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All of this only points up,

gharlane — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:45:44 +0000

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All of this only points up, as Chris Bowers has done pretty effectively, that the Republicans are no longer the main problem. The conservadems are. That's where the fire has to go.

And that's what outfits like DFA are doing. At the moment they're targeting Landrieu, having already targeted Nelson. Can you send some coin their way?

Uh.... If I vote against

gharlane — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:34:55 +0000

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Uh....

If I vote against entrenched corporate interests, then who will hire me for my seven-figure lobbying/"consulting" job (to which I am, of course, entitled) once I leave the House/Senate?

Oh, wait... you said excuses.

How about: "America is still a center-right country"?

Uh.... hmm. Stay tuned. I'll get back to you.

Joe Lieberman. Poor Ben

Saladin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:45:27 +0000

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Joe Lieberman.

Poor Ben Nelson was already taken. Besides he at least comes from a conservative state. Joe?

Ain't it a great system where the elected representatives of half of 21% of the population can still have forty senators and hold all legislation hostage.

At least in the beginning it was explicit that you needed to own property to have a vote. Now you just need enough of it to control a few podunk towns.

Love it or leave it.

There is something you can do

kfreed — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:55:04 +0000

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There is something you can do aside from writing... in particular about health care reform: Sign up at MyBarackObama.com (MyBo)...create an account... assuming you don't already have one... and you'll have instant access to health reform events (among a host of other issue-related events and groups to choose from) in your area. People are getting involved in the effort all over the country.

Or Go to SEIU.org and sign the many petitions/send letters to reps and senators. Volunteer at any number of organizations. Just choose your issue and there's an organization out there that could use your help (again... MyBo is a good place to start). We can put the pressure on until they yell uncle. Blogging is great, but doesn't light a fire under the "reluctant" Dems in Congress.

As for the Repubs... they've dug in their heals en mass on every issue. I say we write them off... much as they have done to us over the past eight years. Besides, they're only using "bipartisanship" as a catch phrase. The best we can do is to convince our Republican friends that the system has left All of us behind... We can leave it to them to badger their elected officails into doing the right thing.

Keep a match lit under their butts is all I can say: Don't ask... tell!

As for excuses... blogger up top has hit the nail smack on the head... However, we don't have to let them get away with it. Because, you know, I think what's "changed" is us... patsies no more!

And what is the most common

JEP07 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:54:38 +0000

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And what is the most common excuse?

"The Bluedogs did it."

And when we one day look back at the numbers, that will likely be accurate.

There isn't even one living

oleeb — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:28:16 +0000

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There isn't even one living Democratic Senator who didn't run on health care for all. Not one. Most of the "moderate" Democrats endorsed Obama's plans down the line. Now even Obama is unwilling to fight for those things, especially having to do with restoring civil liberty, the constitution and the rule of law.

If Ben Nelson wants to be the

bluebell — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:04:14 +0000

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If Ben Nelson wants to be the Senator who kills Ted Kennedy's healthcare legacy, let this be the one and only thing that anyone ever remembers about Ben Nelson.

But they are NOT moderate.

bluebell — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:59:53 +0000

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But they are NOT moderate. They are conservative corporatists. How can a Senator from Louisiana where healthcare is atrocious vote against universal healthcare? Who does she think she is - Marie Antoinette?

Well, if republicans had 60

CVille Dem — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:22:18 +0000

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Well, if republicans had 60 they would be united in flushing our country down the toilet. They would vote en masse as they always do. Do the "right" thing? It has a whole different meaning to them.

Well, there was one Dem who

CVille Dem — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:49:15 +0000

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Well, there was one Dem who was elected to bring CHANGE. That was Barack Obama. If he has to strong-arm someone, I'm cool with that. If the few remaining knuckle-draggers have to be brought kicking and screaming to the idea that our country and its citizens need real health care reform, I'm cool with that. If the fear mongering wins, I am NOT cool with that.

What exactly, is a "moderate" position on health care reform?

Hint: It is not giving the insurance industry everything they want, and screwing the rest of us.

Answer: Moderate would be a public option; the CORRECT step would be single payer.