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jfern
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« on: July 14, 2005, 02:32:06 PM »


Funny how the articles don't weigh as heavily on the Democrats in Congress as it does Republicans . . . because you can't have one without the other.

But that's the old addage:  If Pro = good, and Con = bad, what's the opposite of PROgress?

The Republicans control both houses of Congress now, so yes the article should focus on them more. The Dems usually aren't given the opportunity to have their proposed legislation discussed.

Republicans can't help but blame Democrats for their own failures.
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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2005, 03:32:01 PM »


Funny how the articles don't weigh as heavily on the Democrats in Congress as it does Republicans . . . because you can't have one without the other.

But that's the old addage:  If Pro = good, and Con = bad, what's the opposite of PROgress?

The Republicans control both houses of Congress now, so yes the article should focus on them more. The Dems usually aren't given the opportunity to have their proposed legislation discussed.

Yet they do not have the super majority it would take to make the Democrats less insignificant than they are currently as the minority, so yes, the Democrats to have to carry some of the burden.  While a few Democrats are willing to "work with" the Republicans, they have primarily taken the role of obstructionist.  While that is sometimes a good thing on bad legislation, it's a bad thing on most legislation.

The Republicans have gotten almost everything through that their party supports. The Democratic party should not bend over backwards for you far-right extremists. Your party has had quite a bit of power for the last few years, and it shows how immature your party is when all they can do is blame Democrats. Give the government back to the grown ups.
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