Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country

stranger81

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:18 AM
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Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country

Reaching Obama is a lost cause, and more energy funneled in that direction is useless. Now is the time to flood your congresscritter's office with calls, emails, personal visits . . . whatever you can manage. Whatever genuine representation we have left in Washington has got to know this deal is a disaster and be persuaded to act accordingly. Just because the top of the party wants to capitulate doesn't mean we have to follow suit.

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leftstreet

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:19 AM
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1. General Strike n/t

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FrenchieCat

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:20 AM
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2. Bet you 10% of folks here don't do anything

other than to continue to Blame Obama.

Folks here capitulated as soon as they voted in 2008.....
after that, it was all supposed to be on automatic pilot.

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Pholus

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:22 AM
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3. 15% or so I've been told. Of course, they probably were going back on THEIR word too.

Edited on Wed Dec-08-10 12:22 AM by Pholus

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leftstreet

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:22 AM
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4. What the heck does that mean?

Folks here capitulated as soon as they voted in 2008

:shrug:

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Lorien

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:27 AM
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6. Her idea of capitulation is staying on the Left while the President lurches Right

we were supposed to jump off the cliff with him, or so we're told. It's all about his TEAM, not what we, as a party, stand for.

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FrenchieCat

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:46 AM
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11. Not doing shit but whining.....

that's what I mean!

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Lorien

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:25 AM
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5. You lose. I've already sent out four emails this evening. nt

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Greyhound

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:27 AM
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7. Good on you. Don't let them distract or discourage you.

:thumbsup:

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Greyhound

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:28 AM
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8. What are you betting and how do we collect? n/t

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pnorman

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:36 AM
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9. Yeah, let's DO IT!

And if primarying out Obama in 2010, results in a`GOP ascendancy for for the next 8 years or even longer, so what? You can't make an omelet without smashing a few eggs!

(Some here on DU are just PINING for a return of that Unitary President!)

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stranger81

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Wed Dec-08-10 12:44 AM
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10. I'm talking about calling your senators and representatives.

Talking about primaries at this point is just jawboning.

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pnorman

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Wed Dec-08-10 01:00 AM
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12. "Talking about primaries at this point is just jawboning."

Perhaps I overreacted a bit, but have you been following DU lately?

Jim McDermott is my Congressman, and Pat Murray and Maria Cantwell are my Senators. I've been spending waaay to much time on DU lately, so I may amble off and check out their websites.

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stranger81

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Wed Dec-08-10 01:14 AM
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13. Understood, and thanks.

DU can be a madhouse sometimes. But I, personally, would really, really prefer that Obama comes around to our way of seeing things at some point and all this primary business goes away. We need to be united when 2012 rolls around.

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