Congratulations Dems, you caved and Bush just bashed you on TV for it

[kpete]

Congratulations Dems, you caved and Bush just bashed you on TV for it

by John Aravosis (DC) · 5/24/2007


Well that little surrender of yours on the Iraq supplemental was quite effective. Bush just went on TV, praised how all of your bad un-American ideas were struck from the bill, and then he told the country that you still have too much pork in the bill.

So, basically, he just made fools of you. He attacked, you caved in order to stop the attack, and he attacked again. No one could have predicted that.

.......................

You caved, and now he's bashing you again. The only one surprised is you.

http://www.americablog.com/2007/05/congratulations-dems-you-caved-and-bush.html

[Horse with no Name]

1. Yep.

Idiots. I hope those magic beans grow into gonads.

[Mark Twain Girl]

6. Beautifully put. n/t

[hatrack]

2. Deft, huh?

Kind of like reverse jiujitsu for the Puppydog Congress.

[nonoxy9]

3. How come the leaders are the only ones surprised by this?

75% of the country see Bush is a dictator, but not the dem leaders! He's the Kid who lets other bullies beat you up and then kicks you while you're down. I'm so glad i'm not the only one frustrated by this crap!:shrug:

[Richard Steele]

4. They aren't surprised, and we should quit thinking they are.

There's an old saying: "You can't wake a man who is pretending he's asleep".

[nonoxy9]

7. Good point. It's just disgusting

to see them turn over so easily:puke:

[sheerjoy]

5. This is the most frustrating time in my 65 years

politically... bar none. It is unreal how * get by with ALL his Nazi maneuvers.

[Blue_Roses]

8. Why do you keep putting off on the Dems

in every post? I've seen three threads started by you in the last five minutes and they all bash Dems. Why not bash Bush?

Damn, we got some serious pot stirrers.

[Babsbrain]

11. bush is the worst threat to our security...ever

There is no doubt to anyone who is paying attention and who is not lining their pockets off the criminal and obscene tactics of bushco that the administration must be changed.

There is doubt now that the democratic leadership can change the current situation.

That is why you have to question the leadership. We are waaaay beyond questioning bush's leadership and motives.

[Hidden Stillness]

15. Finally...

Thank you for finally noticing. This of course is why Republicans never feel any pressure to conform to the will of the people: because whenever anything happens, the "idiots" run away from scary Republicans, and start pummeling Democrats, just like Republicans or "D"LC. If you are criticizing Democrats because you realize that only they ever respond to the opinions of the electorate, then at least admit it; if you are criticizing only them because you are so afraid to confront the frightening, threatening Republican corporation, then don't criticize others for doing the same, when you escape it yourself. Everything becomes another one of these "all the victims attack the other victims" response, because no one would even consider facing Republicans themselves and attacking. Waiting for Johnny Dick-suck of the OP's excerpt to file a "hugely-important" column on going to a Bush or Cheney event and facing and questioning the devil directly. First, though, you have to do it... I am also tired of the lack of approaching Republicans and holding them accountable--let's try attacking them for their crimes, huh?

[Blue_Roses]

22. I can understand the frustration

at what is going in our country--hell, it's been a nightmare for 6 plus years. But, to think a newly elected Congress--who barely has majority--can just turn it around in less than six months is ridiculous and extremely naive. I have to admit, yesterday was a day that I started on that train wreck until I did some searching. Amazing the FACTS you can find when you go straight to the source.

You know what they say about misery--it loves it's company.:crazy:

[leftchick]

16. why bash the Dems?

did you just wake up sleeping beauty? :eyes:

[Blue_Roses]

23. Ahhhhhhhhhhh...thank-you

for that compliment, but unfortunately no. I was up half the night reading the goddamn bill(s) they are voting on today:eyes:

[Virginia Dare]

27. Why read the bills and actually know what you're talking about..

when you can just jump to conclusions and arbitrarily bitch and whine? Wow, what a waste of time...:sarcasm:

[Blue_Roses]

29. LOL!

so true;)

[nonoxy9]

17. Because the dems have the power and the mandate

to put this dictator down but they don't. Who is more guilty, the bully or the gang of people who do nothing to stop him! They BOTH need to be called on this "war on truth". :spank:

[Blue_Roses]

24. Power--that's a joke...

You have a republican president. A congress who barely has the Democratic majority and you say we have the power. The fucking people have the power, but we can't stop listening to the pundits long enough to figure that out.

