Good riddance to bad rubbish! Nick Lampson deserves his seat back.

Who said that the people have no say? We just took down one of the biggest Republicans in the House! We should all be proud of what we accomplished with sheer will and determination. Those who are right will prevail!

What an angry, disgusting individual Delay is. He has no respect for his opponents and even in disgrace takes a cheap shot at Democrats. The word humility is not in his vocabulary. Partisan 'till the end...

I'm sooooo glad he's gone.

Democrats must push the frame that DeLay is corrupt, before the Republicans make a martyr out of him.

I really think this DeLay thing is going to make Bush nervous if he is questioned about it.

I posted the following on dailykos:

Watch for Blather Transplants Regarding DeLay

Bush made gestures toward a new war before he’s finished with the old one. In fact, he hinted that the old one just might not end. This is not the first time he has had sequencing problems.

Before the 2004 election, George W Bush made a reference to “Buggy and Horse” days.
He had the cart before the horse.

Watch for additional “Blather Transplants” from him in the near future. Especially if the press can get him to free associate about DeLay.

He has always been trying to “Chew and Walk on Gum at the Same Time”.
Otherwise, how do you explain his having his foot in his mouth.

Tom, I knew ya hardly.

-ma

I really think this DeLay thing is going to make Bush nervous if he is questioned about it.

I posted the following on dailykos:

Watch for Blather Transplants Regarding DeLay

Bush made gestures toward a new war before he’s finished with the old one. In fact, he hinted that the old one just might not end. This is not the first time he has had sequencing problems.

Before the 2004 election, George W Bush made a reference to “Buggy and Horse” days.
He had the cart before the horse.

Watch for additional “Blather Transplants” from him in the near future. Especially if the press can get him to free associate about DeLay.

He has always been trying to “Chew and Walk on Gum at the Same Time”.
Otherwise, how do you explain his having his foot in his mouth.

Tom, I knew ya hardly.

-ma

What I want to see is Delay peeking out from behind some bars. The bug man has been sprayed.

gosh, don't you ever get tired of the constant request for donations from the democratic party???

Nah, DONATIONS are what they are all about...

The only thing they do is WAIT for something to happen, then profess it on this site like they did something...

DONATE to RUSS FEINGOLD if you want to put your funds to good use...I (along with other members of a group to which I belong) have given $700 to his (FEINGOLD) campaign so far and we hope to raise more...

As for these SPINELESS wimps, I will DONATE when they do something noteworthy or of significance...Otherwise, I will just read the news like they do...

I am GLAD DELAY is gone, and hope that he gets put in prison for his crimes. NOW THAT will be a day for celebration (second to having BUSH convcted for WAR CRIMES)!!!

Stay STRONG NEWBIE!!! Support FEINGOLD!!!

"Tom DeLay is just the tip of the iceberg." Very true, and that ice berg needs to float away before it starts melting. Because if the light shines more into the ice, the obvious will be revealed.

No one is innocent.

DeLay was one of the honest ones. Honest enough to admit through resignation that he was wrong. Home many other sit smugly knowing they will never strp down, but will take the lobbiest money from the Saudi Princes and Oil Kings of the US.

We vote them in to represent OUR interests---whither it be Democrat or Rep.. America stands by and sees no difference between the 2.

It is like the Dalls Cowboys and the Washington Redskins. People vote based on a party winning---but unlike Ebay we never get what was promised------what we like to see----a strong common sense President and Congress.

I am glad DeLay is gone. Now he can become a lobbiest and make the real money.

While Delay and his so-called "resignation" is being plastered all over the papers and radio waves, someone needs to be checking into what the Republicans are confiscating from the American people while our attention is turned to Delay and his antics. We all know they are, or will be, up to something --- such as selling national park land, giving contracts to supporters -- you know, the usual payback to Republicans while our backs are turned.

Of course, not all Republicans get to partake of this frenzied feeding. You have to be a "rich" Republican to get in on all of this largesse. You have to start "rich" so that you can get "richer".

As politicians they forget that they are in office to represent the people and not themselves!

As for these SPINELESS wimps, I will DONATE when they do something noteworthy or of significance...Otherwise, I will just read the news like they do...

What part of the 50 State Strategy did you miss, guy???????? that is not SIGNIFICANT?

Have you been tuning in here, to see the Blog Threads about States that never had offices nor staff, nor supplies in the past? Do you recall last election, when Red Staters came into this blog, CRYING how they had no help, no yard signs, no where to turn???

Howard Dean is using our money in the Best ways possible in order to win next election!

When all is said and done, I highly doubt Feingold will be the choice of the DSCC and the DCCC for President, so save your money!

RIGHT NOW WE SHOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON 2006!

What on earth good, will a Democratic President be, if everything behind him, the Senate and Congress are still a Republican Majority? Talk about Lame Ducks!

Did you see the bending Clinton had to do, when the Republicans took over?

Do not blame your weak assed Senators and Representatives, on the DNC. If Howard could kick some asses, he would!

If DeLay was one of the honest ones, I'd hate to think about the dishonest ones they they still have operating in the Republican-controlled Congress.

Can we deport Tom Delay and his family if he is convicted of unAmerican activities stemming from his crimes against America?

Can we deport him to Afganistan or Iraq and revoke his citizenship?

From GOP Blog:

Tom DeLay will be missed, alot. He's a TREMENDOUS bonus for the GOP. He serves as an example of a politician with backbone and a stalwart commitment to our federal republic as stated in our constitution.

I really hope this whole DNC manufactured treachery hasn't soured him. I hope he continues to be a conservative voice able to roar above the din of liberals quacking.

Posted by GroovyLady on Tuesday, April 04, 2006 2:47 PM | Reply

NA NA NA NA! NA NA NA NA! HEY HEY HEY! GOODBYE!

Hit the Road Jack and don'tcha come back
No more no more no more no more,
Hit the Road Jack and don'tcha come back
No more
What'd you say

Corruption in Washington is not the exclusive milieu of the Republican Party. As Democrats, we have had our share as well. I do, however, admit to finding the current political climate frightening. Genuine election reform, equitable health care for all Americans, the civil protection of the very democracy here at home that we are allegedly trying to assure for Iraq, educational systems that provide a stellar education for all people, regardless of location or socio-economic status -these are real issues needing our real attention.
My children, all young, intelligent and thinking adults, are leaving the Democratic Party. They are not seeing a pro-active Party, taking real stands on real issues, but a reactive Party, focusing on placing blame and trying to figure out what people want to hear. Please - give us a strong platform and strong people to stand upon it. Our roots and our worldview are worthwhile. Let's be who we say we are.\
FrMom

Posted by Frmom on April 4, 2006 at 03:34 PM

Led by Howard Dean, the Democratic Party is taking real stands on real issues:

A 50-State strategy to make the Democratic Party competitive in all 50 states by investing in state party infrastructure.

April 29 is Neighbor to Neighbor Organizing Day. Find an event near you and sign up.

A plan for Real Security for America

Here is a review of accomplishments in 2005. Read it over and see if you still feel that the Party isn't doing enough to be proactive.

