Has anyone else noticed...

[jenmito]

how unified this place has become since the bill was passed?

[SemiCharmedQuark]

1. LOL, no I haven't noticed that.

Because I don't think it's true.

[phleshdef]

2. Its definately closer to civil.

[jenmito]

4. Yes, that's probably a better description.

[abelenkpe]

12. REally?

That has not been my experience today. But hopefully you are right and things are looking up. :)

[phleshdef]

20. Keep in mind that I only said "closer".

[jenmito]

3. I disagree.

;)

[rufus dog]

5. I disagree with you disagreeing.

But it has been a lot more civil.

[phleshdef]

6. Spare me your phony disagreement.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

7. Fisticuffs at dawn!

[jenmito]

14. I gotta reload.

[CTLawGuy]

37. GD

is still bad. But GDP = better.

[HughMoran]

8. I agree with "a bit more civil" n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

24. What the hell do you know about it?

[HughMoran]

28. uhhhh...

[Raine1967]

9. I have --

today was fun on DU!

ok -- MORE fun than usual. ;)

[jenmito]

15. Thank you...

at least ONE person agrees with me. :)

[aaaaaa5a]

10. I think there are some people here that understand the big picture...

Yes there are members who wanted more in the bill. But the general arc of HCR and the direction it is going in is very good for all of us.


We don't want to miss the forest because there are too many trees in the way.

[mucifer]

11. screw you!

:)


Kidding guys! Don't ban me from DU Please.

[DCBob]

13. The entire D party has come together.. That was mentioned on Hardball or Ed this evening I believe

And the GOPers are in complete disarray.. again. Funny how things change so quickly in politics.

[jenmito]

16. That's how it feels to me.

And even the polls are reflecting that.

[DCBob]

18. I bet some of those Dem nay votes wish they could switch now...

Too f'king late!

[jenmito]

26. I was thinking the same thing...

as I was watching the bill signing ceremony today.

[depakid]

30. err.. No.

You don't build trust and bring the party together by backstabbing constituencies.

What you're seeing is relief that this turd is out of the living room and the Dems can get onto other things besides this embarrassing self-flagellation.

That and bemusment at the watching Republicans go apoplectic.

[DCBob]

36. Ok, not the entire D party... and yes it is a relief.

A huge f'king relief!

[KILL THE WISE ONE]

17. well it did take all day sunday and most of monday

[MadMaddie]

19. I think a big part of it is the bill but I also think

that the Repugs have fucked up and by unleashing their fringe they have no control over what happens now. The fringe are now making public death threats and threatening attacks against Democratic leaders and it is pulling us together too.

We all know that the violence is right around the corner and it's our job to make sure that those who incited the violence are held accountable in the courts.

[phleshdef]

21. Its the difference between the angry left and the angry right. They get violent, we just unrec.

[MadMaddie]

23. touche~

[SemiCharmedQuark]

22. I was flipping through the TV and I saw Bill O Reilly asking his viewers not to resort to

violence and threats.

That was...interesting.

[jenmito]

27. Good point...

I agree with that.

[nutsnberries]

25. i wouldn't exactly say unified but

you know, dems have been on the other side for a really long time.
We clawed through 8 years of BushCo and then got a good guy in office.
No matter what DUers feel about the bill, it feels good to watch the Repubs clawing.
We can all feel good about that. I think. :)

[kestrel91316]

29. There are half a dozen or so who persist in their attempts to stir up ill will

against those who support the bill. Flamebaiters extraordinaire.

[Jennicut]

31. Yes, in this forum. The other one...not so much.

[ibegurpard]

32. this forum has been in the thrall of the cheerleaders for some time

[Jennicut]

33. What you call cheerleader I call supporter. People can agree to disagree.

The posters in the GD forum have more of a different opinion. Hey, that is democracy. The other forum is less unified in in the overall opinions on health care.

[Hekate]

34. It feels a little more civil since I put 2 dozen people on Ignore Sunday night. brrr

That was bad -- the screeching got to be too much.

I miss some of them -- maybe I'll clean my file out later.

Hekate

[lunatica]

35. Do you have half of DU on ignore?

It's been a lot like this --- >>

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

42. I have about twenty people on ignore....

and I should probably add another dozen or so. The bitching and moaning doesn't end.

[cornermouse]

38. .

:thumbsdown:

[CTLawGuy]

39. I agree in some ways

a few factors have led to this.

(1) liberal talking heads, e.g., Ed Schultz, have stopped trashing the bill and have begun to commend the president and the Dems for what they were able to accomplish.

(2) the behavior of those on the right has galvanized the Dems. It's hard to be mad at the dems when you have righties calling dem members of Congress a "baby killer", the n-word, anti-gay slurs, anti-Hispanic slurs, spitting on them etc. Add to that the actual violence (brick incidents) and threats of violence and that will put the left's house in order pretty quick.

(3) The GOP is in panic mode and we all know it and LOVE it. Regardless of what's NOT in the bill, this was a huge loss for them. (Couldn't you tell when you saw Boner almost crying on the House floor?) Their goal was to cause all health reform to fail, and they were the ones who failed.

[RichGirl]

40. I think that in a country....

...where everyone wants instant gradification, a lot of democrats were expecting...wham, bam, it's done, regarding healthcare. But, now, we saw what a long hard fight it was and even though it isn't exactly what we wanted, the sense of accomplishment is greater and the victory is oh so SWEET!

[dionysus]

41. LOL... no. don't worry, the perpetual malcontents are just biding their time.

:hi:

[mkultra]

43. being a malcontent is emotionally safe

You never need to be dissapointed, if you end up being right you can say "i told ya so" and if your wrong you can just wag your finger and say they got lucky. Its like a state of permanent retardation.

[dionysus]

44. yup

:hi: