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BaronChocula

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38. "As long as we are clear about these basics, we will build a new majority coalition."

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:42 PM

22 hrs ago

Right on!
I don't really get the fighting over progressive bona fides of candidates. All the candidates I see share all the basics. The up and coming Democratic Socialists would be mainstream in a lot of other countries. Maybe I'm a Democratic Socialist at heart. But I'm happy and hopeful for candidates like Rebecca Bennett doing what they're doing where they are doing it. I think it would be great if Rebecca Bennett supported Medicare for All, for example. I don't know where she is on that, but I know her expertise and her take on health care is better than Kean's.

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Republican Tom Kean Jr. said he was treated for depression during absence from Congress [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

His depression was only helped by doing insider trading and stock transfers during his recovery. FSogol Yesterday #1

Guilt is debilitating. These folks know their actions are despicable and it wears on their conscience. walkingman Yesterday #2

one hopes... RockCreek Yesterday #15

I wish I could say you're wrong PatSeg Yesterday #21

Or anger when they don't succeed RockCreek Yesterday #32

Oh yes, the anger is much worse PatSeg Yesterday #36

I don't think many feel guilty. electric_blue68 Yesterday #31

I'm not buying it. QueerDuck Yesterday #3

I am karynnj Yesterday #5

Agreed Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #9

You're right... depression is less stigmatized than it was in the past... QueerDuck Yesterday #11

I have zero reason to believe he's is being truthful Torchlight Yesterday #4

Hopefully they zapped a conscience back into him. maxsolomon Yesterday #6

oh sure lamp_shade Yesterday #7

Well the ONLY thing that's depressing is tRUMP, and he could have been in the congress bluestarone Yesterday #8

Shouldn't he have told the voters before the primary that he had this problem? YorkRd Yesterday #10

You mean, be honest with them? WestMichRad Yesterday #33

Looking forward to him becoming a strong advocate for mental health care for everyone tanyev Yesterday #12

My first thought also. yardwork Yesterday #22

Well, I gave Fetterman every bit of benefit-of-the-doubt possible with his depression post stroke hlthe2b Yesterday #13

His mistress dumped him dalton99a Yesterday #14

Mike Johnson said...."What he's dealing with is not very common and not a big thing." chowder66 Yesterday #16

So, Mike Johnson lied twice in that sentence. yardwork Yesterday #23

And it's the one malady that RFK doesn't believes exists... and he wants slightlv Yesterday #25

So, he should be doing all that he can to make mental health care available to all who need it right? hamsterjill Yesterday #17

As someone who's lived with treatment resistant depression TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #18

It's way beyond having great insurance . . . markpkessinger 12 hrs ago #39

How lovely for him that he has gold-plated healthcare mcar Yesterday #19

He's not the absolute worst of the worst of his lot BaronChocula Yesterday #20

She has a serious shot pat_k Yesterday #29

I do like Rosenberg's optimism BaronChocula Yesterday #35

Watching his interviews with candidates always leaves me more hopeful pat_k Yesterday #37

"As long as we are clear about these basics, we will build a new majority coalition." BaronChocula 22 hrs ago #38

I suspect the beltway news media blather on the divisions pat_k 9 hrs ago #40

Message auto-removed Name removed Yesterday #24

Recall what they did to Senator Tom Eagleton bucolic_frolic Yesterday #26

Show support for Rebecca Bennett!! pat_k Yesterday #27

lemme guess. kean wants to cut medicare/medicaid for depression? rampartd Yesterday #28

Closer to 80 days excluding weekends fargone Yesterday #30

Right!?! EuterpeThelo Yesterday #34