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SpankMe

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25. Excellent - good for Slattery!

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 11:39 AM

Jun 2012

We need a lot more Dems who'll speak out like this. I guarantee we'd take more elections - and by wider margins - if we pushed back like this more and got our message out more forcefully.

Trying to get along with Republicans by compromising and focusing on "staying above the fray" has gotten us nothing. We haven't moved Republican legislators to vote with us on many issues at all by being kind, conciliatory and appealing to the bigger picture of public duty and serving the interests of the people. We haven't even drawn any of their votes when we draft legislation that is essentially made up of their own ideas, but with tweaks to make it appeal to our fellow Dems!

Repubs have responded by spitting it back in our face, stonewalling and stubbornly adhering to their uncompromising hard right ideology.

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I consider their actions treason at its very roots. asjr Jun 2012 #2

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I've referred to the Republican party asjr Jun 2012 #4

How 'bout as far back as Hoover or even Calvin Coolidge? INdemo Jun 2012 #13

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Look up the definition of treason then because its not that. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #14

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Still not treason imo. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #20

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Well you see thats just it, we are talking the dictionary defintion. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #28

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Seriously - if you consider they're willfully obstructing the Commander-in-Chief during wartime. calimary Jun 2012 #36

Acting like a pouty rethuglican ... which is the same thing. lpbk2713 Jun 2012 #5

Teabaggerism and emotional immaturity go hand in hand. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #6

One can just look at Brownback and tell he's a childish damn fool, and then he RKP5637 Jun 2012 #7

Mike's my rep!! proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #8

K&R SunSeeker Jun 2012 #9

Walker's doing the same. EC Jun 2012 #10

When state governors sulphurdunn Jun 2012 #11

Do these A..hole governors know something about the November elections INdemo Jun 2012 #12

Most likely they are hoping for a last minute hail mary of cstanleytech Jun 2012 #15

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Romney will win Kansas. Blanks Jun 2012 #31

Rmoney isn't going to roll back anything, even if he is elected in Nov. mysuzuki2 Jun 2012 #16

You are correct. Why aren't the MSM calling him out on his misleading position? Segami Jun 2012 #34

DING, DING, DING, DING, we got a winnah!!! nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #38

Can they be impeached for violating federal law that has been settled by SCOTUS? cstanleytech Jun 2012 #21

Do you mean if states refuse to set up exchanges? Kennah Jun 2012 #32

No, I mean if they outright try to block it in their states even a federal run one. cstanleytech Jun 2012 #33

They would have a tough time with that one, but it would be possible Kennah Jun 2012 #35

I'm in Kansas, Matt Slattery shares the same last name as a former cecilfirefox Jun 2012 #23

Yes, Mike is Jim's son. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #24

Excellent - good for Slattery! SpankMe Jun 2012 #25

I always tell Democrats, treat the opposition the way you expect Margaret Thatcher would treat her cecilfirefox Jun 2012 #26

Absolutely! n/t SpankMe Jun 2012 #27

So what happens when Romney does not win in November? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #37

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