Gee... (0.00 / 0)

a lefty on Open Left.

Who'da thunk?

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by: ek hornbeck @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 08:49:08 AM CST

One measure (4.00 / 6)

The establishment hated Roosevelt in the 30s and it didn't matter.  Not one bit.  They hated his work and used every snide little boy trick to bring him down.  It didn't matter.  The people knew and they could go ahead and rot with their newly legal martinis and the trust funds barely salvaged by FDR saving the economy.

If Obama and the Democrats do the right things they can be sure that the establishment will hate them and make snide prep school jokes.  They can also be sure that despite Rupert Murdoch and his ill-gotten billions, it really won't matter.

If they sell out, compromise and pass half-baked bills ... well, they won't matter and then they will be replaced and be off to their seven figure lobbyist gigs.

And we will eventually find real replacements for FDR and Martin Luther King and Ted Kennedy and Cesar Chavez.

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by: David Kowalski @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 09:09:32 AM CST

Applause (0.00 / 0)

Great speech David, thank you.

Government by organized money is no better than government by organized mob..... FDR

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by: reggiewhitefish @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 10:04:15 AM CST

Fantastic (0.00 / 0)

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by: dna26 @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 12:08:58 PM CST

So David, when are you gonna run? (0.00 / 0)

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by: abbeysbooks @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 15:31:55 PM CST

Great Speech (0.00 / 0)

Nice to see these dinners be something useful. Sure beats Mary Landrieu!

Support a Pennsylvania Progressive for Governor - Joe Hoeffel

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by: David Kaib @ Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 18:06:05 PM CST