wants openness and the Conservatives want blind acceptance. So far I have not seen anyone that supports the TPP provide one single reason other than blindly trust the President. Of course one wing of the Party does blindly trust the President, guess which one.