I can feel my hope slipping away....again.

[PlanetBev]

As we get close to the Mid-terms, Bush-loving oil companies drop gas prices and Democrats sitting on sidelines and letting the Pukes reach a deal on torture. I don't think we are going to win by default.

Regarding rushing to defend Bush from Chavez, don't Rangel and Pelosi know how stupid this makes them look? If the shoe was on the other foot and Chavez insulted a Democratic president, think the Pukes would defend us? All this does is help Bush.

Really sorry to be a downer, but I'm not looking forward to November anymore. This regime is ethically bankrupt and I fear that too many Americans are perfectly comfortable with it.

[LSparkle]

1. I'm afraid I agree with you

I'm trying to fight my cynicism and despair, but now that more than one poll shows this idiot's "approval rating" rising, I'm really worried that there isn't enough of a tide to prevent another stolen election. And today especially, as we're on the verge of officially blessing what I'm afraid still counts as "torture" to the rest of the world, I'm saddened for what used to be my country.

[ShortnFiery]

4. Rangel and Pelosi's behavior today adds credence to the suggestion

that The Performance has already been written ... and only needs to be played out ... and all The Players know their roles by heart. :grr: I can't help but start to believe that The Representatives, either side, don't truly give a damn about The People. :cry:

I'm disgusted beyond words. :thumbsdown:

[PlanetBev]

12. Very astute observation, ShortnFiery

It does seem like I've seen this movie before somewhere...like two years ago.

[cali]

15. This is not the time to lose heart

A large part of political shifts is simply the swinging of the pendulum. And it is swinging. In Ohio polling, Brown is not up by as many as 10 points against DeWiner. Bernie Sanders is a shoe in. Sheldon Whitehouse is ahead of Chaffee. Save your disgust and pessimism until after November 7. Personally, I suspect Dems will make major inroads. I'll moan and wail and curse deaf heaven, if they don't, but until, it's over, I'm just gonna continue being hopeful and working on getting Peter Welch elected.

[bullimiami]

13. me too.

:(

[jeffgad]

19. I Agree. There's this big, stupid lump in America that watches

Faux news, laps up the slogan of the day, and calls it a day. Until we can figure out how to get these collective heads out of these collective asses, it's going to be all uphill. Sorry if this sounds awfully cynical. The fact that W's numbers may have gone up is just so disturbing. What else can explain it, but outright ignorance?

[enough already]

34. If we win, one of the first things we have to do is get FAUX off the air

They are nothing but Chimp's propaganda arm and do not deserve to be on the public airways.

[Bake]

2. But even the MSM is talking about political manipulation

of gas prices. I *HOPE* that people don't fall for it (i.e., the price reduction) and go back to the Pukes. That's not the only issue our there that we can win on.

Bake

[fuzzyball]

17. Are you serious? The sheeple will flock to the polls with cheap gas

in their cars to vote the party in power back in power.
They will forget that gas was actually cheaper last year
than what it will be on November 7th.

[Sam Odom]

3. Dont lose hope

The House take-back is a REAL objective and very attainable.

[ShortnFiery]

8. With Representatives that have no courage, what difference will

it truly make. :shrug:

I fear that Pelosi especially will NOT allow any investigation of The Executive Branch.

I'll vote come November, but some people's behavior today has convinced me ---> I have lost all hope that we are a Democratic Republic. No we are A Plutocracy sliding toward totalitarian rule.

We may never regain our civil liberties. :cry: :(

[Sam Odom]

10. A stalemate is better than a rubber stamp

maybe a dem House can just stop bushco

[Stargleamer]

5. Focus on the good. . .

we have an excellent chance of getting Burns out, Lampson should win in a heavily Republican district, and now even Webb has a good chance.

[Deja Q]

6. Americans vote for who looks better.

And since too many DUers have piped in with "_____'s performance was pathetic when it didn't need to be", we're lookin' at the wrong people.

I've seen some good ads by Dems this year and some really phony ones by repubs. Only one Dem ad was as empty-feeling as the repubs'.

