It seems that they have a great chance to take control of Congress thanks to the incomptence of Bush, Rumsfeld, Rice, and the arrogance and greed of Tom Delay! Do you think they will be able to join together in a single, cohesive movement to offer up good campaigns with solid and well thoughtout ideas that will smash the Republican party, or will they find a way to screw it up? Your thoughts?
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I think they have a great chance to make large inroads into Congress.  That's if, as you mention, they don't find more ways to screw up.
508353
Probably, the good news is though, he's a terrible shot and will likely miss. At least they are consistent, "if we can't beat'em, let's shoot'em" These guys are just freaking genius.\nI'm having chicken fried right wing for lunch tomarrow! te he he.
669758
That would be so great!!  But the canidate would have to stay away from selling out.  We have so many that make it in politics because of our voting power, but then get tripped up with all the hoopla surrounding them.  Henry Cisneros comes to mind, in this instance, he forgot where he came from.  If you watched the Alma Awards the president of La Raza, a Latina, was so well spoken and her agenda sounded refreshing for a change. She would be a prime canidate, but I don't know her name!!? :(  I think it is foolish to believe white old men are the only ones capable of running our country.  I'm prepping my son for the great opportunity to become President of the United States, So Watch out America, He's Laaaaaaatino! :  )
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Yes they have an adgenda, it being a truly Christian political party, you know looking after the interests of all people in the USA INCLUDING THE POOR oh did I say a bad word!!!; you know raising the Minimum wage, stopping the GOP from attacking things like Food stamps, Medicade, Social Security, stopping Companys from denying employees there rightfull Pensions,  Stopping the GOP from making anymore Tax cuts for 3% of the population of our  nation.   Of course they will Purge the war on Terrorism, does anyone think that when a Democratic Government came to power they would instruct the CIA FBI Homeland security and all to lay of AlQueda!!! Of course not they would increase the security in our ports and Borders by reducing the amount of money spent in Iraq.  USA is not the world bank is it ???? why should the USA and the USA only be the sole supplier of ways to rebuild Iraq, hey Arabia is rich very rich as we all know, if the bordering countries to Iraq want peace in this country, let them cough up the moneytries for this purpose.\nThere is no link from Iraq to 9/11 all the people involved in 9/11 were Saudi fact!!!!! and how do you explain the London and Spain incedents and others, surly if all the Terrorists were purged from Iraq the london bombing could still have happend, so why are we spending $200 billion a year in Iraq $200 billion we could use badly in the USA!!\nI personally dont except that the World Economy is something America & Europe has to go along with. I would like to think that the Democratic party would give Tax incentives to Companys who build there Factorys in the USA employ American people and advertise that they are pulling for the American worker. \nIs it right that the GOP pulls for any worker but the American one!! Its all a cover up for the real truth that is " The non European or American worker will accept less money an hour" this is the real truth isnt it. So for starters the Democratic party will pull for the American worker inside the USA They will keep up the world wide war on Terror. And a Democratic Senate would move towards a National Health service, with some kind of means test and opt out for those who can afford Private Health Insurance, so that mothers no longer have to choose between Food or Medicine for there children in USA 2006, the truth is 50% of GOP adgenda is Democratic adgenda so nothing would change in most departments of Government, I mean our Armed forces are not Republican nor are the CIA FBI, they advise and obey the ruling party whoever they are.\nAs per your statements about Hillary Clinton, taking some of the Propaganda i have heard in the last 2 years to the ridiculous extent that some of you do, NO Mrs Clinton is not a AlQueda agent undercover, do you really believe this??? she wants Education in the USA to improve, she wants our Economy to thrive, Example she wants China to accept Exports from the USA, something not happening now \nI bet your sole bone of contention is :- does she agree with G W Bush on Iraq or not. full stop \nI would be interested if you have any other complaints about Hillarys Opinions; other than Iraq.and the War on terror.
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I think they have increased, Nancy Pelosi (I don't know how to spell her name) says she will not work with the Republicans and she can't wait to have a lame duck President. If she is the future of the Democratic party they are headed even further downhill then I thought. I did notice that the Democrat running for US Senate in Tn. is more of a Republican then a Democrat his only issue I saw that matches the Dem's is Universal health care plan.
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LMAO\n\nThat brings up an idea:   supposedly democrats are doing well in the mid-term elections, and yet they are hiding from their liberal media friends.  Shouldn't they be excited and celebrating?  If they hide when things go well, imagine what they will do if they regain power and things go BAD? \n\nI fear for our safety with Pelosi in power.
