Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-07-09 09:13 PM
Original message
If universal healthcare is stopped, will you EVER vote for a Blue Dog again?
Honestly, if they say "no" on this, is there anything they could say "yes" on that could actually matter?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6249351 So what's the deal with DUmmy Ken Burch? Is he a replacement user name for the tombstoned Mister Fister? He doesn't have the same vulgar, perverted guttersnipe personality as Ben Burch.
asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-07-09 09:14 PM
Response to Original message
1. I will never vote again.
If we don't get a strong public option, they've won and voting is a joke.
I agree with you, DUmmy asdjrocky, if the Kenyan doesn't get us the same system they have in Borat's home village, you may as well vote for the Rethugs.
kevinbgoode (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-07-09 09:17 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. I agree.
it is tantamount to complete disenfranchisement.
Stalinists have felt that way in America for ages.
stray cat (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-07-09 09:32 PM
Response to Reply #1
12. So 8 years of W was really no different than Al Gore in your opinion
and 8 years of McCain and Palin is no worse than Obama and Biden.
No, 8 years of W was vastly better than it would have been with Algore.
Even McCain would have been a tremendous improvement over the Kenyan.
He was constitutionally eligible for the office, and did not have the destruction of capitalism as
one of his objectives.
Polemicist (275 posts) Fri Aug-07-09 10:01 PM
Response to Reply #1
16. Unfortunately, in a lot of Congressional districts...
Voters have the choice between a bat-shit crazy Republican, or a blue dog Democrat. It's the lesser of two evils, and I'll vote for the blue dog every time.
What I will do, if my blue dog Dem Congressman votes against a health care public option, is to actively work for a progressive Democratic primary challenger to my Congressman in the next election.
I will always vote, I always have. And I won't vote for a crazy Republican. So push comes to shove, I'll vote for my blue dog. Unless I can replace him with a better democrat.
It would really be great if the DUmmies could nominate a radical socialist in every congressional district. I'd like to see how many would be elected outside the Peoples' Republic states where they already hold seats.
asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-07-09 10:03 PM
Response to Reply #16
18. Yeah, my blue piece of shit congress member won't return my calls.
I wonder why that is.
cynatnite (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-07-09 09:25 PM
Response to Original message
7. If I had to choose between a blue dog and a repuke...the answer is yes...
I'm not sure if I'd want to walk into a voting both, though.
Here in TN the only Dems are usually blue dogs...like Ford.
Shining light of the Memphis black mafia. Most of his relatives are convicted felon dogs.
Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Fri Aug-07-09 10:33 PM
Response to Reply #11
21. It means working for change within that state
And clearly, the Blue Dogs aren't FOR change.
It means finding ways to make the case for progressive ideas in a way that will reach voters that the Beltway ASSUMES are nothing but conservative.
And, in the end, if you have someone elected as a Democrat who doesn't vote for what our party stands for, does it actually MEAN anything that that person was elected as a Democrat?
DUmmies in blue dog states should simply come over to the dark side.
