Good Monday For Democrats
This week of political donkey-and-elephant shows is off to a rousing start. Democrats have been saving some nice tricks for this week, as on Thursday the whole politically-minded elite is holding its breath for (fanfare) The Health Care Summit. Today Obama dropped the Health Care Plan he wants to pass, and made it clear it doesn’t need Republican support, so if Republicans filibuster the Democrats will use reconciliation. If you were paying close attention, you were told this last year, in April, when the President’s budget was passed. Joe Lieberman is pressing repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Dennis Kucinich wants to lower the retirement age for six months to 60, to get those people out of the workforce thus creating an estimated one million jobs. Obama is on the road selling the reforms he wants. Complicated policy debates of the last year are being articulated by our President in stump speeches to explain what has been accomplished. And the new face of the Republican Party, Glenn Beck, went batshit crazy about “progressives” all night at CPAC, even bashing Teddy Roosevelt for his “socialist utopia.” Well now it’s all out there, isn’t it: America has Presidents of different ideologies, and they do what they think is best. Reagan, Bush and Bush Junior destroyed our economy and left us jobless. Clinton balanced the budget and Obama is going to reform the health care system. Happy Monday.
Shawn Fleek
Is it really a good Monday when the Democrats have to save “some nice tricks” to make it so? Sounds like it’s “A Good Monday For Democrat Politicians”, not necessarily Democrats.
LOUDelf
02/22/2010 at 10:32 am
I’ll say proudly that I’m a progressive, but I’m only registered as a Democrat to help push for real progressive candidates. Democrats strike me as a corrupted, entrenched party. If there were a real progressive party that had the platform of the Democratic party, I’d gladly join and work for that party assuming it had a chance (nationally). I live in a progressive state and it’s really much better here, our government works. It’s like Canada compared to my racist, sexist, conservative hometown. When people aren’t brainwashed by Ronald Reagan and the Klan they can do some wonderful things.
Shawn Gray-Fleek
02/22/2010 at 10:41 am
I think if you want to see a more accurate view of a truly progressive state, you should look one state south. Your state is much more moderate, and thus the success on many issues.
LOUDelf
02/22/2010 at 1:41 pm
The reason California went bankrupt is because “conservatives” put a law into place requiring 75% of the legislature to pass a tax increase. It bankrupted the state. Oregon raised taxes in a recession! We care about public transit! And clean water! And we let old people die respectfully. Some day homosexuals will marry here with impunity. And the people here frown upon racism and sexism. Hooray Oregon!
Shawn Gray-Fleek
02/22/2010 at 1:43 pm