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Well… I’ll be thoroughly depressed if the Dems don’t do it…. \nBut either way… I’ll still be thrilled to stop receiving truckloads of smear-campaign crap in my mailbox. I swear… as far as our local races go, you’d think they were campaigning for meanest school-yard bully. In fact, they ought to consider that next time around… at least then someone would actually deserve to win!\n\n\nedit:  Yippee! It's tomorrow... gosh that felt nice going to bed knowing the dems took the house then waking to find Rumsfeld resigned, then checking back later and seeing that lovely headline 'Dems take Senate'! Haven't smiled so much at the news in a loooooooooooong time... definitely a happy sueflower today =)
501041
Brilliant!!!! The conservatives, traditionalists, and republicans would be wise to start coalescing, and forming a strategy now. Many of your Ideas are doable, and would be a great platform to run on. Count me in. Many of these things could have been acted upon during the past six years, but partisan thinking reared it's ugly head and those years were wasted. The republicans will return, and take the country in a proper direction, not just a (new direction).
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the republicans are busted for not doing their job for- how long now? at this point they're just trying to save face.\n\ndemocrats suck too.\n\nWE NEED A NEW PARTY
370995
Still some around here. Do try and not be TOO stupid, what passed for moderates in the last election are just tools of the far left. The Dems trotted out psuedo-moderates to get the Socialist left into positions of leadership. Pelosi as Speaker and 3rd in line to the Presidency? COME ON, a real moderate victory there...and Murtha, Chair of the Armed Services Committee. I'm a retired Marine, and my son is currently an active duty Marine in Iraq. To think that this guy, who has broken faith with his former brothers in the Corps, will control the purse strings that provide the things that keep our troops out of body bags in Iraq (little things like body armor etc...) until we can get out of there gives me more than a moment of pause. Yeah, you go ahead and believe that tripe buddy, the moderates did not win a damn thing.
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It will be in time for the Republicans to use it as a campaign tool.  They'll say, "We're bringing them home while the Democrats never came up with a plan."  All the while it was actually the Dems idea, the righties just took it after they shot it down.
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Who knows?  It seems most Republicans are in the pockets of Big Business, but is that because they are Republican, conservative, or simply because they are in power?  If you believe the latter, then there is little hope, as those in control will be bought by Big Business (unless some balance between Democrats and Republicans is created where no one clearly controls the government).  If you believe the former, then the Republicans will most likely stay in power since their campaigns are well-funded by Big Business.  The system perpetuates itself.
547741
The only way for the country to go from where we are now is up.  The Republicans have proven that they are out of touch with the American public and can not effectively run the country.  So now maybe America will have a fighting chance to improve.
502255
Mission accomplished if both parties work together to fix immigration, the war, wasteful spending, keep taxes lower, etc.\nThen a balance of power between the 2 parties will be good.  \nThe Dems did not like their absence of power and thwarted the GOP.  I hope they are happier now and more willing to compromise.
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I disagree that it is a given that they will regain control.  I think that it is a given that they will gain seats.  The main problem is that they haven't formulated any plans or agenda.  They attack the Republicans over the war, but they are divided about whether to oppose the war.  To a lesser extent, they are acting the same way on the economy.  Plenty of criticism, but no plans.\n\nThe Democrats can definitely gain seats this fall at this rate, but if they want try to take control of Congress they need to come up with a concrete platform to sell to voters.  So far, leaders like Pelosi and Reid have been too timid to do anything other than criticize.  Coming up with plans opens them up to criticism, and risks alienating voters.\n\nAs for Hilary, I don't see her on the ticket.  She is too much of a polarizing figure.  2008 is a real opportunity for the Democrats to take the swing vote, and even discontented Republicans.  If Hilary is on the ticket, they won't take a single red state, and risk losing a few blue states.  If the Republicans choose McCain, Hilary would be a disastrous candidate.
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For the good of the nation and the good of the world, God, I hope so!\n\nThen we need the GOP congressives to stop spending like drunken sailors and read the Constitution, and GDubya to start vetoing the bloated bills that come to him.\n\nDo the congressives understand that their low polls are due to their failure to restrain themselves and the growth of government and their failures to support good and necessary legislation (immigration, soc.sec. reform, etc)?
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I don't think you will ever see the Republican Party take any ownership of their mistakes, it's always somebody Else's. Talk about a sickness and in denial. It's going to take a new Democratic congress to get to the bottom of it all. From their dirty tricks squads, it also looks as if there is a lot to cover up, maybe too much.