Comments on: Democrats, Once Again, Need To Grow A Spine

By: StevenB

StevenB — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 03:12:57 +0000

Right on, Oliver. Righteous rant, and spot on, on all accounts. One of the things I do when I have the time is mass e-mail all the Dem Senators about exactly this sort of behavior, not that it makes a dent, but you never know. You have identified and codified the A-number one problem with politics in our country. Shout it from the rooftops, brother.

By: tiponeill

tiponeill — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:12:13 +0000

Congratulations Oliver – first post of yours where it seems that you actually understand that our problem is not the Republicans, it is the spinelessness of Democrats.

Keep it up and maybe we won’t be forced to vote Green again.

By: Oliver Willis

Oliver Willis — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:12:10 +0000

Oh, people who go for the Greens are just as clueless as spineless Dems.

By: southpaw

southpaw — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 20:12:53 +0000

Most everyone, Democrats included, supported the war in Afghanistan. That made more sense if we were to go to war against terrorism. That was where Bin Laden was. So far we have failed miserably in tracking him down and if we ever do catch him I hope we don’t treat him like we have Saddam. We should hang him in a very public area for the whole world to see. Then we should tell the rest of the world leaders who are supporting terrorists that they had better clean up their own terrorist camps or they will be next. We need to make the rest of the world be so afraid of us instead of trying to win their friendship. No rules in the war on terrorism.

By: Joe Schmoe

Joe Schmoe — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:12:49 +0000

Democrats cannot win on the war alone. The war is a fluid situation that can change for the better or worse at any time. The war is not the same issue locally that it is nationally and cannot be used effectively to overcome the GOP in the House or Senate.

The only real issues are these: integrity…the administration lied about everything not just the war, Oliver. Transparency….our government cannot be a democracy if everything is done in secret like deals with the energy companies, war contractors, etc…and Corruption…there is so much sleaze going on among the new GOP that it must be made an issue.

People who are against the war still may have children overseas and attacks against W can be turned into attacks against the troops…it is very easy considering the short attention span of the public. BUt the corruption of this GOP is evident and must be made the issue because it is the
corruption of the lobbyists and politicians that has gotten us into this mess.
It is not the war, Oliver, it is how we got there ….obsfucation, lying, corruption…those are the issues that will resonate.

A one issue party is like a football team that has only one play. Eventually the opposition will get around to defending it.