If the repubs win, pin it to the fickle and shallow populace who pretend that anything prior to 3 weeks before an election never existed. (I don't think the oil price situation is entirely political, but I won't deny it's a happy coincidence either.)

[pampango]

32. Good points

I bothers me when I see posters refer to voters as "sheeple" or "stupid lumps". I have heard Republicans refer to Democratic voters as uneducated idiots.

My guess is that the US has a bell curve distribution of intelligence and gullibility, as does any other country. My hope is that we would either figure out a strategy for appealing to the uninformed or educate them on the issues we consider important. Let us not call the electorate names when the other side successfully appeals to or educates them.

It strikes me as elitist to for them to call our voters "uneducated idiots" or us to call their voters "sheeple." For our democracy to work everyone's vote has to count the same, not just those who are more informed and " with the program."

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Unless they pull Iraq out of the fire & the stock market hits

12,000 and stays there, gasoline being 50 cents cheaper for a little while isn't going to save those bastards.

[PlanetBev]

16. Hope you right, Casual

I need me some hope. I'm playing ping-pong with the curb right now.

[Booster]

31. Made me laugh outloud. Thanks, I needed that. Like others here,

I'm a little down in the mouth of late.

[fuzzyball]

18. Unfortunately, gas price ranks far higher than Iraq on the sheeple scale

As for the stock market, it is up 60% in 3 years. The
investors are fat and happy.

[dicknbush]

26. This is correct..Keep em fat and keep em movin...

Just like a cattle drive to the slaughter!

[TheWatcher]

37. The Investors that are Fat And happy are not the Average or Small Investor

The Stock Market is a manipulated, propped, controlled joke of a Casino, and it is amusing to me that sometimes during my daily travels the one's who parrot it's performance loudest are the one's who benefit absolutely zero from it.

Which is most of us.

[Phredicles]

9. "Default" has always been the Democrats' strategy-

-Wait for the Rethuglicans to self-destruct and then pick up the pieces. I keep hoping they'll figure out it's not enough, that it's essential to match aggression with aggression.

I agree that the mealy-mouthed defense of the Dear Leader by the alleged opposition just makes him look more "presidential". The thing is, Chavez didn't say one thing that isn't true. If this somehow got spun against them, they could start defending themselves by pointing that out!

I'm sick of Stockholm Syndrome Democrats.:grr:

[INdemo]

23. Which party in Congress was hurt the most by this healine

think about this could certainly hurt the Republicans as far the "rubber stamp congress" issue

Bush and GOP Senators reach an agreement


http://www.washingtonpost.com

[INdemo]

11. What can the Deomcrats do to stop this torture approval by the Repubs

Remember the Democrats are outnumbered and the bill would pass even if every single Democarat votes against it and I expect thats what will happen...

[Sam Odom]

14. anything but being impotent ! There are

parliamentary procedures to stop it but I'm afraid they don't have the backbone.

[INdemo]

20. It doesnt look like there will be a vote until after the election

but ....this was just announced today and the Democrats might just do what you are suggesting

[The Gunslinger]

38. Every singe Democrat DOES need to vote against it......

It's about time They stood together on something. A unified front might look good going into the elections. and more importantly this just might be the most important thing they vote on in the entire Bush regieme.
They are not Democrats if they vote for it period. No oe will be safe from unfair trials and torture not in Iraq, and not here. And the fact it gives Bush absolution for many of his Warcrimes, makes it a crime itself to vote for it.

[Nay]

21. Can't agree more. The pubs are abusive, and the dems cower

in the corner. WTF are we supposed to do, faced with that? Do we imagine that the dems will fight the pubs if the elections are stolen again, as they surely will be? They didn't fight then, they aren't fighting now, and there is no reason to think they will in the future. Are the dems happy with the pitiful crumbs that fall from the pubs' table? Guess so.

[ChipsAhoy]

22. You are NOT a "downer!"

You are a REALIST!!!

