We really also, out to have an amendment to the US constitution saying that any law that abridges the rights of any two consenting adults to marry in a civil ceremony, with all attendant rights, is unconstitutional.

Actually, it’s perfectly acceptable to be piss’d off at Short Ride for both his actions against the Dems on the campaign trail AND his refusal to perform any oversight of the Bush Admin, including his failure to hold the promised Katrina related hearings.

Among democrats, sure, but the reason to take his seat as chair away from him is because he’s sat on on his hands, not because of who he campaigned for. Don’t you get the important difference in this? It isn’t partisan, it’s just clearing out the dead wood. The purely partisan portion has no place on the Senate floor.

Their impudence is based on our inability, or our unwillingness, to hurt them.

That is the sum total of their power. Agreed.

That is a mistake. Their impudence is based on our inability, or our unwillingness, to hurt them. Until that happens, nothing will change. These people only worship power. If you don’t have any, they’ll piss on your head until their bladders are empty, and then go have an extra-large coffee.

I keep writing this here, and keep getting the same foolish responses. When you’re willing to do something that will get their attention, let me know.

I do believe that some Democratic leaders need a reminder of who they work for.
Keep weeding out the worthless turncoat bastards one at a time every chance we get.

Absolutely. “Stinky” Hoyer is another one. As for their “We must bend over and stick our heads up the asses of our corporate overlords” understanding of the Democratic sweep during this past election, “For the first time in decades, we are a true national majority party—and if we want to stay that way, we must govern like one,” (Stinky, here) I don not think “True National Majority” means what they think it does…

Where do you get that? From the comments of a Senate aide??

It IS a master stroke of kumbayah. Everybody knows Lieberman is a putz, but now he has to be a good little putz and not piss off Big Daddy. Just imagine him on the other side of the aisle, whining and snarking through Obama’s first term.

I’d have preferred that they burned Traitor Joe at the stake, but what would that have gotten progressives? “Hey, we burned the guy, so you lefties just shaddup now. You got what you wanted, didn’t you?” Seriously, Jane: I think your take on this buys into the argument that the left is powerless and ignored. Why look so hard for signs of betrayal? If one looks, one will find. I mean, don’t we have WORK to do?

Onward!

What we should be pissed off about is that he has stalled the work of his committee, while committee chair as much as if he was a pet rock.

Actually, it’s perfectly acceptable to be piss’d off at Short Ride for both his actions against the Dems on the campaign trail AND his refusal to perform any oversight of the Bush Admin, including his failure to hold the promised Katrina related hearings.

They are not mutually exclusive by any means.