In trying to find psychedelicatessen's comment in the Obamadiary thread you posted, I ran across others that resonated with my own feelings. Look especially at comments by 57andfemale and FoxfireTX
I'm not a super-fan of Hillary, to say the least, but she is right not to make public statements on TPP right now, and Warren is wrong to press her to do so. First of all, I think Hillary agrees with PBO anyway. And, second, even if she did not (which, again, I doubt) , it would be highly unpresidential for her to openly disagree with the president.
I've really hated all the yelling and stridency and posturing by Dems (MY party : () on this issue. Unworthy of us, and less than helpful to President Obama, to say the least.
FoxfireTX
May 19, 2015 at 7:18 pm
What’s really sad, 57, is when Warren focuses her anger on the Rs she is brilliant and would be a true asset to the Dems. I posted previously on her keynote speech to the CA Dem convention and it was a thing of beauty, best take down of trickle down economics I’ve ever heard from anyone. But she is so full of herself she thinks she is cool taking on the Dems as well, as if she knows best. She could be tremendous and instead is a nightmare. And for all of those rooting for EW presidential run, that is delusional. She is far too angry to make a good candidate and her focus is very limited.
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2657andfemale
May 20, 2015 at 10:44 am
It shows her political naivete, Foxfire. She doesn’t understand how to handle disagreements (I have no problem with opposing views, as long as they don’t do damage). But she is doing severe damage to the Democratic brand and therefore to her country. She could offer her expertise and opinions, privately, be part of the solution instead of part of the problem. She could bother to understand the complexity of trade agreements, and weigh – fairly – whether we are better with nothing than with something that curtails global abuses. But this is where she falls apart. It’s sad.
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57andfemale
May 20, 2015 at 11:10 am
To say further, she IS brilliant. I believe in 99% of what she believes. But doing damage to the party, to PBO who has carved the way for every progressive policy moving forward – is not acceptable. She should know better, she should understand what’s going on. We cannot rebuild properly with this kind of idiocy. Someone as bright as Elizabeth Warren – there is no excuse.
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