On A Scale Of 1 To 10... How Do You Feel About Our Democratic Leaders At This Point In Time ???

[WillyT]

President, Senate, and House combined.

With 10 being absolutely frustrated, disillusioned, pissed, distraught...

And 1 being blissfully serene with confidence in their actions.

Me... I'm at about a 9.5 at the moment.

And while I was hugely surprised at Pete Stark getting Ways and Means, it looked like a total fiasco to put him there, and then take him back out less than 24 hours later.

What the hell were they thinking???

I swear Michael Moore is correct. With a few significant exceptions... a bunch of disgusting wusses.

:argh:

:banghead:

:puke:

:nuke:

[DJ13]

1. 9.99999

[asdjrocky]

2. 10. No kidding.

[tekisui]

3. About an 8, I'd say.

Very frustrated and jaded. The only thing they have going is they aren't repubbies.

[zipplewrath]

30. +1

8, that's about it. Although I struggle to imagine what they could do to make it 10 that they haven't already done.

[BeatleBoot]

4. I'm happier with Sandy in Ways and Means

that's for sure. My congressman.

My rating: 7

[muffin1]

5. I'm right there with you, WillyT

I'm at about a 9. Boy, what a drop it was... a year ago, I was on CLOUD 9.

:(

[WillyT]

11. Me Too !!!

What a difference a year makes.

:wow:

:hi:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

6. Right at this moment?

Crank me up to 11! :mad:

:hi: :loveya:

[WillyT]

7. LOL !!! - I Always Leave Room For Improvement...

:evilgrin:

Hey You!!!

:loveya:

:bounce:

:hi:

[gimama]

8. today, I'm at 10

I can say a 9 on days when Feingold
or Kucinich get uppity on our behalf.
Mostly these days,sad, disappointed, or po'd..
Thanks for asking!
:hi:

[RainDog]

9. 8.9

and rising

[NeedleCast]

10. 5-6

Could be better, but a vast improvement on previous administration.

[cutlassmama]

17. anything would have been an approvement from that bunch

[Warpy]

12. I'll let you know when we see what sort of a health insurance reform bill

gets sent to Obama to sign. At that point, I'll be able to judge performance as a whole. Until then, it's all just rumor.

While the conservatives, blue dogs, DLC, and Wall Street Democrats rate a 10, my own state has produced Democrats that rate from a 1 to a 4.

[Ardent15]

13. 9. nt

[Stinky The Clown]

14. 7

[DCKit]

15. You said "leaders". 2.5

If only we had a house full of Kucinich clones.

[msongs]

16. DADT = F- , HCR = they coulda done this stunt a year ago nt

[Marr]

18. I have literally zero trust in the President and most of the Democrats in the Senate.

They're little more than corporate lobbyists.

I think there are a fair number in the House that are respectable and trying to serve their actual constituencies' interests.

[Luciferous]

19. 8.5

[ShortnFiery]

20. Democratic "Leaders?" I rate their leadership as 4.5 out of 10.0 ... and that's generous.

I see little to no LEADERSHIP. :thumbsdown:

[OhioChick]

21. 10 n/t

[RedCloud]

22. The House is the only one with large size testicles.

[Change Happens]

23. 7.1856428856

[notesdev]

24. If I may quote Spinal Tap

"...this one goes to 11."

[Tailormyst]

25. 10

[AlinPA]

26. 4

[mvd]

27. Pelosi, 5 - the rest, 8

I was at 9 before President Obama said he was open to reconciliation. I'll do final judgment when we see how far the Party goes to improve any bill we pass. Because with the majorities in both Houses and the Presidency, we should do a LOT better than a health bill with mandates and no public option.

[emilyg]

28. 9

[meowomon]

29. What leaders?

[tularetom]

31. Maybe a 6 or 7

Would be closer to a 5 if Obama would finally wake up and see that he is not being well served by those he has appointed to key staff positions.

Would be closer to a 2 if the Democratic leadership in the Senate grew a pair.

