Why I'm voting straight-ticket Democratic in November

[WilliamPitt]

Senate President Pro Tempore
Ted Stevens (R-AK)

Senate Majority Leader
Bill Frist (R-TN)

House Speaker
J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL-14th)

House Majority Leader
John A. Boehner (R-OH-8th)

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Senate Armed Services Committee: MAJORITY

CHAIRMAN: Sen. John W. Warner (REP-VA)

Sen. John McCain (REP-AZ)
Sen. James Inhofe (REP-OK)
Sen. Pat Roberts (REP-KS)
Sen. Jeff Sessions (REP-AL)
Sen. Susan Collins (REP-ME)
Sen. John Ensign (REP-NV)
Sen. Jim Talent (REP-MO)
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (REP-GA)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (REP-SC)
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (REP-NC)
Sen. John Cornyn (REP-TX)
Sen. John Thune (REP-SD)

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Senate Judiciary Committee: MAJORITY

CHAIRMAN: Sen. Arlen Specter (REP-PA)

Sen. Orrin Hatch (REP-UT)
Sen. Charles Grassley (REP-IA)
Sen. Jon Kyl (REP-AZ)
Sen. Mike DeWine (REP-OH)
Sen. Jeff Sessions (REP-AL)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (REP-SC)
Sen. John Cornyn (REP-TX)
Sen. Sam Brownback (REP-KS)
Sen. Tom Coburn (REP-OK)

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House Armed Services Committee: MAJORITY

CHAIRMAN: Rep. Duncan Hunter (REP-CA-52nd)

Rep. Curt Weldon (REP-PA-7th)
Rep. Joel Hefley (REP-CO-5th)
Rep. Jim Saxton (REP-NJ-3rd)
Rep. John McHugh (REP-NY-23rd)
Rep. Terry Everett (REP-AL-2nd)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (REP-MD-6th)
Rep. William Thornberry (REP-TX-13th)
Rep. John Hostettler (REP-IN-8th)
Rep. Walter Jones (REP-NC-3rd)
Rep. Jim Ryun (REP-KS-2nd)
Rep. James Gibbons (REP-NV-2nd)
Rep. Robin Hayes (REP-NC-8th)
Rep. Ken Calvert (REP-CA-44th)
Rep. Robert Simmons (REP-CT-2nd)
Rep. Jo Ann Davis (REP-VA-1st)
Rep. Todd Akin (REP-MO-2nd)
Rep. Randy Forbes (REP-VA-4th)
Rep. Jeff Miller (REP-FL-1st)
Rep. Joe Wilson (REP-SC-2nd)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (REP-NJ-2nd)
Rep. Jeb Bradley (REP-NH-1st)
Rep. Michael Turner (REP-OH-3rd)
Rep. John Kline (REP-MN-2nd)
Rep. Candice Miller (REP-MI-10th)
Rep. Michael Rogers (REP-AL-3rd)
Rep. Trent Franks (REP-AZ-2nd)
Rep. Bill Shuster (REP-PA-9th)
Rep. Thelma Drake (REP-VA-2nd)
Rep. Joe Schwarz (REP-MI-7th)
Rep. Cathy McMorris (REP-WA-5th)
Rep. Mike Conaway (REP-TX-11th)
Rep. Geoff Davis (REP-KY-4th)
Rep. Brian Bilbray (REP-CA-50th)

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House Judiciary Committee: MAJORITY

CHAIRMAN: Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (REP-WI-5th)

Rep. Henry Hyde (REP-IL-6th)
Rep. Howard Coble (REP-NC-6th)
Rep. Lamar Smith (REP-TX-21st)
Rep. Elton Gallegly (REP-CA-24th)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (REP-VA-6th)
Rep. Steve Chabot (REP-OH-1st)
Rep. Dan Lungren (REP-CA-3rd)
Rep. William Jenkins (REP-TN-1st)
Rep. Chris Cannon (REP-UT-3rd)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (REP-AL-6th)
Rep. Bob Inglis (REP-SC-4th)
Rep. John Hostettler (REP-IN-8th)
Rep. Mark Green (REP-WI-8th)
Rep. Ric Keller (REP-FL-8th)
Rep. Darrell Issa (REP-CA-49th)
Rep. Jeff Flake (REP-AZ-6th)
Rep. Mike Pence (REP-IN-6th)
Rep. Randy Forbes (REP-VA-4th)
Rep. Steve King (REP-IA-5th)
Rep. Tom Feeney (REP-FL-24th)
Rep. Trent Franks (REP-AZ-2nd)
Rep. Louie Gohmert (REP-TX-1st)

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That's only two committees in each chamber. There are a lot more, all controlled by Republicans.

