Sorry, but I'm going to defend the GOP on something

[Clintonista2]

Purity tests. Don't tell me you wouldn't be in favour of Democratic candidates having to fulfill certain requirements (pro choice, pro gay rights, anti-war, etc) in order to recieve campaign funds. If they want to campaign on a right wing platform, they can go ahead and do that, just don't use party funds for it.


I think it's a brilliant idea, one that the DNC should consider implementing.

[NNN0LHI]

1. Turned them right into the minority party

Brilliant!

Don

[Clintonista2]

2. Really? Purity tests were enacted before the election?

Get your facts straight before you post. They were implemented AFTER.

[Johonny]

10. ?

The Bush era was into purity testing long, long ago my friend.

[Clintonista2]

11. If you don't know specifically what I'm talking about

Either ask or don't post.

[PizzaDriver]

3. I am NOT in favor of such things, but i commend your willingness to apply the same standards

to both sides. there is far too little of that on both sides.

[napi21]

4. It only has merit in areas where those views are popular.

I think there's a lot more benefit to having enough of your party elected to get a nice majority! Yea, I know, look what the blue dogs did to health care. That's true, but if you have the majority, YOU decide what bills are brought to the floor! YOUR PARTY holds all the chairmanships, and the majority on every committee!

A Dem who campaigned on pro-choice, pro-gay rights & anti war could never even get a chance to win a seat in La, ND, many parts of Va, etc.

[Clintonista2]

7. What benefit are we currently getting out of our supermajority?

[napi21]

12. We got the Lilly Ledbetter bill passed, the infusion of $$into the economy

passed, ibelieve we WILL get a HC bill passed, and although I don't know what they were, I know there were bills the Pubs wanted to get to the floor for a vote, none of them got there. We have Dem chairmen of all the committees so some of the wacky Pub ideas never gt out of committee.

NO we didn't get everything we wanted, but I didn't expect to. As long as we can hold onto the majorities, there IS still 3 more years at least!

[Better Today]

5. Not a chance in hell would I ever agree to that. They should be

able to have whatever personal opinion they desire. However, I would say that the DNC should have its platforms clearly stated and a commitment that within those planks the Congress critters will vote for cloture, if not the bill.

That's the commitment I want to see. A guarantee that they will let bills get out of committee and out for full votes when having to deal with these platform issues.

Edited to add: I'd like to see the same commitment regarding anyone in a Democratic caucus in Congress, and certainly anyone holding a committee chair position.

[Clintonista2]

6. Again, they should absolutely be able to have whatever personal opinion they desire

They just shouldn't get YOUR money to campaign on it. If they support Republican policies, then they should run as a republican.

[Better Today]

20. Nope, no purity tests, besides, all it means is that they'll lie during the campaign

I like my idea better. Guarantee to not get in the way of final voting, if they do they have to return anything they received and expect to receive nothing else.

[aquart]

8. It's a backdoor purge and you can stick it where the sun don't shine.

[anonymous171]

9. I've always said that dems should stop copying the GOP's ideas and start copying their tactics

[marmar]

13. Ironically, the subject of your avatar wouldn't have received DNC campaign cash by that standard....

:think:

[Clintonista2]

15. Neither would the president

It would certainly encourage them to rethink their positions, which is why I support it.

[WeDidIt]

14. This post gets the STEAMING PILE award of the day

For wishing the Dmeocratic Party would marginalize itself on par with the GOP, you are granted this award!



You deserve it.

[unkachuck]

16. K&R....n/t

[HughMoran]

17. I can haz purity!

I'm not sure if you're being sardonic and seeing who will take the bait - but it's funny either way.

[Shell Beau]

18. But all democrats don't agree with all of those things.

Yeah, let's send more running to the independent or republican party. That will certainly help our cause.

[Quantess]

19. A good purity test would be to toss them in a lake, and if they float, they fail the test

and should be burned at the stake.

[Clintonista2]

21. Sheesh I never knew people were such fans of the blue dogs

It's amazing how one moment everybody discussing impeaching+removing blue dogs, and the next they're defending their "right to hold an opinion"


:eyes::eyes:

[Xenotime]

22. Please.