A Song Dedicated To Tom Delay

Goodbye Texas Rose, may you ever grow in corruption, you were the disgrace that placed itself and lives you have torn apart.

You called out to your culture and you whispered to those with money and now you belong to corruption and the jail spells out your name.

And it seems to me that you lived your life in corruption and disdain, never fading with the religious right when it all caved in.

And your footsteps will always fall here along the big courtroom house, your candles burned out long before your legend never will.

Good bye and good riddance to one of the chickens. But it is just a start. There are a whole lot more of these pathetic people to root out and throw out of office.

VOTE MARK WARNER FOR PRESIDENT 2008.

Enjoy this moment, an american has had his character assasinated, and decided to retire because of it. Tom Delay was a good leader and a hell of a congressman. The only thing I have to say is 2006 is a pipe dream, the conservative movement will prevail. I have been reading this site for months and the only positive things I see posted are how happy you all are to badmouth republicans. I challenge all of you to not respond with filth, but with IDEAS. Ideas are the cornerstone of a good debate, not childish taunts. Even as I type this I know the responce will be very ugly and hatefull.

PS: I would vote for my president again if I could

there is old saying out there, the dnc, should take heed, "those whole live in glass houses, should not throw stones" and another saying which dnc forgets too many times, "you need to clean your OWN doorstep off, before you clean mine"..There are plenty of cleaning both parties need to do, just look little bit and we will find more then enough canidates that should be voted out of office..what original idea, dnc has, eliminate bin laden, gosh why didn't the former President do that when he had more then one or two chances to take care of business.

I have given up and decided to register Independent. I share values with the Democratic Party but I have issues for what they stand for. Republicans are hardly a viable alternative but there are things about them that I, as an independent cannot disregard that easily.

The Democratic Party is a wonderful organization but I believe they are out of touch with the main stream.

Take the Delay quitting, for example. It seems that this is the perfect opportunity for the Democrats to capitalize. However, this is an oxymoron to what most people would hope to believe is the opposite of The Democratic Party.

Everyone already knows Delay is guilty. His constituents in Houston have already turned against him. Republicans in the house and even the senate are discreetly running for their political lives not to be directly or indirectly associated with his scandal. He even quit his post without a fight.

Why is this politial fodder for the Democrats? Why aren't the Democrats taking the high road?

The Democrats have a bad reputation amongst non-liberals and centrist independents as not having anything to say. The Democrats have a reputation for basing their platforms solely on what the Republicans are doing wrong and not on winning principles that make them the party of the future.

I wish the Democrats would stay away from trying to prove the Republicans as the bad guy and concentrate more on trying to prove the Democrats as the competently, strong Party that is solely out to do what is RIGHT for America, instead of trying to prove that the Republicans are incompetent boobs.

Everytime I meet a left leaning (if not extreme liberal) political activist, ninety percent of the time they are complaining about the Republicans.

There are Republicans complaining about Republicans but you don't find very many of them complaining about Democrats.

The other 10 percent they give powerful examples of why Democrats have the best interests of America in mind.

That is just not enough.

Everyone knows Tom Delay is a scoundrel. Why does the Democratic Party want to cheapen themselves by allowing Tom Delay to seep into the conversation. The conversation amongst Democrats should be first and foremost what's good for the American people (not what's bad for the American people).

To the Democratic faithful, I plead that you take the high road and move on to issues like National Security, Healthcare, Fixing Social Security, etc. ect.

Let the Republicans worry about their well earned reputation for corruption and trust the American people to see that corruption on their own.

The reality is if the Democrats really believe that they will take back the White House in 2008 then they are far too busy worrying about the Republicans fall from power.

Thank you.

April 29th is Demo-organized Neighbor-to-Neighbor Organizing Day. That day is also the day for mass national mobilization against the wars under the name United for Peace; March for Peace, Justice and Democracy. The initiating organizations are:

United for Peace and Justice
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
National Organization for Women
Friends of the Earth
U.S. Labor Against the War
Climate Crisis Coalition
Peoples' Hurricane Relief Fund
National Youth and Student Peace Coalition
Veterans for Peace

Suggestion: Canvass the march! Find out where the nearest march is or go to the big one in New York, and make a pledge to yourself to register at least 50 voters as you march. Take along at least a hundred voter registration forms just in case!

It is comical to watch Democrats act holier than Republicans. The reason they aren't taking this advantage about Delay is that they are all petrified that they will be the next ones to be investigated! Most politicians are corrupt in both parties and are only interested in winning their next election. They are all guilty of pandering to special interests for donations, and that is what has got to stop. They all have their own best interests at heart, NOT the best interests of the taxpayers! Stop voting the crooks in on both parties and maybe then something worthwhile will come out of Washington!

For anybody to say Tom Delay was a good man tell us what Republicans are all about. They don't mind criminals in their midst as long as he is providing them with money. What kind of good Christian morals is this? Lack of morals is more like it.

Tom Delay has said that he is quitting the house because he doesn't want Democrats to use him as an issue during the Midterm Elections.

Tom Delay has made himself an issue. Tom Delay's comments are part of the Republican agenda of making the Democrats look like a bunch of hall monitor/tattle tells who have nothing to do but criticize the Republicans because they have no ideas to offer.

Democrats need to take the high road and build a foundation for 2008 that is not based on the incompetence of Republicans but a foundation based on the COMPETENCE OF THE DEMOCRATS.

The only reason he ran was to get those lobbyist friends to come to Texas and contribute money for his reelection campaign. Which now that he has won the primary backing of his district, he can abandon the district and now divert the money to defend him against current and pending inditements. All this tax deductible contributions of a corrupt system.

You noticed he decided to live near Washington, his green-blooded life lines. Soon he will be using his creative accounting on other Republicans. He will work for a lobbyist in the background for awhile and after two years, the next generation of Texas born lobbyist will hatch from its laundered money nest. I would love to see his creative tax ststements.

Now if he was a good Texas Republican, like he claimed before, when he helping other Texas Republican reelection funds by laundering funds. He would return his campaign contributions for the next Republican candidate from the district.

It is easy to see the frustration shown by the Independent visitors in here. I share some of them. I want real voices, out loud and proud, liberal, centrist, and progressive - all things the neocons don't want to be shown, since it upsets their myopic minds.

The comments left by the neoCONs show what is important to them. Hatred dressed up and called conservative, disregard for the rule of law (they feel immune to it as a majority in Congress). We all see it in their conservative corruption, conservative rendition, conservative hatred, conservative war against anyone not exactly like them, all the while ignoring the root word of the adjective they are so proud of - they CONSERVE nothing! Well, almost nothing, they certainly enjoy making the rich richer while the poor get poorer. They enjoy replacing $30k per year jobs with $15k per year Wal-Marx jobs with no benefits.

The RNC Politburo in Washington has become a true party of the people, as long as the people are either religious extremists or oligarchical capitalists. Their "inclusion" only extends to those exactly like them.

Now that the majority of Americans are seeing them for what they truly are, they will begin - look for more and more terrorist color alert level talk, look for more "free trade benefits everybody" jargon (everybody in republispeak means THEM only), and look for more mention of a god of their choosing in every conversation they have. They are completely pinning their hopes and dreams of continued soviet rule on keeping the public afraid.

