I'm one of those "purists", liberals, whining left leaners, and all I've got to say is

[mmonk]

this is one of the best tickets I've seen in a long, long, time. So this is a call to all you true progressives to get behind this ticket and give it all you've got. Thank you for your time.

[DangerousRhythm]

1. HELL YEAH!

:toast:

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. me too and I think it's a GREAT ticket!! nt.

[moodforaday]

39. Great for the party

or great for the values you support? Or both?

[grannie4peace]

3. i'm behind him no matter what!!!

i'm still high from seeing obama in lynchburg:toast: :toast: :party: :kick: :patriot: :patriot:

[dhill926]

4. yep, yep, yep.......

gonna be a great eight years.....

[VolcanoJen]

5. W00T, W00T!!!

That's what I LOVE to hear!

Seriously, this is one formidable ticket.

[depakid]

6. Simple response to so called "moderates"

How'd the far right pandering and financial industry deregulation work out for you?

Doing well, eh?

[democracy1st]

7. agrees thanks

[K8-EEE]

8. YEAH BABY!

WOOOOHOOOO!

[Naturyl]

9. Economically, I'm left of Karl Marx

And I think this ticket is great. A winner.

A few bad votes during 36 years of solid public service aren't enough to dissuade me from supporting a ticket that can finally put the neocons out of power once and for all.

This is a winner. If other progressives are serious about PROGRESS, it starts with beating McSame.

[tkmorris]

10. I respect the point of view but...

I'd like to hear your reasoning on why this ticket is so great. Not saying I disagree necessarily, to be honest I'm not sure how I feel about it at present.

[mmonk]

26. My post # 17 in this thread.

For practical reasons.

[trashcanistanista]

11. Me too. Hard core lefty, true solid progressive.

This is an outstanding ticket. It was an excellent, intelligent choice by Barack. He will be as good as his cabinet choices, I have a lot of confidence in his judgement. I see it as an easy win in November.

[LaurenG]

12. I'm am very excited about this

I love this ticket. I am ashamed to say that I never looked into Senator Biden during the primaries but when I tested for who I was most like, Biden came in #2, right under Kucinich. I had to pay attention to him then.

This is a winning ticket; no matter who is running against them they've got this!

[salonghorn70]

13. Well, I'm A Moderate And I Think This Ticket Is

GREAT!!!!! Biden will be a great campaigner and a great VP. I have always liked Biden. He will really take it to the Republicans.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[depakid]

14. Seems to me "moderate" means Republican

with funny icons.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[salonghorn70]

15. Nope

Democrat all my life. In the non-DU world I think most Democrats would say they are moderates. :hi:

[depakid]

16. Depends what ya mean

Could be that some Oregonians and Australians are what Texans used to be.

[salonghorn70]

22. Not Sure What You Mean

Among activists in Texas there has always been a clash between liberals and conservatives going back to the days of Senator Yarborough and Gov Allen Shivers. Generally, here in Texas there are all factions from liberal to conservative. There are also all kinds of voters who are hard to put in one box. Many Hispanic voters are liberal on economic policies, conservative on social matters and very pro-military because of the history of Hispanic military service. In San Antonio ROTC is very popular in High schools that are found right in the middle of the strongest Democratic areas. There has always been a populist wind blowing in Texas which Jim Hightower took advantage of in the 80's. AFL-CIO has always been a very strong force in Democratic politics here in Texas. The most successful Democratic politicians in Texas are those who have been able to unite all of the different factions. Clinton won the popular vote in the primary and I think Biden will be very popular with those Clinton voters. Biden will be popular among all Democrats in Texas.

[MrModerate]

21. That would be you being wrong.

To me, anyone who has second thoughts about 3-way marriages involving at least one horse is a social moderate and anyone who's willing to actually read budget bills before voting for them is a fiscal moderate.

[salonghorn70]

24. On A Day Like Today

We should just hug each other, forget about our differences, and say we are all Democrats.

:pals:

[MrModerate]

27. Here here! Funny icons notwithstanding. n/t

[mmonk]

17. It's got cool and fire, idealism and realism, and above all, smarts.

[Eurobabe]

18. great, we need more like you!

:thumbsup:

[mmonk]

19. You're too kind. Thanks very much.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

20. I am a 'liberal stalwart' and I approve this message! ;)

Biden receives a high score from the ACLU, he's decidedly pro-choice and he enthusiastically supports Obama. Also, he's NOT polarizing or divisive.

[H2O Man]

23. I agree.

It is a strong ticket.

[Political Heretic]

25. Then you're not a purist at all.

Which is a good thing.

[mmonk]

28. Actually I am, just a reasoned one. (I would have been hopping mad if it were Bayh)

;-) Thanks for your affirmation. It's much appreciated.

[sendero]

29. I knew Obama would do the right thing..

... and he did !

[vaberella]

30. I'm supportive. Woohoo!! I'm happy it's over and we can think to the future. n/t

[Zhade]

31. Gotta say, I'm surprised. But I back the ticket.

Biden just better watch out, we're watching him -- and Obama.

Hey, at least it wasn't clinton.

[Colobo]

32. Barack and Joe will clean up the mess Bush and Cheney will leave.

[JerseygirlCT]

33. I completely agree!

This is a terrific, energetic, passionate and determined ticket. These are a couple of people who want to see things change, and are far more committed to the country than to themselves.

We have an EXCELLENT ticket here. Really top-notch. Time to pull together and make it happen!

[RNdaSilva]

34. RIght on. Is it ok to say right on?

[mmonk]

37. Right on.

[tekisui]

35. This is a winning ticket with long Progressive Coattails.

Obama can win with Biden beside him, and he will be receptive to a Progressive shift in Congress.

These two know how to get things done.

[ms liberty]

36. Amen to that! n/t

[blondeatlast]

38. There's ice water in Hell today and they've called for more blankets. nt

[flamingdem]

40. Progress it baby! nt

[Cha]

41. I'm excited..I just want to

fucking save the country!

[Virginia Dare]

42. I'm excited..

I loved the tone today, they make a great team. Two solid individuals ready to lead.

[Honeycombe8]

43. It IS a very exciting ticket, isn't it??!!! Doesn't it feel great to be enthused about voting??!!!!

nt