Problem with Democrat reliance on Special Prosecutors....

[HardWorkingDem]

There is no doubt to anyone with even a partially objective mind that the Bush Administration is one of the most corrupt and incompetent administration ever. But with this, where do we find ourselves? Sitting back and seeing absolutely very little fire held to their feet.

Our party should be overwhelming the Rethuglican Party by leaps and bounds, but we are not. (Remember, look at this in a contrasting manner - for all of the screw ups of the Bush Administration, we should be far ahead but seem to be fighting very hard for every inch).

Which leads me to my complaint of the Democrats and their screaming of Special Prosecutors. I think the Dems are becoming too reliant upon them to do our job for us. Really, what has ever changed from what Special Prosecutor's have done? The Dem's call for one, they do a two or three year investigation and the Dems are back at square one instead of building a coherent message that gets through the thick skulls of the American people.

For example, in my area the local press is having a field day over the news that Caterpillar posted record profits for 2005, but not one word has been said about Caterpillar being stingy when it comes to worker benefits. Not ONE word.

My point is, we need to build a true party majority and quit relying on others to do it for us. Sure, it's nice to see the thieves prosecuted, but jeez, the benefits from this don't seem to be that forthcoming, or at least in a timely manner.

[July]

1. That's "Democratic." nt

[welshTerrier2]

2. this should not be an either-or dichotomy

if you're calling for Democrats to be more effective, that's always good advice ... if you're calling for a clearer, more powerful message, count me in ... if you're calling for better "rapid response", better media strategies, and better message discipline, i'm with you ...

i don't see that Democrats are too dependent on Special Prosecutors ... Reid forced the Senate into closed hearing over the issue of failures on the Intel committee ... Democrats are fighting the Alito nomination ... and they're pushing ahead in the media and in Congressional hearings on the Abramoff scandal ...

but Special Prosecutors can play an important role as well ... Dems don't have subpoena power right now ... would Libby have been indicted if we hadn't had a Special Prosecutor?? it seems to me that whole case, especially if they indict Rove, has had a devastating effect on bush's polling numbers ...

if your point is that Democrats should not be overly dependent on others to make their case to the American people, I agree ... but calling for a Special Counsel is still an important addition to our arsenal ... btw, Gore has called for a Special Counsel to investigate bush's NSA spying - i'm not aware other Democrats have backed him up ... that's not helpful at all ... and yesterday, Schumer and Salazar called for a Special Counsel to investigate corruption charges ... i see these both as very positive steps ...

[leveymg]

3. Democrats need to become cops. Good cop, bad cop.

Where the Justice Department won't do its job, haul 'em into court on civil RICO charges.

Did you know the DCCC pressed RICO charges against DeLay in 2000, and Tom settled? He set aside $25 million of ill-gotten campaign contributions. Betya didn't hear a word about that in the MSM. See, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/27/104321/205#26