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25. I think we should concentrate on Congress

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 08:40 PM

Dec 2011

People are justly angry at the administration for saying that this bill will be signed, but what about the Congress that passed this abomination in the first place?

No, this is not just the work of the GOP - we still have a Senate Dem majority.

I too am appalled, but let us not forget Congress. We need to vote a lot of people out and get legislators who have some instinct that their purpose is to represent the interests of the voters.

Just voting Democrat is no longer enough. We need to get to the primaries and scare the incumbents by making them fight like hell for their seats, and TELL THEM WHY. The way things are going, I can envision that we could get a Democratic Congress and Presidency and still keep going down the tubes, maybe faster.

The battle now is FOR the Democratic party, to keep it Democratic. My reservation about OWS is that I think it takes the heat off the primaries, where it should be.

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Perhaps it is time to let it all go to hell and back. [View all] MadHound Dec 2011 OP

i thought we did that with bushco. obviously, seabeyond Dec 2011 #1

The Naderites did just that alcibiades_mystery Dec 2011 #9

I thought the Socialist Revolution was coming after Reagan was elected, LOL emulatorloo Dec 2011 #12

no kidding, well said arely staircase Dec 2011 #41

I was wondering if that was what is needed earlier today, but fear that our corporate masters peacebird Dec 2011 #2

Oh, given the examples of the French and Nazi Germany, MadHound Dec 2011 #3

Actually I think you'd have no government. No social security, no social programs, rule by might. dkf Dec 2011 #4

You may be right, but contrary to what they say, Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #13

Funny, but that is not the eventuality that happened with the French or Germans, MadHound Dec 2011 #23

Who's going to rebuild us? a simple pattern Dec 2011 #35

I imagine we could have the life of a French peasant. dkf Dec 2011 #52

The French and Germans are probably closer than we are btw. dkf Dec 2011 #54

We're well on our way to that anyway. JoeyT Dec 2011 #46

Yeesh alcibiades_mystery Dec 2011 #5

Did you know that insurance companies now have to pay 80 to 85 percent of premiums on patient care emulatorloo Dec 2011 #6

What do they care? MRL is set at where the industry is and if it isn't then some CFO's and CEO's TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #48

I have entertained the notion that Obama's job is to prolong the agony. immoderate Dec 2011 #7

Good thing you didn't have a Mensa meeting tonight Dewey Finn Dec 2011 #8

From your comfortable chair, apples and oranges Dec 2011 #10

Obama isn't evil. tridim Dec 2011 #11

I voted for the government that supports medical marijuana Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #14

Actually, ProSense Dec 2011 #15

How long does it take you to come up with this shit? RiffRandell Dec 2011 #16

Simplistic rubbish.nt sufrommich Dec 2011 #17

Knowing America, this sort of thing will only make totalitarianism emerge. HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #18

I appreciate that this is your opinion ... Summer Hathaway Dec 2011 #19

Yes, there are those satisfied with the Administration's efforts, however they are in the minority MadHound Dec 2011 #31

You assume I have a secure job and a 'comfy' life Summer Hathaway Dec 2011 #33

I had this very argument - Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2011 #20

No. Dewey Finn Dec 2011 #21

Sorry, but 8 years pf Bush and -- Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2011 #27

I get where you're coming from. Dewey Finn Dec 2011 #32

let it go to hell is never an option for me arely staircase Dec 2011 #42

Does anybody think greedy politicians flobee1 Dec 2011 #22

K&R (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #24

I think we should concentrate on Congress Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #25

That's a rather cavalier attitude you have there toward the sufferings and deaths of others... patrice Dec 2011 #26

Even if you don't care about your own suffering & death, YOU don't get to decide for others... patrice Dec 2011 #29

Meh. I gave up on the "lesser of two evils" threat in '68. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2011 #28

"The Nader Fallacy" ellisonz Dec 2011 #30

Nader's been working on it for years! Quantess Dec 2011 #43

So others say to you. TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #57

No. So say I... ellisonz Dec 2011 #58

throw the entire govt to the GOP? i'm all set. hopefully you won't get the disaster you wish for. dionysus Dec 2011 #34

Shit sandwich. LoZoccolo Dec 2011 #36

A two-word review? Bonobo Dec 2011 #51

So go campaign for the GOP then. Have fun. Nt DevonRex Dec 2011 #37

Definition of "quick" please? . . . in time and in lives. patrice Dec 2011 #38

P.S. Does anybody really think it's a coincidence that a few days LoZoccolo Dec 2011 #39

Best thing about this. joshcryer Dec 2011 #40

Come on. Those threads on DU2 were fuckin' hilarious! msanthrope Dec 2011 #47

seems like "we're not happy until you're all unhappy as we are" dionysus Dec 2011 #55

I see people whose personal circumstances are less than ideal wanting all of society to fail. Ikonoklast Dec 2011 #50

Anyone who believes the suffering of others is an ideal outcome... joshcryer Dec 2011 #53

yeah. oasis still sucks, but yeah. dionysus Dec 2011 #59

I sympathize with your frustration and disappointment. L0oniX Dec 2011 #44

I voted for Obama because I was FOR OBAMA Tx4obama Dec 2011 #45

I could have heard this rant nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #49

Way past time...... DeSwiss Dec 2011 #56

"So perhaps it is best that we let it all go to hell and back." MilesColtrane Dec 2011 #60

I commend you for your optimism G_j Dec 2011 #61

OWS illustrates that many believe we've already reached that point. They're not protesting one party DirkGently Dec 2011 #62

It only took Somalia a couple years to get back to normal right? boppers Dec 2011 #63

And when we have reached DocMac Dec 2011 #67

Perhaps its time to read the bill, rather than the baloney that has been written about it bhikkhu Dec 2011 #64

A lot of people die that way n/t n2doc Dec 2011 #65

I wonder if the lemmings in the middle of the pack ever have doubts. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2011 #66

Can you cite a single instance in history to support this idea? Robb Dec 2011 #68

Do you believe that you are skilled and tough enough to go Mad Maxx road warrior? Zorra Dec 2011 #69

The oppression and hell that governs our lives won't even let us... LanternWaste Dec 2011 #70

The "Magical Reversal" theory. bigmonkey Dec 2011 #71

Yeah... It is so much easier to give up Ohio Joe Dec 2011 #72

Ah, Nader's philosophy. redqueen Dec 2011 #73

I gave you a K&R. bvar22 Dec 2011 #74