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pat_k

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Democrats Are Ditching Biden's Playbook - And Picking Up Trump's [View all] BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP

Bringing a gun to a gun fight instead of cookies would be a welcome change. NoMoreRepugs 16 hrs ago #1

I am sick an tired of the weak kneed responses to corruption UpInArms 16 hrs ago #2

Demonstrating moral strength and conviction is NOT "adopting" the felon's " playbook. pat_k 13 hrs ago #30

repukes lied their way into a war and we were told we needed to "look forward" Skittles 13 hrs ago #31

Yes! BlueSpot 13 hrs ago #33

It set a terrible precedent fujiyamasan 12 hrs ago #36

all in favor of ditching 'we go high' raise your hand nt msongs 16 hrs ago #3

Nope! TurboDem 16 hrs ago #9

Deleted duplicate pat_k 14 hrs ago #26

No. What we ditch is "Can't win so won't fight." pat_k 14 hrs ago #27

its about time samsingh 16 hrs ago #4

It should have started as soon as Reagan got elected. ananda 14 hrs ago #23

Speaker Tip O'Neil was buddy-buddy with Reagan RazorbackExpat 5 hrs ago #43

Democrats are unfairly held to a different standard. chowder66 16 hrs ago #5

This is true mcar 16 hrs ago #7

The tsk tsk will happen, no matter what we do or don't do. slightlv 14 hrs ago #16

This message was self-deleted by its author fujiyamasan 12 hrs ago #37

If those morons already think it's both sides BaronChocula 16 hrs ago #8

There are those that lean and we could lose and those that don't lean but unfortunately could lose. chowder66 15 hrs ago #11

100%-- the media will not let Dems get away with this sort of thing unlike what they do with Rethugs LymphocyteLover 14 hrs ago #28

Now is the time to do it. republianmushroom 16 hrs ago #6

We really did try! BidenRocks 15 hrs ago #10

This is why Aviation Pro 15 hrs ago #12

THIS!!! calimary 15 hrs ago #13

Pipe hitters with... RetiredParatrooper 14 hrs ago #17

Getting medieval Aviation Pro 14 hrs ago #24

Joe Biden was the right person at the time. At the time, he was able to restore LoisB 14 hrs ago #14

I defend him all the time to my family and I also ask them ALBliberal 14 hrs ago #20

I feel the same way. LoisB 12 hrs ago #34

Ruthlessly "re-engineering" government to ensure... pat_k 14 hrs ago #21

Yes. LoisB 12 hrs ago #35

Oh please Trump's playbook is to cheat. Botany 14 hrs ago #15

Yep. Especially the owning the media part. progressoid 14 hrs ago #19

"They" own the media and the narrative. Botany 14 hrs ago #22

Not the cheating part. The ruthless part. paleotn 13 hrs ago #32

Stupid interpretation. pat_k 14 hrs ago #18

Restoration is a bad strategy regardless of style Renew Deal 14 hrs ago #25

"We have to be as ruthless as our opposition," paleotn 14 hrs ago #29

Saying that they're trying to be like Trump is misleading oldmanlynn 11 hrs ago #38

The traditional media's reach has been in decline fujiyamasan 11 hrs ago #39

Good! Been saying for a long time, that there time's we have to hit hard verbally! electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #40

We should BE the Radical Left and not apologize for it. thought crime 11 hrs ago #41

Amen! Deminpenn 8 hrs ago #42

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve 1 hr ago #44