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popsdenver

(2,179 posts)
18. We dems have been engaged in a war
Tue Mar 10, 2026, 01:45 PM
17 hrs ago

with these NEW Republicans since the 1980 election.......They have been fighting the war, using guerrilla tactics, and the Dems have been using pea shooters......."we will take the high road", "I am going to write a sternly worded letter", " I am REALLY concerned"....etc etc etc........

Many of us have been hammered, for even daring to say even the slightest of constructive criticisms......

We have over 200 U.S. Reps and Senators, and with the exception of a few select ones, that we never hear a peep from.......
Colorado has THREE of them.......TWO SENATORS AND OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM DENVER............l

I think it would be hard to figure out, if the Dems have had any true leader/leadership for a long time.........

Once again, I feel that:
They have been walking down the jungle path, swatting at mosquitoes, completely oblivious to the herd of charging elephants.
Pun Intended...................

And so folks, here we are today....................

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Preach Coach Traildogbob 19 hrs ago #1
Fuck the high road and fuck the norms. Stop turning the other cheek. dalton99a 19 hrs ago #2
Carrot and stick WSHazel 19 hrs ago #4
We need leaders who will "get the lead out"... BattleRow 17 hrs ago #17
Yes RetiredParatrooper 14 hrs ago #51
I agree with him MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #3
Just think, he could be vice president now LiberalBrooke 18 hrs ago #5
FYI: He made it clear he didn't have any presidential aspirations ... Auggie 17 hrs ago #33
What does he mean by "breaking the norms"? An eviction freeze would go a long way toward walking the talk in MN rn. WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #6
He was referring to Trump destroying things leftstreet 18 hrs ago #8
I'd find it helpful if he had some examples of how he's doing that in MN WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #9
True enough n/t leftstreet 18 hrs ago #10
He's talking about Dems doing more of what Republicans do. hamsterjill 18 hrs ago #12
okay but like he could be doing this himself, yes? In Minnesota? Because I remember a lot of strongly worded statements WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #14
Yes, he most assuredly could be doing this - setting an example. hamsterjill 16 hrs ago #37
I think Dems would have a great platform if dickthegrouch 17 hrs ago #28
I think voters generally want and expect integrity from Democrats, but we've got to get control back first. hamsterjill 16 hrs ago #41
Yep. The one option that's LEAST desirable calimary 4 hrs ago #58
I wish Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Schumer would take these words to heart Mysterian 18 hrs ago #7
The most corrupt president in US history Grim Chieftain 18 hrs ago #11
Hear! Hear! yellow dahlia 10 hrs ago #56
Exactly! Betty Boom 18 hrs ago #13
You betcha. (n/t) DJ Synikus Makisimus 17 hrs ago #15
Yup. We coulda had him. And, Trump cheated. Just saying, peeps. Joinfortmill 17 hrs ago #16
We dems have been engaged in a war popsdenver 17 hrs ago #18
+1. Heck, we had people on here who were severely criticized for calling Trump a traitor/racist/dictator/Nazi/rapist dalton99a 17 hrs ago #21
+1 leftstreet 14 hrs ago #52
Just think! Linda ladeewolf 17 hrs ago #19
Exactly fuck'em makes them sue, cry and whine themselve into a tither Historic NY 17 hrs ago #20
I like Tim, but DownriverDem 17 hrs ago #22
100% Snackshack 17 hrs ago #23
+1. "We must move on. It's all good. Nothing happened." dalton99a 17 hrs ago #29
Exactly jfz9580m 4 hrs ago #59
Well far and beyond time to fight back by any means necessary. Six117 17 hrs ago #24
What would you have our Democrats do? I'm guessing you must have some PLAN of action... QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #38
Sure. I'm sure when you go to work you wait for random people to tell you how to effectively do your job. Scrivener7 44 min ago #62
Even in the YouTube HFY stories on space adventures, the politician sending "Sternly Worded Letter" is present LiberalArkie 17 hrs ago #25
Thank you, Walz. JBTaurus83 17 hrs ago #26
Directive, organization, humanpower and follow-through. More is definitely needed. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #27
Dems are "prisoners of the norms, prisoners of the institutions." summer_in_TX 17 hrs ago #30
That, and Dems need to understand that they are using a broken system to fix a broken system. OldBaldy1701E 14 hrs ago #48
That is a great way to describe it. Scrivener7 1 hr ago #61
He's right SunImp 17 hrs ago #31
"he says well why can't Democrats can "break the norms" for things like national healthcare" J_William_Ryan 17 hrs ago #32
It's spot on. iemanja 16 hrs ago #35
We've been furiously reading through The Marquess of Queensberry Rules of boxing hadEnuf 17 hrs ago #34
"Weird." -- Walz on Trump, Couchhumper, MAGA and Project 2025 Kid Berwyn 16 hrs ago #36
The same thing happened to Sarah Palin. ihaveaquestion 14 hrs ago #50
that meme is bullshit bigtree 16 hrs ago #39
Yes. Yelling "NERDS!" at Democrats. betsuni 15 hrs ago #44
Fuck this shit, we need real opposition to the thug regime and their propaganda and we need it yesterday! Initech 16 hrs ago #40
Oh, but strongly worded scolding of Democrats is really doing something. Everybody loves to be angry at Democrats. betsuni 16 hrs ago #42
True. This performative "blame the Dems" reflex is a gift to the GOP. QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #45
It's perfect. Convince your enemy to spend its time attacking itself as the enemy. betsuni 15 hrs ago #46
I agree with you. OldBaldy1701E 14 hrs ago #53
It's amazing Dems every win anything Thew 14 hrs ago #54
Understandable why this criticism resonates Deminpenn 15 hrs ago #43
YES orangecrush 14 hrs ago #47
AMEN, Tim. republianmushroom 14 hrs ago #49
Oh no, the Posse is gonna go after Tim! luv2fly 11 hrs ago #55
Uh oh! He's gonna get scolded by the cheerleaders! Orrex 9 hrs ago #57
A few years ago, LPBBEAR 2 hrs ago #60
PREACH!!!! ihaveaquestion 22 min ago #63
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