Comments on: The Influence of Socialism on the Democratic Party http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/ Conservatism isn't about party, its a philosophy that both parties failed Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:04:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Socialism is a Snare | beautifulshayna http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-10652 Socialism is a Snare | beautifulshayna Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:55:20 +0000 http://rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/#comment-10652 [...] … there is a deeper and more persistent threat – the same one we’ve been fighting for over 60 years. Communism is like rust. It never sleeps.”  from rochesterconservative.com [...] [...] … there is a deeper and more persistent threat – the same one we’ve been fighting for over 60 years. Communism is like rust. It never sleeps.”  from rochesterconservative.com [...]

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]]> By: phantomlord http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-507 phantomlord Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:14:00 +0000 http://rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/#comment-507 It is precisely the socialism that is bringing us down... How much of the federal budget is spent on socialism? It's roughly two thirds of the federal budget... and we have $75 trillion in owed entitlements not on the book in addition to the $9 trillion of existing debt. How much of the New York State budget goes to socialism? Roughly 80%. We're also $91 billion in debt. Capitalistic economies cycle up and down... it's the nature of the beast. Socialism didn't save us from it, it's choking us to death, causing inflation and stunting our growth. Socialism didn't save us from the Great Depression, World War II did. It got our economy moving again. Finally, the internet was not born of socialism, but rather military need. It was developed by grants from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) in an effort to develop better military communications. You might as well call the F-35 project "socialism" at that rate. It is precisely the socialism that is bringing us down… How much of the federal budget is spent on socialism? It’s roughly two thirds of the federal budget… and we have $75 trillion in owed entitlements not on the book in addition to the $9 trillion of existing debt.

How much of the New York State budget goes to socialism? Roughly 80%. We’re also $91 billion in debt.

Capitalistic economies cycle up and down… it’s the nature of the beast. Socialism didn’t save us from it, it’s choking us to death, causing inflation and stunting our growth.

Socialism didn’t save us from the Great Depression, World War II did. It got our economy moving again.

Finally, the internet was not born of socialism, but rather military need. It was developed by grants from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency) in an effort to develop better military communications. You might as well call the F-35 project “socialism” at that rate.

]]> By: Hayduke http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Hayduke Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:45:13 +0000 http://rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/#comment-506 Thanks for compiling these stats. I knew we had influence in Congress . I had no idea it was so extensive. The united States has retained considerable Socialist influence since the early 20th Century. Were it not for the applications of Socialist principles in the 1930s, the US economy would have collapsed long ago, as capitalism is inherently unstable. The mixed economy we now enjoy is primarily corporate socialism, propped up by massive infusions of government spending. We retain socialized medicine, in the form of Medicare and other state medical support programs. Without Socialist aspects of government in the daily lives of millions of people, our lives would be considerably more bleak. Even this Internet is a Socialist contribution to your daily lives. Enjoy! Thanks for compiling these stats. I knew we had influence in Congress . I had no idea it was so extensive.

The united States has retained considerable Socialist influence since the early 20th Century. Were it not for the applications of Socialist principles in the 1930s, the US economy would have collapsed long ago, as capitalism is inherently unstable.

The mixed economy we now enjoy is primarily corporate socialism, propped up by massive infusions of government spending. We retain socialized medicine, in the form of Medicare and other state medical support programs. Without Socialist aspects of government in the daily lives of millions of people, our lives would be considerably more bleak.

Even this Internet is a Socialist contribution to your daily lives.

Enjoy!

]]> By: phantomlord http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-474 phantomlord Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:18:08 +0000 http://rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/#comment-474 I'm sure there's a liberal out there somewhere to blame ;) I’m sure there’s a liberal out there somewhere to blame ;)

]]> By: rochester_veteran http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-473 rochester_veteran Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:14:16 +0000 http://rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/#comment-473 Yeah phantomlord, I meant to delete my comment and ended up deleting the entire thread! I did have a browser window open with the original post and all the comments that I had to add in posthumonously! :-) Words of advice, really be careful when you click on "Are you sure you want to Delete?". :-) Yeah phantomlord, I meant to delete my comment and ended up deleting the entire thread!

