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In reply to the discussion: GOPers Persuade Virginia Dem To Resign In Effort To Block Medicaid Expansion [View all]woo me with science
(32,139 posts)10. "The Democratic Party's Deceitful Game"
I predicted that Medicaid expansion would never come to Virginia under Governor Terry McAuliffe. He is as corrupt a Third Way liar as they come. What a surprise that a Democrat pulls this stunt so that McAuliffe can claim to have been for Medicaid expansion all along.
McAuliffe lied throughout the gubernatorial campaign that he would use the budget to expand Medicaid. As soon as he was elected, he changed his tune and declined formal budget amendments; he wote a LETTER instead, and said he wanted to work with Republicans.
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4585713
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=675988
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=675988
Now...surprise...a Democrat defects...conveniently.
This corrupt, "pretend-you-want-to-represent-the-people" Third Way script is getting very, very old.
See below: The primary tactic in this con game is Villain Rotation.
http://www.salon.com/2010/02/23/democrats_34/
Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 11:24 AM UTC
The Democratic Partys deceitful game
They are willing to bravely support any progressive bill as long as there's no chance it can pass
By Glenn Greenwald
Democrats perpetrate the same scam over and over on their own supporters, and this illustrates perfectly how its played:
.... Rockefeller was willing to be a righteous champion for the public option as long as it had no chance of passing...But now that Democrats are strongly considering the reconciliation process which will allow passage with only 50 rather than 60 votes and thus enable them to enact a public option Rockefeller is suddenly inclined to oppose it because he doesnt think the timing of it is very good and its too partisan. What strange excuses for someone to make with regard to a provision that he claimed, a mere five months ago (when he knew it couldnt pass), was such a moral and policy imperative that he would not relent in ensuring its enactment.
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This is what the Democratic Party does...Theyre willing to feign support for anything their voters want just as long as theres no chance that they can pass it. They won control of Congress in the 2006 midterm elections by pretending they wanted to compel an end to the Iraq War and Bush surveillance and interrogation abuses because they knew they would not actually do so; and indeed, once they were given the majority, the Democratic-controlled Congress continued to fund the war without conditions, to legalize Bushs eavesdropping program, and to do nothing to stop Bushs habeas and interrogation abuses (Gosh, what can we do? We just dont have 60 votes).
The primary tactic in this game is Villain Rotation. They always have a handful of Democratic Senators announce that they will be the ones to deviate this time from the ostensible party position and impede success, but the designated Villain constantly shifts, so the Party itself can claim it supports these measures while an always-changing handful of their members invariably prevent it. One minute, its Jay Rockefeller as the Prime Villain leading the way in protecting Bush surveillance programs and demanding telecom immunity; the next minute, its Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Schumer joining hands and breaking with their party to ensure Michael Mukaseys confirmation as Attorney General; then its Big Bad Joe Lieberman single-handedly blocking Medicare expansion; then its Blanche Lincoln and Jim Webb joining with Lindsey Graham to support the de-funding of civilian trials for Terrorists; and now that they cant blame Lieberman or Ben Nelson any longer on health care (since they dont need 60 votes), Jay Rockefeller voluntarily returns to the Villain Role, stepping up to put an end to the pretend-movement among Senate Democrats to enact the public option via reconciliation.
GET THE THIRD WAY CANCER OUT OF OUR PARTY.
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