I'm going to remember this day and this betrayal for a long time.

[Skidmore]

I'm putting it safely away with the other betrayals I've experienced over the past 5 years. The votes that supported R bills on big issue votes, regardless of whether the Rs could pass them. It is the principle that they cave, they always cave, and they can't even be honest about why they caved.

I'm remembering this day for a long time.

[fooj]

1. Me, too.

I will never forget this. EVER.

[leftstreet]

2. It's too bad they wouldn't "listen" to their base

No doubt they expected to hear from the various organized civil rights groups, as they usually do. But ignoring the emails, faxes, and calls from voters was a mistake.

It's not hard to "mobilize" the ACLU. That's part of what they do. But mobilizing voters (other than fundy nutjobs) isn't easy. And they just pissed it away.

[TechBear_Seattle]

They ARE listening to their base

It's just that their base is the rich corporations, not us.

[leftstreet]

7. Oh, that's right. I forgot.

:grr:

Old people like me can remember a time...........

[gumby]

3. What are you referring to?

I'm guessing the filibuster? It wouldn't be time for that now, would it?

[flyarm]

4. me three!!!!!!!!!!!!!! feeling sick here.,..what is the point in us

calling anymore?? just what is the point??
what is the point sending them money..its just pissing in the wind!
its like a slap in the face of all the values we believe in when we vote and knock on doors for them..when we fight for their values as candidates..when they go to washington and shit on all those values...

ok flame me but i am damn mad..i am mad as hell and i am yelling it out my windows...

i have worked for the last time for a party that can not even sustain a vote against a monster..and against the very democracy i have always loved ..a democracy everyone in my family fought in uniform for..

what for??

just what for??

i am beyond disgusted ..if the republicans CAN VOTE IN UNISON..WHY THE FUCK CAN'T DEMS?????????

soooo disgusted here...

i have spent hours upon hours calling all these dems..why should i ever bother again...

fly

[NYC]

5. Reword your letter,

and send it to the senators.

They don't represent us; they represent themselves and their contributors.

[LittleClarkie]

6. How about waiting until the day actually comes?

Raw Story's been wrong before.

[Walt Starr]

8. Will you wihthold your vote?

That's all they will listen to. That's how the far right took over the GOP. It means losing for a while, but it's the only way they'll ever take the left seriously.

[applegrove]

9. Will you remember Gore's speech? Or the way Dems stood up to

and acted on Katrina for a long time?

[Skidmore]

10. Kicking cause it's still true.