The DNC has to become vocal - much more vocal - stick to the issues, the truth, and in plain language - do not stick any more wooden figures up for national office, they don't play well in most of the country, and never will. Bush has all the sensitivity and language ability of a chimpanzee, but the country responds to phrases that mean "I'm going to speak in plain language." We need to remember that before another of our candidates gets in front of a camera and appears to lecture the public.

AMEN BENJI, NEWBIE, and NEWDAY!!!

Iy is about time that someone looks at the deafening silence that is happeneing within the DEMOCRATIC party!!!

This 50 state strategy is junk...I read it and was bored in the first five minutes. Nothing of significance to mount an agressive attack against those that are hurting Americans!

The RECENT tax cuts??? SILENCE

The CENSURE debate??? SILENCE

The FAILED funding of the levees??? SILENCE

But, Delay resigns, and let's send out a message of solidarity? C'mon!!! They should be calling for his imprisonment!!!

But hey, reporters are all that you get here. SUPPORT FEINGOLD!!! You will be happier with your decision!

I became a republican in 1980 - not without some trepidation. Since than my confidence in the republican party has gradually eroded, until today, 4/5/06. The focus on the corruption of Tom DeLay has put me over the top. My government has abandoned me in favor of the highest bidder. And I am - finally- as mad as hell...

I have seen our jobs sent overseas, our wages decline while wealth is being concentrated in the hands of a powerful few. Housing prices have outpaced income at obscene rates, threatening the ability of many Americans to own a home. Social problems go unaddressed - I can not believe the total disregard for the disaster in New Orleans!. The infrastructure of roads and bridges is in decline nationwide and this is not even on anyone's radar. The attack on our civil liberties is frigtening. Our constitutional rights can not for any reason be compromised - especially for expediency.

Americans need a party that will once again put citizens FIRST - protect our jobs, incomes, neighborhoods and quality of life. We need to reign in big business and enact EFFECTIVE lobbying reform. Today we are a government for sale - and both parties need to answer for that! A working middle class including americans of all ethnic backgrounds needs to be polically supported and empowered.

I hope the Democratic Party can rise to today's political and social challenges with courage and determination to re-establish an America that belongs to all of its citizens. We will be watching and hoping.

I couldn`t agree more with Gov. Dean`s statement!This is only the beginning of what will be a long list of corruption scandals!This should carry through all the way to November and beyond.The only thing that bothers me is that a lot of scandals happened in the Reagan Administration in the "80`s",and look where we are today!Democrats need to learn, never to take things easy with the voters!Repubs are only a spin away.

Come on! People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Does anyone really believe that corruption is the province of Republicans only? If the only thing we can offer is bashing Bush and DeLay then we might as well concede the next election. People are looking for positive, constructive leadership to move forward. Do we have it?

Perhaps now is the time for Democrats to begin to unravel the Republican stranglehold on K Street lobbyists. I would suggest drafting and publicizing a bill making it illegal for lobbyists, special interest groups, persons associated with or working for cooperations, organizations and political candidates as well as all the people who work for them to make contributions to any campaign for either party. Lobbies should be allowed access to the government only to make a case for their particular agenda. However, they should have no influence whatsoever over said government. Tom DeLay should teach the left the importance of taming big business in the interest of the people. We should never again allow the lobbies and coperations to be turned against democracracy and social justice.

I don't know which I enjoy more. Watching the Republican Culture of Corruption doing the perp-walk across the national stage, one by one, or watching these sleazy felons, cronies, and hypocrites rat on each other.

Archangel, I could not agree more. Would you please forward your comments to the Union, Trial laywers, NAACP, PETA, etc, lobby groups. When they stop the Republicans will as well.
Also, could you please tell Gore to stop taking money for speaking engagements in the Middle East as he bashes America while we still have troops on the ground.

Anyone care to comment?

Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) Spent $900 From Her Taxpayer Funded Office Budget To Fly Singer Isaac Hayes To Georgia To Headline A Fundraiser, "A Violation Of House Ethics And Campaign Rules." (Bob Kemper and Scott MacFarlane, "McKinney Event Called Illegal," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/5/06)

Melanie Sloan, Executive Director Of Watchdog Group CREW: "It's actually breaking the law ... It's breaking House rules, which prevent a member from using travel funds for anything but their own travel ... And it breaks Federal Election Commission law, which requires that campaign funds be used for campaign expenses." (Bob Kemper and Scott MacFarlane, "McKinney Event Called Illegal," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/5/06)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky's (D-IL) Husband, Robert Creamer, "[W]as Sentenced Wednesday To Five Months In Federal Prison For A Check-Kiting Scheme And Failing To Pay Withholding Taxes." (Mike Robinson, "Congresswoman's Husband Sentenced To 5 Months For Rubber-Check Scheme," The Associated Press, 4/5/06)

Rep. Schakowsky: "More than anything, I am proud of who Bob is." (Michael Higgins and Laurie Cohen, "Democrat Consultant Sentenced To Prison," Chicago Tribune, 4/6/06)
Columnist David Yepsen: "[Des Moines City Councilman Archie Brooks (D-IA)] is an embarrassment for Gov. Tom Vilsack and all his fellow Democrats." (David Yepsen, Op-Ed, "Salary Scandal, Starring Brooks, Tarnishes Dems," The Des Moines Register, 4/6/06)

"[Brooks'] Threats Against A Businessman ... Are Part Of The Reason The Legislature Is Looking At Limiting The Eminent-Domain Powers Of City Officials." (David Yepsen, Op-Ed, "Salary Scandal, Starring Brooks, Tarnishes Dems," The Des Moines Register, 4/6/06)
Brooks Approved "[$]300,000-Plus Salaries For Two Executives ..." Working For A Job Training Agency Whose Board He Chaired, Despite Allegations Of A Romantic Relationship With One Of The Executives. (David Yepsen, Op-Ed, "Salary Scandal, Starring Brooks, Tarnishes Dems," The Des Moines Register, 4/6/06)

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Has Earmarked $54 Million For A Magnetic Levitation Train (MagLev), Despite Opposition From The Department Of Transportation Because It "[E]clipses The Cost Of Current High-Speed Rail By 'Fourfold To Ninefold.'" (Eamon Javers, "This Train Is Really Defying Gravity," Business Week, 4/7/06)

"[R]eid's Faith In MagLev Has Been A Plus For Him: Companies And Individuals Tied To The Project Have Given [Reid] $28,749 In Campaign Funds Since 1999, According To The Center For Responsive Politics." (Eamon Javers, "This Train Is Really Defying Gravity," Business Week, 4/7/06)
Keith Ashdown, Vice-President Of Taxpayers For Common Sense: "[MagLev is] a train to nowhere ... We're wasting tens of millions of dollars on a project that nobody believes will be built except Harry Reid." (Eamon Javers, "This Train Is Really Defying Gravity," Business Week, 4/7/06)
Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV), The Ranking Member Of The House Ethics Committee, Is Being Investigated By Federal Prosecutors About "[His] Finances And Whether They Were Properly Disclosed, According To People Contacted In The Inquiry." (John R. Wilke, "Appropriations, Local Ties And Now A Probe Of A Legislator," The Wall Street Journal, 4/7/06)

