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Offline LC EFA

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Moderate the moderation
« on: January 08, 2009, 06:09:49 AM »
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Husb2Sparkly  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Wed Jan-07-09 07:51 PM
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Can we **please** moderate the moderation?
   
Edited on Wed Jan-07-09 07:56 PM by Husb2Sparkly
We won an electoral landslide. We won an actual majority of the votes. We **gained** seats in both houses. We even won the longest of longshots with Senator Franken. (Say **that** one again!)

The last election was a mandate. The man charged with being the most liberal in the Senate was elected president.

The Republicans were running for the exits. *They* know the deal. They didn't just lose. They got their asses kicked. Big time.

And what do we have now?

Moderation. Making nice nice with the other side. Bipartisanship.

I'm sorry, but this is not what I voted for.

I wanted the liberal agenda moved forward. I wanted universal single payer health care. I wanted the criminals prosecuted. I wanted the effects of unfettered republicanism set back.

I've posted on a number of the cabinet picks. Some of you agree with me, while others .... not so much. That's okay. We can differ. But I won't see it your way just because you say I should. But if that's the case, defend your views. Convince me.

Do you oppose Universal Single Payer Health Care In Your Lifetime?

Do you oppose Prosecution of the torturers? The war criminals? The liars? The brigands and scoundrels? The looters of our treasury?

Do you?

Because it would appear that we not be prosecuting anyone. And we will have Sanjay Gupta **selling** some halfway measure that preserves the interests of BigMed and BigPharma.

Yeah, some half way measures can be seen as real victories. I have no doubt that Gitmo's "prison" will be closed. But I am just as sure that we will be in Iraq for a very long time. At a lower level of heat, probably. But there nonetheless.

Do you support the ability of George and The Dick to earn huge bux giving speeches, even as we **all** know they BROKE LOTS OF LAWS?

I want fire breathing lefties running things. I'll settle for mainstream Liberals.

If you disagree with me, make sense, not excuses.

And **** that 'chess game' bullshit. We can all see the same things.

Edit to add: I **still** plan to be ON THE MALL on January 20, cheering and crying from joy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4786007

Awwww.... feeling a little buyers remorse are we diddums.

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Gentle Giant  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Wed Jan-07-09 07:54 PM
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2. Thank you for so succinctly summing up a huge chunk of what has had me so depressed lately.
   
A hugh :kick: & Rec from this disappointed far-leftist.

Seriesly.

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SIMPLYB1980 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Wed Jan-07-09 07:58 PM
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3. If we had a veto proff majority we could be partisan.
   
We don't. To get anything done we will have to flip a few republican votes. Sadly that's the way it works.

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ObamaVision  Donating Member  (982 posts)  Wed Jan-07-09 08:36 PM
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12. Ummm, Obama is not president yet   Updated at 10:13 PM
   
so maybe we should wait until he actually starts his job before passing judgment.
   

What? Deprive us of your whining bitterness and displeasure that you got exactly what you deserved ?

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Crisco Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Wed Jan-07-09 08:39 PM
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14. Obama Said He Was a Blank Slate. His Own Words
   
That gives progressives and Democrats every reason in the world to leave our imprint.

You wish DUmmie. Obama wants nothing to do with the sort of crazy that the dump is full of.

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tritsofme  (1000+ posts)  Wed Jan-07-09 08:45 PM
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16. You voted for a centrist who pledged to govern as one.
   
Why are you disappointed?

HEH !
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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2009, 06:21:10 AM »
Well, unfortunately junior that is not why Obama won (Reublicans didn't get their asses handed to them, they did this to themselves).   McCain wasn't conserative enough for the "real conservatives" so they stayed home and voted in a socialist by default (in their minds this is all good).   