I did have a browser window open with the original post and all the comments that I had to add in posthumonously! :-)

Words of advice, really be careful when you click on “Are you sure you want to Delete?”. :-)

]]> By: phantomlord http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-471 phantomlord Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:09:43 +0000 http://rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/#comment-471 RV is a slacker ;) RV is a slacker ;)

]]> By: rochester_veteran http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-469 rochester_veteran Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:07:07 +0000 http://rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/#comment-469 I replied back to a12iggymom // Feb 10, 2008 at 4:25 pm Yeah, for sure a12iggymom, those names do need to be made public. OTOH, we already know who they are by their actions! :-) I replied back to a12iggymom // Feb 10, 2008 at 4:25 pm

Yeah, for sure a12iggymom, those names do need to be made public. OTOH, we already know who they are by their actions! :-)

]]> By: phantomlord http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-468 phantomlord Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:06:46 +0000 http://rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/#comment-468 Hmm... where, oh where, did our comments go? Looks like the story got deleted and reposted. Anyway, from my comments before It seems that the Congressional Progressive Caucus has close ties to the DSA. It's members are: Co-Chairs Hon. Lynn Woolsey (CA-6) Hon. Barbara Lee (CA-9) Vice Chairs Hon. Diane Watson (CA-33) Hon. Raul Grijalva (AZ-7) Hon. Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) Hon. Hilda Solis (CA-32) Hon. Mazie Hirono (HI-2) Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17) Senate Members Hon. Bernie Sanders (VT) House Members Hon. Neil Abercrombie (HI-1) Hon. Tammy Baldwin (WI-2) Hon. Xavier Becerra (CA-31) Hon. Madeleine Bordallo (GU-AL) Hon. Robert Brady (PA-1) Hon. Corrine Brown (FL-3) Hon. Michael Capuano (MA-8) Hon. Donna Christensen (VI-AL) Hon. Yvette Clarke (NY-11) Hon. William “Lacy” Clay (MO-1) Hon. Steve Cohen (TN-9) Hon. John Conyers (MI-14) Hon. Elijah Cummings (MD-7) Hon. Danny Davis (IL-7) Hon. Peter DeFazio (OR-4) Hon. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) Hon. Keith Ellison (MN-5) Hon. Sam Farr (CA-17) Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-2) Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51) Hon. Barney Frank (MA-4) Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-4) Hon. John Hall (NY-19) Hon. Maurice Hinchey (NY-22) Hon. Michael Honda (CA-15) Hon. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-2) Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18) Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30) Hon. Hank Johnson (GA-4) Hon. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH-11) Hon. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) Hon. Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13) Hon. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10) Hon. Tom Lantos (CA-12) Hon. John Lewis (GA-5) Hon. David Loebsack (IA-2) Hon. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) Hon. Ed Markey (MA-7) Hon. Jim McDermott (WA-7) Hon. James McGovern (MA-3) Hon. George Miller (CA-7) Hon. Gwen Moore (WI-4) Hon. Jerrold Nadler (NY-8) Hon. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (DC-AL) Hon. John Olver (MA-1) Hon. Ed Pastor (AZ-4) Hon. Donald Payne (NJ-10) Hon. Charles Rangel (NY-15) Hon. Laura Richardson (CA-37) Hon. Bobby Rush (IL-1) Hon. Linda Sanchez (CA-47) Hon. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9) Hon. Jose Serrano (NY-16) Hon. Louise Slaughter (NY-28) Hon. Pete Stark (CA-13) Hon. Bennie Thompson (MS-2) Hon. John Tierney (MA-6) Hon. Tom Udall (NM-3) Hon. Nydia Velazquez (NY-12) Hon. Maxine Waters (CA-35) Hon. Mel Watt (NC-12) Hon. Henry Waxman (CA-30) Hon. Peter Welch (VT-AL) Hon. Robert Wexler (FL-19) I've also found a list of DSA Congressional members from 2002: Rep Earl Hilliard (AL-07), Rep Eni Faleomavaega (AS-AL), Rep Ed Pastor (AZ-02), Rep Lynn C Woolsey (CA-06), Rep George Miller (CA-07), Rep Nancy Pelosi (CA-08), Rep Fortney Pete Stark (CA-13), Rep Henry A. Waxman (CA-29), Rep Xavier Becerra (CA-30), Rep Julian C. Dixon (CA-32), Rep Esteban Edward Torres (CA-34), Rep Maxine Waters (CA-35), Rep George E. Brown (CA-42), Rep Bob Filner (CA-50), Rep Diane DeGette (CO-01), Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton Rep Corrine Brown (FL-03), Rep Carrie P. Meek (FL-17), Rep Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23), Rep Cynthia A. McKinney (GA-04), Rep John Lewis (GA-05), Rep Neil Abercrombie (HI-01), Rep Patsy Mink (HI-02), Rep Jesse Jackson (IL-02), Rep Luis Gutierrez (IL-04), Rep Danny Davis (IL-07), Rep Lane Evans (IL-17), Rep Julia Carson (IN-10), Rep John Olver (MA-01), Rep Jim McGovern (MA-03), Rep Barney Frank (MA-04), Rep John Tierney (MA-06), Rep David Bonior (MI-10), Rep Lynn N. Rivers (MI-13), Rep John Conyers (MI-14), Rep Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Rep Melvin L. Watt (NC-12), Rep Donald Payne (NJ-10), Rep Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Rep Major Owens (NY-11), Rep Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-12), Rep Charles Rangel (NY-15), Rep Maurice Hinchey (NY-26), Rep John LaFalce (NY-29), Rep Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Rep Dennis Kucinich (OH-10), Rep Louis Stokes (OH-11), Rep Sherrod Brown (OH-13), Rep Elizabeth Furse (OR-01), Rep Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04), Rep Chaka Fattah (PA-02), Rep William Coyne (PA-14), Rep Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo (PR-AL), Rep Robert C. Scott (VA-03), Rep Bernard Sanders (VT-AL), Rep James A McDermott (WA-07) Hmm… where, oh where, did our comments go? Looks like the story got deleted and reposted.

