Alan Grayson for Speaker of the House

[Hugabear]

I might be a little biased because he's my congressman. Maybe I get a little choked up whenever I hear him speak. But dammit, we NEED someone like him who isn't afraid to get right in the rethug's faces. We need a true progressive leader who won't bow down to corporate interests.

Therefore, I nominate Alan Grayson as Speaker of the House!

[ddeclue]

1. Grayson for President in 2012! I be working for it if he'd do it!

[mikelgb]

2. 2nd

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. He's got my vote

Not that I actually get one, unfortunately.

Now we just need an equivalent in the Senate. Bernie Sanders is who we need there, but they would probably hold not being technically a "Democrat" against him.

[FLAprogressive]

12. LOVE the avatar!

:thumbsup:

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. ok

[cali]

5. no thanks. there's more to the job than just being

someone who can get in the thug's faces. And I see no indication that he has that set of organizational skills or the experience.

[xiamiam]

7. i'd settle for getting in the thugs face...wall str, pentagon, war profiteers and criminals

etc etc etc..yep, i could use it..would be a refreshing change and a definite confidence builder

[Duende azul]

9. Right. Have you seen his rating by the DRAA?

(Democrats Reaching Across the Aisle)? It's way below 5 %.
And don't make me talk of his record in bipartisaness.

[Hugabear]

15. Democrats Reaching Across the Aisle? No thanks - look where that's gotten us

Lieberman, for one.

[Duende azul]

20. Oops, sorry.

I made that shit up. The post I answered to made me do it.
And had a number of ideas for more like AN (Apologize Now!)...
These times are to dire for sarcasm. It's really in the realm of possibility these Orgs may exist among democrats.

And I rec'd your OP.


:toast:

[anonymous171]

14. Actually there isn't. nt

[msongs]

6. can't be any worse than the appeasers we have now nt

[tritsofme]

8. lol, Let's see if he gets reelected in 2010

And that is by no means a given.

[Hugabear]

16. The rethugs in this area are in complete disarray

The GOP here in Central Florida is pretty fractured. You have the Big Money Corporatists on one side, and the "Tea Party" types on the other - and even the Tea Party idiots are fighting amongst themselves over who is the "real" Tea Party. So far, there haven't been any serious GOP contenders stepping forward yet, and it's hard to think of anyone who might be up for that task.

[Knight Hawk]

17. Exactly!

I live in Florida next to his district and believe me it is NOT a given that he will get reelected.

[fascisthunter]

10. not while the corporatists are running things

unless he plays the game with Wall Street.

[MadMaddie]

11. Absolutely!

He won't put up with the bullshit and he will get work done.

[Pool Hall Ace]

13. K&R

[jgraz]

18. Sorry, but no. Barbara Lee.

I love Grayson, but Barbara Lee is my Speaker.

[Quantess]

19. Sounds good!