[Kitsune]

32. Stark is out? What the hell, why? (Also, 11)

[WillyT]

35. Here Ya Go:

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/04/sander-levin-pete-stark-r_n_485447.html

:shrug:

[angelicwoman]

33. Democrats 5, Republicans 0

[FLAprogressive]

34. Weird scale IMO....9 using your scale

[MineralMan]

36. At this point in time? I think that's a GOOPer phrase,

so I don't think much of it at all. That was a John Dean catchphrase. Why are you using it?

Your upside-down rating system blows. Unrecced.

[WillyT]

39. Well Gee... The Richter Scale Uses A Similar Scale For Awfulness...

but by orders of magnitude...

With all your expertise on Earthquakes, I'd think you'd recognize that fact.

But thank you for your mature and civil response and unrec.

You truly are a class act.

:wtf:

[MineralMan]

42. Thanks very much. I appreciate your approbation.

I stand by what I wrote.

[Political Heretic]

37. 15

[we can do it]

38. 9.75

[Motown_Johnny]

40. 4

maybe 4.5



Not terribly unhappy.

Maybe it is the 8 years of Shrub Inc. and having Rove's book coming out soon but considering the alternative our leaders are not that bad.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

41. For their heroic struggle to accumulate dry powder and maintain the status quo? 10

[opihimoimoi]

43. 3.98

[Vidar]

44. I'd give the House a 7, 3 for the Senate & White House.

[DefenseLawyer]

45. What the hell is wrong with freedom? That's what it's all about.

Oh, yeah, that's right. That's what's it's all about, all right. But talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things. I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace.

[Paladin]

46. 9.99999

I've never been this discouraged with the Democratic Party. Ever. In more than 4 decades of uniform, active support. I no longer have the confidence that they can fend off any Republican initiatives. And they can kiss my money and my work efforts and my showing up to vote good-bye unless something changes for the better in a big Goddamned hurry.......

[arcadian]

47. 10

[Initech]

48. I'd give them a 6.5 so far. It'd be higher if they grow some balls and stand up to the teabaggers.

[quiller4]

49. I give the House an 8 and the White House a 7 with a 6 for the Senate

[Broke In Jersey]

50. I'm just still in a state of shock....

But I still have hope for the next few years....just the eternal optimist I guess....

[old mark]

51. About a 7.62 nt

[Vinca]

52. 9.85

I'm sick of the damn talk. I'm sick of the damn Republican appeasement. Republicans are not going to vote for anything for any reason. They should be ramming through legislation based on Democratic principles and stop trying to sing kumbayah.

[City Lights]

53. I'm hovering around 8. nt

[ThomWV]

54. 6

[mmonk]

55. Around 9.8.

Not much change (despite the propaganda from both sides) but I'll give .2 for attempting to dull the edge a little on some health insurance practices.

[Dinger]

56. Average Of All Three: 8.33

Obama = 9
Senate = 8 (Would be worse if not for Franken)
House = 8 (Would be worse if not for Grayson)

[guardian]

57. 6.5

Better than the last 8 years. But breaking many campaign promises. Especially frustrating as we control both houses and the presidency.

[Mari333]

58. -1000000

for most of them.

[leeroysphitz]

59. Right now?

[MyNameGoesHere]

60. 3-4 and here is why.

The "accomplishments" are what I expect and demand from normal run of the mill Democrats. They have done nothing earth shattering yet. Health care? Miserable failure. DADT? For fucks sake, sign an executive order ending it. You are the President right? Job creation? Not aggressive enough. They succeed at being NORMAL RUN OF THE MILL DEMOCRATS, but fail miserably as agents of change.

[HarveyDarkey]

61. 12.5

[LWolf]

62. 10. nt

[upi402]

63. 11 n/t

[Individualist]

64. 9.9

[liberal_at_heart]

65. They suck

[deaniac21]

66. 10. Anything bad that is happening was all because of bush.

[GeorgeGist]

67. Leaders?

[kgnu_fan]

68. 2 nt

[kgnu_fan]

69. 10. got mixed up with the number