• comment on a post Meet Roy Blunt, Your Acting Majority Leader over 6 years ago
    Are the repubs just stupid, or are they ....
    the most arrogant bastards alive? I don't think blunt is anywhere near as corrupt as delay, but guilt by association is a powerful tool. And this should prove to be beneficial to the Democrats, provided that they can get the MSM to play "connect the dots."
  • on a comment on Gore: The Conscience of the Party over 6 years ago
    Re: We'll See
    The MSM, in their efforts to appease the right and their bullshit spin, will NOT give Gore any more credit than any of the other people you mention. It's sad, but true.
  • on a comment on Prescription Drug Disaster to Hurt the GOP in 2006? over 6 years ago
    Allowing the states to negotiate isn't needed.....
    because it's already being done by a department of the fed. government. Namely the V.A., which has negotiated prices for vets that are comparable to drug costs you find in Canada (on average, 50% less than prices here). In reality we could of had a drug program for half the cost, or for the same price tag, given seniors a program that was easy, that gives better benefits and that actually works.
  • on a comment on The House: Too Few Hot Races or Tidal Wave? Hard Numbers over 6 years ago
    Re: Systemic Gerrymandering (And More...)
    With population "shifts" still occuring (the blue northeast losing and the red south and southwest gaining), it will only get worse after the next census. The only way to stop this is for the dems to start winning at the state level.
    But, I believe the thing that will prevent a demo tidal wave this time around is removal of most of the "hot" issues we see today.
    1. Remember Iraq. It's been pushed off of the front page due to the Abramoff scandal, the NSA/bush domestic spying situation and the Alito hearings. Sure, it'll come back, but if bushco pulls a nixon (re:Vietnam..."Peace is at hand.") it will disappear. So I am not going to be shocked if an announcement is made, say in July or August, that Iraq has made great strides and we can start bringing home the troops. Then, in September thru October, bring home a few thousand. And now the repubs can tell the voters how they are "winning," unlike those cut and run demos.
    2. Domestic spying. According to the polls I've seen, most Americans understand it, because it's helping us catch all those terrorists. So, the repubs in congress will have a hearing or two, which will help them make their point as to how good they are at fighting our "enemies."
    3. Abramoff. Okay, a few repubs are going to get taken down, and possibly no dems. But polls show two things. People still think that dems are almost as corrupt as repubs and their congressman/woman is clean-it's the other ones that are dirty. Over the next month or so the repubs pass "their" new standards and appoint new leadership. Wow! Look what they're doing. The fact that it doesn't mean anything will be lost on the public. Laws were already in place to keep the bullshit that has occured, from happening and it still happened.
    And the repub machine, with their finely tuned talking points, will march on.  
  • comment on a post Pushing For 434 over 6 years ago
    Pa 15th needs someone to displace Dent
    Dent is a republican lacky. And for someone who, supposedly, is so well liked in the Lehigh Valley area, I find it amazing that (per opensecrets.org) 69% of the funds he has raised comes from out of state and 66% are from mostly "right" leaning PACs. Don Cunningham would probably be a great candidate, but he just became the first Democrat ever elected to the Lehigh County Executive position, so I can't picture him wanting to "jump" into another race this quickly. Somebody has got to step forward. I, for one, would be happy to support them in anyway possible.    
  • comment on a post Four Memes over 6 years ago
    It's Christmas Day, what the hell......
    Four jobs - busboy, butcher, electronic tech, salesman.
    Four movies - Animal House, All The President's Men, Blazing Saddles, The Natural.
    Four places lived - Philadelphia, San Diego, Roanoke (Va.), Allentown (Pa).
    Four TV shows - Daily Show, and re-runs of Cheers, Monty Python, & West Wing.
    Four vacation spots - backpacked The Grand Canyon NP, Yellowstone NP, Death Valley NP, and Canyonlands NP.
    Four websites - MyDD, DailyKos, Air America (don't have a local station), Yahoo.
    Four foods - cheese steak, cheese cake, cherry vanilla ice cream, cherry pie.
    Four places to be - the desert's of Arizona, California, or Nevada.    
     
  • comment on a post Barron's Calls for Impeachment Hearings on Wiretapping over 6 years ago
    Don't expect impeachment, unless...
    the Democrats win control of the Congress in 06. But it's nice to see this put forth in a venue that is certainly not even tilted slightly to the left.
  • comment on a post The War on The War on The War on Christmas over 6 years ago
    Just think what Faux News...
    and their asshole commentators would say about Merry Christmahanakwanza. Bah humbug to all of them. And to the rest of you, unless your an atheist, Happy Holidays. To the atrheists, enjoy your time off.
  • comment on a post Off the Deep End over 6 years ago
    Rule Number Two....
    "Do as I say, not as I do." This follows rule #1..."Never admit to making a mistake or being wrong." Rule #1 was most recently adhered to in his last few "sell the war" speeches, where he took responsibility for some actions by others, but never admited to being wrong.
  • on a comment on Open Thread over 6 years ago
    Re: Is it just me or
    "kill the messenger." It's the bush/rove way.
  • comment on a post House Dems Fail to Make Full Use of Appropriations Vote over 6 years ago
    The point is......
    McDermont and DeGette should be picked on for missing the vote. Almost any reason, short of death, would be very hard to understand. Not only did the Democrats lose the opportunity to expose at least one more opponent, but they lost the potential for additional embarrassment to the repugnican party. My only question....which of the "22" repugs, that voted nay the first time, let their arms be twisted this time?
  • on a comment on Spy Scandal Poll Update over 6 years ago
    Re: Special Prosecutor?
    So far, every opinion I've seen or read from the legal experts quotes them as saying this action is unconstitutional or illegal. Therefore, I would frame your question as: "Since a majority of legal experts believe this action to be unconstitutional, should a special prosecutor be appointed to........"
  • comment on a post The Situation Gets Stickier for Frist and DeLay over 6 years ago
    The news gets gets better and....
    better. Now, all we need are some convictions to pronounce this repugnicant era as among the most corrupt in American politics.
  • comment on a post Lott to Either Retire or Run for Republican Leader over 6 years ago
    Lott's Payback
    I wonder how much of this is Lott's way of making the bushies sweat a little bit, especially since they helped in dumping him from the leadership role for his stupid remarks.
  • comment on a post Abramoff Friend Conrad Burns in Trouble in Montana over 6 years ago
    Whether it's Burns or Rehberg....
    Every speech given by the democratic candidate (whoever that may be) should begin with "I'm not here to talk about the money that Burns/Rehberg took under questionable circumstances from Jack Abramhoff. I'm here to talk about issues."
    A great way to remind the voters in Montana, and yet run a campaign based on issues.

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