John G. Roberts Hates Women

[Kuciwalker]

I don't think they're always stupid. This, however, is.

[chequita guevara]

It takes away from the time and effort the President has to push other stupid things. If we had a even a halfway competant President, then yes, this would be stupid. As it is, it's slowing down his agenda to destroy America.

[Kuciwalker]

No it's not. It's just making the Dem's look like there's nothing good on which to attack the President, so they have to resort to this.

[chequita guevara]

Whatever, I don't care. They're all corrupt and implicit in the unraveling of our social fabric. **** 'em all.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
The dems are only hurting themselves, no the republicans.

Wrongo. The Dems hurt themselves in the Daschle era by not opposing the administration enough. It turned off the base while not giving independents a reason to choose them over Republicans.

Now that they've had the Dean-Reid-Pelosi spine transplant, they're much more effective at standing up to the administration, and it's paid off huge political (as well as monetary) dividends.

And, btw, the Dems aren't opposing Roberts at the moment. All they've asked for is full disclosure of his background before confirmation hearings, which the White House stonewalled for a while. Otherwise, Reid and other Dem senators have only been saying that it's premature to discuss anything until the hearings.

[Kuciwalker]

Wrongo. The Dems hurt themselves in the Daschle era by not opposing the administration enough. It turned off the base while not giving independents a reason to choose them over Republicans.

Whereas opposing the Republicans where they are reasonable and correct is sure to give independents a reason to choose Democrats over Republicans, right?

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker

Wrongo. The Dems hurt themselves in the Daschle era by not opposing the administration enough. It turned off the base while not giving independents a reason to choose them over Republicans.

Whereas opposing the Republicans where they are reasonable and correct is sure to give independents a reason to choose Democrats over Republicans, right?

They aren't opposing Roberts at the moment.

And even opposing the Republicans on "reasonable" things might not hurt them, esp. wrt to rallying the base. That tactic has worked with the Republicans and their base, after all. Logic and politics aren't exactly common bedfellows.

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by Sava
it's called politics... maybe when you grow up you'll understand

Ageist slurs aren't needed in a reasonable political discussion.

[Kuciwalker]

Sava isn't needed in a reasonable discussion.

Anyway, I don't see where Sava's coming from, since he has yet to grow up himself.

[Sava]

ROFLMAO

2 RAGES!@

[Bill3000]

Originally posted by OzzyKP


Ageist slurs aren't needed in a reasonable political discussion.

Yes it is, it's called "bait for Ozzy to bring up Youth Rights"

[Jaguar]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Sava isn't needed in a reasonable discussion.

[Kuciwalker]

It's sad when Poly is more reliable than MSN

[Kuciwalker]

Yaguare, use AIM

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
That's a really stupid way of looking at things.

Grow up Kuci (agist slur +1)! It's a very intelligent political move. Opposing the President on the easy things makes it him think twice about the harder things. The Republicans used it brilliantly during the 90s after they gained power by Gingrich. He understood that principle and made Clinton into an uber-moderate whereas when he came into office he proposed a single-payer health care system and had raised taxes. The Democrats under Reid are trying to take that lesson from the Gingrich Republicans.