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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 02:57 PM Original message |
God-Dammit. Any political system that allows the party that's out of power to have so much clout... |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Their constituents (owners) posses all the money and resources. They don't need elected office. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. allows the party that's out of power to have so much clout |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. Do Democrats remember Republicans just walking out of hearings and not putting bills on the table? |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. "Power comes with numbers and money." We've got the |
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21st Century FDR (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. The problem is that the "party out of power" controls the party "in power" |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. Sadly NOT the case here in Wisconsin. They only have clout if the party in power LET'S them. |
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Phlem (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Exactly |
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SoutherDem (317 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
8. Republicans are ALWAYS in charge!!! |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I've known this for quite some time. He who has the MONEY |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-09-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
10. Controlling the House is not "out of power" |
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