Comments on: Are Democrats admitting they refused to work with Republicans?

By: J.P. Douglas

J.P. Douglas — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:10:40 +0000

“Are Democrats admitting they refused to work with Republicans?”

Now in their second phase CNN and Huffington Post are calling for violence against G.O.P.

http://56rebels.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/is-it-fair-to-threaten-republicans/

By: Mr Pink Eyes

Mr Pink Eyes — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:40:18 +0000

If they are listening, I am not sure they are.

By: Ron Russell

Ron Russell — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:07:19 +0000

When the extremes of a party gain control, as was the case with the democrats they always, always tend to over reach. I saw this happen after the democrats landside victory in the 1964 elections and the passage of the Great Society legislation and the punative voter rights act. The democrats over-reached then as they have over-reached now and are having to pay the price. The general electrate is a fickle bunch and can only be pushed too far right or left. I doubt the republicans will be seen as the party of “no”, but rather the party of “no more”!

By: Dominique

Dominique — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:47:01 +0000

I totally agree with you Larry!

By: Dominique

Dominique — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:46:14 +0000

” Democrats stopped themselves. ” That one line said it all for me. The Democrats did this to themselves. Maybe they “can hear us now.”

By: Mr Pink Eyes

Mr Pink Eyes — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:28:18 +0000

True Larry, the media is always on the side of the Democrats and we live in a soundbite age. Many people get their political information from 1 minute clips on television and on the internet instead of reading and following it the way that we do. To these people the perception will probably remain that the Republicans are the party of no. But given what the Democrats have been trying, I am glad that they have been united against it.

By: Mr Pink Eyes

Mr Pink Eyes — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:26:09 +0000

It really was fun to watch, wasn’t it?

By: Mr Pink Eyes

Mr Pink Eyes — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:25:40 +0000

Very true, it was the radicals who tried to over-reach, but they did so because of the radical that is in the White House. It was a united Republican front, flanked by more centrist Democrats who stopped this radical agenda.
We still have to watch Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and others, I am sure that the Democrats are going to see them as a potential yea vote with a little “incentive” thrown their way.

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:51:34 +0000

It will be interesting to see how this proceeds. The GOP is at a disadvantage because the media and the Democrats have been portraying them as the party of no since Obama was sworn into office. It doesn’t matter that it isn’t necessarily the truth, as that is how the general public perceives it. In spite of being called obstructionist, I hope they stick to their guns and force the Democrats to negotiate with them.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:10:46 +0000

You are so right. The Dems had all the majorities that they needed, and they locked the Republicans out of the process. They had no need for them, and they could have passed anything they wanted, and the Republicans could have done nothing more than sit back and watch. They stopped themselves.