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13. Thanks for this comprehensive post, pnwmom

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Thu Dec 1, 2016, 12:12 AM

Dec 2016

Someone called DU a circular firing squad these days. >sigh< I'm getting so tired of it.

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Why do any otherwise intelligent people think that Nancy Pelosi [View all] pnwmom Nov 2016 OP

The Democratic Party must change or die. pipoman Nov 2016 #1

So purging liberals like Pelosi is how we stay alive? emulatorloo Nov 2016 #2

No but catchy phrases sound good to some on a blog Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #5

Yes because Change! emulatorloo Dec 2016 #11

Yes! Change! . . . . to white guys . . . . Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #18

Lots of contradictory things being said these days. emulatorloo Dec 2016 #24

I am not a white guy Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #51

I Didn't realize you were up for House Minority Leader! Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #55

Lol Lotusflower70 Dec 2016 #64

She has led the charge to abandon the labor base of the Democratic party.. pipoman Nov 2016 #7

You have any specifics or just feelings? emulatorloo Dec 2016 #9

lol Cha Dec 2016 #10

She lead NAFTA, GATT, and now TPP against the wishes of virtually every labor group...in fact... pipoman Dec 2016 #14

Funny how the poster that challenged you has nothing to say to this melman Dec 2016 #67

Can you back this claim up? Raine1967 Dec 2016 #12

Post 14....there are many other examples... pipoman Dec 2016 #15

Something something TPP emulatorloo Dec 2016 #16

Got it. thanks Raine1967 Dec 2016 #20

It is attitudes like this that are the enemy of the Democratic party... pipoman Dec 2016 #37

Liberals aren't the enemy. emulatorloo Dec 2016 #52

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #54

We're essentially fucked Nevernose Nov 2016 #3

Right. We're in perfect position for a circular firing squad, and the enemy pnwmom Nov 2016 #6

no arguments about that here. just focus on running dems in neighborhood races so dems will see msongs Nov 2016 #8

and were funded by Koch or Richard Armey. WhiteTara Dec 2016 #23

Unfortunately no sugar daddies like that for us. emulatorloo Dec 2016 #26

Well said n/t emulatorloo Dec 2016 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2016 #4

Thanks for this comprehensive post, pnwmom Hekate Dec 2016 #13

How many of those tiny Republican states does it take to make a Californis-sized state. Coyotl Dec 2016 #17

The state houses are chosen by the state yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #21

"...since at least 1928." Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #19

It's Operation Red Map gulliver Dec 2016 #22

Speaking of which, NPR is on the list of easy Republican targets for the first 100 days. TrollBuster9090 Dec 2016 #29

Sounds kind of serious. HassleCat Dec 2016 #27

And the fault of this lies squarely on the shoulders of DEMOCRATS who can't be bothered TrollBuster9090 Dec 2016 #28

I think that you are correct in that 2018 could be a tipping point Red Oak Dec 2016 #61

Wouldn't it be great to have a party that realized there was more than one office to fill? Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #30

Nancy Pelosi is one of the best parliamentarians and dealmakers in government. MADem Dec 2016 #31

Yes, this! SticksnStones Dec 2016 #69

The goal is not to craft majorities to get Bills passed... brooklynite Dec 2016 #32

I never thought too much of her or the leadership in the Congress Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #33

She's not youthful enough? A Bernie person is complaining about Pelosi's age? pnwmom Dec 2016 #35

Here is the problem. . .again. She's in her 60s. Bernie is 72. I know that Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #38

Bernie turned 75 in September and he comes across as every day of that 75. pnwmom Dec 2016 #43

And Now I am sexist for saying that she is an establishment person whose name is poison Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #46

You might be a sexist for complaining the woman isn't youthful enough, pnwmom Dec 2016 #47

Teachout lost her election in New York. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #44

Pelosi is either 75/76. n/t monmouth4 Dec 2016 #68

Establishment?? jalan48 Dec 2016 #39

Mitch McConnell is youthful? emulatorloo Dec 2016 #56

Men age so much more gracefully. pnwmom Dec 2016 #65

Our leadership is poor - again. Red Oak Dec 2016 #34

What election did she lose? Not a single one. pnwmom Dec 2016 #36

You are right - It can't be her fault as leader. She's just an office place holder. Red Oak Dec 2016 #40

She is a leader in the most partisan era EVER of Congress. She is NOT a head coach. pnwmom Dec 2016 #41

She sold out the base of the party..labor pipoman Dec 2016 #45

How did she do that specifically? By supporting unions? pnwmom Dec 2016 #48

Nonsense....Barack Obama won 4 and 8 years ago handily pipoman Dec 2016 #53

Pelosi helped Obama pass the stimulus bill to get us out of the worst pnwmom Dec 2016 #57

Labor had insurance before being sold out by the Labor Party... pipoman Dec 2016 #58

So you think the Democratic Speaker should have opposed the Democratic President? pnwmom Dec 2016 #59

Yes if the Democratic president is destroying the party base pipoman Dec 2016 #60

Shhh. . .I just got called a sexist for saying something about Nan that was true, like what you said Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #49

No problem - when I'm on DU I understand I am an "ist" Red Oak Dec 2016 #62

Shh. . .that proves nothing. Once you're called and -ist, everything you say is a self-serving Feeling the Bern Dec 2016 #63

Totally agree!!! RiverStone Dec 2016 #66

Because some people think spouting hyperbole ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #42

Pelosi is representitive of the Democratic party leadership that created the PufPuf23 Dec 2016 #50