[dicknbush]

24. I don't disagree...I think we might geet "Dewied"

We are dealing with a man (Karl ROve) who has been doing this for his entire life in one form or another probably since he could talk. He is not to be underestimated. I think he already has his plan in place and he will launch his attack very soon as a matter of fact he has already begun. We are dealing with a criminal who will stop at nothing to keep his ass in place. He knows the stakes are very high and he will not give up so that the last two years of Bush Junta will have to answer for their crimes.

[ChipsAhoy]

27. Thanks for the reality post.

I especially appreciated the statement about us dealing with a criminal "who will stop at nothing."

YES, the Big Bush Machine is running rampant! REALITY!

[roseBudd]

25. By November the first natural gas bill will be due...

and we had sticker shock over the electric bill this summer. Cheaper gas is not helping much. Plus it's almost time to find out how much more the health insurance is going to cost.

[NEDem]

28. So then lets just give up

I'd say more but this kind of trash just pisses me off.

[NightOwwl]

29. I am so pissed off right now.

What the hell is it going to take to get the Dems off their spineless butts? Torture - eh, who cares. Iraq - Iraq who?

I don't even know what they stand for anymore. Do they even stand for anything?

[ChipsAhoy]

36. Stand for losing!

That's what they seem to do best. And yes, that's a negative remark, but I'm really pissed off too. And have been for a long time. I'm still not over the Supreme Court Justices - the "new" ones. GRRRRRRR

[Divine Discontent]

30. I feel you...

my anger and feeling like we were under grave attack inspired me to make a "hello fascism! We're not going to get along" post. I had to do it. I loaded it on GD: politics since I know a lot of people stay in one area.


I feel you, and I can only say, we won't give up, okay???

[enough already]

33. Very disappointed in Rangel and Pelosi

Chavez spoke the truth, the truth that the entire world knows to be true. There was no need for them to rush out and defend that prick Chimp.

[Vinca]

35. And don't forget they've got Diebold on their side. nt

[Evergreen Emerald]

39. The latest Rolling STone story gave me hope

It is exposed.

[underpants]

40. So

Is that any reason not to volunteer or donate or whatever.

<insert catchphrase here>

I haven't done nor seen a really good breakdown of where all the seats are supposed to come from (sorry I have been lazy) so I don't know if "we" will.

BTW this Arar thing is "it"-the one that could do it.

[roody]

41. The revolution is now, not in November.

Elections are not going to change our country. Our everyday actions are. Of course, I will vote, but we need a sweeping change of consciousness to free ourselves from this one party state.

[truebrit71]

42. I have to agree with you...after 3 successive stolen elections...

...and the complicity of the Corporate media magically dissappearing the lead the Dems have, I have a sinking feeling that 2006 will be stolen and this country will be done. Unless and until, we get representatives that have the spine to stand up to these criminal war-mongers, I fear this once great country is doomed....

[kelliebrat]

43. My thoughts exactly

I let my hopes up just a little bit and in less than 48 hours I've been bitch-slapped back into despair. :cry:

[Ryano42]

44. If it is to be...it is up to ME.

From the ground up. Make sure even the bluest of Dems know our displeasure. NO STATUS QUO.

From the local level up...change. Do not despair, get MOVING. Polls show anti-incumbent sentiment at almost record levels. That means BOTH PARTIES!!!

:patriot:

[tomreedtoon]

45. Well, buy guns and join the guy in this DU post...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2198267

And if his paranoia, defeatism and hatred repulse you, think about this: "this regime" is in existence because people didn't fight it. Especially not the people in charge of the Democratic Party in 2000 and 2004. It takes two to tango, and one of the partners got awfully passive and lazy.

The "Americans who are perfectly comfortable with it" includes supposed progressives.

[formernaderite]

46. First...Bush isn't running for anything...

the outcome of all of these races is very much a local issue...regardless of what Bush is doing. I do see us winning back seats...but I've never thought we'd sweep with enough to gain control....we're on the road...it's not the victory lap yet. The public has to be gradually shifted back to the left...Clinton fucked us with all of his third way crap. His "moderate" stance allowed the repubs to become even whackier on the right. The nation shifted, and we're in the process of shifting it back. Be patient, and don't lose hope or listen to the DLC....they're what got us into this mess in the first place.