"[M]ollohan Has Steered At Least $178 Million To Nonprofit Groups In His District Over The Past Five Years Using 'Earmarks' ..." (John R. Wilke, "Appropriations, Local Ties And Now A Probe Of A Legislator," The Wall Street Journal, 4/7/06)
"[The Money] Has Formed And Financed A Tight-Knit Network Of Nonprofit Institutions In West Virginia That Are Run By People Who Contribute Regularly To Mr. Mollohan's Campaigns, Political-Action Committee And A Family Foundation." (John R. Wilke, "Appropriations, Local Ties And Now A Probe Of A Legislator," The Wall Street Journal, 4/7/06)
"Such A Pattern Raises Questions About Whether The Donations Or Deals Might Be A Way Beneficiaries Of Earmarks Could Influence The Legislator's Actions." (John R. Wilke, "Appropriations, Local Ties And Now A Probe Of A Legislator," The Wall Street Journal, 4/7/06

Excellent article in the upcoming Weekly Standard, by Matthew Continetti, "The Friends of Tom DeLay". It provides an excellent timeline, characters and relationship to Delay. It also list the numerous shell organizations used to launder and shuffle the vast amount of money moved by this corrupt organization. Worth a look.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/012/085mzynf.asp?pg=2

Can anyone have the courage to defend the corrupt
actions of some Democrats on my last post?
Or do you really think that most voters do not know that both parties do the exact same thing.

Why not start a blog on ideas? I guess you will have to wait for a poll or a scandal.

Dems' Immigration Plan: Obstruct, Mislead And Politicize

While President Bush Provides Leadership On
Immigration Issue, Dems Play Politics

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) Wants To Shut Down Senate Immigration Debate Prematurely:

CNN's Andrea Koppel: "[D]emocrats are playing hardball, and they are saying there is absolutely no reason for compromise, and they're not allowing any debate on the floor on amendments." (CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight," 4/4/06)

"Sen. Harry Reid Of Nevada, The Democratic Leader, Blocked Numerous Attempts By Republicans To Hold Votes ... On Selected Amendments." (Suzanne Gamboa, "Senate Democrats Push For Immigration Vote," The Associated Press, 4/5/06)

"Reid Said Democrats Want To Review The Nearly 100 Amendments That Have Been Filed On The Bill Before Agreeing To A Vote On Any Of Them, And Suggested Coming Up With A Schedule Of Amendments That Would Be Permitted." (Emily Heil, "Senate Dems Block GOP On Immigration," CongressDailyAM, 4/5/06)

"Republicans Loudly Accused Reid Of Attempting To Hijack The Proceedings By Refusing To Allow Votes, And Privately, Some Democrats Acknowledged They Did Not Want To Expose Their Rank And File To Difficult Choices." (David Espo, "Senate Republicans Remain Divided Over Provisions For Immigration Legislation," The Associated Press, 4/5/06)

"Senator Arlen Specter Of Pennsylvania, The Republican Chairman Of The Judiciary Committee, Warned That The Democratic Maneuver Might Result In The Demise Of His Bill, Which Called For The Legalization Of The Nation's Immigrants. He Said That 'Both Sides Are Going To Be Losers' If A Bipartisan Compromise Did Not Emerge." (Rachel L. Swarns, "Immigration Measure Stalls In The Senate," The New York Times, 4/5/06)

Dem Leaders Accuse GOP Of Pushing Measure To Make Illegal Presence A Felony, When It Was Really House Dems:

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): "Chairman Sensenbrenner has carefully avoided mentioning that his bill creates an aggravated felony, a felony charge against these 11 or 12 million undocumented ..." (CBS' "Face The Nation," 4/2/06)

191 House Democrats Voted Against The Sensenbrenner Amendment That Would Strike Language Increasing "[T]he Maximum Sentence For Illegal Presence Or Illegal Entry Into The United States." (H.R. 4437, CQ Vote #655: Rejected 164-257: R 156-65; D 8-191; I 0-1, 12/16/05)

Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI): "What this amendment does is reduce the penalties for this type of immigration violation from a felony in the base bill to a misdemeanor. That is all the amendment does." (Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Congressional Record, 12/16/05, p. H11952)
Rep. Sensenbrenner: "[I]f you are against the amendment, you want to keep it as felonies because that is in the base bill." (Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Congressional Record, 12/16/05, p. H11952)

Despite House Dems' Vote, "[D]emocrats Have Been Screaming Their Heads Off About Republican Legislation That Would Turn The Nation's 11 Million Illegal Aliens Into Felons." (John Podhoretz, Op-Ed, "Immigration Politics: Cynical Dems," New York Post, 3/28/06)

National Dem Leaders Have Repeatedly Put Politics Before Leadership On Immigration Issue:

"Democratic Party Chief Howard Dean Accused President Bush And The Republican Party On Friday Of Exploiting The Immigration Issue For Political Gain By Scapegoating Hispanics." (Scott Lindlaw, "Howard Dean Accuses Bush, GOP Of Exploiting Immigration Issue," The Associated Press, 3/31/06)

DNC Chair Howard Dean: "In 2006 it's immigrants. That's what their strategy is on the Republican side: divide people, scapegoat them, set them aside, point the finger at them ... Well, that may be good for the Republican Party, but it's bad for America, and we're not going to do that." (Scott Lindlaw, "Howard Dean Accuses Bush, GOP Of Exploiting Immigration Issue," The Associated Press, 3/31/06)

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) On The House Immigration Bill: "It is certainly not in keeping with my understanding of the Scripture because this bill would literally criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself ..." (Nina Bernstein, "Mrs. Clinton Says G.O.P.'s Immigration Plan Is At Odds With The Bible," The New York Times, 3/23/06)

"[Rep. Peter King (R-NY)] Said His Legislation ... Is Intended To Punish Smugglers And Employers Who Exploit Undocumented Immigrants And Not To Target Good Samaritans Or Clerics." (Glenn Thrush and J. Jioni Palmer, "Sen. To Fight New Bill On Immigrants," [New York] Newsday, 3/23/06)

New York Post: "Hillary's latest tack is typically Clintonian: She's accused 'mean-spirited' Republicans of plotting to put Jesus behind bars. ... Fortunately, Congress will decide such issues based on what's in the Constitution, not the Scriptures (or Pastor Hillary's interpretation of them, anyway)." (Editorial, "The Gospel According To Hillary," New York Post, 3/26/06)

New York Magazine Called Sen. Clinton's Stance On Immigration "Puzzling." (Ben Smith, "Hillary At The Gate," New York, 4/10/06)

Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) "Vetoed A Measure That Would Have Prohibited State And Local Police From Enforcing Federal Immigration Laws." (Barry Massey, "Gov Vetoes Bill Barring Police From Enforcing Immigration Law," The Associated Press, 4/7/05)

Immediately Afterwards, Gov. "Richardson Issued An Executive Order To Accomplish Some Of The Goals Of The Very Legislation He Vetoed, Directing Law Enforcement Not To Ask About A Person's Immigration Status If They Are A Crime Victim, A Witness To A Crime, [Or] Ask Police For Assistance ..." (Barry Massey, "Gov Vetoes Bill Barring Police From Enforcing Immigration Law," The Associated Press, 4/7/05)

Why minimize what Abramoff did? In and of itself it's huge. Not just as an indicator of Republican corruption. We need to get to the bottom of all of its tentacles. With respect, the focus on generalized Republican corruption is "off in the clouds." Then throwing in requests for money really dilutes -- or even contradicts -- the message.

