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Elizabeth Warren

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East Coast Pirate

(775 posts)
Tue Jul 23, 2013, 04:24 PM Jul 2013

Is Elizabeth Warren Helping Or Hurting the Democratic Party? [View all]

(Not endorsing this article. The author is a jackass. Looks like the campaign to paint Elizabeth Warren as a dangerous far-left kook has begun.)

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has been the hero of the left since she stepped onto the national stage four years ago. From her crusade against big banks to her ardent support for individual consumers, she has steadfastly supported the pet causes of the left, seeking to help them progress in a pragmatic and disciplined way. Since she entered the United States Senate seven months ago, however, that pragmatism has crashed and burned and her new attitude has begun to create a Tea Partyesque divide that Democrats are now seeing within their caucus for the first time.

Warren is a left-wing ideologue, and the voters of Massachusetts knew that before electing her to the Senate. Just how much of an ideologue she would be, however, was something that few saw coming. Warren has moved beyond simply attacking the opposition party and has set her eyes on a new political target to take down: Democrats. Just last week, Warren took to the Senate floor, giving a tirade in direct opposition of the currently proposed bipartisan plan to fix student-loan debt concerns, bucking her own caucus and balking at a plan endorsed by her President, Barack Obama. Warren scolded Democrats and Obama for supporting a plan that would raise $184 billion in interest payments for the government "on the backs of students," and called for students to be able to borrow from the government at the same interest rate that big banks do.

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These telling actions clearly depict a phenomenon occurring that Democrats have been terrified of: severe inter-party division, which has incidentally crippled the Republican majority in the House of Representatives. Unlike the House, however, Senate business can be completely halted by the actions of one renegade senator.

Over the course of the past month, Senator Warren has proven that she does not care about passing legislation; so long as she is able tout the policies of the far-left. This is a pattern that has clearly played out on the far right since 2011, and America must ask itself with baited breath; are these the actions of one hooligan senator or a trend that will eventually hijack liberal politics in America.

More bullshit: http://www.policymic.com/articles/55837/is-elizabeth-warren-helping-or-hurting-the-democratic-party

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Let me fix that - djean111 Jul 2013 #1
That was my first thought. East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #10
Snowdened, Deaned, or even Wellstoned. bvar22 Jul 2013 #13
Well, she's smarter than any repub, libertarian or teabagger Turbineguy Jul 2013 #2
You left out Dems. She's smarter than them too. cui bono Jul 2013 #17
Hurting? BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #3
That piece is a steaming load, as far as I'm concerned. FiveGoodMen Jul 2013 #4
She is helping the party RobertEarl Jul 2013 #5
Fuck that idiot. Elizabeth Warren is the best there is. Autumn Jul 2013 #6
HELPING IT FID ITSELF AGAIN. NO DOUBT AT ALL! on point Jul 2013 #7
Please post this in General Discussion as well. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #8
Done. East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #11
Who's enemy are their enemy these days ? Not Lobbyists .The Entitled ? The 1% ? orpupilofnature57 Jul 2013 #9
She's helping the entire country. progressoid Jul 2013 #12
We need more Democrats with balls and she fills the bill... Vietnameravet Jul 2013 #14
Helping - No Doubt Here cantbeserious Jul 2013 #15
Well done, Hillary MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #16
Real Representation just us Jul 2013 #18
Most are employees of big corps. East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #19
If someone who'd like to make Wall Street accountable is "hurting the Democratic Party", winter is coming Jul 2013 #20
Far Left???? UglyGreed Aug 2013 #21
Why grantcart Aug 2013 #22
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