Why do Democrats in Congress?
604120
I've had a long day, so I'm just going with: Because they're f*cking morons with no grounds for impeaching Bush. And yes, they think their constituents are stupid. After all, they were the ones who put them in office. Switched parties? Hell, no. We don't want them.
155857
Because they're Democrats lol. But lets think... if we never went to war and a terror attack happend again.. who do you think would be the first to say "oh we should have done something in the first place?"... the Dems. but hey.. whatever lol
1117943
Congresspeople love to take a stand on issues where they get good publicity.  Everyone agrees drugs are bad and cheaters shouldn't prosper, right?  Therefore, your senators and representative are going to go in there and "show" you that your tax dollars are hard at work.  If they only concentrated on the issues that really matter, they'd never get reelected.
1035479
Because democrats generally want minorities to become wards of the state. Collect government benefits, and entitlements. They can't bear to see a minority become successful. Notice how they turn on them when they do? \nConservatives want minorities to be successful contributing members of society.
936882
While the Democrats control the House without question, the Senate is still undecided. Either way the president is now a lame duck. However, the label also applies to Democrats at this point. The reason is because the president can veto any legislation they attempt to pass. The conclusion here is don't count on anything substantive happening in government for the next 2 years unless the Democrats truly embrace bi-partisan legislation efforts.
1081699
Democrats kiss up to the women and minorities because that's all they have. The Democrats are an ineffective party and they've proved it many times. The more American 1st party is that which represents all people and not certain groups. Which none have done.
933125
Cause democrats are GAY!
805980
i agree, but it's been a while since democrats have had control of congress. and don't forget they only control the house right now, it'll still be a while before all the votes for senate are counted and sorted out. here's to hoping for the senate!
167473
That's why I am no longer a democrate. I was one for 40 years. I am poor, but realized, I was with the party that kept people dependent on Government. With tax cuts, my kids get more money back now. And the Rich are able to start new large companies, to give more jobs for people.
1114277
I don't want to see any party 'take over' congress. I want to see congressional representatives carry out the will of those who elected them.\n\nIndependent parties have such a hard struggle mainly because the vast majority of voters barely understand the viewpoints of their own party, How could they possibly understand the viewpoints of the other main opposing party and the smaller parties?\n\nAnother reason for the continued swelling of the ranks for the democratic and republican parties is that people are afraid to change their allegiance to a smaller party that suits their purposes but might not win elections. Instead of people actually voting as their conscience directs, they vote for who they think could actually win. Talk about being afraid to be on the losing team....
795268
Sure the democrats are smarter than the republicans, but I would like to suggest anyone be an independent thinker instead of a party member. Each party has its pros and cons.
854537
I have to say that I voted in order to give Bush some opposition in congress.  When the same party controls all branches of government you do not have a true political debate that makes a government a democracy.  A congress that rubber stamps everything a president want without any debate is just one step below a dictatorship.
851715
Al Qaeda and Iran now have control of Congress.\nYes, the DEMOCRATS OWE THEM.\nAnd they will repay them.   Democrats always repay our enemies.
794723
The same as as any group who targets Congress.\n \nCharacteristic #1. They have members (their resources) and want to increase their quantity of members. They use Congress to influence laws to attract more members. More members equals more dues ($$) needed to sustain their group.\n\nCharacteristic #2. These groups use lobbyists (another resource) to petition Congress to pass laws to help advance their agenda or mission.\n\nGood luck!
165297
Why do United States politicians run for re-election (and in Congress win re-election at a 98% rate)? For that matter why does anyone run for elected office? One could say that these people are interested in helping the people they "represent", and that may be true in some circumstances. However this is unlikely because politicians, like everyone else, tend to act in their perceived self interests (whether those perceptions are correct is another matter). The nature of politics (power and coercion) draws people who are power hungry to its cause. Once these people gain power they will do whatever they can from relenting such their positions. For a better and more in depth discussion look into public choice theory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice_theory).
732575
They can't go with the real issues because they are lost in what to do about it. Reps can only hope to get their evangelicals motivated to vote for only one issue: gay marriage. It seems stupid to me to affiliate yourself to a party only because of a single issue. Dems talk about real issues and reps want trivial issues.
791932
Because everyone is sick of republicans and their policies. People felt that if their democrats in the senate the war in Iraq would be over soon. Basically with democrats in the senate and in congress, there wouldn't be any more senseless things happen.