We Democrats need to stay within ourselves. We get slammed when we patronize, get snotty, or sound holier than thou. We need to turn that side off and stay practical.

I just watched John Kerry on Meet The Press defend his position that we should leave Iraq in five weeks.
He also said he is "looking at it hard" when asked if he would run for Pres.
How do you know if you want to contribute to the Democratic party when you have Hillary, Kerry, Reid, Feingold, Kennedy, etc. all saying opposing things?
They should all keep their mouths shut until the primaries before they have to flip flop on the new opinion of the day.
Why not start a blog on who should be the Democratic Pres. nominee and see how much people agree. That may help people decide if they will donate money or not.
It may also point out that the Democratic party does not have a plan other than we want power.

What is the Democratic plan for border security and immigration reform?
I keep hearing many options, all seem to differ.
Please tell me this is not politics as usual.

“In his never ending effort to remain relevant, John Kerry today put forward his trademark pessimism. From his calls for retreat and defeat in Iraq to censuring the President, the Senator is more consumed with his own political future than national security. Despite the Democrats' consummate defeatism, President Bush remains committed to winning the War on Terror and protecting Americans.” -Tracey Schmitt, RNC Press Secretary

MORE OF THE SAME FROM KERRY
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When Kerry runs for office again, how do you think he will flip flop these statements?
Only a few days left before he calls for retreat.
What a leader. Did anyone vote for him or would they again?

Sen. Kerry Once Again Has Nothing But Pessimism And Negative Statements To Offer On Iraq:

NBC’s Tim Russert: “But by setting a specific date for withdrawal, you say immediate withdrawal, it is a change in your thinking. …Now you're saying yes [to a specific timetable to withdrawal].” Sen. Kerry: “Yes, I am saying yes.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 4/9/06)

Sen. Kerry: “[I]f [Iraqis] can't put a government together under the threat that the United States is going to withdraw, they're not going to do it.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 4/09/06)
· Sen. Kerry: “Iraqi politicians should be told that they have until May 15 to put together an effective unity government or we will immediately withdraw our military.” (Sen. John Kerry, Op-Ed, “Two Deadlines And An Exit,” The New York Times, 4/05/06)

· Sen. Kerry: “The civil war will only get worse, and we will have no choice anyway but to leave.” (Sen. John Kerry, Op-Ed, “Two Deadlines And An Exit,” The New York Times, 4/05/06)

Sen. Kerry: “There's a complete absence of real diplomacy.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 4/9/06)
Kerry Once Again Joins Left Wing In Embracing Sen. Russ Feingold’s (D-WI) Call For Censure Over Terrorist Surveillance Program:

Kerry Said He Would Vote For Censure. NBC’s Tim Russert: “Senator Russ Feingold said the President should be censured for his eavesdropping program because he did not seek authority that Feingold insists is demanded by statute. Would you vote to censure President Bush?” Sen. John Kerry: “Yes.” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 4/9/06)

“The Left Wing Of The Party Has Greeted Feingold’s Censure Call Ecstatically.” (Shailagh Murray, “A Senate Maverick Acts To Force An Issue, The Washington Post, 3/15/06)

Kerry’s 04 Running Mate Recently Called For Censure. “‘I think that George Bush deserves to be censured,’ said [former Senator John] Edwards, while opening a three-day campaign swing through Iowa on Saturday.” (Mike Glover, “Edwards Backs Effort To Censure Bush,” The Associated Press, 4/9/06)

“[C]alifornia Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] Said That She Could Vote For The Resolution.” (Craig Gilbert, “Even Democrats Leery Of Feingold Resolution,” Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/14/06)

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA): “The President broke the law and he needs to be held accountable … Talk about high crimes and misdemeanors!” (Dana Milbank, “The Feingold Resolution And The Sound Of Silence,” The Washington Post, 3/15/06)

· “Harkin Said He’ll Vote For The Feingold Resolution -- If It Comes Up.” (Dana Milbank, “The Feingold Resolution And The Sound Of Silence,” The Washington Post, 3/15/06)

Democrat Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV): “My personal conviction is that Senator Feingold did this as a matter of principle. Senator Feingold is a man of principle.” (Sen. Reid, Press Conference, 3/14/06)

Sen. Reid: “I commend Senator Feingold for bringing this to the attention of the American people.” (Sen. Reid, Press Conference, 3/13/06)
MoveOn.Org Quickly Embraced And Supported Sen. Feingold’s Censure “Principle”:

MoveOn.Org Says The President “Mislead The Public And Congress.” “[W]hen the President misleads the public and Congress while willfully and repeatedly breaking the law, there must be consequences …” (MoveOn.org Email, “Join Feingold: Censure President Bush,” 3/14/06)

Sen. Feingold Says The President “Mislead The Congress And The Public.” Sen. Feingold: “[The President] misled the Congress and the public about the existence and the legality of [the] program.” (Sen. Feingold, Congressional Record, 3/13/06, p. S2011)
MoveOn.Org Has Called The President’s Terrorist Surveillance Program “Illegal.” “[W]e’ll continue to work together to make sure there is a full investigation into the President’s illegal program.” (MoveOn.org’s Website, www.political.moveon.org, Accessed 3/13/06)

Sen. Feingold Also Calls The President’s Terrorist Surveillance Program “Illegal.” Sen. Feingold: “The President authorized an illegal program to spy on American citizens on American soil.” (Sen. Feingold, Congressional Record, 3/13/06, p. S2011)
Sen. Feingold Has Received $1,000 From MoveOn.Org. (The Center For Responsive Politics Website, www.opensecrets.org, Accessed 3/13/06)

Other Democrats Beginning To Call For Impeachment?

“Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., The Highest-Ranking Democrat On The House Judiciary Committee, Called For The Creation Of A Select Committee To Investigate ‘Those Offenses Which Appear To Rise To The Level Of Impeachment.’” (Michelle Goldberg, "The I-Word Goes Public," Salon.com, 3/3/06)

· The Boston Globe's Rick Klein: “The resolution has been quietly gaining support since Representative John Conyers Jr., Democrat of Michigan, filed it last year.” (Rick Klein, "3 Bay Staters Join Call To Investigate Bush," The Boston Globe, 3/15/06)

· 33 House Democrats Have Embraced Conyers’ Plan And Are Co-Sponsoring The Bill. (H. RES. 635, Introduced 12/18/05)

Democrats Want To Censure And Impeach The President Over A Program That Is Successfully Stopping Terrorists:

Gen. Michael Hayden: “[T]he program has been successful; that we have learned information from this program that would not otherwise have been available. This information has helped detect and prevent terrorist attacks in the United States and abroad.” (Gen. Michael Hayden, Committee On Select Intelligence, U.S. Senate, Testimony, 2/2/06)

“Officials Have Privately Credited The Eavesdropping With The Apprehension Of Iyman Faris, A Truck Driver Who Pleaded Guilty In 2003 To Planning To Blow Up The Brooklyn Bridge.” (Peter Baker, “President Says He Ordered NSA Domestic Spying,” The Washington Post, 12/18/05)
President Bush: “[T]he [9/11] Commission criticized our nation’s inability to uncover links between terrorists here at home and terrorists abroad. Two of the terrorist hijackers who flew a jet into the Pentagon, Nawaf al Hamzi and Khalid al Mihdhar, communicated while they were in the United States to other members of al Qaeda who were overseas.” (President Bush, Radio Address, Washington, D.C., 12/17/05)

9/11 Commission Report: “On January 15, [2000] Hazmi and Mihdhar arrived in Los Angeles. … after the pair cleared immigration and customs at Los Angeles international airport, we do not know where they went. … we do not pick up their trail until February 1, 2000 …” (“Final Report Of The National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States,” The 9/11 Commission Report, 7/22/04)
9/11 Commission Report: “The agents in Minnesota were concerned that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis would find insufficient probable cause of a crime to obtain a criminal warrant to search Moussaoui’s laptop computer. Agents at FBI Headquarters believed there was insufficient probable cause. Minneapolis therefore sought a special warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to conduct the search … FBI headquarters did not believe this was good enough, and its National Security Law Unit declined to submit a FISA application.” (“Final Report Of The National Commission On Terrorist Attacks Upon The United States,” The 9/11 Commission Report, 7/22/04)
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Did we noticed the Republican party just shut out the rest of the world in that election? What about the way things are running in the white house, does it only invovle the Democratic Party? Why in god's name does it seem to run in full circle. Will Delay ever recover?

BenVasquez, What are you talking about?

4/3/06

Washington, DC – Revised financial reporting requirements by the Department of Labor (DOL) are exposing union leaders’ spending habits with unprecedented clarity. Last Friday (3/31), most major unions filed their LM-2 financial disclosure forms with the government, and jaw-dropping expenditures are already easy to find.
Using the search function on www.unionfacts.com, making sense of the mountains of union financial data is simple. A preliminary look revealed the following:

Nearly $1.5 million in union members’ dues money was spent on golf.
The Ironworkers AFL-CIO Local Union 40 spent $52,879 on a new Cadillac for a retiring president.
$7.9 million of employee dues money went to resort expenditures.
The Boilermakers AFL-CIO Local 374 spent $8,800 of employee dues money on Christmas gifts at Wal-Mart, despite the labor movement’s smear campaign against the retailer.
Between six AFL-CIO locals, over $50,000 of employee dues money was spent at a single D.C. steakhouse.
The AFL-CIO alone spent over $49 million on political activities and lobbying—much of which is spent quietly on in-kind political expenditures like pro-Kerry brochures and websites. That’s almost $20 million more than it spent on representation activities.
“The increased transparency of union spending will be especially meaningful to union members who are getting their first candid look at how their mandatory union dues are spent by labor officials,” said Richard Berman executive director of the Center for Union Facts. “The 40% of union members who voted for George W. Bush might be interested to know just how much of their dues money went to support John Kerry.”

To learn more visit: www.UnionFacts.com. For further information or to arrange an interview please call Sarah Longwell at (202) 463-7106.

House Dem Committed 250 Ethics Violations, Group Says
By Monisha Bansal
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
April 10, 2006

(CNSNews.com) - U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) has committed over 250 violations of House ethics rules, according to a conservative legal watchdog group.

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) filed a complaint with the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia on Feb. 28, alleging that Mollohan failed to disclose and grossly underreported his assets, loans and interests in certain companies.

After filing a series of Freedom of Information Act requests, NLPC stated that "slowly a picture of Mollohan's finances emerged that was sharply different from the one being portrayed in the Financial Disclosure Reports." All members of Congress are required to file the disclosure forms as part of the Ethics in Government Act.

Ken Boehm, chairman of the NLPC, said every report Mollohan filed from 1996 to 2004 had "major errors."

"The real issue here is not whether Mollohan systematically was hiding financial and real estate assets, and grossly misrepresenting their value. He was. The real issue is why he was hiding those assets," Boehm said, also pointing out that Mollohan is the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct -- popularly known as the ethics committee.

"No one in the House has more familiarity with the disclosure laws than he does. Any kind of excuse that he did not know how to fill out his financial disclosure reports -- for a nine-year period -- does not pass the straight face test," Boehm added.

But House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday defended Mollohan and argued that Democrats have a history of ethics reform. For months Democrats have been attacking what they call the "Republican culture of corruption" in Congress and at the White House.

"The Speaker (Illinois Republican Dennis Hastert) should join me in directing the Ethics Committee to get to work, and not cast aspersions on the independent and distinguished Ranking Member," said Pelosi.

She referenced the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, which has resulted in Abramoff pleading guilty, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas being indicted and Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) being criticized for his involvement with Abramoff. Pelosi also invoked the name of former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham of California, who pleaded guilty in a bribery scandal and is in prison.

"Republicans destroyed the ethics process in the House to protect their cronies Cunningham, DeLay, Ney, and other Members implicated in the Abramoff scandal - to name only a few," Pelosi stated.

"Speaker Hastert and his Republican cohorts are responsible for the most corrupt Congress in history and the American people are paying the price at the gas pump, at the pharmacy, and with record high deficits," she concluded.

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Shut up. The Republican culture is a culture that is trying to protect America from sick people like yourselves who do sick and immoral things, like cheat and lie and allow corruption to enter your party. All you can do is sit back and let the immoral do what they want. You let your presidents cheat on their wives, you let gay people "frolick" around and marry eachother, and YOU LET THE TERRORISTS SUPPORT YOU!!! There are terrorists out there who have said before that they supported John Kerry and wanted George Bush to lose. Why? So George Bush would not go into their country and protect the people from the horror terrorists allow. You democrats would have left and let Iraq sit in depravity and poverty and left it with a corrupt government. So shut up about the Republicans. GO GEORGE BUSH!!!

I would also like to point out that under AGENDA at the top, your web site says that Democrats lead the fight for civil rights. HOWEVER, Dwight D. Eisenhower, a REPUBLICAN, was president at the time the first Civil Rights Act of 1954. So you're wrong. :-)

i hate democrats

Republican, just remember that all that the Democrats want now is power. They are angry and bitter and will say or do anything to get it.
The sad part is they cannot come up with a plan if they get power.

Stay tuned for more negative slurs about Republicans. Do not look for ideas on this site.

