Posted on 11/10/2006 5:56:11 AM PST by A. Pole
The year 2006 will long be remembered as the Great Retribution--or perhaps the Deliverance Election. George W. Bush's presidency is toast.
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[one of the great gains made by the voters]
is the collapse of the conservative order--the right-wing economic agenda that has reigned for a generation and produced so many great injuries to society and the general well-being. Republicans will argue among themselves about how to put Humpty Dumpty back together again, but the "market ideology" cannot be repaired. This year, unlike in previous elections, many Democrats ran on the economic issues vital to ordinary people--trade, declining wages, the destruction of the middle class, corporate greed. Led by Senator-elect Sherrod Brown of Ohio, these Democrats will be a new force in Washington--committed to pushing real solutions instead of stale palliatives.
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Their right we should go back when the dems were in charge of the house, senate and presidency? What were interest rates back when Carter was in office, 21%.
Like in '08 when the left turns on the dems because the US is still in Iraq and will be for the foreseeable future?
They became the unappeasables, the perpetually offended. All the while adding to the President's burdens.
All so they could say, as I long ago predicted......I TOLD YOU SO.
If only the president listened to them, then all would be perfect.
Frankly, too many of them think the President is stupid and they don't mind telling us how much smarter they are.
THESE PUKES SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT 'toon IN 1994 AND THEN 'toon BUSTED OUR ASSES BUT GOOD IN 1998!
LLS
I am ashamed of this place this week for the first time ever. Embarrassed in fact. I have spent YEARS convincing folks that THIS was not that face of the GOP. In my heart, I do not believe it is. But it has certainly become the face of FR.
I know for a fact, this attitude will guarantee we do not win another election for 40 years.
Remember, you're preaching to the choir.
Ever since then, they've tried to steal elections, all the while vilifying, ridiculing and insulting President Bush and undermining his every move.
One consolation is that President Reagan had to suffer these fools too - and he is now revered as the greatest President of the 20th century. Hopefully President Bush will go down in history as a man of courage and fortitude who stood fast against the Islamofascist threat to our civilization.
What do you mean stay focused?
Why do so many act like the president has ultimate authority to do what he wants?
He didn't pass Social Security reform because the Rinos didn't support it. The Repubs in the Senate didn't act like a majority, judges, immigration, etc. Those in the house did most of the time but it wasn't always guaranteed.
I think history will look back and say the American people didn't let Bush finish what he started in Iraq and it cost us years down the road.
We will be in another war within 5 years. Muslim extremist groups will see our pullout as proof that Bin Laden was right. We don't have the will to fight long wars. These groups will now be more emboldened to continue their fight to have Sharia law everywhere.
I wonder when the groups on the left are going to ask Pelosi what she plans do with that issue called Darfur. Dems like Kerry and Murtha won't want our soldiers to go and harass those poor people there.
Bush has one hope. That he can manage to persuade the new so-called "Conservative" Democrats to go against Pelosi's liberal agenda. If he rolls over and just lets Pelosi have her way with them, then yes it's over. But don't "misunderestimate" President Bush just yet. Let's wait and see.
Yes, Rutgers had a grat game last night. Just will make it more meaningful when WV knocks them off. LOL
We survive game losses in this wonderful country , and we will bounce back from Tuesday's media victory.
You're correct on Iraq, but he lost focus or lost touch with his conservative base concerning illegal immigration; guest worker program, his much touted friendship with Vicente Fox, lack of ink in his VETO pen, out of control spending, etc... It is just my opinion but I believe he could have twisted arms and applied more pressure where pressure was due. This administration did not play the public relations/opinion game and that is how the dembocrates beat him. As good of a man as President Bush is, he was just out coached in this game.
grat= great Sorry!
I'm going to go out and buy some cardigans right now before demand goes through the roof.
Louisville > West Virginia
Rutgers > Louisville
Therefore, by the transitive property:
Rutgers > West Virginia :-)
Damn straight! I sometimes wonder if our election loss will become a rope-a-dope strategy. In 2008 the tax cuts face expiration unless Republicans are once again given the majority in Congress. Hope the public sees the true face of leftist dims in the next 2 years.
My guess is that we will see more doing so.
61 Democrats have joined Mr. Sanders' "Progressive Caucus", which has these as it founding principles:
1. Fighting for economic justice and security for all;
2. Protecting and preserving our civil rights and civil liberties; and
3. Promoting global peace and security.
4. Environmental Protection & Energy Independence
and these as its goals (aka the "Progressive Promise"):
- Fighting for Economic Justice and Security in the U.S. and Global Economies
- To uphold the right to universal access to affordable, high quality healthcare for all.
- To preserve guaranteed Social Security benefits for all Americans, protect private pensions, and require corporate accountability.
- To invest in America and create new jobs in the U.S. by building more affordable housing, re-building America’s schools and physical infrastructure, cleaning up our environment, and improving homeland security.
