Tag Archives: Democratic Party

The Daily Conversation: Bernie vs Hillary On The Issues

Source: The Daily Review The differences between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton? Well which Hillary Clinton are you talking about. 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, hopefully not as Secretary of State. Don’t want 2016 to be about Libya for her, assuming … Continue reading

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TruthDig: Kasia Anderson: Former U.S. Representative Barney Frank Gives His Take on Campaign 2016

Source: TruthDig: Kasia Anderson: Former U.S. Representative Barney Frank Gives His Take on Campaign 2016 Campaign 2016, will be another opportunity for Americans to sober up and make a big decision by sending the escaped mental patients back home to … Continue reading

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George Carlin: Maybe it’s Not The Politicians Who Suck?

Source:The Daily Review I partially agree with George Carlin on this. Our politicians actually do suck in way too many cases. I think that is obvious when you have a Congress that can’t get its basic responsibilities taken care of. … Continue reading

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Reelz Channel: The Kennedys: The Story Behind the Story

Source:The Daily Review It is Joe Kennedy Sr. who made The Kennedy Family the political family and political dynasty that it was and to a certain extent still today. He came from nothing being a son of poor Irish immigrants. … Continue reading

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Third Way: Ready For The New Economy

Source:The New Democrat  The Democratic economic agenda for 2016 needs to be both different and better than the Republican economic agenda. (assuming either party offers one) For Democrats to retain the presidency and do well in Congress. Which means at … Continue reading

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LA Progressive: Lawrence Wittner: ‘Democratic Socialism Has Deep Roots in American Life’

Source:LA Progressive– U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (Democratic Socialist, Socialist Republic of Vermont) and 2016 presidential candidate. Source:The New Democrat  “The shock and disbelief with which many political pundits have responded to Bernie Sanders’s description of himself as a “democratic socialist”—a … Continue reading

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Senator Rand Paul: Senator Paul Speaks Out Against Budget Agreement: 10/29/15

Source:The New Democrat  I actually agree with a lot of what Senator Paul said here. But he gets a couple of things wrong here. The new spending in the Bipartisan Budget Act that is for defense and domestic programs is … Continue reading

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Marilyn: Marilyn Monroe in The Kennedys

Source:The Daily Review John F. Kennedy, is my number one political hero, but as great as a politician as he was and in many ways a great man, he never becomes President of the United States if the media back … Continue reading

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Martin O’Malley: Iowa Jefferson Jackson Dinner

Source:The New Democrat  I think Martin O’Malley is finally getting it as a presidential campaigner. “The Progressive with results”, to paraphrase Hillary Clinton from the Democratic debate a couple of weeks ago. The difference between Governor O’Malley and Secretary Clinton, … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: JFK With Peter Jennings (1983)

Source:The New Democrat  I think the biggest tragedy that the JFK assassination had on the Democratic Party is that Jack Kennedy was that last bridge between the Center-Left Liberal and Progressive Democrats and the New-Left that came of age in … Continue reading

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