The Democratic Party: A Race to Erase its Own Base? (Trees And Things)

novy: Re: Difficult Choices

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:48:42 EST

Democratic Party remains internationalist, just as it was in 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1990s. But rank and file of Democratic Party has become neo-isolationist, and anti-war sentiment among left-Democrats has become more important than any other issue to th

skeptic: Re: Ain't gonna happen

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:00:53 EST

Well it is interesting that there is a poll showing Hillary losing to McCain in a hypothetical election, so I guess it is a bit early for me to regard a Democratic victory in 2008 as a foregone conclusion. And I do agree that Hillary is the most pola

thefadd: Re: Ain't gonna happen

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:37:25 EST

If you go on the premise that Hillary is the most polarizing candidate out there right now, then it's little surprise that Standard Democratic Candidate (in the name of Barrack Obama), does better--significantly be

skeptic: Re: Ain't gonna happen

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:02:21 EST

The polls show that President Bush has an extremely low popularity, so I think that the American public has indeed noticed the many terrible failures of the Bush administration. And as for the Republican party in general, it has had an absolutely ama

pO157: Re: Still an R majority for legislating

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:28:44 EST

We don't train enough doctors in this country, and rely on importing doctors from India (and other places, but I see a whole lot from India) with poorer skills. Medical care costs far too much, and doctors pay far too much in malpractice insuranc

Shy Elf: Still an R majority for legislating

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:06:48 EST
If you have the gavel you can exercise a lot of control over what actually comes up for a vote, and you can keep a lot of legislation you don't like from being passed, but when it comes to passing legislation, you have to actually have the votes to do it.

zyxwvutsr: Re: Difficult Choices

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:11:18 EST

The most inexpensive foreign policy would be isolationism; is that what you would advocate?
I don't advocate isolationism. I think the best basic foreign policy change would be simply to end the Bush Administration's (and mor

Lou: Simple answer

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:45:43 EST
Cynical too, but here it is....
We pick our presidents the way we pick our toilet paper...the way we would pick any consumer good. Marketing is everything. Sure, this toilet paper is soft, strong, and gives good value for the money...but tha

pO157: Re: Ain't gonna happen

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:22:58 EST
It is ridiculous that people base personal characteristics on who they vote for, but it happens all the time. One commentator this weekend from MSNBC was talking about Huckabee campaigning in Iowa. The reporter said almost everybody who meets him ends up c

Lou: Ain't gonna happen

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:00:10 EST
when a new President (and probably a Democratic President) takes office.
As much as I wish I shared your optimism I fear we have another 4 years of a republican president when they put Bush out to pasture. This is going to be the meanest a

skeptic: Re: Difficult Choices

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:37:54 EST
I agree that the Bush administration has been guilty of excessive and unwise spending. But that doesn't really address the foreign policy problems that I was talking about in my previous comment. The most inexpensive foreign policy would be iso

pO157: Re: Difficult Choices

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:16:55 EST
It is a sad commentary on this country when arming a despot and starting another proxy war between two regional powers would have created less of a mess than the shenanigans we have caused to date.

thefadd: Re: The Democratic Party: A Race to Erase its Own

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:41:16 EST
There is no such thing as the Democratic party.

thefadd: Re: Difficult Choices

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:39:47 EST
The fact of the matter is the American people would have been better off arming Saddam to the teeth and sending him back into Iran a la 1982.

pO157: Re: The Democratic Party: A Race to Erase its Own

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:47:41 EST
The Democrats have a majority, but by the slimmest of margins. Certainly nothing that will garner a veto by Bush is going to get done by this Congress.
Then pass the legislation that should be passed and let it be vetoed. At that point, r

MayorBob: Re: The Democratic Party: A Race to Erase its Own

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:04:33 EST
The Democrats have a majority, but by the slimmest of margins. Certainly nothing that will garner a veto by Bush is going to get done by this Congress. Now, if you want to insure a veto-proof measure, they need to focus on the truly important i

zyxwvutsr: Re: The Democratic Party: A Race to Erase its Own

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:04:46 EST

...the Democrats still control Congress. How are they doing?
Here's another one: More and more states have begun rejecting federal funds for abstinence-only sex education programs. In fact, at least $15 million of current fun

zyxwvutsr: Re: Difficult Choices

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:49:05 EST

They have to somehow deal with the mess that George W. Bush, and previous decades of inept American leadership, have created. They inherit problems that seem virtually insoluble, and everybody will expect and demand miracles from them<

zyxwvutsr: Re: The Democratic Party: A Race to Erase its Own

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:38:23 EST

...the Democrats still control Congress. How are they doing?
If you're a rich farmer, the Democrats are doing great!

skeptic: Difficult Choices

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:00:40 EST
It seems clear at this point that the Iraq War has been grossly mishandled. It is not going well, and it probably should have been avoided in the first place by using UN diplomacy and economic embargo to deal with Saddam Hussein, rather than military