Of course, there’s also the plastic bag issue. Has anyone heard of progress on how we can bag groceries without choking to death on the plastic bags?

Most folks do not support expanding the SCHIP program.

“As you may know, the Democrats want to allow a family of four earning about $62,000 to qualify for the program. President Bush wants most of the increases to go to families earning less than $41,000. Whose side do you favor?”

When put in those terms, 52% agreed with Bush: 40% with the Democrats.

How does this happen with Bush at 24%

24% of public support Bush, but
a very large percent of the Money supports him AND his agenda.

Thank You,
Little General
Mike Ross

Why the FUCK is Hilary polling so high? Nobody I know seems to like her.

Imavehmontah:

Sorry, I need to put food on my family, not to mention keep myself “fat and comfortable.”

Maybe it’s an unfounded assumption, but I don’t think those French strikers can be fired for striking.

Everyone understands your concerns. Suicide is not the answer. I don’t have a manual for how to make this work, just some common sense and a burning conviction that we cannot wait any longer.

Here is what I would propose:

1. If your work is not essential to the survival of vulnerable people in your community (including your family), call in sick.

2. Make a commitment to recruiting 5 other families in your community to participate.

3. Notify your political representatives of your intention to go on strike because of the failure of politics as usual.

4. Put of any unnecessary purchases for the time being.

5. Travel as little as possible.

If anyone else has concrete suggestions, please add them. Maybe we can put together a manual for how to do this. At the least, I know it won’t work without as many of us a possible prepared to bleed a little (but certainly no one should suffer excessively). None of us can judge what that means to our neighbor, and we must be prepared to help each other out to get through this.

The Internet is a double edged sword here. It allows the communication that might make this work. We can’t allow it to just be a safety valve where we all come to blow off steam…..

I just don’t get it. The Democrats are negotiating a FISA bill that is esentially capitulating to Bush without any concessions for Democrats (let alone Americans).

If the Democratic leadership had any scruples and cojones they would say: Fine, veto SCHIP and we will not pass FISA (expecially with immunity for law-breakers), finish defense authorization bill, or take up any more war funding untiul SCHIP, stem cell research, Habeas Corpus restoration, etc. Alternatively, they could attach SCHIP (Habeas and stem cells as well) to any war funding bill and make Bush veto that (so what if they are not germain, the Republicans never cared about that).

For the Democrats to continue willing to put up with attrocities such as SCHIP with the hopes that it will translate into 2008 victories in Congress and presidency is cynical and disingenuous (after all the Democrats can always snatch defeat from the jaws of victory). Carpe Diem Democrats – no time to wait to save our Country.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Reid and Pelosi had enough gumption to simply say to Bush, “You don’t want to deal with us? Fine. We’re going home. This session of Congress is over. See you in January.”

And I also think that it will take a real shock for anything to change.

But we need to grab the opportunity and and not let the right take more from the people as they have been with every shock.

We need to struggle and to fight, but we are essentially pissing into the wind with the way it’s set up in the belt way and with their media whores.