Maybe the democrats don't want to win next time around - maybe they just want the republicans to take the fall for what is going to happen in the next few years. These last few weeks sure seem to make it look like the democrats really don't care.

How come the Democratic Leadership can't hear the roar of the public outcry? Why is what they are hearing so far off the mark? When Emanuel goes on CNN and says the mandate of the 2006 vote wasn't to end the war, who is he listening to? That was exactly what the Democrats were given a majority -- however slim -- to do! How do we make these people hear us?

The truth is they would poll Americans with the question:

Do you believe Congress should vote to defund the war?

The answer would be NO!

The average American may not like war, but they do not believe in pulling the rug out from underneath our troops!

Doesn't it ever occur to you that 75% or more of the elected Democrats are complicit regarding Iraq? How can you expect them to do anything when they're Republicans in sheep's clothing?? Don't you understand why they have done nothing in five years?? At least the Republicans are not hypocrites like the Democrats. Lunatics, yes, but not hypocrites. This country is a failed enterprise.

STOP THE WAR!

Unless you regularly call Congress, you can't complain about not getting heard. Elections don't come around often enough to be a useful tool when failures stack up as rapidly as they do now. TELL them ON THE PHONE what you want. We can't afford to blow our powder by posting here and then just go on with the day.

Numbers to get started:

- House Judiciary Committee, for Cheney impeachment hearings: (202) 225-3951
- Speaker of the House, Pelosi: (202) 225-0100
- Representative and Senators offices: www.congress.org - enter your zip code.

Just do it. It only takes 2 minutes per call. Repeat a few days later. Repeat for every topic worth standing up for.

NOW you're doing your job as one of "the people" in this imperiled Republic.

The dems and repubs have always differed on basic philosophy of government. Those differences, however, are only apparent during election season. Operationally, there is not a dime's worth of difference between them. Repub George Bush lied us into Iraq. Dem Lyndon Johnson lied us into ground combat in Vietnam (yeah, we were already there, but the lies that led to the Gulf of Tonkin resolution increased our presence massively.)Bush spies on Americans and tries to overthrow foreign governments. J. Edgar Hoover spied on Americans illegally for years under presidents of both parties. John F. Kennedy, the liberal icon, tried desperately along with his brother Bobby to murder Castro. Many foreign leaders have been murdered during CIA engineered coups under presidents of both parties. The reality is, America is run by corporations, which pour money into the politicians pockets, and for which they receive favors, such as the violent overthrow of any democratically elected leader who may frown on foreign corporations controlling his country's resources. America is hated not because we're "free", but because we are truly the evil empire.

By ANDREW TAYLOR
Associated Press Writer
Republicans cried foul Wednesday after Democrats cut money for a fence along the U.S.-Mexico border from a defense spending bill.

The $3 billion in fence money, aimed at seizing "operational control" over the southern border, is likely to pass later in the year as part the Homeland Security Department's spending bill.

The money would pay for additional Border Patrol agents, vehicle barriers, border fencing and observation towers. It also would be used to pursue immigrants who had entered the United States legally but overstayed their visas.

The border security money was included in Bush's broader immigration bill that collapsed in June. It was to be financed by fines and fees on illegal immigrants.

After that measure fell apart, Republicans moved to attach the border security plan to the homeland security measure and succeeded by an 89-1 vote in July.

That vote was so impressive that it became clear that Bush's promised veto of Democrats' homeland security budget would be easily overridden by Republicans eager to demonstrate toughness on immigration.

That led Senate Republicans to add the fence money to the defense spending bill in September.

Democrats stripped the money from the defense bill at a House-Senate negotiating committee Tuesday, leading to an outcry among Republicans.

"It is clear across the country that the American people want to secure our borders first," said Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C. "They want to enforce our laws. And this really is an amazing thing that's happened today."

The White House has signaled Bush will accept the additional $3 billion, even though it also exceeds his budget.

The border fence idea was the GOP's chief immigration initiative of last year, pushed hard by House conservatives as an alternative to the Senate's immigration bill.

The following was sent to me by a Republican friend. What do you think of their fears?

Part III

Scenario : Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy

Part II

1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario : Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario : Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario : Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario : Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

From A wealthy Republican Friend just to show you their fears. Bemoaning the thinking of modern social science it looks like. What do you think about this?
Part I
SCHOOL 1957 vs. 2007
Scenario : Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario : Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario : Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

Art 1, Sec 8 of the US Constitution clearly gives the US Congress the power to control the US military. This section does NOT mention the Commander in Chief, it does NOT mention the President. The Republicans completely abrogated their responsibilities with regard to Bush. The Democrats have the legal and constitutional power to stop the war in Iraq.
Why do not they do it.....ever hear of AIPAC??

Scifiwriter says" By the time we "liberate" Iraq, all the Iraqis will have left. What a great war you gave us, moron!

Too bad he is not scifiREADER and might actually edit his comment. Iraqis will have WHAT??? left!!!

Grrr, I hate to waste time with illiterate posts.

The congress CAN stop the war...the sad truth is :

THEY DON'T WANT TO BAD ENOUGH!!!

No more excuses...NONE!

"Those who aquire power, by riding the back of a tiger, often end up inside"

-John F. Kennedy