So.

[cynatnite]

1. I second that...

Straight dem all the way in November. :thumbsup:

[Rosco T.]

2. Careful Will.. you're making too much sense

you're right of course...

[Monkeyman]

3. Democratic Ticket is the only way to save this Country

[bobbolink]

4. Thought you said straight-jacket.

Kinda like our country now.

[MadMaddie]

5. Will....I am with you....

[TayTay]

6. I will work hard for a Democratic ticket this fall

I will keep the faces of good Democrats like Sen. Leahy who fought the good fight on this bill in front of me and vote FOR them. I will vote FOR the good Dems who voted to uphold the Constitution and the international laws of justice. I will do it for them because they don't deserve to be punished because of the cowardly actions of others.

There are many people who I can vote for, who withstood the pressure to cave in and vote for a dictatorship in this country. I owe them and I intend to repay that debt with action at the ballot box.

After all, anything less would be un-American.

[bryant69]

7. I'd like to believe it wouldchange something

Most days I do. But after this, even if we get a Democratic Congress, are they raelly going to start rolling back some of these bills? Or are they going to continue to let Bush have his way, in hope of looking toough on torture?

Bryant

[Warren Stupidity]

18. No they aren't and I think that is rather obvious.

I sincerely hope I am wrong on this.

[derby378]

8. Oh, I'm voting straight-ticket Democrat in November...

...but any Democrat on my ballot who supported torture may find their box missing that big black mark.

[proud patriot]

9. Amen to that

this former Green is voting a straight Democratic Ticket
:patriot: we must hold bushco accountable

[hlthe2b]

10. Timely reminder, Will

One thing is for certain: No change will come from the RWers.

Our disappointments must be set aside if we want change...

[guinivere]

11. Well, of course I'll vote straight Dem.

But the torture Dems are getting an angry e-mail from me. I'm not letting them slide on this one.




*sigh*
Not that an angry e-mail is going to do or mean a whole hell of a lot.

[saracat]

12. Thank you Will.My point exactly and another thing, those that do

NOT vote, penalize their local candidates as well, and the effects of that of their day to day existence is beyond awful!

[aquart]

13. Be careful of straight-ticket voting on some machines, though.

I remember that got nasty/tricky in Florida 2000.

Is it very wrong to wish a bad and painful end for anyone who voted for the torture bill?

[Avalux]

14. Thank you! Appreciate your level-headedness.

:toast:

[Warren Stupidity]

15. OK Will We Get It

I too will be voting straight Democratic. However I have no fucking illusions whatsoever about how effective the Democratic Party might be if it accidentally falls into control of one or both houses of congress. We will be woefully ineffective in changing course, in investigating or prosecuting malfeasance and corruption, in getting to the bottom of what has really happened here since 98 or 94 or however far back this shit actually started.

Instead the coalition of enablers and criminal conspirators on both sides of the aisle will continue to do their thing, they will just do so with a little less ease than they do now.

The is going to be settled in the streets.

[bigwillq]

16. Me too.

Luckily I have a man like Ned Lamont to vote for.
However, depending on what state I lived in, I don't know if I could vote straight DEM.
I don't think I could vote for any of the 12 who voted on this torture bill.
Or any DEM who voted for John Roberts or Sam Alito.
Who are DEM who voted for CAFTA or against the stem cell research bill ,etc, etc, etc.......

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. I don't know if I can bring myself to vote for Stabenow.

I'm going to read up on the other candidates. Otherwise it's straight Dem for me...and tougher fighting from here on out.

[bigwillq]

21. I don't think I could either.

And that's what I mean in my post above.
It's so sad that these so-called DEMS had to vote this way.
I just don't get the logic. :shrug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. I don't get it either. She's always been a great Dem...

