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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:29 AM Original message |
So many ultimatums to Democrats, so little time allowed for change. |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. Superb post |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Thank you. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:55 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. I agree |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
4. Lacing up my ice skates n/t |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Hell hath frozen. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 03:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. I never thought I'd see the day |
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cry baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
5. You make logic sound almost....logical. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. They are reading and listening. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
6. What reasonable demands would you make? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Reasonable. Within reason. Within capability. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Nothing negative. Just wondered what you'd like to see happen. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:45 AM Original message |
Change from top down to bottom up control for one. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:49 AM Response to Original message |
15. More open and honest would be a great start. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
7. Dupe |
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w13rd0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
12. 20 second attention span... |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
13. Why can't everyone else.... |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
14. Get the messages...excellent. Time for DEMS to be DEMS |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:50 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Then we work to change it, not destroy it. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Winning is the answer. Leaders ask like we're their "servants". |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Some of us ARE trying to take it over and change it. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:40 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Well, people who are not Democrats can't stop you from taking the party .. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:55 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I am mad, also. I just intend to work within to change it. |
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autorank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 03:20 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. No, they wouldn't support it anyway. I work for people in our party |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I heard Durbin said 41 or 45. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
25. perfectly said madfloridian. i have literally watched the most amazing |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
26. You know its like there danged if they do darned if they dont. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
27. They must stop apologizing to R's when they expose their corruption |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
28. Thank you for this post |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
29. It's symptomatic of two syndromes: |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
30. I have a problem with terms like "extremes" and " within reason" |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 11:40 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I have a problem with "extreme." I believe in "reasonable." |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 12:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. But what you don't seem to understand, is that we are saying |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 12:28 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Then you don't understand what I am saying. |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Well, I can tell you that I am not one who is trying to hurt the Dem Party |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. I agree. I was galvanized after 9/11 and was shocked to see I had no one |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. nothing unreasonable about demanding a filibuster |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Wow! Beautiful quotation! |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Link: |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:29 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. You are distorting what I posted. Please read it again. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:39 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I read it |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:47 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. You misread it. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. then maybe you could be more clear |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:58 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I have been very clear. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 03:06 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. and neither have I |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
31. It's time to end "politics as usual" and speak out. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 11:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. There is a difference between speaking out |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 03:16 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. The guys in 1776 ran into that problem. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
55. Well, the extremists on the right will win this time.... |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
32. People who graze on the Internet... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. part of being realistic is getting pols to say and do things that will |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
35. thumbs up |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
39. Welcome to the left where we work TOWARDS our goals and not AGAINST them. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:21 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Did you notice the name of the Carville/Begala book? |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
41. Excellent post! K&R |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
42. problem with terrorism is honesty about causes |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
43. when they do something worth cheerleading, I'll put on my skirt and |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:46 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Maybe you are just not paying attention. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. please give us a list of things Dems in Congress have done as a group |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 02:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. yurbud....please don't turn this into something ugly. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #49 |
61. I didn't mean that to be ugly--actually I was looking for hope |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 12:50 AM Response to Reply #49 |
62. failing to provide the evidence to back up your optimism is ugly. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:00 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. You are turning this into something it wasn't. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:57 AM Response to Reply #63 |
70. you set forth a list of complaints others have made and a call for support |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 09:27 AM Response to Reply #70 |
73. You just called me a GOP shill and a DLC cheerleader. Unbelievable. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. "as bad as GOP shill" If you have made the points elsewhere, why is it |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-23-06 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
58. Great post MF. |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:25 AM Response to Original message |
64. Good intentions are not enough in crisis times Floridian..... |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:30 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. I do fight. What do you offer in place of the Democratic Party? |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:44 AM Response to Reply #66 |
69. What Democratic party Floridian? Im still looking for it. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 09:34 AM Response to Reply #69 |
74. Did you just say "what Democratic party?" |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:35 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. I support a filibuster. Where did you see I did not? |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
65. Yes, it appears that we are out of step with Congress. n/t |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:31 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. Cryptic. It's late, I'm not very sharp tonight. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 02:02 AM Response to Reply #67 |
71. We tell our DEMs in congress what to do, not the other way around. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
72. Point by point on your list |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 09:44 AM Response to Reply #72 |
75. What do you offer in the place of the Democratic Party? Rhetoric? |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:04 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Since you started thread, I'm still waiting for you to provide ANY IDEAS |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:06 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. I want a party that acts like they believe your signature line |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-24-06 01:17 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. It's the DINO Dems. That's the issue with many of us. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-26-06 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
80. I just realized that I had been called a DLC apologist 3 times today. |
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