"They'd send a limousine anyway." - The Clash
Holy Crap!
Or is that-- Holy Joe!! (?)
How can anyone here actually defend the latest act of treachery by the Democratic Senate?
How can any reasonable person try to spin this as being about "reconciliation?" Some of the justifications here are just ludicrous.
It isn't.
It's about proving to the left that:
The left means nothing to them.
The point is that they will stick together, and help keep their good old boys club intact. You are not invited. It doesn't matter how evil the powerful person is; if he's powerful--he's in the club.
Reconciliation and comprise?
That means with the Republicans.
Not with you.
But this isn't really about Holy Joe.
It's not about the trickle down bailout money.
And, it's not about Democratic weakness, either: they're doing what they've been doing--on Iraq, on FISA, on the bailout--it's all Senate business as usual. Nothing has changed in the halls of power.
No. This is about us now. Because the old boys club won't change without a push.
It's about who we are and how much of this we will put up with. It's time to be felt and heard, or tuck our tails between our legs and go back to the game, just like they want us to.
Here are my prescriptions:
- Primary bad Democrats.
- Support third party candidates, especially at the local level, state level, etc., in case where we have better one's than the incumbent. I realize that some here will say that 3rd parties are irrelevant, and can't win..but HELLO, Lieberman is a member of a party of...how's that again?
Oh yeah---one. Just one.
- Push to get rid of Reid and Pelosi.
Responsible for this latest mess or not; their time is past.
- Obama's appointments: make it clear through letters, demonstrations, whatever we can do that there must be some people from the left. Reconciliation has to include us, or there will be none.
Is crashing the gates just an empty phrase?