Reply #25: Oh, I agree. She needs to come out now, very strongly and in

[sabrina 1]

public and slam Gibbs for his comments. Especially his comment about Health Care. If that wasn't a rightwing talking point, I have never heard one. But she and House Dems do need to publicly separate themselves from this WH now so that the base does not associate them with the hateful anti-base rhetoric from this WH.

Much as they wanted to take the wrong message from the loss of Ted Kennedy's seat, that was the first sign that the base was not about to work for a party that despises them. But I now see Congress as separate from the WH and it is vitally important to win back the base before November. Only Pelosi can do that. Obama could, but he'd have to fire Gibbs and Rahm and he's not about to do that as apparently they do speak for him.

I do not want a Republican majority and am livid at this WH for making it a definite possibility. The other issue she needs to get on right away, rather than 'cooperating' once again as they did on the Health Insurance bail-out, is Social Security and the Deficit Commission. She needs to state clearly that Democrats will fight anyone, including this WH if they continue to support the Republican lies that SS has anything to do with the deficit.

Congress never should have caved just to be loyal to this WH, but that's in the past. They don't have much time left so I hope we'll start seeing some push-back from them now. What more do they need to see? I have seen all I need to see from this WH. Our only hope is Congress to stop a Republican resurgence.