Maybe this Supreme Court ruling will energize the Democratic base and get people more concerned

[Tony_FLADEM]

about the influence of Corporations in our political system and this will help Democrats.

Perhaps.

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Perhaps..................

[BlueDemKev]

2. The problem is....

...the SC ruling also gives a lot more power to labor unions, which our party members are afraid to offend (note the sweet deal unions got in the now-defunct health care negotiations--being exempt from the Cadillac health plan tax!)

[lob1]

3. I don't think labor unions are our problem.

[brentspeak]

4. Are you saying that union health care plans SHOULD be taxed?

[BlueDemKev]

7. Honestly...

...I don't know enough about the issue to answer your question. However, if we ever do get a health care reform bill passed, regardless of its size & scope, it HAS TO BE PAID FOR. This means we--all of us--will have to give up some of our hard-earned dollars, be it in the form of taxes, fees, or whatever

[w4rma]

5. Unions don't want that money this way. (nt)

[krabigirl]

9. Labor unions don't have too much power here in the US. They are distrusted.

Not like big corps...

[spanone]

11. empower the unions NOT the corporations.

[rudy23]

6. If my facebook friends are any indication---this is being met by yawns and kool-aid sips

It really is amazing how many so-called liberals repeat right wing propaganda.

I really believe that Robert Frost quote about a liberal being a man so broad-minded he refuses to take his own side in an argument.

[krabigirl]

8. same here. No one even gets it, or cares.

I'm seriously thinking of moving to my husband's home country (france)..staying here and fighting is what I want to do, but no one seems to care, and I just come off as a nutball.

[rudy23]

10. I'm really starting to grow more and more furious with uninformed liberals

So many of my uninformed friends make right wing points (like "acknowledging" that there's a liberal media), they perceive the whole political spectrum backwards, and when the chips are down, they really just don't give a shit. They're like the D's in Congress--would often rather impress a right winger than defend their ideology.

Is there something in the liberal psychological makeup that leans toward self-sabotage? I really think so.