Is Elizabeth Warren Helping Or Hurting the Democratic Party?

[East Coast Pirate]

(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

[djean111]

1. Let me fix that -

Is Elizabeth Warren Helping Or Hurting Hillary Clinton?
I expect Warren will be Snowdened.

[East Coast Pirate]

10. That was my first thought.

I doubt it's coming from Republicans. They'd be happy about division in the Democratic Party. The Chicago machine must see her as a real threat.

[bvar22]

13. Snowdened, Deaned, or even Wellstoned.

She is rocking a lot of Big Money boats.

[Turbineguy]

2. Well, she's smarter than any repub, libertarian or teabagger

so yeah, she must be a threat to the democratic party.

[cui bono]

17. You left out Dems. She's smarter than them too.

Or maybe just more genuine. Or less beholden to big money.

She rocks.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Hurting?

[FiveGoodMen]

4. That piece is a steaming load, as far as I'm concerned.

I agree, they're trying to discredit one Dem that actually stands up for all of us.

[RobertEarl]

5. She is helping the party

Helping the real Democrats get back to where the party should be.

But hurting the fake Democrats that want corporations to rule.

It is a joke she is dividing the party. She has just stepped into the void that most men fear to tread. We need more women like her in office.

[Autumn]

6. Fuck that idiot. Elizabeth Warren is the best there is.

She knows what she's talking about. This fucking idiot who wrote this probably couldn't tell the difference between his ass or a hole in the ground.

[on point]

7. HELPING IT FID ITSELF AGAIN. NO DOUBT AT ALL!

[LuvNewcastle]

8. Please post this in General Discussion as well.

Everybody needs to see this.

[East Coast Pirate]

11. Done.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023323942

[orpupilofnature57]

9. Who's enemy are their enemy these days ? Not Lobbyists .The Entitled ? The 1% ?

[progressoid]

12. She's helping the entire country.

Correction: She's helping the 98%

[Vietnameravet]

14. We need more Democrats with balls and she fills the bill...

The problem with Democrats has been their lack of fight...but I was drawn to this line

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.

I can hear it now..."Oh! how radical leftist!! How far from the mainstream!!" TThat is used as an example of what a "hooligan" she is??? Bullshit..

[cantbeserious]

15. Helping - No Doubt Here

eom

[MannyGoldstein]

16. Well done, Hillary

Attacks by your discredited sycophants will only help Warren.

[just us]

18. Real Representation

Senator Warren is an example of a true peoples representative. Any politician who cannot see that
is a mole for big corps, any others are fools.

[East Coast Pirate]

19. Most are employees of big corps.

[winter is coming]

20. If someone who'd like to make Wall Street accountable is "hurting the Democratic Party",

then the Party needs to re-evaluate its priorities.

[UglyGreed]

21. Far Left????

Well when a Country is led by Right and far Right policies I guess you could call Elizabeth far left.

[grantcart]

22. Why

Why do we link to posters like the author



Who have virtually no profile and even with negative comments elevate folks that have absolutely no exposure.

I realize that in googling the author that he is on facebook, twitter and linkedin but is that really the new bar to consider publishing random comments. What's next? publishing the random comments of "Jake" who was sitting on the bar stool next to you in the bar down by the race track?