thereismore
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Wed Jan-20-10 12:31 AM
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This is a good thing. We have a unique opportunity to WAKE UP. We can yet avoid |
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losing big in November. We need leaders like Greyson. I'd rather lose Teddy's seat now, which can be re-gained, than lose many in November. My suggestion to dems: get the Jobs bill with Medicare extension done in reconciliation if must be, and let people decide in November!
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Wed Jan-20-10 12:32 AM
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1. You're dreaming... there's nothing "good" about tonight |
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What you describe will NOT happen.
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Wed Jan-20-10 02:13 AM
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6. Gotta disagree with you here, there could be an upside |
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Generally the party in power loses seats during the midterm election. It tends to wake them up for the presidential election. In this case we lost a senate seat at a time when we needed all we had. That means the alarm clock went off before the midterms and we should be energized to work at them. Not the best of circumstances, but lets make lemonade out of this lemon.
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Wed Jan-20-10 10:51 AM
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9. Exactly my point, if I have one at all. nt |
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Wed Jan-20-10 01:06 AM
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2. We were doing our darndest to stampede over a cliff........ |
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Wed Jan-20-10 01:13 AM
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3. I wish some of you people would wake up |
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Put the bong and cake icing aside, take off the rose-colored glasses, and lose the bellbottoms. This is not going to send a "swing leftward!" message to the Democrats. it was not a "Warning shot" no matter how much some want to portray it.
The message sent was "Republicans won, we need to find out how and replicate that" - I.e., "be like the republicans"
we need leaders like Grayson. That's not going to happen if "Progressives" keep rooting for Republicans.
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Wed Jan-20-10 01:15 AM
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4. Oh give it up. We are destined for nothing but filibusters until the next GOP president. |
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Edited on Wed Jan-20-10 01:15 AM by Kablooie
THEN things will be able to move again. In Bush's direction.
We not be allowed to change the world that Bush dumped on us.
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Wed Jan-20-10 01:26 AM
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5. Well we already have DINOs like Jim Webb saying this is a sign |
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that we should "back off the liberal agenda." I can't think of anything WORSE the party could do right now than more business-as-usual center-right capitulation.
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Wed Jan-20-10 02:30 AM
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7. No. It is not a good thing. |
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This is a seriously bad sign for Obama, Democrats and November. To say nothing of Teddy (and Jack and Bobby) who are turning in their graves. Sadly, we don't do wake-up calls well. And it's GrAyson.
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Wed Jan-20-10 02:43 AM
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8. It COULD be a good thing. |
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The Dems will need to take a hard populist turn if we're going to save our asses. I think it's unlikely to happen though, and this is more likely a harbinger than a lesson learned.
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Wed Jan-20-10 10:53 AM
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11. that's the best attitude in light of what just happened |
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turn a negative into a positive and the arguments on the right become irrelevent.
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Wed Jan-20-10 10:55 AM
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12. Called both my Senators and Congressman this morning |
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and told them that the message from Massachusetts is that Americans want real HealthCare reform, not mandated giveaways to the Insurance Companies, jobs, and a regulated Wall Street that prevents bankers from holding our economy hostage. That means moving to the "left", not the "right".
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