Comments on: An open letter to the Democratic party http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/ (Preferably with a decaf mocha in hand) Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:09:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: mdmhvonpa http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-47 mdmhvonpa Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:24:41 +0000 http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-47 As a Republican (ok, I'm really a libertarian who likes to vote in the primaries), I'm actually very hopeful. The majority is so slim that the elected will have to work together to get things done! Maybe, we can get real about some stuff now. Like Social Security, Immigration and tax reform. I do not give a damn who gets credit or who will have enough feathers in their hat to run for president, I just want this stuff done ... NOW. As a Republican (ok, I’m really a libertarian who likes to vote in the primaries), I’m actually very hopeful. The majority is so slim that the elected will have to work together to get things done! Maybe, we can get real about some stuff now. Like Social Security, Immigration and tax reform. I do not give a damn who gets credit or who will have enough feathers in their hat to run for president, I just want this stuff done … NOW.

]]> By: debgray http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-48 debgray Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:00:08 +0000 http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-48 Well, hopefully the Dems will genuinely want to work with the Republicans and not just get payback. Well, hopefully the Dems will genuinely want to work with the Republicans and not just get payback.

]]> By: Charles-A. Rovira http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-49 Charles-A. Rovira Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:08:26 +0000 http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-49 I doubt that the Democrats will be able to undo the damage done to the economy without a clear track. (What with the taxes cut for the top ~1% of earners, who happen to control 80+% of the wealth, and the 400 <b>billion</b>, with a <i><b>B</b></i>, dollars spent on two totally unnecessary wars started on bravado, [We didn't need to invade Afghanistan. The Taliban we're screaming for food.] a frickin' lie.) Until they get a president in too, I expect more of the same. Let's hope they don't get stupid in the meantime, can keep it in their pants, (that means turning over an old page, not going after the new ones,) return us to a balanced budget, having better priorities, (like really securing the borders rather than the proposed horrible leaky patchwork [So Pasadena's safe, but 50 miles away its wide open, is Pasadena really part of a solution then?]) and a perception of being somewhat saner in foreign policy. I doubt that the Democrats will be able to undo the damage done to the economy without a clear track. (What with the taxes cut for the top ~1% of earners, who happen to control 80+% of the wealth, and the 400 billion, with a B, dollars spent on two totally unnecessary wars started on bravado, [We didn’t need to invade Afghanistan. The Taliban we’re screaming for food.] a frickin’ lie.)

Until they get a president in too, I expect more of the same.

Let’s hope they don’t get stupid in the meantime, can keep it in their pants, (that means turning over an old page, not going after the new ones,) return us to a balanced budget, having better priorities, (like really securing the borders rather than the proposed horrible leaky patchwork [So Pasadena’s safe, but 50 miles away its wide open, is Pasadena really part of a solution then?]) and a perception of being somewhat saner in foreign policy.

]]> By: debgray http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-50 debgray Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:51:36 +0000 http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-50 That's my problem with the Democratic party - there is no clear track, which makes it hard to get things done. They seem so incredibly disorganized. Even if a Democrat got into the White House in 2008, I question whether anything would get accomplished. At least for this particular liberal, the Democratic party is like a n'er-do-well uncle - you really want to love him because he's family, but he makes it really hard to do so. That’s my problem with the Democratic party - there is no clear track, which makes it hard to get things done. They seem so incredibly disorganized. Even if a Democrat got into the White House in 2008, I question whether anything would get accomplished.

At least for this particular liberal, the Democratic party is like a n’er-do-well uncle - you really want to love him because he’s family, but he makes it really hard to do so.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-57 Deborah Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:46:49 +0000 http://www.deborahgray.org/2006/11/08/an-open-letter-to-the-democratic-party/#comment-57 You have put it very neatly in a nutshell. Well done. I hope they read it. And heed it. :-) You have put it very neatly in a nutshell.

Well done.

I hope they read it.

And heed it.

:-)

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