If they can't make it this year (Loss might ruin Democrats for good)

Austin American-Statesman ^ | October 23, 2006 | John Farmer

[Arizona Carolyn]

That thinking may have worked 20 years ago, not today. The Democratic party is too dangerous to our liberty.

[nopardons]

Yes, you are correct about that. :-)

[driftless2]

The fact is the Dems have no overall plan for America except for the specific appeal (or bribe) to their various constituencies: affirmative discrimination, abortion rights, gay rights, pro-union/ anti-free market protectionism, wacko environmentalism, and class warfare (someone has more money than you, that's not fair). Those are the basic Democratic Party talking points and platforms.

They have absolutely no basic idea on how to defend the country or how to increase the nation's prosperity. This is a party that actually believes crippling business and industry is good for the country. They believe that talking nice to killer terrorists will make them like us. In short, this is a party that lives in a land of make believe and false promises.

[driftless2]

"impartial press"

For the last forty years Big Lib Media has been telling Americans how awful life is in the U.S. Vast amounts of gullible, poorly educated Americans believe that. I have Dem friends who have far more wealth than I do who believe that. Big Media is the worst enemy of the average American.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Look at it this way: If Democrats can't capture either the Senate or the House of Representatives in a climate this toxic for Republicans — incompetent conduct of a needless war abroad and mounting evidence of congressional corruption at home — they'll be a national laughingstock.

No, no no. They've ALREADY got a built in excuse. I swear, I was talking to a very liberal friend, and s/he was so certain of Democrat wins this year...and then I said something like, "But what if the Democrat party loses? You already have an excuse--Diebold!"

And s/he says "That's right!"

I had to bust a gut...their "we was robbed!" action line is already written. :)

[RetSignman]

If the socialists don't win this time, I believe, the dems are going to, at long last, have to reassess how they are ever going to be creditable again. It goes, without saying, the clintons are the epitome of the far left and represent the ideology of socialism.

It won't be an easy decision for democrats because once they sold their soul for the socialist money banks and the media heads, they will lose all that support which has kept them in office. They will, finally, see the reality that this country for what it is and, to survive as a party, move into the real mainstream, albeit, kicking and screaming.

[Arrowhead1952]

You had me thinking about this reply, until I read this at the end: Oh, wait. That's what they did this time.

Excellent reply.

[redgolum]

Seriously, the DEMS already have all their Clinton-appointed judges lined up and waiting in the wings. It may take a few months, a few million $$$ and hundreds of lawyers but the Demos WILL get control of the House in the end.

And if that doesn't work, it may end up on the streets.

[painter]

Then we nominated Bob Dole.

Yea,BUT it was his turn!

A good Republican canidate would have won that election.

[beaversmom]

What's the 30% you need to work on?

[kerryusama04]

1 more judge and we win in Iraq and we can start throwing out the RINOS. We have to keep guys like Talent, Santorum, Tancredo and such in the majority now for the sake of humanity. Remember who confirms the judges. Remember who stopped McCain's amnesty plan. Hold your nose for now, FRiend.

[bert]

.....Then we nominated Bob Dole......

I am a conspiricist. The Dole nomination had to be part of some grand conspiricy.

41 bowed out by not campaigning to allow Clinton. Dole was nominated to allow the second term and the 43 ascendency that will allow The beast and then Jeb.


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[Sicon]

they'll be a national laughingstock

They (the dems) already ARE a national laughingstock. The only question now is exactly WHEN they become an EXTINCT laughing stock.

[Names Ash Housewares]

"If that happens," Hemenway said, "Democrats will be out of power for at least another decade."

All elections are important. And most elections are tough. But this one has could destroy them. That should motivate us to fight harder.