Anyway, from my comments before

It seems that the Congressional Progressive Caucus has close ties to the DSA. It’s members are:
Co-Chairs
Hon. Lynn Woolsey (CA-6)
Hon. Barbara Lee (CA-9)

Vice Chairs
Hon. Diane Watson (CA-33)
Hon. Raul Grijalva (AZ-7)
Hon. Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5)
Hon. Hilda Solis (CA-32)
Hon. Mazie Hirono (HI-2)
Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17)

Senate Members
Hon. Bernie Sanders (VT)

House Members
Hon. Neil Abercrombie (HI-1)
Hon. Tammy Baldwin (WI-2)
Hon. Xavier Becerra (CA-31)
Hon. Madeleine Bordallo (GU-AL)
Hon. Robert Brady (PA-1)
Hon. Corrine Brown (FL-3)
Hon. Michael Capuano (MA-8)
Hon. Donna Christensen (VI-AL)
Hon. Yvette Clarke (NY-11)
Hon. William “Lacy” Clay (MO-1)
Hon. Steve Cohen (TN-9)
Hon. John Conyers (MI-14)
Hon. Elijah Cummings (MD-7)
Hon. Danny Davis (IL-7)
Hon. Peter DeFazio (OR-4)
Hon. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3)
Hon. Keith Ellison (MN-5)
Hon. Sam Farr (CA-17)
Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-2)
Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51)
Hon. Barney Frank (MA-4)
Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-4)
Hon. John Hall (NY-19)
Hon. Maurice Hinchey (NY-22)
Hon. Michael Honda (CA-15)
Hon. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-2)
Hon. Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18)
Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Hon. Hank Johnson (GA-4)
Hon. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH-11)
Hon. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9)
Hon. Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13)
Hon. Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
Hon. Tom Lantos (CA-12)
Hon. John Lewis (GA-5)
Hon. David Loebsack (IA-2)
Hon. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14)
Hon. Ed Markey (MA-7)
Hon. Jim McDermott (WA-7)
Hon. James McGovern (MA-3)
Hon. George Miller (CA-7)
Hon. Gwen Moore (WI-4)
Hon. Jerrold Nadler (NY-8)
Hon. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (DC-AL)
Hon. John Olver (MA-1)
Hon. Ed Pastor (AZ-4)
Hon. Donald Payne (NJ-10)
Hon. Charles Rangel (NY-15)
Hon. Laura Richardson (CA-37)
Hon. Bobby Rush (IL-1)
Hon. Linda Sanchez (CA-47)
Hon. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9)
Hon. Jose Serrano (NY-16)
Hon. Louise Slaughter (NY-28)
Hon. Pete Stark (CA-13)
Hon. Bennie Thompson (MS-2)
Hon. John Tierney (MA-6)
Hon. Tom Udall (NM-3)
Hon. Nydia Velazquez (NY-12)
Hon. Maxine Waters (CA-35)
Hon. Mel Watt (NC-12)
Hon. Henry Waxman (CA-30)
Hon. Peter Welch (VT-AL)
Hon. Robert Wexler (FL-19)

