Shut up and do what you are told

[underpants]

wait, the Bush years are over

You are free to complain endlessly that every single thing is not the mostest perfect ever

[Cronus Protagonist]

1. I do think this OP could be improved

So I'm voting Green next election.

[still_one]

7. Since 2000 the Green Party has demonstrated their irrelevance /nt

[Generic Other]

15. Then who cares if that's what more and more Democrats decide to do?

Evidently a lot of us are finding out we are "irrelevant" to our party. I never thought I would ever say this. I have voted a straight Democratic ticket my whole life. But who cares? You don't need my vote. You can convert the moderate wing of the GOP.

[defendandprotect]

2. OK . . . I'll start --- MEN have to stop spitting in the street ... it's a filthy

disease spreading habit --

Think TB ... !!

[defendandprotect]

3. Obama said he would bring "change" . . . but he didn't actually say "for the better" . . .!!

[NYC_SKP]

4. You say WHAT? Those years are OVER???

No more of this???

[cliffordu]

17. that photo makes my ass hurt.

[defendandprotect]

5. If the Bush years are over, why do we still have wars going ... bankrupting our Treasury???

Immoral, illegal wars -- ????

[defendandprotect]

6. Has anyone heard Obama or Democrats discussing our HOMELESS, our impoverished citizens???

[still_one]

13. Yeah, he discusses every Saturday in his weekly address. It is also brought up in Congress

constantly. You may not like the lack of speed being done to address these issues, but to say it isn't being discussed is not accurate

From extensions of unemployment benefits, COBRA subsidies, and negotiations to try to keep people from losing their homes, it is being discussed

[cliffordu]

20. Nice shot!

I just love it when people who complain without paying attention are pwnd.

[defendandprotect]

24. Thank you -- I'll try to listen to one of the Saturday radio shows . . .

I haven't however heard anything about it by Congress ...

What are the plans to address homelessness?

What about ending this huge transfer of wealth to the elite at the expense

of the middle class and poor? Any plans there?

Cobra is already highly overpriced -- subsidizing it is like giving your kid

a $1000 to buy a $400 car!!

Unemployment benefits are progress -- GOP has been denying the extensions.

And think the extensions should be longer than the last I heard about??

I've also been reading here at DU about the efforts to keep people from losing

their homes and seems to be moving very slowly indeed!!

Homelessness and changing tax system to increase taxes on wealthy should be the

first place to begin -- second: ending the trade agreements!

Discussion is nice, but Dems have been in office three years and we still have two

wars!

How long did it take to put the New Deal in place? Think I should look that up!!


PS: Meanwhile, Obama's first activities were to assist corrupt capitalists --

and to use taxpayer money to bail them out. Still we have corporations "too big to fail"!

None of this creates confidence in either Obama nor his happy little corporatist helpers!!

[still_one]

8. Hey, you don't like what is happening, then write your representatives. You think they don't listen

then support candidates that aspire to your views, or run yourself

However, equating this administration with the bush administration is nonsense

Of course, you too can complain endlessly how this is the worst administration, equivalent to bush,

[defendandprotect]

9. Hey . . . wake up . . .

Most of us at DU regularly write and phone our representatives --

including most members of Congress regularly --

Many of us have worked in campaigns and run for office --

and we can usually report that the system is blocked by money ---

If any disagree with me, I hope they'll comment here --

However, that's the system and the corruption I've seen --

What's the difference between wars bankrupting our Treasury when Bush did it . . .

or when Obama does it????

Please tell!!

[still_one]

11. Then either support someone else, run yourself starting at a local level, or just bitch /nt

[defendandprotect]

12. Wake up . . . we've done it . . . the corruption blocks change . . .

Again -- tell me how Bush's wars are something different when

Obama/Dems back them and refund them for three years?

[still_one]

14. Then don't vote for Obama in 2004 /nt

[defendandprotect]

21. 2004 . . . ???? Do you mean 2012??? And that's the best you can do???

And, which Dem do you envision as running against Obama?

Many Democrats are going to be looking for other solutions other than

NOT voting for Obama -- but it is dependent upon Obama and Dems turning

from corporate/fascism.

When you even try to answer this . . .

Again -- tell me how Bush's wars are something different when

Obama/Dems back them and refund them for three years?

we may be making some headway in honesty here --

[StarfarerBill]

10. Damned right, and I'm doing exactly that.

[Generic Other]

16. BTW Underpants... did you ever think a terrorist would steal your moniker?

When I heard the news, I immediately thought of your panties exploding all over DU. :)

[underpants]

18. this makes me very angry

[suffragette]

19. Damn, now I need to clean my monitor

:spray:

[MuseRider]

23. Oh Underpants!

I have missed those scrolling BVD's!

Still, no one could ever confuse you with the tighty whitey terrorist.

Thanks for the flashback. :)

[anonymous171]

22. The Bush years are over? Really? nt

[bridgit]

25. Just to be clear - I'll still be able to complain endlessly about all manner of imperfect stuff

Right? :bounce:

[liberal_at_heart]

26. Only now we're told to shut up and do what we are told by our own party

I guess the democrats figure if the republicans can be successful with that strategy then they can too. But it won't work on liberals.