What do YOU want the Dems to do?
POSTED BY: SignyM
UPDATED: Thursday, November 16, 2006 01:18
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"Lets not forget that we need to sign the Kyoto Protocol as well"
I am having a wonderful day. I will forget this was even posted..Ah..right about....Now.....What were you saying?
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Originally posted by Righteous9:
Part of me thinks that the democrats could get more done if they gave Bush a chance to salvage his legacy by doing some good...that if they didn't put the heat on him they could trade that good will for bipartisanship on legislation, but...
I would like to see the government do well, regardless of which party is in charge.
Unfortunately, I don't see the Democrats helping Bush in the least. The reason why? Because, they're already thinking ahead to 2008, and they don't want even a single Republican to have anything to hang his/her hat on.
And with the major media as their willing allies, it won't be so hard to imagine the Democrats taking the White House. (Unless they do something really stupid -- like putting another McGovern or Dukakis liberal on the ticket.)
As I once heard someone say... A ship could go down at sea with a hundred people on it. Bush could personally dive into the water and save 99 of them, and the headlines across the country would read: Bush lets man drown!!
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Cows are cool.
ROTFChrisisall *mooo*
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What I'd *like* ? well, that'd involve a rope subsidy, wouldn't it now ?
Realistically ?
I want Conyers as speaker, and the party to finally find some testicular fortitude and cut Pelosi out, while sending Howard Dean to political siberia for this "reconciliation" crap.
I do NOT want todays kids going through this nightmare again (see other post) and thus while these monsters are on the floor writhing, I want our so-called reps to put the boot in and FINISH THE JOB!
To hell with playing nicey-nice pattycake, eliminate the primary threat, follow up with RICO and demolish the opposition (hell, steal Karl Rove's playbook if you have to) utterly, and then have the decency to fall on your swords for being half the problem yourselves...
Meh, I can dream, can't I ?
Both parties need to go, I can put up with these pansies a while yet, but the GOP must suffer the consequences of what they have done, and RICO would be a good start.
We need a good, solid purge, and a clean slate to actually rebuild this country, and it's not gonna happen with the baggage both parties are draggin, it just ain't.
-Frem
Other Post: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=18&t=25119#407072
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Originally posted by citizen:
SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.
I think that's the best thing I've read all day.
Now, on to what I want the Dems to do...
I want the Democrats to do (drumroll, please) something positively productive that doesn't in any way rape the American people or the Constitution. Either that, or I want them to single-handedly destroy the political parties we have so we can start from scratch.
But, we are talking about politicians here, so my realistic goal for the Democratic party is to do something - anything, really. It doesn't have to be positive, or productive. And, maybe if they screw up (or all of Congress and the White House screws up), then the American people can call for the destruction of the political system as it stands now.
Like that's gonna happen.
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Originally posted by DesktopHippie:
Speaking as a European, it still surprises me just how conservative America is. I mean, when I was a kid I saw you guys as the country of progression, leading the way for others to follow. It was a bit of a shock finding out that in a lot of areas you're actually way behind us!
I had another surprise last night when I found out you just elected your first Muslim congressman. I mean, even Ireland has elected Muslims before now! Okay, the first Muslim TD was elected in the early 90's, but we're Ireland and we still got there before you guys!
America certainly has traveled its own path in the short 215+ yrs of existance. 'Progression' has come to mean different things to different people today. Politically, some former socialist have come to use the word "progrssive" to hide what they really are. In a nation founded on its rugged individualism and independent thought, such political views aren't taken to too kindly in many parts of the country.
Political views aside, I expect the Dems to do what they've carried on about for the last 6 years. Make an already great economy even better, lower the 4.4% unmeployment rate , and conduct the war on Islamic Jihadism and the war in Iraq " smarter and better ". What ever the heck that's suppose to mean.
People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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I mainly want Congress to do some oversight. Any oversight. They can start small. Let's start with Iraq reconstruction contracts.
Sure, I'd love it if the new Congress starting rolling back the more regressive crap this administration has rammed through the Republican Congress but I don't see that happening. The margin they have won't give them much room to move anyway so I don't expect much out of them in terms of legislation.
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Originally posted by BigDamnNobody:
I think it will be refreshing for certain members of this forum to switch roles. Now Auraptor and Hero get to pick apart the Dem's policies and Rue, SignyM, Righteous, Soupcatcher, and yourself among other's, can lead the D - fence.
I think you highlight a key difference between the supporters of the Republican party and the more lefty types on the board. For me, it's not Democrats uber alles. If they do something I think is stupid, I'll call them on it. The other side is much more "cult of personality"ish. Look how willing they are to defend key personalities to the death rather than admit they've ever made a mistake.
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I want the Democrates to get rid of debolt and black box voting machines, I want them to make sure we have a fair voting system and that our votes count that should be their number one priority, because it doesn't matter how good they are or how much they work, if they are going to be cheated.
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we need those investigations to right alot of the wrongs that have been commited in the name of democracy and the United States. so if the Dems don't investigate I'm threw with them.
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OK - this is a contribution from a friend. The democrats should investigate Bush till he looks like a rotted corpse. But they shouldn't impeach him. They should leave him hanging in the WH for the next two years for all to see.
My wish list-
sign Kyoto, address other environmental issues, start serious renewable energy research
Iraq - get out
investigate elections going back to 2000
reinstate the fairness doctrine
repeal or amend USPATRIOT Act, scrip coverage
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