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Fri Feb-20-04 03:57 PM
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Poll question: Should the Democratic Party Share in the Blame For the Direction |
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that our country has taken in the past few years?
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Fri Feb-20-04 04:02 PM
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1. It started much earlier...I think. |
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DLC Democrats reaching out to their corporate brothers, and gaining too much power.
Seeds of the Clinton-Democrats are taking full bloom.
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Fri Feb-20-04 04:05 PM
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2. Remember "Reagan Democrats"? |
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Fri Feb-20-04 04:12 PM
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7. Yes, I remember the Reagun-Democrats! |
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The same Reagan Dems that ravaged the Jimmy Carter's re-election bid.
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Fri Feb-20-04 04:07 PM
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3. When they weren't shivering like jellyfish |
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they were actively colluding.
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Fri Feb-20-04 04:29 PM
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10. Unfortunately, yes, they were even doing that. nt |
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Fri Feb-20-04 04:09 PM
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4. Yes, but with a few notable exceptions |
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People like Wellstone, Byrd, Waxman, Kucinich, and (very) few other brave souls who have stood up to this administration from day one should be our role models. Instead, I see that we are once again rewarding cowardice in the face of a right wing onslaught, arguing that how our leaders responded while under extreme pressure these last 3 years should not count. I'm old enough to remember how disappointed I was in the Blue Dog Dems who conspired with Reagan in the early 80s, and I have felt the same betrayal these last 3.
But I guess I should give up the ghost and realize that I am just being a spoiled selfish brat for expecting the Democratic party officials to actually stand up for Democratic party values and actually fight the repubs. How dare I!
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Fri Feb-20-04 04:11 PM
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Fri Feb-20-04 04:11 PM
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6. Yes and that includes every member of the party and those who |
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are in their heart a democrat, but have abandoned voting. It is up to us to elect Dems to the Congress. We have to accept our role in this.
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Fri Feb-20-04 04:20 PM
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9. "It is up to us to elect Dems to the Congress." |
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WTF?
No. It's up to us to elect people with our best interests in mind to Congress. AND the presidency. And every other public office.
This isn't a gang war. We're not the Bloods, and they're not the Crypts.
I will cast my vote for whoever is willing to stand up and defend what is right for this country. And the second the Democrats get that through their thick skulls, they will get my vote.
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Especially all the ones who backed off and let Bush do what he wanted. They shook in their boots and supported him, and now are trying to backtrack. Some are honest, some aren't. There is no way you cannot say the Democrats did not in some way contribute to a lot of the failures we've had over the past few years.
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