Good stuff. I sure want her to be the leader of the free world.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Sen. Hillary Clinton Offers Clear Choice For U.S. Economy

Sen. Clinton's Plan For The U.S. Economy: Higher Taxes, Increased Spending And A Large Dose Of Pessimism

In Run Up To Chicago Speech, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Has Predicted Economic Doom-And-Gloom:

Sen. Clinton: "[T]he indicators at the present time ... are positive. But if you look just over the horizon and below the surface there are some troubling issues." (Bloomberg Website, www.bloomberg.com, Accessed 4/11/06)

Sen. Clinton: "[There are] just so many issues that we're kind of pushing to the side. We're either denying or trying to overcome with happy talk." (Bloomberg Website, www.bloomberg.com, Accessed 4/11/06)

Sen. Clinton's Plan For The U.S. Economy Includes Higher Taxes On Working Americans:

Sen. Clinton On Raising Taxes: "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." (Beth Fouhy, "San Francisco Rolls Out Red Carpet For The Clintons," The Associated Press, 6/28/04)

Sen. Clinton Voted Against The 2001 And 2003 Tax Cuts. (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #165: Passed 62-38: R 50-0; D 12-38, 5/23/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #170: Adopted 58-33: R 46-2; D 12-31, 5/26/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #179: Passed 51-49: R 48-3; D 3-45; I 0-1, 5/15/03, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #196: Adopted 51-50: R 48-3; D 2-46; I 0-1, With Vice President Cheney Casting A "Yea" Vote, 5/23/03, Clinton Voted Nay)

Sen. Clinton Voted Against Marriage Penalty Relief At Least Nine Times. (H. Con. Res. 83, CQ Vote #79: Adopted 51-50: R 49-1; D 1-49, With Vice President Cheney Casting A "Yea" Vote, 4/5/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H. Con. Res. 83, CQ Vote #86: Adopted 65-35: R 50-0; D 15-35, 4/6/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H. Con. Res. 83, CQ Vote #98: Adopted 53-47: R 48-2; D 5-45, 5/10/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #119: Rejected 35-64: R 0-49; D 35-15, 5/21/01, Clinton Voted Yea; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #165: Passed 62-38: R 50-0; D 12-38, 5/23/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #170: Adopted 58-33: R 46-2; D 12-31, 5/26/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #179: Passed 51-49: R 48-3; D 3-45; I 0-1, 5/15/03, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #196: Adopted 51-50: R 48-3; D 2-46; I 0-1 With Vice President Dick Cheney Casting A "Yea" Vote, 5/23/03, Clinton Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 95, CQ Vote #36: Rejected 47-52: R 1-50; D 45-2; I 1-0, 3/10/04, Clinton Voted Yea)
Sen. Clinton Voted Against Expanding Child Tax Credit At Least 11 Times. (H. Con. Res. 83, CQ Vote #86: Adopted 65-35: R 50-0; D 15-35, 4/6/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H. Con. Res. 83, CQ Vote #98: Adopted 53-47: R 48-2; D 5-45, 5/10/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #119: Rejected 35-64: R 0-49; D 35-15, 5/21/01, Clinton Voted Yea; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #165: Passed 62-38: R 50-0; D 12-38, 5/23/01, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #170: Adopted 58-33: R 46-2; D 12-31, 5/26/01, Clinton Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 23, CQ Vote #106: Rejected 48-52: R 47-4; D 1-47; I 0-1, 3/26/03, Clinton Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 23, CQ Vote #108: Adopted 56-44: R 50-1; D 6-42; I 0-1, 3/26/03, Clinton Voted Nay; H. Con. Res. 95, CQ Vote #134: Adopted 51-50: R 49-2; D 1-47; I 0-1, With Vice President Cheney Casting A "Yea" Vote, 4/11/03, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #179: Passed 51-49: R 48-3; D 3-45; I 0-1, 5/15/03, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #196: Adopted 51-50: R 48-3; D 2-46; I 0-1, With Vice President Cheney Casting A "Yea" Vote, 5/23/03, Clinton Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 95, CQ Vote #36: Rejected 47-52: R 1-50; D 45-2; I 1-0, 3/10/04, Clinton Voted Yea)
But Sen. Clinton Voted Against Tax Cuts On Capital Gains At Least Nine Times. (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #115: Motion Rejected 47-51: R 40-8; D 7-43, 5/21/01, Clinton Voted Nay; S. 476, CQ Vote #127: Motion Agreed To 62-38: R 14-37; D 47-1; I 1-0, 4/9/03, Clinton Voted Yea; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #196: Adopted 51-50: R 48-3; D 2-46; I 0-1 With Vice President Dick Cheney Casting A "Yea" Vote, 5/23/03, Clinton Voted Nay; S. 2020, CQ Vote #333: Motion Rejected 40-59: R 1-54; D 38-5; I 1-0, 11/17/05, Clinton Voted Yea; H.R. 4297, CQ Vote #8: Motion Rejected 44-53: R 1-52; D 42-1; I 1-0; 2/2/06, Clinton Voted Yea; H.R. 4297, CQ Vote #15: Motion Rejected 40-53: R 1-52; D 31 -9, 2/13/06, Clinton Voted Yea; H.R. 4297, CQ Vote #16: Motion Agreed To 53-47: R 51-4; D 2-42; I 0-1, 2/14/06, Clinton Voted Nay; H.R. 4297, CQ Vote #17: Motion Rejected 47-53: R 3-52; D 43-1; I 1-0, 2/14/06, Clinton Voted Yea; H.R. 4297, CQ Vote #18: Motion Rejected 45-55: R 1-54; D 43-1; I 1-0, 2/14/06, Clinton Voted Yea)

According To The National Taxpayers Union, Sen. Clinton's Plan For The U.S. Economy Includes Billions In Spending:

In The 108th Congress, Sen. Clinton Sponsored Or Cosponsored 211 Bills To Increase Spending And Only Three Bills To Cut Spending. (National Taxpayers Union Foundation Website, www.ntu.org, Accessed 6/13/05)

Sen. Clinton's 214 Pieces Of Legislation Had A Net Cost Of $378 Billion - The Second-Highest Total For The Senate. (National Taxpayers Union Foundation Website, www.ntu.org, Accessed 6/13/05)

In The 107th Congress, Sen. Clinton Sponsored Or Cosponsored 169 Bills To Increase Spending And Not One Bill To Cut Spending. (National Taxpayers Union Foundation Website, www.ntu.org, Accessed 6/13/05)

Sen. Clinton's 169 Pieces Of Legislation Had A Net Cost Of $124 Billion - The 18th Highest Total For The Senate. (National Taxpayers Union Foundation Website, www.ntu.org, Accessed 6/13/05)

Fortunately, Sen. Clinton Has Been Wrong About The Economy Before:

In July 2005, Sen. Clinton Said: "We have not created one net new job in the last four years." (Larry Eichel, "Clinton: Government Lets Down Hispanics," The Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/19/05)

Sen. Clinton Was Wrong: The Economy Created More Than 1.1 Million Jobs Between January 2001 And July 2005. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 7/19/05)
In January 2005, Sen. Clinton Said: "[T]he economy may be on the brink of collapse." ("Sen. Clinton See U.S. Economic Collapse," United Press International, 1/24/05)

Sen. Clinton Was Wrong: The Economy Grew 3.5% In 2005. (Rex Nutting, "Fourth-Quarter GDP Revised Up To 1.7%," MarketWatch, 3/30/06)
In April 2003, Sen. Clinton Said: "There's no escaping the wrong-headed very destructive economic policies that this administration has chosen to inflict on our country." (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Remarks At Democrat Fundraiser, Southington, CT, 4/28/03)

