Post a commentI think democrats should follow the advice of their liberal base, the Inquirer editors and propose some new big spending initiatives, higher taxes and ever larger budget deficits. That's what I took out of the election results, didn't you?
Democrats are doing everything we need. Everything to ensure that November 2nd, 2010 is a teachable moment for their party, that is...
Both parties need to move to the middle. That is where the independents, who decide the statwide and national elections, are to found.
The Dems are currently controlled by ultra-liberals that would rather sink than swim. The question is, are there enough moderate and fiscally conservative Dems to affect a change of heart and policy? If the liberal bloggers who post on the various political threads are representative of the Dems prevailing social, economic, military and moral platforms, we won't see much recognizable shifting to the middle. ObamaNation principles would have to be trashed and a whole new stragey for "CHANGE" devised.
Social conservatives = American Taliban. The real problem is that the Republican party has been hijacked for decades by lunatic social conservatives and fringe religious groups that think the middle is the left.
tr88, I don't think that will work. The Republicans tried that from 2000-2006 and it didn't go over well. Republicans increased the size of government, created historic deficits, and funded it all by getting a loan with interest from Communist China. How will we pay that loan back? Taxes. That's a backdoor tax increase. I believe we just saw the difference between an election with the Obamma campaign operations and one without. The local Democrat operation completely failed to get the vote out. Just like it always has.
you are so right lefty, Democrat leadership are a bunch of left wing extremists, Barry Frank, Dobb, Pelosi, Obama. I am a independent and will be voting for Republicans because I know a 3+ Trillion Budget is enough. Stop spending and stop killing the middle class.
Lefty, Right now the Democrats of which I am one, need to stand on their principals and act on them, and they are not doing that. It is long past time to pretend bi-partisanism will happen. It didn't happen in the Republican controlled Bush Administration, and we need to be adult enough to understand the Democrate were elected for a reason, and fill those promises. Lefty, may I also suggest that the next time you are correct about anything will be the first time. You are indicative of the right wingers with nothing better than to mid-day swipe at any Democrats, and would question the imaginary morals of thoseleaders of a the extreme right wingers you quote. I will name them just a few: Pinnochio Joe Scarborough, Pat Buchanan, Brad Blakeman, Joel Watkins, Peggy Noonan of the so called Liberal MSNBC,,, then there's the Foxes -- Rush, Palin, Beck, Hannity, Dick Army, and locals such as Joey Vento and Dom Giordano who quote statistics from their behinds, and have no reason to question the lies of those calling in with imaginary events. Now,,, Tell me - where in the so called legitimate media do you have their equals on the Liberal side. OK Lefty, off to another site you go. -- still adding nothing to the topic. Glenn will be back on Monday,,,
To the majority of voters the issues are jobs and taxes. Not abortion, the death penalty and guns.
Got the message, socialists (Obama Pelosi and the rest of you pigs)?
janann>>> "...Bi-partisan(ism)...It didn't happen in the Republican controlled Bush Administration..."(redundant) Don't you recall GWB trying to break the deadlock very early on in his first term by having numerous breakfasts, lunches and dinners with Teddy K? As for " the extreme right wingers you quote"( meaning I) can you provide us with some examples? Unlike your rants, my opinions are mine and not those of all the "extreme right wingers" you reference. You are obsessed with these media personalities. These are opinions that at least HALF the population espouse. I understand your recent duress having to witness two democrat governors lose their states by substantial numbers. Prepare yourself for more of the same when congressional elections come.
Wow! janann is a Democrat? Didn't see that one coming.
Republicans can crow? "Gobble gobble" is more like it.
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