Grover's Eunichs: Comment by Norquist about Dem Minority Status.

[KoKo]

Grover's Eunuchs

by digby

Sadly, that brings to mind Grover Norquist's observation after the last election:

"Once the minority of House and Senate are comfortable in their minority status, they will have no problem socializing with Republicans. Any farmer will tell you that certain animals run around and are very unpleasant, but when they've been fixed, then they are happy and sedate. They are contented and cheerful. They don't go around peeing on the furniture and such."



To be fair, this does not apply to all Democrats. The leadership of Reid, Pelosi and Dean have been very aggressive. And the old dogs like Kennedy have been unafraid to raise a challenge. The problem lies with the alleged moderates like Ford and the gasbags like Biden who don't know the difference between partisan rhetoric and action (and fail to publicly play the game with any finesse.) But the biggest problem is the "liberal" pundits like Davis who should all be shunned. They don't speak for me and I don't think they speak for the Democratic party. They seem to speak for the conventional wisdom of the beltway which places a premium on obedient, neutered Democrats.

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[peacetalksforall]

1. Aren't Compassionate Conservative Operators generous and christiian like?

[louis-t]

2. "B-b-b-b-b-u-t Repuglicans aren't mean-spirited!"

If anyone acts like barnyard animals (pigs come to mind), it's these filthy neocon thieves, murderers, liars and cheats.

[seabeyond]

3. that is such bullshit. the whole alito hearing is allowing such a

propaganda blitz and we are jumping right in. we are allowing the repug to define our dems, jumping on board, and lathering ourself in this bullshit

the dems are not friends with the repug. further there is probably less fuzzy warm feel between the two parties than ever before in history. that is totally 100% bullshit to get people to not suport dem, and is being promoted and processed by the american people

totally outrageous. how many on this mere thread will jump on like good little sheep

[KoKo]

4. Digby's trying to light a fire under reluctant Dem's Butts to Fillibuster

to STAND UP in this article. And, he praises those who have. I'm sorry he didn't praise John Conyers, though.

[seabeyond]

5. well, he did it in a lie. again with the ..... the end justifies the

means. no it doesnt. trying to get dems to do what he wants, by promoting such a false story that the dems are a bunch of happy nuetered animals for the repugs is bullshit. if he cant win his argument in honesty, then i would suggest he doesnt have a very good argument