Except Obama is probably not a socialist.   He played you like the tools that you are.  While he is a grown man with an impressive education CV, he is a big old slab of clay that is molded for the moment as most opportunists are.   He stands for nothing but being elected.   Please refer to the Clinton platform for both of his presidential campaigns and add up all the promises he actually kept.   Now wash, rinse and repeat.

You all are a bunch of chumps, who live for the headlines.    The Democratic party thanks the good Lord every day/night and campaign contribution that you exist.   You will never, ever, ever learn a damn from it either. 

Keep whining though.   The leftists and the libertarians know a good whine as they have made it an art form.

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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2009, 06:29:24 AM »
I was disappointed that Sarah Palin wasn't going to be VP, but this rampant whining and depression from DU does go some way to making up for it.
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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2009, 06:34:41 AM »
"14. Obama Said He Was a Blank Slate. His Own Words"

OBAMA SPOKE THE TRUTH !!!!!!!......wonder if it left a bad taste in his mouth?
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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2009, 06:37:54 AM »
I can't believe it. Some of them think that Obama is actually interested in what they think or have to say. Man, did he do an excellent job of snowing them .
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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2009, 06:44:09 AM »
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I'm sorry, but this is not what I voted for.

I wanted the liberal agenda moved forward. I wanted universal single payer health care. I wanted the criminals prosecuted. I wanted the effects of unfettered republicanism set back.

I've posted on a number of the cabinet picks. Some of you agree with me, while others .... not so much. That's okay. We can differ. But I won't see it your way just because you say I should. But if that's the case, defend your views. Convince me.

Do you oppose Universal Single Payer Health Care In Your Lifetime?

Do you oppose Prosecution of the torturers? The war criminals? The liars? The brigands and scoundrels? The looters of our treasury?

Do you?

Because it would appear that we not be prosecuting anyone. And we will have Sanjay Gupta **selling** some halfway measure that preserves the interests of BigMed and BigPharma.

Yeah, some half way measures can be seen as real victories. I have no doubt that Gitmo's "prison" will be closed. But I am just as sure that we will be in Iraq for a very long time. At a lower level of heat, probably. But there nonetheless.

Do you support the ability of George and The Dick to earn huge bux giving speeches, even as we **all** know they BROKE LOTS OF LAWS?

I want fire breathing lefties running things. I'll settle for mainstream Liberals.

If you disagree with me, make sense, not excuses.

And **** that 'chess game' bullshit. We can all see the same things.

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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2009, 06:55:18 AM »
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Edit to add: I **still** plan to be ON THE MALL on January 20, cheering and crying from joy.

I'd give anything to know what this asshat really looks like.  I'd make it a point to find his DUmmie ass and introduce myself.
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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2009, 07:22:35 AM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on January 08, 2009, 06:55:18 AM
I'd give anything to know what this asshat really looks like.  I'd make it a point to find his DUmmie ass and introduce myself.




Just picture him on a toilet next to an overflowing litter box screaming at the world.  :-)
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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2009, 07:44:18 AM »
Attn DUmmies:  The 60 million plus who did not vote for BHO are the people who possess the overwhelming majority of the wealth in the country.  He tries to do all the things you want him to do, and they'll make sure the well dries up.  Even he's not stupid enough to let the well dry up, or if he is, then he's gone bye-bye in 2012 and we'll usurp his presidency in the meanwhile.

We tried to tell the DUmmies during the election, but would they listen?  No.

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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2009, 07:50:58 AM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on January 08, 2009, 07:22:35 AM



Just picture him on a toilet next to an overflowing litter box screaming at the world.  :-)


Damn...and I thought it owuld be someone easy to spot int hat crowd....now the DUmmie is gonna have to make me work to spot him.
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Re: Moderate the moderation
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2009, 09:42:48 AM »
Quote from: FlaGator on January 08, 2009, 06:37:54 AM
I can't believe it. Some of them think that Obama is actually interested in what they think or have to say. Man, did he do an excellent job of snowing them .

The most greedy and vicious are always the most easily-deceived.
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