[frylock]

28. by all means, give them a free pass..

why should they be held accountable? They're Dems, right? And that's all that matters. We all know that they're better than repubs, despite their (in)action. Please continue to support the status quo.

[Blue_Roses]

30. O-K

guess you made it clear where your loyalties stand.

[frylock]

32. i vote my conscience..

not along party lines.

[bleedingheart]

9. they are keeping their "powder dry"...so they can have enough to continue

shooting themselves in the foot.....

[Drum]

10. K & R...sadly

x(

[partylessinOhio]

12. Are Pelosi and Reid in hiding? Licking their wounds? Self-inflicted at that!

:rofl:

[Solly Mack]

13. They don't care. They'll come out posturing against his attack

It's just a dog and pony show

They don't care who took a swipe at them...if it means democratic voters will get mad at Bush for doing it and not mad at them for giving Bush the invitation

[The Backlash Cometh]

14. Pile it on. Not only did they allow Bush to slip a dagger into their ribs,

but now they are so defenseless, all they can do is watch him as he twists it.

I told everybody, watch the media. Karl Rove is going to milk this one.

[firefox_fan]

18. I'm sure it's part of a bigger plan!

[Deja Q]

19. Corporations offshore and claim we're stupid too.

Note how some projects come back to the US, with a lot of people still complaining about poor helpdesk support.

Maybe there's a pattern in all this.

Maybe I seek menace behind every shadow.

In the end, pass the stuffing and cranberries. I know the dinner will end one day, but right now I'm hungry and grateful.

[gordianot]

20. It figures, read my new signature line, I will never forget.

[JNelson6563]

21. Yep, by-the-book neo-con basic strategy

And once again Dems go hook, line and sinker for it. :grr:

[DeepModem Mom]

25. And I just read that that little presser was carried by the broadcast networks --

oh, yeah, Dems -- made a fool of on cable AND broadcast.

[depakid]

26. Sometimes, all one can conclude is that the leadership is self destructive

There's really no other way to look at repeated behavior like this logically-

[Marr]

31. You don't back down to a bully. Or their bully-base.

If you're really afraid of being attacked by a bully, as Rahm Emmanuelle said, then you don't cower and capitulate. You hit them in their fucking face.

But of course, this is more about selling out for cash than anything else. These sell-outs have lost me.

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34. This is the letter I sent to my one Republican Representative and two Democratic Senators

I understand that this funding for the war will only last until September, 2007 at which time the President of the United States will ask for more money to fund this illegal war. The problem I have with this is that with the, ?Mission Accomplished? and the
2004 election, everything was going as planed. Today we find out things were not going as planed, because essentially, there was the thought that there was no need to plan. Well that really made for a big problem, our problem that we need to fix immediately. This is a five year mess and I do not think throwing lives and money to support the ongoing death is going to fix the problem.

I also understand this funding is a trade to fix the social problems in this country. Do we as a population really need to trade lives to fund our society? This is cold, calculated horse trading at its worse. We need leaders who can move forward in a productive matter for the good of this country and the world, not a barter master without an ounce of warm blood in their body. We need to fund our social programs, but not at the expense of human life.
<end of letter>

This is the link I used. There is a canned letter but I chose to use my own: http://actforchange.workingassets.com/campaign/out_of_iraq

[WiseButAngrySara]

36. "Cold, calculated horse trading at its worse" exactly how I see

it. Who came up with this hideous idea? It galls me.
K.O.:
"Our politics is now about the answer to one briefly worded question. ... So, who among us will stop this war, this war of lies? To he or she fall the figurative keys to the Nation."

[farmboxer]

35. Those Dems falling all over themselves to bow down to Bush

the idiot. Damn, they are so afraid!

[bvar22]

38. Not afraid....

just in a hurry to pick up their checks fron AIPAC and the MIC.

Follow the money. This dog & pony show wasn't about fear, it was about MONEY.

[dbt]

37. Kicked and Recommended.

Rest In Pieces, party of my Dad. Damn, I'm glad he didn't live to see this!