It Must Be Great To Be A Republican - Unaccountable Even To Liberals! The Ultimate Free Pass

[TomCADem]

It amazes me how liberals give Republicans a free pass, because they are after all Republicans. Its almost as though they have a disability, and lack free will. They simply vote "no" on most anything proposed by the Democrats with no effort whatsoever at honest engagement. Health care reform? No. Financial reform? No. Climate change legislation? No. However, do they get any backlash for their efforts to tank the government and the Nation along with it? No.

Because of the actions of the Republicans, liberals are expressing despair over the DEMOCRATS! Look at this board and you see more posts that are far more critical of Democrats, rather than Republicans, even if the most conservative Democrat is about the same as what passes for a moderate Republican, Olympia Snowe. Likewise, in the House, the Republicans vote "no" as a block.

Yet, do I see DUers saying that they will campaign to unseat Republicans? Or, that they will try to support progressive Democrats? Again, no.

Think about it. More than 50 percent of Democrats in Congress support most of the positions favored by liberal DUers. However, that is only over half the party, while the Republicans are 100 percent against liberal causes. So, do take it out on those who are 100 percent against liberal causes? No. We take it out on Democrats who are probably about 60 percent supportive of us, perhaps even more.

Unfortunately, we are all drinking the corporate media Kool Aid that health care reform is just the responsibility of the Democrats. Why? Shouldn't Republicans also be held accountable for not take responsibility for the health care crisis? What about Olympia Snowe whose home state is being sued by an insurer in order to increase premiums.

I often see these dramatic posts that announce that they won't support President Obama or the Democrats, because of the failure of them to pass progressive measures over the opposition of the Republicans and conservadems. So, why do the Republicans and conservadems get a free pass?

My fear is that long term this ongoing free pass will result in another right ward lurch as liberals, the corporate media, and the American public refuse to ask Republicans why they haven't done anything, except say "no."

[FrenchieCat]

1. As I see it......

Stones are being thrown from every corner at the Democrats and the President with a belief by each stone thrower that it is just one stone. The media's are throwing theres as are the Republicans and the never happy Democrats. Meanwhile the recipients are being stoned to death.....cause all of them stones add up.

That's a problem.

[Jamastiene]

2. The sad truth is that Republicans know we don't enforce anything

very much. That's why they do whatever the fuck they want to do and get away with it.

In my book, no conservadem is going to get a free pass (or vote from me) and I'm certainly not voting for any Republicans. I haven't done it yet and I don't intend to, but I am pissed off at how our own leadership rolls over for the right wing on any bill coming through Congress. That's just the truth of it.

[TomCADem]

4. Nancy Pelosi - Are We Then Blaming Her For Stupak and The Republicans?

The House surprisingly ended up with stonger anti-abortion language than that in the Senate Bill. Wny? Republicans voting as a block against health care reform, which forces the leadership to cater to lowest common denominator in the House to pass health care bill. Yet, we blame the leadership (Pelosi) for the actions of the Republicans and conservadems despite the fact that she clearly supported a public option and has historically strongly supported reproductive rights.

Isn't the better course of action to target Republicans and conservadems individually, rather than blaming the Democratic Party as a whole. Again, probably more than 60 percent of Democrats strongly support liberal positions, but 100 percent of Republicans actively oppose liberal causes.

Yet, even on "liberal" talk shows, you see a lot of fire being directed at the Democrats as a whole or President Obama, rather than the Republicans who are 100 percent against progressive ideas.

Will anyone call the Republicans on their lies? Of course if they do, they avoid such shows (like Maddow) like the plague, which once again leaves liberals with no choice but to spend their time attacking Democrats.

[Grey]

5. Don't or Won't?

A little more backbone wouldn't hurt?

[Grey]

3. My sister must be a republican,

She never takes responsibility for anything and it seems to me everyone gives her a free pass.
Why do things become my fault by default? I fear I accept blame to easily? It may be true for all of us.

[TomCADem]

6. Exactly, If You Are A Republican And You Fail, It Validates Your Argument...

...That government is the problem. Think about that. We have a dominant political party who is invested in the idea that government will always be inefficient and fail. Thus, the failure of government is a validation that they are right.

I wish I could get a gig like that where when I screw up running things it just goes to show that I was 100 percent right!

[upi402]

7. I always have actively supported progressive Dems, myself

and I'm a DUer, I suppose. I do NOT support corporate Dems, however, because they preclude a potential non-corporatist from getting elected.