Last year I gave the dems money 3 or 4 times when they called.

Not any more, now when they call I tell them no more donations from me until all troops out of Iraq. Also say, do that and I’ll send twice as much as before. Doesn’t seem to motivate them though.

The public’s message to Democrats is clear and powerful: If you Democrats demand an accelerated troop withdrawal, approve substantially less funding for war and full funding for children’s care — read, progressive domestic priorities — the American people will back you up.

The nation has rejected Bush, rejected his war, rejected his priorities, rejected the Republican party; Americans want the Democrats to take charge. If they stand up to Bush, the American people will support them. But if they cave again, the’ll lose the public’s support. Any questions?

ok here’s some questions – so what? (D) incumbents don’t care about public support, they care about the flow of bribes campaign contributions from corporations and lobbyists.
If those interests want to see Bush’s kleptocratic budget supplementals approved, they will be.

if the public support goes down to 1%, but the Axiom of the Least Worst still holds, and there is no 3rd party choice, again so what? The districts are gerrymandered, they can ride it out and not ruffle any feathers in the elite circles they move in, thats what they will do.

So senator Harry Reid and fellow Democrats, use
your majority in congress to PUSH forward the Democratic agenda and the American People wishes. Remember you are the boss, you are in charge and you are in the MAJORITY so stop cowering when the repuKKKans bark.

The most prominent sign of dissatisfaction has come from former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, long a pillar of Republican Party economic thinking. He blasted the party’s fiscal record in a new book. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, he said: “The Republican Party, which ruled the House, the Senate and the presidency, I no longer recognize.”

Better EPU’d than never!

selise;

If you’ve not had the chance, you asked me to remind you about the Gary Hart visit; I feel it goes a long way in providing example regarding d’s leadership’s annoyance with us.
The tone and attitude expressed is quite clear.

thank you so much for the reminder! i will try (if i don’t forget again) to read through it this afternoon. just setting up now for this morning’s hearings….

selise @ 44

Those fraidy cats are as guilty as the ones who voted yes, IMHO.

here’s the roll call vote on the defense authorization bill. feingold voted “no”.

and please not the number of fraidy cat senators who are running for president and did not vote.

H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 )

Measure Title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Dodd (D-CT), Not Voting
Clinton (D-NY), Not Voting
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting