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Originally Posted by Nick
The Republican party is generally not our friend, but neither is it our enemy. We allow the issue to be polarized across party lines when in fact it isn't, look at the numbers. There is an election this year, polarization of every conceivable issue is what both parties want, so people know who to vote for in November.
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I totally disagree.
Democrats want to work with Republicans —and they've demonstrated it— so the polarization is only coming from one side.
As a bona fide progressive I can tell you that what Democrats are offering is no polarizing material. Not even close. Heck, even on taxing the rich, Reagan is more progressive than current watered-down Democratic proposals —freaking Reagan! And that's because Democrats have gone above and beyond to cajole Republicans to work in a bipartisan fashion.
Now, like I said at the beginning, I know that in the end some Republicans will vote for CIR/DA, they're just not willing to cosponsor. But McCain is not one of them, and it pisses me off when unknowledgeable people keep bringing him up as our potential hero. I believe he just gave us the arthritis-ridden finger.