Say what you will about the Repukes but they do know how to act as a opposition party

[WI_DEM]

Every Repuke in the House voted against the Stimulus bill. In debate and on TV news programs they are ever present and getting their message out (no matter how distorted it is). The Dems could have taken lessons in how to act as the minority party by them.

[spanone]

1. i hope my party never acts like those assholes.

:hi:

[WI_DEM]

3. The democratic party in opposition to Bush rolled over too many times for my tastes.

[tom_paine]

12. Exactly. There is a happy medium. One can wage an effective opposition without being dishonest,

cowardly Bushies.

[monmouth]

2. Well, as soon as we buy up the corporate media, we can do the same....n/t

[DisgustipatedinCA]

4. They're being played for the idiots they are

Watch and see how this comes out, see who gets something done that has a chance of working, and see who ends up looking like oppositional idiots.

[Sebass1271]

5. Why aren't we also sending our message out? DEMS

should be outthere screaming on top of their lungs saying rethugs are against working people!!.. Where are they? Why CAN'T they demand EQUAL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MADem]

6. I dislike "lockstep morons" as a rule. We don't need lessons from them. NT

[FLAprogressive]

7. We'll be a minority party again in no time if we don't grow some backbone.

[FiveGoodMen]

8. Yup.

[texanwitch]

11. I am hoping that President Obama can kick some Democrats into acting like Democrats.

I hate when our Democrats role over and play dead.

[kath]

14. Backbone? Backbone??? What is this backbone of which you speak?

[DFLforever]

9. It's easy for them to oppose

They don't believe government has an effective role to play.

That's why it was so easy for them to impeach Clinton. They could care less about slowing down the governing process.

[BlueCaliDem]

10. More like the OBSTRUCTIONISTS PARTY, which is nothing new. n/t

[and-justice-for-all]

13. Whatever....whining on national tv as they do..

and having temper-tantrums because they cant get their way now, even though they had 8 years of getting their way, is pathetic.

Repukes are hinderers and dead weight, I am sick of those bastards.

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[KharmaTrain]

16. It's All About The Benjamins...

The House repugnicans are a bunch of dead-enders. Many represent crimson red districts that can afford to play politics rather than work in a truly partisan fashion. Their constituents aren't the people who elect them...those are taken for granted...but for the big money donors who are in short supply in the GOOP these days. For many, the money is all they have...little power to do much else, so when the whip is cracked by the party leadership, it's understood that anyone who doesn't play the game could lose big money. Remember, it was Boner who used to hand out checks from tobacco company lobbyists ON THE HOUSE Floor!!

The jury is out on how united they will be...especially if their popularity remains in the dumpers...a unity that is pushing them further from the mainstream and electability.

What I find interesting is how the Blue Dog group shrunk. My Congresscritter, Melissa Bean, looks like she's breaking free of her leash and voted in favor of the stimulus.

Let's see how strong the resolve is in the Senate. All President Obama needs is a couple to cross over...and his chances are far greater in the Senate. While Boner can play tough guy, Pruneface McConnell already knows he's gonna have a tough time keeping his caucus in lock step.