She has Levin to guide her. It just makes me wonder what they got to her with. She has no faith in the voters of Michigan. People who are hurting. People who would more than willingly have overwhelmingly voted for her. :(

[Timbuk3]

17. I'm voting straight Dem, too.

BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.

Can't say I'm real happy about it, right now.

My "choice" is Carper, who supports Lieberbush (IOW, he OPPOSES the Democratic party) and voted to grant the worst.president.ever the power to suspend the Geneva conventions, habeus corpus, and the basic understanding I've had of what it means to be a human being for my entire life.

Our system is completely broken. Government to the highest bidder.

I'm completely disgusted, tonight.

[KoKo]

20. FANTASTIC POST! Kick and Recommend! n/t

:applause: :toast: :applause: :toast: :applause: :toast: :applause:

and a :party: too! GASP......

[bonito]

23. You got that right. n/t

[bleever]

24. Ding ding ding!

K&R, and thank you.

[politicat]

25. I will be, but not happily. I'll be holding my nose in the booth.

It's the lesser of two evils, and I'm not happy about it, but while it doesn't matter much to me personally (we're financially secure, law abiding and don't have much to lose) it matters a lot to people who are on the edge. I'll take half a loaf now, or even a slice, and work so that there's more bread to share when the time comes.

[we can do it]

26. I'm With You - We Have To Take This Country Back NOW

[LostinVA]

27. Me too, and I'm not even a Democrat

I'm a card-carring DSA.

[BlueManDude]

28. There's no such thing as a moderate Rupublican. n/t

[bridgit]

29. well, i'm voting straight party ticket cause i'm a democrat...

thank the goddess we even have Jerry Brown as a choice for AG out here :patriot:

[mcscajun]

30. Thanks, Will, for spelling it out in Ugly Detail.

No matter how angry we get at our own Democratic representatives, we have to keep the larger picture in focus.

OR NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE.

I was a little excited about Menendez at first, now, I intend to hold my nose and vote for the ^!@%!$#

[Stu DeBeouf]

31. Strawman

You're assuming that those here are not voting Democratic this Nov.

[WilliamPitt]

36. Nice try

Heh.

[Old and In the Way]

32. I'm with you Mr. Pitt!

I'm not so sure this legislation is going to work to the Republican's advantage. There's going to be a lot of discussion about this and the more the average voter hears about the ramifications of this unconstitutional law, the more inclined they are going to be to vote against the Syndicate.

[Deb]

33. Did some canvassing and most of my neighbors are too!

This is a REPUBLICAN neighborhood.

Ain't nothin' gonna break my stride
Nobody gonna slow me down
Oh no!:woohoo: :woohoo: NGU

[gordianot]

34. You are correct.

I am sick of people who say they were voting for the man in rationalizing why they voted for someone who they now feel has violated their trust. The next line is "that person was a disappointment". Bull, he was a Republican, the agenda of the modern Republican party has nothing to do with the Republic, Conservative values, or the Constitution. Republicans are not co-participants in the Democracy, they are now literally the party of fear, corruption, suppression, and murder.

If there is any year to be a yellow dog it is this election year. Diebold is the only way I would vote for a Republican

[SheWhoMustBeObeyed]

35. back to the top with you, threadling

[Rex]

37. They really do control everything.

And look what they've done with power. :(

[OneBlueSky]

38. so am I . . . even though there are plenty of Democrats who . . .

I'm thoroughly disgusted with . . . be that as it may, if we can get a majority in either house, at least we'll have people with SOME brains for committee chairs . . .

if and when we elect Democrats, though, I intend to keep holding their feet to the fire and blasting them every time they do something ssupremely stupid . . . like voting to legalize torture and bastardize the Geneva Conventions, say . . .

[MrCoffee]

39. So you'll swap those who gut the Constitution with those who

sit on their hands and permit the Constitution to be gutted?

[and-justice-for-all]

40. Good Idea.

[donheld]

41. I'm voting gay-ticket Democratic in November

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[derby378]

42. ROFL!

:rofl:

:toast:

[yowzayowzayowza]

43. No Doubt.