We do not negotiate with terrorists

[adarling]

I don't think I have been this sad since Nov. 3 2004. I called Pelosi's office and left my little speech on their comment voice mail. I just don't know what to think anymore. I love being a Democrat, i love my party, but right now I feel like my party has left me. I gave what little money i could and any support i could give. I feel like i am having a pity party for myself right now, but after talking to my mom over this stuff, i understand their decision perhaps.
Bush is a madman. Remember the policy of our country, "we don't negotiate with terrorists"-we just did and like those outcomes, nothing was gained. The one thing i did hear which might be true, must read a little more, is that this ensures that Bush will sign the minimum wage bill. It is important, but i do not believe as important as this. It needs to be raised but if it was done years ago, maybe it would have been 10 or 15 dollars now.
They knew he would never give in though, he is a madman and we could send a bill over and over out of principle but never get anything done.
This decision is the most disappointing one i have ever seen in my lifetime (all 24 yrs of it-thats not alot to go on..sorry :) ) but by God i hope something good comes out of it. I never thought i would be shaken to my core like this, but I hoped for better and it did not come.

I am a man of faith and always live by when God closes a door, he opens a window. Well God, please open a big ass window.

[NightWatcher]

1. when Congress negotiates with someone who uses fear and threats (gwb) they are

negotiating with a terrorist. Bush uses fear to rule. Fear of terrorism, fear of appearing to be weak, and the fear of losing the battle of opinion against the dems and they fall for it.

[whistle]

2. Keep the faith brother, this will work out exactly the way it is supposed to

...I am praying as well

[unpossibles]

3. sadly, the US (including post-9/11 Bush) has negotiated with terrorists

for the past 60 years or more.

[gratuitous]

4. Hmmm, now you don't suppose . . .

That we're not getting the full story from the popular media about this, do you? That there could actually be more to this story than a simple "win-lose" proposition? And that they'd fall all over themselves to declare Bush the "winner"?

Nahhhhh.

[Greyhound]

5. It's no consolation, but "never negotiate with terrorists" has always just been

sound byte to placate the sheeple. We have always negotiated with terrorists, thats why terrorism is so popular. On the flip-side we are the worlds most prolific practitioners of terrorism and everybody negotiates with us too.

Don't put your faith in politicians, once the people accepted absolute corruption as SOP, we ensured that there would never be another, successful, honest one.

Do what you can to help those you can, that's all that we can do. Maybe you should consider helping Dennis Kucinich, it probably won't help as he is completely marginalized by the powers that be, but it will make you feel better and you may actually make a difference in somebody's life.