- To export more American products and not more American jobs and demand fair trade.
- To reaffirm freedom of association and enforce the right to organize.
- To ensure working families can live above the poverty line and with dignity by raising and indexing the minimum wage.
- Protecting and Preserving Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- To sunset expiring provisions of the Patriot Act and bring remaining provisions into line with the U. S. Constitution.
- To protect the personal privacy of all Americans from unbridled police powers and unchecked government intrusion.
- To extend the Voting Rights Act and reform our electoral processes.
- To fight corporate consolidation of the media and ensure opportunity for all voices to be heard.
- To ensure enforcement of all legal rights in the workplace.
- To eliminate all forms of discrimination based upon color, race, religion, gender, creed, disability, or sexual orientation.
- Promoting Global Peace and Security
- To honor and help our overburdened international public servants – both military and civilian.
- To bring U. S. troops home from Iraq as soon as possible.
- To re-build U.S. alliances around the world, restore international respect for American power and influence, and reaffirm our nation’s constructive engagement in the United Nations and other multilateral organizations.
- To enhance international cooperation to reduce the threats posed by nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction.
- To increase efforts to combat hunger and the scourge of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other infectious diseases.
- To encourage debt relief for poor countries and support efforts to reach the UN’s Millennium Goals for Developing Countries.
- Environmental Protection and Energy Independence
- To free ourselves and our economy from dependence upon imported oil and shift to growing reliance upon renewable energy supplies and technologies, thus creating at least three million new jobs, cleansing our environment, and enhancing our nation’s security.
- To promote environmental justice in affirmation that all people have an inherent right to a healthy environment, clean air, and clean water wherever we live, work, and relax.
- To change incentives in federal tax, procurement, and appropriation policies to:
- Speed commercialization of solar, biomass, and wind power generation, while encouraging state and local policy innovation to link clean energy and job creation;
- Convert domestic assembly lines to manufacture highly efficient vehicles, enhance global competitiveness of U.S. auto industry, and expand consumer choice;
- Increase investment in construction of “green buildings” and more energy-efficient homes and workplaces;
- Link higher energy efficiency standards in appliances to consumer and manufacturing incentives that increase demand for new durable goods and increase investment in U.S. factories;
- To eliminate environmental threat posed by global warming and ensuring that America does our part to advance an effective global problem-solving approach.
- To expand energy-efficient transportation choices by increasing investment in synthesized networks, including bicycle, local bus and rail transit, regional high-speed rail and magnetic levitation rail projects.
- To preserve prudent public interest regulations that encourage sustainable growth and investment, ensure energy diversity and system reliability, protect workers and the environment, reward consumer conservation, and support an expanding marketplace that rewards the commercialization of energy-efficient technologies.
The 62 Democrats who are in this caucus are
Office of U.S. Representative Neil Abercrombie 1502 Longworth Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/ Phone: 202-225-2726
Office of U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin 1022 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://tammybaldwin.house.gov Phone: 202-225-6942
Office of U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra 1119 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D. C. 20515 Website: http://becerra.house.gov Phone: 202-225-6235
Office of U.S. Representative Madeleine Z. Bordallo 427 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/bordallo Phone: 202-225-1188
Office of U.S. Representative Corrine Brown 2444 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/corrinebrown Phone: 202-225-0123
Office of U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown 2332 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/sherrodbrown Phone: 202-225-3401
Office of U.S. Representative Michael Capuano 1530 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/capuano Phone: 202-225-5111
Office of U.S. Representative Julia Carson 1535 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.juliacarson.house.gov Phone: 202-225-4011
Office of U.S. Representative Donna Christensen 1510 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/christian-christensen/ Phone: 202-225-1790
Office of U.S. Representative William "Lacy" Clay 131 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/clay Phone: 202-225-2406
Office of U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver 1641 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/cleaver Phone: 202-225-4535
Office of U.S. Representative John Conyers 2426 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/conyers Phone: 202-225-5126
Office of U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings 2235 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/cummings Phone: 202-225-4741
Office of U.S. Representative Danny Davis 1222 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/davis Phone: 202-225-5006
Office of U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio 2134 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://defazio.house.gov Phone: 202-225-6416
Office of U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro 2262 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/delauro Phone: 202-225-3661
Office of U.S. Representative Lane Evans 2211 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/evans Phone: 202-225-5905
Office of U.S. Representative Sam Farr 1221 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/farr Phone: 202-225-2861
Office of U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah 2301 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/fattah Phone: 202-225-4001
Office of U.S. Representative Bob Filner 2428 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/filner Phone: 202-225-8045
Office of U.S. Representative Barney Frank 2252 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/frank Phone: 202-225-5931
Office of U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva 1440 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/grijalva Phone: 202-225-2435
Office of U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez 2367 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/gutierrez Phone: 202-225-8203
Office of U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey 2431 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/hinchey Phone: 202-225-6335
