Sadly, Arianna, "Hardball-Playing Democrats" Is An Oxymoron
The humiliating spectacle of this quivering party, returned to power with the express mandate of stopping this sadistic madman and instead contemptibly giving him whatever he wants, as if he wasn't the most despised man in America, is beyond nauseating. "Poor us, we don't have the votes to stop the war." What sickening crap! As Arianna pointed out, in fact they can stop the war any Goddamn time they want, and what they're really saying is, "We don't have the balls to stop the war. We stink of fear for our jobs and nothing is more important to us than that, certainly not mere trifles like the lives of our citizens, or the Constitution."
Isn't there a single member of this castrated party capable of explaining that cutting off funds for the war does not mean that the troops will be left instantly bulletless on the battlefield, but rather that there is going to come a time in the not-too-distant future when there will be no more money for weapons, and so Bush had better get the troops out of harm's way before that happens or whatever befalls them will be his fault?
How about this? Cut off funds to the Democrats. When they call or email asking for contributions, tell them, not a penny more for you spineless wimps until you stop the war! If everyone who shares my disgust actually did this, the war would be stopped by Christmas.
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If the Democrats on Capitol Hill were a pro sports franchise, their mascot would be a chicken and their team spokesperson would be Alibi Ike.
That is a great idea. I told the Democratic party fundraisers I would not give another cent until they grew a spine.
I wrote them and I emailed them and I called them. I told Boxer, Feinstein and Reid, that until they do something they ain't gettin a dime. I used to donate an amount every month. Not much but I believed in them.
No longer. AND we need to let them know.
I think this is a good idea.
BUT ya know what would probably happen?
The same thing that happened to Tailgunner Joe Lieberman. Support from the other side so long as they keep caving and being cowards.
BUT it's worth a shot.
How do we build a national movement to defund all democrats?
Paul, you nailed it.
O.K. -- the dems have bought in to the repub fear facter- they quiver so they want us to-- so we voted for them because they were to be our messiah-and they turned out instead-to be our mess!
It used to be that when Shrub came on the TV I had to turn it off before I threw something through the screen. Now, it's Nancy or Harry or Steny or any of the "leadership". These people are more despicable than Shrub, as far as I'm concerned! They won our votes by telling us they understood and would get the job done. At least with Shrub we knew when his mouth was moving he was lying. The Demnuts -- they really screwed us over!
I'd like to find some Democrats that WEREN'T playing ball with the GOP.
Slansky is so right. The democrats and Pelosi in particular has stalled doing anything at really stopping this war. An irrational fear rules the democrats, fear of a backlash from voters when the polls show that most voters want this war over with and pronto. Hillary Clinton has avoided answering to the press, not only about the definifion of waterboarding, but how she would end this war. So much for a woman as president. She shames women and shames democrats. Those who support her and continue to contribute to democratic congressman and those in the senate are just cogs in the wheel of the Iraq war and only help extend the tragedy of the Iraq war.
most voters want the war ended...fe
Listen to the experts on troop withdrawal- there are better and worse ways to extricate ourselves from Iraq.
Politically cutting off funding would be a foolish move for the Dems- pressure Bush in other ways, win the White House and then end the war.
I started boycotting the Democrats months ago and have emailed them just as you suggested. They must be told they will are being boycotted in terms of money and votes which is the only thing that a politician fears, votes. This has to be done en mass, repetitiously over time. Keep this boycott alive.
That was essentially what I told the Democratic Party fundraiser who called the other day. He seemed shocked when I told him that I wouldn't donate another cent until my representatives start doing their jobs and end this needless war. He tried to get back to his script but I wished him a good day and hung up. Not sure it did any good, but it felt good. At this point I am on the verge of writing a check to Ron Paul.
Easy to say...cut off the funding: The republican spinners will so frighten the populace (for the umpteenth time) that the Dems will find themselves in the minority for a generation or two.
God knows how many wars Guiliani & Co. will start during his eight year presidency, and who knows the nature of the presidential beast who will follow in 2016.
Thanks,Paul.
I was worried I was the only one. For several months now that's been my reply to every Dem request for money -- and they are limitless.
"Not a penny until you
CUT THE FUNDING and END THIS WAR!!!"
Clip and paste to every request. Maybe they'll get this message.
Aloha,
Kalena
That's the Scylla we have to pose to them, so they aren't just afraid of the Charbydis of returning to the private sector and getting an honest job. What they're really concerned about, for the most part, are those unsigned oil exploration and development contracts over in Iraq. If we leave and the Chinese, Russians, French and Iranians swoop in and take over oil production, then the middle of the road Dems who rely on corporate financing for their sinecures are going to have some very unhappy paymasters. So the pressure from the electorate needs to be greater than the financial pressure from their benefactors, which is to say, we have to make it clear that the fraud they're running will not be successful.
Hiya Wldnswmmr,
Nice post: no ersatz, no putz, no zugswags.
However, our Corporate Masters are apt at Realpolitik, which has a heart of stone.
I say we all move to New Zealand.
Hey, no fair, that's MY plan!
Well, as long as we are going together do you think we could get some sort of discount?
Oh mais oui as Matt Groening would put in his "Life in Hell" strip. Where is anyone with the conjones to DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS INSANITY!
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Posted October 26, 2007 | 08:25 PM (EST)