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Martin O'Malley

Andy823

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8. I like the part where it says

Reply to Raine1967 (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 07:17 PM

May 2015

"...he doesn’t like to talk about things in terms of “left and right” but “forward and backward.”

That's a good point since it's a lot of those on the left seem to want to go backwards along with those on the right. Going forward should be the goal for the country, and anyone that wants to take us "backwards" is not doing what is best.

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Is NYC Mayor DeBlasio being coy? [View all] Raine1967 May 2015 OP

K & R Koinos May 2015 #1

NY Daily News has weighed in on this as well: Raine1967 May 2015 #2

I expect the Mayor will end up endorsing Hillary in the end. askew May 2015 #3

Feels like posturing to me too, askew, elleng May 2015 #6

My Take on This Koinos May 2015 #4

I think you are exactly right. His team doesn't seem bothered by askew May 2015 #5

Saturday Morning, No Less Koinos May 2015 #7

That's a really good take on it. Raine1967 May 2015 #13

I like the part where it says Andy823 May 2015 #8

He is pragmatic, rather than ideological. Koinos May 2015 #9

Exactly, pragmatic! elleng May 2015 #10

We need a president who knows how to get things done. Koinos May 2015 #11

Quite right! elleng May 2015 #12

Here's our answer: Koinos Jun 2015 #14

That is really interesting. Raine1967 Jun 2015 #15