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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: koan who wrote (391900)12/16/2018 2:52:01 PM
From: NAG1  Read Replies (4) of 540882
 
koan,

Cortez has raised so many issues that needed to be raised and I wonder why they have not been raised before? Here are a few of them:
She didn't say anything controversial here. What she talked about, IMO, is not just a progressive platform. Outside of talking about taxing the 0.1% to pay for the platform(without saying how much) and being reasonable in defense spending(without talking about actual reductions), there were no real specifics in getting to the goals of universal health insurance, decreasing income inequality and having education more available. What she has to get figured out is how to get this agenda passed and paid for as well as how to keep it on the up and up in the courts. It is one thing to talk about getting things done and another thing to get things done in this hyperpartisan environment. Because she has become the new boogie man for the Republicans, she might find it hard to get people to agree to reasonable solutions on the other side of the aisle. I hope she can get things done but will wait to see her approach and results. Her initial thing with Pelosi's office speaks to some immaturity and lack of knowledge of how things work. Hopefully, she can learn to be more effective, especially after she gets into office. She is green and I am willing to give her time to figure things out.
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