[Cincinatus' Wife]

I guess the byword for Democrat's this campaign is that they are "champions" for the little people.

[Resolute Conservative]

“Share in the American Dream”

It is not a dream when you steal from 52% of American to fund the dream of the loafers.

[Westbrook]

Ugh!

[nascarnation]

Did the Clintons negotiate a “stand-off” agreement with the Chicago Mob for 2016? That’s what it looks like to me.

[Michael.SF.]

special kind of leader to pick up Ted Kennedy’s mantle

Is Lizzy a drunken sod who accosts women then drives them into the drink?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

During her presidential rollout in Iowa, Clinton has already teased a number of policy platforms that progressives have praised. She’s called for the Supreme Court to rule in favor of a national right to gay marriage, criticized the discrepancy in CEO and worker pay, and floated the idea of a constitutional amendment for campaign finance reform.

Coincidence?

Buried at the end of a very long article about the mailman that landed near the U.S. Capital is this - just before the full text of his letter - which calls for a Constitutional Amendment to limit campaign money [sounds like he should be honored in the Rose Garden by Obama or be invited to sit next to Michelle at the next State of the Union address:

FAA investigating Florida mailman's landing of gyrocopter on U.S. Capitol lawn "...............At the root of Hughes' disdain is the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, in which the court decided campaign contributions were a form of "political speech" and struck down limits on how much corporations and unions could give to political contenders. The decision changed the game. Campaign spending went through the roof. In Hughes' mind, there was a parallel spike in favor-dealing and the government is now practically owned by the rich. Hughes likes to point out that nearly half the retiring members of Congress from 1998 to 2004 got jobs as lobbyists earning some 14 times their congressional salaries.

But nobody seems to care.

Hughes thinks the answers are out there, and they're nonpartisan. He points to reform thinkers like political activist Cenk Uygar and Harvard legal theorist Lawrence Lessig, who launched a political action committee to end political action committees. The motto: "Embrace the irony."..........................

.....LETTER....

.....Sincerely,

Douglas M. Hughes

www.TheDemocracyClub.org

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The Democracy Club

I find it extremely interesting that Mr. Hughes chose to do this after Hillary launched her 2016 presidential campaign and near the end of Obama's 2 terms.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

“She never hesitates to hold powerful people’s feet to the fire: bankers, lobbyists, senior government officials and, yes, even presidential aspirants.”

The fact is Elizabeth Warren is bought and paid for by Wall St interests and that would immediately come out if she were to run. Hillary would make sure of it.

[Mercat]

VP pick?

[McGruff]

Hillary Clinton lauds Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)...

Yeah, wait till things gets serious. The nails will come out.

[Regal]

If Hillary can bring the Democratic coalition together, and keep them together through Nov 2016, she will be tough to beat. Women, LGBT, black, Hispanic, union and white liberals will be hard to overcome, particularly if we are still sniping at each other.

[Dilbert San Diego]

What’s with this word “champion” suddenly so prominent in our political lexicon????

Is that a word approved and certified by a focus group?? Is this word now on all of the liberal talking points being handed out by the Journ-o-list people????

[Mr. K]

It’s going to be HilLIARy/Warren, and it is going to be tough to beat without a woman on TOP of our ticket

I am hoping for Palin/Cruz

[Buckeye McFrog]

All of their poll internals must be showing that Fake Indian Populism is the winning formula for 2016.

Which I have long suspected to be the case.