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RiverLover

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25. Yes.

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #22)

Thu Jun 25, 2015, 09:31 PM

Jun 2015

Excellent point.

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Wow. Great article. Thanks KoKo! kath Jun 2015 #1

Thanks...he makes so much sense and cuts through so much crap we've been led to believe... KoKo Jun 2015 #5

K&R abelenkpe Jun 2015 #2

"Foaming the runways" is a good description of what this administration does for crash-landings villager Jun 2015 #3

K&R..... daleanime Jun 2015 #4

Thanks! Marking to read later. nt Mojorabbit Jun 2015 #6

Rec until the end of time. PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #7

A Thousand Thanks, KoKo!!! RiverLover Jun 2015 #8

I don't think Bernie is going to compromise his principles. kentuck Jun 2015 #51

If he had fought them like he is fighting for the TPP, bvar22 Jun 2015 #53

The president's apologists are not liberals, and any liberal who dares to criticize him Doctor_J Jun 2015 #9

+1 Vincardog Jun 2015 #30

+1 Enthusiast Jun 2015 #38

Yep. The Democratic leaders wanted them to work out that way. antigop Jun 2015 #10

Damn Aerows Jun 2015 #11

coming back to tomorrow rurallib Jun 2015 #12

Thank You - I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jun 2015 #13

Explains the so-called leadership of the Dem party, truebluegreen Jun 2015 #14

I regret that I have but one Rec to give to this thread. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2015 #15

Kick. GoneFishin Jun 2015 #16

Bernie is our only hope. DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2015 #17

WE are our only hope dreamnightwind Jun 2015 #56

Well, duh. OnyxCollie Jun 2015 #18

A Liberal would have bailed out the homeowners and jailed the bankers. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #19

Or at the very least put the bankers on trial. nt cstanleytech Jun 2015 #20

Nope, frogmarched from their office before the press and I'd refuse to grand them bail. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #21

If we would have bailed out the homeowners/buyers the banks still would have gotten their money. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #39

From what I read the total bailouts equaled the value of ALL of the real estate in America.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #45

Twisted people prey on the defenseless. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #48

They had the ultimate here.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #50

It is almost beyond belief. And yet many continue to call for even greater deregulation. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #52

There are Dems strutting around proud they made the rich richer. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #55

Except the government took the money back from the bankers, with interest Recursion Jun 2015 #58

and fuck people. this is about the bottom line, dammit. frylock Jun 2015 #59

Basically. I just was pointing out that's why TARP happened how it did: it cost nothing Recursion Jun 2015 #60

Nonsense. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #61

I'm not talking about secondary effects; I mean the TARP banks wrote the treasury a check Recursion Jun 2015 #63

Yes. We rewarded the wrong doers and punished the victims. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #65

True, but the reason we didn't bail out homeowners is because it would have cost money Recursion Jun 2015 #66

I have been reading into partisanship nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #22

Yes. RiverLover Jun 2015 #25

+1,000 n/t Aerows Jun 2015 #27

The "Centrists" in the Democratic Party are Conservatives wishing they were Republicans. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #47

I will not go that far nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #49

huge k and r!! bbgrunt Jun 2015 #23

Allies on "the important stuff" ... nikto Jun 2015 #24

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Those 2 fuckers ... nikto Jun 2015 #33

Betrayal. L0oniX Jun 2015 #28

K&R ReRe Jun 2015 #29

Talk about truth to power...this is it. zeemike Jun 2015 #31

Not a single Aerows Jun 2015 #32

K & R. Knew it was Tommy Frank when I got to the 2nd paragraph, glanced over his name in the header. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #34

K&R for one of the most important posts on DU in years. Scuba Jun 2015 #35

+1 Enthusiast Jun 2015 #40

kick kentuck Jun 2015 #43

Occam's Razor. magical thyme Jun 2015 #36

K&R! No doubt in my mind. This is why I have been so fucking mad these past years. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #37

K&R Great article and required reading for those who truly desire change. raouldukelives Jun 2015 #41

A "come to Jesus" moment with the truth... kentuck Jun 2015 #42

Thank you for posting this. eom Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #44

I think everyone should have an opinion on this... kentuck Jun 2015 #46

DURec leftstreet Jun 2015 #54

K & R LWolf Jun 2015 #57

Rank and file Democrats expect Democrats to work within the economic framing of tried and true myrna minx Jun 2015 #62

The party establishment has been talking trickle down economics for years. Marr Jun 2015 #64