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Soul_of_Wit

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21. Establishment Dems since 1965 -- a few highlights

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 01:37 PM

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Clean Air Act of 1970
Clean Water Act of 1972
FEMA
Earned Income Tax Credit
ACA
Chips and Science Act

Rivers don't catch on fire anymore. The skies over major US cities don't look like Shanghai. Imagine the response to natural disasters due to climate change without FEMA. The working poor actually get tax relief in a tax code where they normally would just claim the standard deduction and move on. The ACA allowed me to take early retirement on a buyout offer and use the modest buyout cash to pay for health insurance until Medicare kicked in. Folks cried for decades about large-scale manufacturing being done anywhere but the US, even when national security was at risk. Biden and establishment Dems actually passed effective legislation.

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Hunter Biden . . . the voice of reason. Who knew? [View all] Nanjeanne Yesterday OP

He said it plainly The "run to the middle types" Bluetus Yesterday #1

I did love that # Nanjeanne Yesterday #2

I would like to add that Environmental issues impact cost of living Martin Eden 5 hrs ago #18

A well-stated reminder of the impacts of environmental destruction Felicita 5 hrs ago #19

All true, but we have more impactful issues to run on Bluetus 4 hrs ago #20

#3 to paraphrase Hamilton -- if you stand for nothing, Burr what will you fall for? JT45242 Yesterday #3

Hunter BIden is da man! ananda Yesterday #4

A man who actually took therapy seriously, did the work, got better, sees clearly, speaks with courage Attilatheblond Yesterday #8

And I think that his father is proud of him. wnylib Yesterday #10

Absolutely Attilatheblond 3 hrs ago #22

K&R LuvLoogie Yesterday #5

Bullseye! democrank Yesterday #6

VERY wise advice! calimary Yesterday #7

That is all so true, FoxNewsSucks Yesterday #9

Hunter is very astute. Dem_in_Nebr. Yesterday #11

Its the economy stupid. pansypoo53219 21 hrs ago #12

As I posted in another thread, the "establishment" Dems haven't given us anything since Medicare. Well, they did give 3Hotdogs 10 hrs ago #13

I just saw what I posted in 2016 that came up on my FB memories re the Dem platform they adopted Nanjeanne 9 hrs ago #14

The establishment? SocialDemocrat61 7 hrs ago #15

Establishment Dems since 1965 -- a few highlights Soul_of_Wit 4 hrs ago #21

And then there's Jon Tester. If it was't for him, we would'a had Medicare For All. 3Hotdogs 48 min ago #23

I've been pretty hard on Hunter Biden over the years, but he really nailed it with this post. NT Midwestern Democrat 6 hrs ago #16

I think that it's more complicated than "establishment" vs whatever else, but his points stand & we are in a Jbraybarten 6 hrs ago #17