The movie 'Godfather' had a scene where a Hollywood producer who thought he was beyond the Godfather's reach awakened with his prized horse's head in his bed. The Godfather proved that he could indeed reach out and touch someone who felt SAFE.
Awhile ago, Kos said we needed to stay and fight. He said there was some deadwood in the Democratic Party. I believe him!
But what are we to fight for? We need to OWN the Dems, not just be fans. No adulation, they work for us! We need to be prepared to say "You're Fired!" to poorly performing coaches and players.
If you really want to take the Democratic Party back from the corporate crocodiles, it is obvious that firing Rethugs alone is NOT enough.
'Dem?s' who perceive themselves as SAFE from the netroots must be the target. Every SINGLE House member and ONE THIRD of the Senate comes up for re-election in 2008. We need to draw a bullseye on the political career of somebody BIG. Somebody like 'Rahmbo' Emmanuel or 'K Street' Hoyer. Check their voting records, folks! Subscribe to megavote. I wouldn't miss 'Dem?s' for a minute!
These clowns have to FEAR their base -- and they absolutely DO NOT FEAR us now. As proof, look at the magically appearing immigration bill.
Make the jump...
These spineless jellyfish 'Dem?s' have not missed an opportunity to 'Betray the Troops' at every juncture. My stepson will be in Iraq soon, and I do not trust these hyenas for a minute.
Like 'DarkSyde' I am registered as an Independent. But I am re-registering as a Democrat so I can help vote against the candidates who call themselves 'Democrats' but who constantly SELL US OUT.
I don't care if DC Dipshits lose races, the Democratic Capitulation Bill shows us that we need to go beyond just rooting for 'the team'. We face a dilemma: Are we FANS or OWNERS? Right now, it's not OUR TEAM -- it's THEIR TEAM... and they merely want us to buy tickets to THEIR games. Those opulent parties they throw to suck up donor cash LOCK US OUT of the owner's box -- and WE OWN THE STADIUM.
Right now, we watch our kids suffer and die in Iraq, many of us and OUR KIDS go without healthcare, and we work harder and harder to pay more and more taxes so the rich folks don't have to pay their fair share. And nobody can point to much these 'Dem?s' are doing about it.
It is up to us to make sure some 'Democrat?s' as well as Republicans pay for the Democratic Capitulation Bill. There are several things we can do but one is BEST!
PRIMARY CHALLENGES! Start NOW!
Those of us who follow those things can point with pride to CA Dem Jane Harmon, who barely survived a PRIMARY CHALLENGE and was publicly dressed down IN HER DISTRICT by folks who reminded her who she works for.
The apologists for the DC Losership will point to Ned Lamont saying the Joe Lieberman won anyway. Our answer is... the DC Dipshits helped him and now we watch the Democratic Party suffer 'Wormtongue' Lieberman's threats. We would have been better off without the Senate 'Dem?s' thinking they hadve a majority to preserve when they don't.
It's not going to be enough to merely withold support to a Landrieu, or run a primary challenger against some other W.eakling 'little fish'. There are indeed plenty of Bush-enabling Rethugs and it goes without saying that we need to take lots of them down in 2008.
But are we just gonna fall for the same old Bushit again when it comes to the 'Dem?s' who ask for our money and our effort and then spit in our faces every chance they get?
Take a CLOSE LOOK at the 'Dem?s' senator candidates for 2008 who held back their votes until the Capitulation Bill had safely passed the Senate. SHAMEFUL... SICKENING... Some of them helped Lieberman get elected too didn't they? They sure aren't very AFRAID of their base, are they? Otherwise they would have raced down to show the base that they were FOR REAL instead of scuttling in to vote after the bill had safely passed.
Haven't we heard ALL the carefully calibrated comforting lies before? Yes... 'They are Fighting for You®" Deep down -- you know we have heard it all before.
PRIMARY CHALLENGES of SAFE Democrats will do the trick! Make them AFRAID OF US -- more than they are afraid of the Bush-Republicans. Do it loud -- Do it PROUD. Openly shop for new representatives... TAKE the Democratic Party BACK!
Stop talking like a fan and talk like an OWNER. Forget the media crap! They are paying people to say nice things about them and nasty stuff about other people. Think of politicians the way their current owners do. Let's trade the LOSERS or TERMINATE their contracts.
We all KNOW they are 'Bushiting Us Again®'. Remember all the CRAP about helping them win so they could do something about the war? Remember the Bushit about impeachment? Healthcare? The Bankruptcy Abomination Bill? Ethics? Remember? "If you just vote for us we'll..." Remember?
Don't whimper, do something about it.
--Lefty!!!