Sen. Clinton Was Wrong: More Than 5 Million Jobs Have Been Created Since Sen. Clinton Made That Statement Three Years Ago. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics Website, www.bls.gov, Accessed 4/10/06)
In March 2003, Sen. Clinton Said: "We are in danger of being the first generation of Americans to leave our children worse off than we were." (Sen. Hillary Clinton, Congressional Record, 3/20/03, p. S4053)

Sen. Clinton Was Wrong: Per-Person Net Worth Increased 24% From The End Of 2001 To Early 2005. ("Snow Defends President's Handling Of Economy," The Wall Street Journal, 3/20/06)
Sen. Clinton Was Wrong: The "Median Wage Has Climbed To More Than $600 A Week For The First Time Ever." (Editorial, "Help [Very Much] Wanted," The Wall Street Journal, 4/10/06)
Third Parties And Experts Agree, President Bush's Economic Policies Responsible For Growing Economy:

"The US Economy Isn't Just Producing Jobs These Days, It's Also Producing Good Jobs." (Mark Trumbull, "US Economy's Latest Output: Better Jobs," The Christian Science Monitor, 4/11/06)

"Management And Professional Occupations Are Employing 1.2 Million More People This Month Than A Year Ago - Or About 1 In 3 New Jobs In America. This Is The Highest-Paying Of Five Broad Categories Tracked By The Labor Department." (Mark Trumbull, "US Economy's Latest Output: Better Jobs," The Christian Science Monitor, 4/11/06)
"The Construction Industry Continues To Hammer Out More Than Its Share Of New Jobs. It Accounts For About 6.4 Percent Of US Jobs, But Has Provided 14.4 Percent Of The Past Year's Job Growth." (Mark Trumbull, "US Economy's Latest Output: Better Jobs," The Christian Science Monitor, 4/11/06)
Jared Bernstein, Economist At The "Liberal" Economic Policy Institute: "As this recovery gets under way, professional services have begun adding jobs fairly broadly ..." (Mark Trumbull, "US Economy's Latest Output: Better Jobs," The Christian Science Monitor, 4/11/06)

The Wall Street Journal: "Critics continue to complain that President Bush's tax policies have only benefited the super-wealthy, but that would come as news to the five million Americans who were jobless before the 2003 tax cuts, and thus had no income, but now have a weekly paycheck." (Editorial, "Help [Very Much] Wanted," The Wall Street Journal, 4/10/06)

The Augusta Chronicle: "The nation's booming economy, coupled with an astoundingly low 4.7-percent unemployment rate, is largely because of President Bush's tax cuts ..." (Editorial, "How Democrats Can Win Congress," The Augusta Chronicle, 2/18/06)

Steve Forbes: "In 2003 ... those tax cuts much criticized, set off the boom that we are having today ... We're the largest growing economy among large economies in the world. We've created over nearly five million jobs and we've had a 4 percent-plus growth rate. That would not have happened without the tax cuts." (CNBC's "Kudlow & Company," 3/20/06)

The Kansas City Star's E. Thomas McClanahan Said Extending The President's Capital Gains And Dividend Tax Cuts Was "Essential." (E. Thomas McClanahan, Op-Ed, "Letting Bush's Tax Cuts Die Would Boost Recession Risk," The Kansas City Star, 4/9/06)

Mike Ozanian, Forbes Magazine: "[The dividend and capital gains tax cuts were] a really, really key thing for where the stock market's going from here, tells people what type of return they can expect on their investments, after tax return. Look at what happened to the market since then." (CNBC's "Kudlow & Company," 3/1/06)

CNBC's Larry Kudlow: "[T]he reality is that the Bush tax-cut incentives continue to propel economic growth. Just look at the outsized gains in retail sales, new home construction, and manufacturing production. Then look at the flood of new tax collections from the strong economy that has thrown off unexpected federal budget surpluses over the last two months." (Larry Kudlow, Op-Ed, "Big Ben's Good Beginning," National Review Online, 2/17/06)

hey patti. it's REPUBLICAN!! anyway, i am in school right now, and we're studying political parties. we had to go to this website to do party platform research, and this site just bothered me. but one of the things we studied was the "watchdog" party who criticizes the party in power to try and get offices. so democrats are just doin what they can to do TRY and make republicans look bad, but.... they're honestly not too good at it. i would say no offense, but i wouldn't mean that. by the way, in this article in says what they stand for is clear. try reading their AGENDA. it makes no sense. honestly... i mean COME ON!!! :)

Are you sure the Dems want to protect our borders and are tough on national defense? Or maybe they are just fishing for votes?
Careful, you know what happens when you flip flop on every issue.

Protests provide boost to Democrats
By Charles Hurt
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
April 11, 2006

Democrats on Capitol Hill favoring citizenship for illegal aliens say they have been buoyed by the massive rallies across the country, but opponents of amnesty warn that they will ultimately backfire.
The gatherings have given backing to lawmakers who want to give a direct path to citizenship for aliens even though polls show most American voters strongly oppose what many call "amnesty."
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat and a leading backer of such legalization bills, invoked civil rights icon Martin Luther King when he spoke at yesterday's rally on the Mall.
"They say you should report to deport," Mr. Kennedy said of conservatives and a growing number of union-backed liberals who oppose granting citizenship to illegals. "I say report to become American citizens."
These rallies also have turned into Democratic recruitment centers for reaching new voters. They often feature posters and fliers for Democratic candidates, and many include voter-registration booths.
At a press conference last month, House Republicans expressed deep anger at the images of demonstrators waving Mexican flags in the streets of Los Angeles and Houston.
"I say if you are here illegally and want to fly the Mexican flag, go to Mexico and wave the American flag," said Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., Virginia Republican.
"All these folks who are here illegally know they can protest brazenly," said Rep. Tom Tancredo, Colorado Republican and longtime proponent of stricter immigration controls. "It's really a mockery of our immigration system."
Yesterday, Mr. Tancredo said the protests reveal how powerful illegal aliens have become in the U.S.
"Today's rallies show how entrenched the illegal alien lobby has become over the last several years," he said. "The iron triangle of illegal employers, foreign governments and groups like La Raza puts tremendous pressure on our elected officials to violate the desires of law-abiding Americans and to grant amnesty."
Mr. Tancredo said he's doubtful that those elected officials will prevail without paying a heavy price.
"As nearly every recent poll shows, Americans want secure borders, not amnesty. And sooner or later, they'll elect representatives who will listen to their constituents," he said, adding that the negative tenor of the protests will backfire.
"Protesters tried to demonize those who want secure borders because it's easier to hide behind nasty names and half-truths than to articulate a position," Mr. Tancredo said. "Demonizing well-meaning Americans doesn't play well in the heartland, and it's not helpful to Congress as we grapple with this difficult issue."
But for many, the movement and those behind it are no different than the civil rights movement to grant black Americans equal standing.
"More than four decades ago, near this place, Martin Luther King called on the nation to let freedom ring," Mr. Kennedy said. "Freedom did ring and freedom can ring again. It is time for Americans to lift their voices now -- in pride for our immigrant past and in pride for our immigrant future."