Just opened today's mail. Begging letter from the Democratic Congressional Campaign

[karlrschneider]

Committee. Some dumb 'survey' and a pitch for contributions. I threw away the survey and attached this little note to the donation coupon:
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"You must be shitting me. I and a majority voted in November to GET a change...and what has happened? The spineless Democrats have caved in once again to the Bush Cabal. Bent over praying for a reacharound.

It's the same old thing with a different label. I would take up smoking and light my cigs with money before I will ever send any more to you spineless bastards.

Karl Schneider
Wagoner, OK"
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And I didn't use my own stamp...the little nudge on the return envelope says "Your First Class stamp will
help Democrats move America Forward"

:puke:

[EFerrari]

1. I'm glad you didn't hold back, Karl.

lol

[karlrschneider]

11. Honestly I think it might be the only way to get their attention.

grr

[EFerrari]

16. I don't have a better idea. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Well said.

"Bent over praying for a reacharound." :rofl:

I hope there are enough such responses for somebody in charge to get the hint.

[HereSince1628]

3. My S.O. made a similar declaration to a telephone solicitation

Her last words were...when the Dems vote in a manner consistent with my positions I'll consider sending money.

[keopeli]

4. Good for you. I've been on the phone for 2 hours to Congress critters.

I told them virtually the same thing: it's your war now, Democrats.

[brentspeak]

5. So you're trying to convince people here not to donate to the Democrats?

Are all -- or even the majority -- of Democrats in Congress "spineless"? Or is it that a) Bush holds most of the cards; b) we have some spineless or ineffective leaders in the party; and c) the Democrats only have a slim majority?

[karlrschneider]

6. I did not attemp to convince anybody of anything. I told what I did.

Pelosi and Reid are HUGE disappointments. Maybe you don't agree...that is your prerogative.

[brentspeak]

13. Yeah, but you said "spineless Democrats", not "spineless Democratic leadership"

or the like.

Is Jim Webb "spineless"? Henry Waxman? Obey? Brown? Conyers? Kucinich? Durbin? Feingold? And a whole bunch of other Democrats who were elected thanks to the financial support that fundraising letters like the one you received have allowed?

[karlrschneider]

17. Point taken. I imagined the "if the shoe fits" paradigm would be applicable.

Just observing the spine/Democrat ratio in D.C. appears to be about 0.731

;-)

[UTUSN]

7. There are NOT ENOUGH Dems to override vetoes or push through totally new policies n/t

[karlrschneider]

10. True but there's no reason they can't just send no spending bill up.

Kinda hard to veto a bill that doesn't exist.

[Lost4words]

15. So? Send back the same Bill as Edwards says!

to just roll over for the dogs is totally disgusting. There is no big plan, its biz as usual.

We can expect dimson to serve his complete second term.

[liberal N proud]

8. I too responded, just not as good as yours

I don't remember what I said but it was something about don't ask me to support Democratic candidates until those Democrats who we supported in the past represent US.

[Bitwit1234]

9. All they want is the money and then they forget what they were elected for.

[karlrschneider]

12. I hate to admit it but you seem to be exactly right.

In which case we're screwn.
:grr:

[brentspeak]

14. Who's 'they'?

Care to specify who 'they' is?