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dave123williams Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-08-05 06:36 PM
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I know thee's a lot of loyal Dems here....but....
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It seems to me that there's a lot of folks here who have just about had it with the leadership. I think Harry did a great job this week, but to me it seems a day late, and a few vertabrae short.

Tepid, waterish and pablumic - afraid to engage bullies, and then snickering when the thugs fall off the jungle gym (if you'll forgive the weak metaphor).

Let's put it this way; they're not exactly inspiring me.

Guess what? There's a LOT of Republicans towards the center of the aisle who feel exactly the same way about the failings of their own leadership (failings which are inarguably much, much worse for the direction of this country).

Isn't it about time that we had a Moderate Party? I'm not a marketing dude, so I'm not sure if that's the right name for it...and no, I don't mean playing for the Center. I mean finding the common ground, qualifying the things that bind us ALL. Left, right, and center.

It's probably a very short list, so it shouldn't be that hard to fit on a poster.

I don't know; maybe I'm nuts making a plea for sanity in this toxic environment.

Somebody just posted a poll here that showed 89% of Americans would readily consider 3rd party alternatives to the clusterfuck that passes for American Government now.

I sure would.

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  -I know thee's a lot of loyal Dems here....but.... dave123williams  Nov-08-05 06:36 PM   #0 
  - There used to be such a thing as a liberal Republican  CTyankee   Nov-08-05 06:39 PM   #1 
  - wedge issues, ie abortion, should be removed from the political landscape  Lerkfish   Nov-08-05 06:52 PM   #5 
  - I think the problem is  CTyankee   Nov-08-05 08:40 PM   #9 
  - valid points, but I'm saying it has no business as a platform or litmus  Lerkfish   Nov-08-05 09:09 PM   #13 
     - IF we all accept abortion rights as a "given" under the Constitution  CTyankee   Nov-08-05 09:20 PM   #14 
        - are you really talking to me, here?  Lerkfish   Nov-08-05 09:27 PM   #15 
  - Your 2 cents is more like...  slor   Nov-09-05 06:35 AM   #26 
  - Remember John Anderson?  LittleClarkie   Nov-09-05 01:32 AM   #22 
     - I was sorry I voted for John Anderson  CTyankee   Nov-09-05 07:15 AM   #27 
  - We do have a moderate party, almost  uppityperson   Nov-08-05 06:48 PM   #2 
  - Democrats are moderates  Sarah Ibarruri   Nov-08-05 06:48 PM   #3 
  - What exactly does it mean to be "moderate?"  mestup   Nov-08-05 06:48 PM   #4 
  - in a nutshell, fiscal and social responsibility.  Lerkfish   Nov-08-05 06:55 PM   #6 
  - You do not have a third "lefty" party in the USA. So you do not know  applegrove   Nov-08-05 07:58 PM   #7 
  - Yes, you are right.  CTyankee   Nov-08-05 08:49 PM   #10 
     - By "certain truths" I mean where is Nader's fully economic policy?  applegrove   Nov-08-05 09:00 PM   #12 
        - Say more about this. I am really interested.  CTyankee   Nov-08-05 09:29 PM   #16 
           - Oh - I am no expert. But it is just that in the late 80s people figured  applegrove   Nov-09-05 01:29 AM   #21 
  - You go to war with the opposition party you have, not the opposition  No Exit   Nov-08-05 08:33 PM   #8 
  - If Rummy gave us nothing else  LittleClarkie   Nov-09-05 01:33 AM   #23 
  - heh heh Bravo!  JNelson6563   Nov-09-05 06:26 AM   #25 
  - The Democratic Party is the Moderate Party.  RUMMYisFROSTED   Nov-08-05 08:53 PM   #11 
  - That's a GOOD thing  sandnsea   Nov-08-05 11:01 PM   #18 
     - It's a GREAT thing!  RUMMYisFROSTED   Nov-08-05 11:15 PM   #19 
        - If you want to move the country left  sandnsea   Nov-09-05 12:02 AM   #20 
  - If we had a strong Green Party  sandnsea   Nov-08-05 10:57 PM   #17 
  - Our leaders lack charisma and political savvy  cosmicone   Nov-09-05 05:16 AM   #24 
 

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