What I'd Like to Hear a Congressional Democrat Say.

[babylonsister]

http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=01&year=2010&base_name=what_id_like_to_hear_a_congres

What I'd Like to Hear a Congressional Democrat Say.

This is what I'd like to hear a congressional Democrat say:

"We're obviously disappointed about the results of the special election in Massachusetts. But the fact that we have gone from a 20-seat advantage in the Senate to an 18-seat advantage in the Senate doesn't mean that Republicans are in charge. They had eight years under George W. Bush to push their agenda, and they pushed it good and hard. There's a reason that at the end of that eight years, the voters elected Democrats to the White House and large majorities in Congress. That hasn't changed.

"So for the next nine and a half months, we’re going to do everything we can to improve our country's fortunes and set it on the right course. That includes health care reform – we promised it when we ran, and we're going to deliver it. In their role as the minority party, Republicans will try every parliamentary maneuver they can to stop us. That's no surprise – they've been fighting against reform all year, just as they've been fighting against it for 70 years. As the minority, they certainly have the right to try to obstruct our agenda, and try to make sure nothing gets accomplished. But as the majority – one that still holds 59 percent of the seats in both the House and the Senate – we have both the right and the obligation to do all we can to overcome their obstruction.

"Republicans would like people to think that because their candidate won one race in one state, the Democratic majorities have somehow ceased to exist. Well they haven't. The need for health care reform is no less great than it was yesterday, and we believe no less strongly in the agenda that got us elected. Our opponents won't like it – they'd rather we surrender to them, and make believe that they're running things, like they were during the Bush years.

Well tough luck. Come November, the voters can judge us on what we've accomplished and what we haven't, and judged our opponents on what they say they'd like to do. Until then, we're going to keep working."

That's what I'd like to hear. Anyone? Anyone?

--Paul Waldman

[FormerDittoHead]

1. Grayson or Franken would say it. I wouldn't bet on any of the others. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

2. Someone pointed out yesterday that the Dems have gone from the largest majority in years....

.... to the second largest majority in years.

Big woo. ;)

[MickyMars]

3. Anyone Anyone

What I'd like to hear a Democrat NOT say.

"The Last 8 years of Bush is to blame for (fill in your personal gripe here)"
"The Bush years"
"America would be so much (fill in social agenda here) if it were not for for Bush"
"My life would be so much (fill in personal need here) if it were not for Bush"
"Teabaggers"
"Bigot conservatives"

Democrats continue to be the party of blame, woe, and reliance . Not leaders. That is why you lost Massachusetts. The independent voters kicked you out not the Beck and Limbaugh Drones.
Shape up Listen to the people or November is going to be a wipe out.

[babylonsister]

4. Aww, you missing idiot son? You don't think he should be blamed

for everything that had to be done this past year (instead of what should have been done) to try to clean up all the FUBARs idiot son created?

:cry:

[MickyMars]

5. not saying just saying

I am not saying Bush should not take the blame, what I am saying is for Democrats to put their big girl panties on and quit crying about it.
You got what you wanted, you run the entire show now and all you can do is still bitch and moan. You have had the stage with a willing media chirping whatever you told them for a year now and it is still Bush's fault. You want to lead fine then, lead!
By the way "everything that had to be done this past year" started many moons ago, probably before you were born.

[babylonsister]

7. Willing media?

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

You think? Who told you the media has been willing, rushbo? beck? Hardly.

[jgraz]

8. The freeps just can't hide Teh Stoopid, can they?

:rofl:

[jgraz]

9. And... it's already dead.

Thanks, Mods!

[benlurkin]

6. You should add to the top of your wish list:

"I will start listening to the voters who put me here"
"I will be loyal to my base-Liberals who are screaming for a public option"
"This is OUR chance to enact reform and take responsibility for OUR failings"

"WE WORK FOR YOU"

God, if someone in Congress said that (and I believe they meant it) I would be such a happy girl.

[FormerDittoHead]

10. Maybe you can tell us why "YOU" lost America.

I don't even care if you have a point in a couple of places in your message.

Look Ma! I beat the tombstone!