I’ve also found a list of DSA Congressional members from 2002:

Rep Earl Hilliard (AL-07), Rep Eni Faleomavaega (AS-AL), Rep Ed Pastor (AZ-02), Rep Lynn C Woolsey (CA-06), Rep George Miller (CA-07), Rep Nancy Pelosi (CA-08), Rep Fortney Pete Stark (CA-13), Rep Henry A. Waxman (CA-29), Rep Xavier Becerra (CA-30), Rep Julian C. Dixon (CA-32), Rep Esteban Edward Torres (CA-34), Rep Maxine Waters (CA-35), Rep George E. Brown (CA-42), Rep Bob Filner (CA-50), Rep Diane DeGette (CO-01), Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton Rep Corrine Brown (FL-03), Rep Carrie P. Meek (FL-17), Rep Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23), Rep Cynthia A. McKinney (GA-04), Rep John Lewis (GA-05), Rep Neil Abercrombie (HI-01), Rep Patsy Mink (HI-02), Rep Jesse Jackson (IL-02), Rep Luis Gutierrez (IL-04), Rep Danny Davis (IL-07), Rep Lane Evans (IL-17), Rep Julia Carson (IN-10), Rep John Olver (MA-01), Rep Jim McGovern (MA-03), Rep Barney Frank (MA-04), Rep John Tierney (MA-06), Rep David Bonior (MI-10), Rep Lynn N. Rivers (MI-13), Rep John Conyers (MI-14), Rep Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Rep Melvin L. Watt (NC-12), Rep Donald Payne (NJ-10), Rep Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Rep Major Owens (NY-11), Rep Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-12), Rep Charles Rangel (NY-15), Rep Maurice Hinchey (NY-26), Rep John LaFalce (NY-29), Rep Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Rep Dennis Kucinich (OH-10), Rep Louis Stokes (OH-11), Rep Sherrod Brown (OH-13), Rep Elizabeth Furse (OR-01), Rep Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04), Rep Chaka Fattah (PA-02), Rep William Coyne (PA-14), Rep Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo (PR-AL), Rep Robert C. Scott (VA-03), Rep Bernard Sanders (VT-AL), Rep James A McDermott (WA-07)

]]> By: rochester_veteran http://www.rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/comment-page-1/#comment-467 rochester_veteran Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:06:14 +0000 http://rochesterconservative.com/blog/the-influence-of-socialism-on-the-democratic-party/#comment-467 Then a12iggymom posted at // Feb 10, 2008 at 3:24 pm Is there a list of the 70 current Congress members out there that are in the DSA/Democratic Socialists of America(http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html)? I did a google but nothing (surprise!). The names need to be made public. Then a12iggymom posted at // Feb 10, 2008 at 3:24 pm

Is there a list of the 70 current Congress members out there that are in the DSA/Democratic Socialists of America(http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html)? I did a google but nothing (surprise!). The names need to be made public.

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