A most appropriate user name.
Now normally a good leftist plan for "shutting them up" would involve a few trenches and some "range practice" for the local gestapo.
Thickasabrick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-14-09 07:35 PM
Original message
I think I have a plan to shut them up......hear me out.
In the spirit of bi-partisanship I think President Obama should offer the republicans the opportunity to "opt out" of the stimulus package for their districts. This would help those representatives who are torn apart by the fact that their district will get money and jobs that they did not ask or vote for.
We could set up town hall meeting in each of the districts that voted no. Let the people of those districts be present when the congress critter opts to pass on the evil stimulus money.
I think this would move forward our efforts of true bi-partisanship. No one should have something forced on them that they do not want. 
In the end.....it would be their choice.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5055001
Any one care to bet that under the thickys plan you could opt out of any "results" but would still have to pony up the dough to pay like everything else. Just like most social programs. The people that pay are rarely the ones that benefit.
KakistocracyHater Donating Member (618 posts) Sun Feb-15-09 12:38 AM
Response to Reply #2
51. yes to the op & add healthcare to the menu
they can "opt out" of that too. But I think being a hypocrital bigot IS Republican-show me one who isn't.
I don't imagine you'll be so keen on having the "opt out" option available if one can "opt out" of paying into the system as a condition of opting out of the results.
Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-14-09 07:39 PM
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3. The GOPers already have sent their lobbyists to DC to make sure
their districts get more than their fair share of the package.
Hypocrites, all of them.
Fair share in this case being a return of more than $0.0001 to the dollar.
emoiselle (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Feb-14-09 08:43 PM
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33. YES! Send this suggestion to the White House! Brilliant! (eom)
You forgot the sarcasm tag there emoiselle.
Mike 03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-14-09 07:42 PM
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9. Please, we must keep this kicked in the hopes that one of Obama's reps sees this.
It is absolutely brilliant.
Hopeâ„¢ all you like, it will just make the disappointment even sharper.
Thickasabrick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-14-09 08:40 PM
Response to Reply #27
29. Well.....gulp....I just posted it to Whitehouse.gov.....maybe they will write back!
Generic "Thanks for calling" email dispatched.
Orsino (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-14-09 08:05 PM
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21. Better yet, Congress should rewrite it to make it opt-in.
Those who want the money for their districts would have to go on record.
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Wonder where that money will come from when places don't "opt in".
4 t 4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat Feb-14-09 08:42 PM
Response to Reply #25
31. But the President can allocate right ?
so why don't we pick someone on DU that is informative and intelligent and caring and every time there is an important issue we draw up a petition and get many signatures from other sites and polls as well and we submit it to whitehouse.gov The President wants the help and the input don't you think. Like just one of the ideas of ending homelessness one state at a time, It's an idea because nothing so far in history has worked and nothing may ever work because there are people that just want to be left alone but at least it's a huge new idea. We need New ideas-right?

They have such solid delusions of importance.