Why can't more Democrats be like Claire McCaskill and Barney Frank?

[proud2BlibKansan]

Just watched them both on Meet the Press. They were wonderful.

Hey Dems, it's called a SPINE. Get one.

[BlooInBloo]

1. You mean *this* McCaskill?

http://blog.showmeprogress.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2382

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. No this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt90KUwCCoE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_FKGMiziSs&feature=related

[BlooInBloo]

5. Ah. Well if you get to just ignore contrary behavior, ok.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. I think she is more good than bad

Sure she has made mistakes. But her good deeds outweigh her bad.

[BlooInBloo]

17. I suppose, but that's a far cry from the sentiment in your OP.

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. She spoke up to the GOP idiots today and so did Barney Frank

I thought she did a great job on MTP.

Didn't realize she had to be perfect before I could praise her for doing the right thing.

[BlooInBloo]

22. (shrug) It would be helpful if you realized that one teevee appearance...

isn't quite all there is.

As far as spines go, if you take Claire's entire body of work into account, your OP would apply to her.

But I understand - as long as you look at nothing other than this morning's teevee appearance, yes, she is very, very good.

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. Read my OP again

[BlooInBloo]

24. No thanks.

[babylonsister]

2. At the risk of being contrary,

I'm still angry at Frank, and Dodd. What was up with the original bank bailout. It's been such a flop, why did they ever agree to no restrictions or accountability? Has any citizen actually benefited?

OK, I do still like Barney, and he was a good rep. to counteract the rethugs' ridiculous arguments.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. I think they are regretting that bill

As they should.

[DeepBlueC]

6. Claire McCaskill is in that group of "moderates"

who flayed the Senate bill. What's with that?

[BlooInBloo]

8. Just realized - the OP is likely from near Kansas City - McCaskill can do no wrong for the OP.

[proud2BlibKansan]

12. Oh what bullshit

I don't live in MO and can't vote for her. But I would trade her in a minute for Brownback or Roberts.

[BlooInBloo]

14. Didn't say you lived in MO.

EDIT: And being "better than Brownback" is a rather low bar to set.

[proud2BlibKansan]

18. We take what we get

Claire is a godsend compared to the idiot repuke she unseated.

[Tesha]

30. BlooInBloo is just "one of those" DUers who seems to try to be offensive and is proud of it.

Take no notice of them.

Tesha

[bobbolink]

33. AND gets away with it.

For some reason, the rules just don't apply.

[hfojvt]

36. there isn't that much offensive

in pointing out that McCaskill is not that good. More good than bad, perhaps, but not exactly a shining example for all Congressional Democrats.

[Tutonic]

9. Agreed. They gutted education, infrasturcture, arts and other programs

from the House bill. Folks need to get behind Pelosi. Forget about Reid. Let Pelosi drive this bus. She can deliver. Don't let the Repubs control this message. Get on the phones to your State electeds.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. Off the table Nancy?

She ain't delivered shit so far. By refusing to hold Bush and Cheney accountable, she lost any faith I may have ever had in her.

[DeepBlueC]

28. I'm with you here

[ddeclue]

7. It helps to be from a safe liberal district....

it's hard to be a liberal Democrat from Idaho...

Doug D.

[proud2BlibKansan]

13. Very true

[BlueIdaho]

39. Boy - you said a mouthful! nt.

[blm]

10. Guess you've been ignoring Kerry and Boxer who've been hauling most of the weight for Dem left, as

usual.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. They weren't on MTP this morning

Claire and Barney were.

[blm]

19. Kerry was on MTP last week and Obama's been using alot of JK's approach against GOPs

on this debate.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. Good for him

And Claire and Barney were great today on MTP. That doesn't discount anything Kerry did or said. Sheesh. Some days this place is nuts. LOL

[blm]

25. You're the one who set down the marker wishing Dems would follow McCaskill and Frank.

Sheesh....one would think you'd be happy to be wrong in this case,

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. "Why can't MORE Democrats . . . "

Guess you missed that part.

But before I post anything praising a Democrat from now on I will be sure to remember every good thing every other Democrat has done. :hi:

[blm]

27. stimulus specific leadership..... it's what we ALL want to see and acknowledge it when

we see it.

[barb162]

29. I thought Barbara Boxer was great yesterday too.

Speaking in the Senate on the bailout.

[ColbertWatcher]

31. It would be nice, but we Democrats have never been ...

... as uniformly similar as the GOP.

I understand what you mean by having a spine, but we're the big tent party because we're all different.

[bobbolink]

32. "Unbought and unbossed" -- the motto of Shirley Chisolm.

That would be the answer to your question.

So... the other question is, do WE have the spine to do away with our corporate-run political system?

[underpants]

34. Thank you Rush Limbaugh for the final move that got her elected!!!

[hfojvt]

37. I think Katie Couric was key too

giving 20 minutes or more to a Michael J. Fox interview on CBS news.

[BlueIdaho]

35. I say

Put Clare on a front bench and move little Mr Pissy Pants Reid to a back bench. He shouldn't even be in charge of of the cloak room let alone the Senate!

[Mike 03]

38. My only problem with Barney Frank...

He has held a tremendous series of hearings into the cause of the economic crisis, but he doesn't listen to what the witnesses are saying. He's so busy trying to think of what he's going to say next that he totally ignores his panel.

He's not the only one, though, for sure. I'm shocked by how little the senators and congresspeople on both sides, on the finance and oversight committees, even know about banking, finance or the economy. It's embarrassing.

I don't know anything about McCaskill.