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Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
6. Overall, I'm satisfied.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 11:36 PM
Apr 2013

There are a few things I wish they could go further on, such as single-payer health care and free education (like in Sweden), but I recognize none of that is going to happen anytime soon in a country that is still fairly divided along the middle and with a party across the aisle in Congress whose intent is to make the President look bad and fatten the pocketbook of Richie Rich. Until we either change our election system to instant run-off or until the GOP becomes irrelevant enough, the Democratic Party will be stuck straddling the middle, and those of us on the Left will essentially have to deal with just a half a loaf of bread at a time instead of the entire loaf.

The way I see it is that with the Republicans, you get no bread at all, but you at least get half a loaf under Democrats. While under Republicans the deficit and unemployment grew and we were involved in several wars, under this administration and Clinton's the deficit and unemployment have shrunk, and neither of these presidents have gotten us involved in any new wars.

In 2004, I was for Barack Obama. Yes, in 2004. I saw greatness early on. graham4anything Apr 2013 #1
Similar to you. tblue Apr 2013 #2
I m getting more and more disgusted with the demos Vietnameravet Apr 2013 #3
Have you read "Obama On The Couch" by Justin Frank, M.D., professor of psychiatry, Cal33 Apr 2013 #4
I trust that analysis ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #5
Analyzing historical characters based on records of what they had said and Cal33 Apr 2013 #13
I know ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #15
You may have your own opinions, of course. From my point of view, from researching past history one Cal33 Apr 2013 #34
Why? The simple reason is ... studyshare Apr 2013 #10
Bingo. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #28
Some senior democrats... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #27
Simple nineteen50 Apr 2013 #36
Overall, I'm satisfied. Jamaal510 Apr 2013 #6
BE HONEST - UNLESS Money is Removed from Politics Democratic Party is Corrupt studyshare Apr 2013 #7
I will let you know after I see silvershadow Apr 2013 #8
I am happy with ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #9
And both are likely to be Dems., since the Dems. average out to be quite a lot older. Or do you Cal33 Apr 2013 #26
"that is where the people in their districts/states are". Really? YoungDemCA Apr 2013 #41
I will search district by district polling ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #46
This: blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #12
Hopeless BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #14
If Dems = Repubs now, what is the answer? uppityperson Apr 2013 #17
Turn their own weapons against them BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #22
What weapons and how. nt uppityperson Apr 2013 #23
The FBI and CIA for a start BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #24
Welcome to DU BethanyQuartz! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #18
Thanks! BethanyQuartz Apr 2013 #20
Your Welcome! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #21
I feel pretty much the way you do. forestpath Apr 2013 #16
I wrote a blog post about this last week tabbycat31 Apr 2013 #19
I'll take the 5th. Fuddnik Apr 2013 #25
What do you think of the current Republican party? Ask THAT. RBInMaine Apr 2013 #29
A weak and uninspiring shadow of the Democrats of my youth.... Rowdyboy Apr 2013 #30
The two party system is ruining America bigwillq Apr 2013 #31
I have come to feel like an enabler with zeeland Apr 2013 #32
Not much. nt bemildred Apr 2013 #33
Improve Socioeconomic Status Big Tent Apr 2013 #35
I feel generally well-represented on the state level (Oregon) but overall the President has... Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #37
It could have been worse. hay rick Apr 2013 #38
The killer at the heart of the Democratic party today? Shitty endorsements. Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #40
My current fantasy. hay rick Apr 2013 #42
I think the Republican Party going off the deep end has created a crisis.... YoungDemCA Apr 2013 #39
I don't feel represented supernova Apr 2013 #43
Mostly whores for the rich, but the Repubs are COMPLETELY owned by the rich! dmosh42 Apr 2013 #44
Still a Democrat but am not very happy with the party mvd Apr 2013 #45
I think they're the party of Reagan now. MrSlayer Apr 2013 #47
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