Office of U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. 2419 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/jackson Phone: 202-225-0773
Office of U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee 2435 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.jacksonlee.house.gov Phone: 202-225-3816
Office of U.S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones 1009 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/tubbsjones/ Phone: 202-225-7032
Office of U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur 2366 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.kaptur.house.gov Phone: 202-225-4146
Office of U.S. Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick 1610 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/kilpatrick Phone: 202-225-2261
Office of U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich 1730 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://kucinich.house.gov Phone: 202-225-5871
Office of U.S. Representative Tom Lantos 2413 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/lantos Phone: 202-225-3531
Office of U.S. Representative Barbara Lee 1724 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://lee.house.gov Phone: 202-225-2661
Office of U.S. Representative John Lewis 343 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/johnlewis Phone: 202-225-3801
Office of U.S. Representative Ed Markey 2108 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/markey Phone: 202-225-2836
Office of U.S. Representative Jim McDermott 1035 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/mcdermott Phone: 202-225-3106
Office of U.S. Representative James McGovern 430 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/mcgovern Phone: 202-225-6101
Office of U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney 320 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/mckinney Phone: 202-225-1605
Office of U.S. Representative George Miller 2205 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/georgemiller Phone: 202-225-2095
Office of U.S. Representative Gwen Moore 1408 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/gwenmoore Phone: 202-225-4572
Office of U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler 2334 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/nadler Phone: 202-225-5635
Office of U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes-Norton 2136 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/norton Phone: 202-225-8050
Office of U.S. Representative John Olver 1111 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/olver Phone: 202-225-5335
Office of U.S. Representative Major Owens 2309 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/owens Phone: 202-225-6231
Office of U.S. Representative Ed Pastor 2465 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/pastor Phone: 202-225-4065
Office of U.S. Representative Donald Payne 2209 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/payne Phone: 202-225-3436
Office of U.S. Representative Charles Rangel 2354 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://rangel.house.gov Phone: 202-225-4365
Office of U.S. Representative Bobby Rush 2416 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/rush Phone: 202-225-4372
Office of U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders 2233 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://bernie.house.gov Phone: 202-225-4115
Office of U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky 1027 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/schakowsky Phone: 202-225-2111
Office of U.S. Representative Jose Serrano 2227 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/serrano Phone: 202-225-4361
Office of U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter 2469 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.slaughter.house.gov Phone: 202-225-3615
Office of U.S. Representative Hilda Solis 1725 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://solis.house.gov Phone: 202-225-5464
Office of U.S. Representative Pete Stark 239 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/stark Phone: 202-225-5065
Office of U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson 2432 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://benniethompson.house.gov Phone: 202-225-5876
Office of U.S. Representative John Tierney 120 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/tierney Phone: 202-225-8020
Office of U.S. Representative Tom Udall 1414 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.tomudall.house.gov/ Phone: 202-225-6190
Office of U.S. Representative Nydia Velazquez 2241 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/velazquez Phone: 202-225-2361
Office of U.S. Representative Maxine Waters 2344 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/waters Phone: 202-225-2201
Office of U.S. Representative Diane Watson 125 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/watson Phone: 202-225-7084
Office of U.S. Representative Mel Watt 2236 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.house.gov/watt Phone: 202-225-1510
Office of U.S. Representative Henry Waxman 2204 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://www.henrywaxman.house.gov Phone: 202-225-3976
Office of U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey 2263 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Website: http://woolsey.house.gov Phone: 202-225-5161
I agree. In addition to his pen, the demons are not going to pull off all the things they have been hollering about. Especially if they want to stay in control of congress in 08. The economy is good so if they mess with it and it goes into recession they will be to blame. If the try to make us bail out of Iraq and it falls into the hand of the iranians or worse, they get the blame. Universal health insurance is a nonstarter. The cost is enormous and will need a big tax increase. Social security will need reform or a big tax increase. The way I see it, they have to let GW finish the job in Iraq. It is a point of national pride at stake. I do smell a recession coming in about a year and a half unless we really get a boom in american exports and the feds allow the housing market to begin to flourish again.
It seems to me that this loss of control in congress is part of a plan to see the demons who have been chomping at the bit for 12 years to get back in control and screw things up just in time for the 08 presidential and congressional elections.
Remember the demons said that GW created how many millions of jobs. (But they are not good jobs)
Pulling out of Iraq would be a disaster! Let them!
Taxes Need I say more!
Universal Health Care Yeah right!
Immigration Ut oh! Yikes! They don't have the juice I don't think.
JMT! or Rant
Am I supposed to be ashamed of being disgusted by the man who could be seen by any conscious American to be destroying the conservative movement? I'm not. You should be ashamed of supporting everything he did. He's not conservative, he's not liberal, he has no philosophy. And that's being kind.
BTTT!
You are correct as usual.
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