tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post116774512096937795..comments2023-10-22T04:57:07.468-04:00Comments on <center>WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?</center><center> (J.D. Rhoades' Blog)</center>: Dems Refuse to Be Chumps, WaPo DisapprovesJD Rhoadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-1167760309170417542007-01-02T12:51:00.000-05:002007-01-02T12:51:00.000-05:00Oh, those big bad mean Democrats. First, they for...Oh, those big bad mean Democrats. First, they force Republicans to start working 5 days a week.<BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/05/AR2006120501342_pf.html<BR/><BR/>Then they try to block the do-nothing GOP congress from giving itself a pay raise on their last day in power. <BR/>http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/12/dem-leaders-hope-to-block.html<BR/><BR/>Then, they put an end to the annual 'January in the Caribbean lobbyist-funded trips' the GOP is used to taking. <BR/>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061231/ap_on_go_co/congress_travel<BR/><BR/>And now, most egregious of all, they want to get some shit done! How dare they? Don't they know Congress is for babbling about gays, flag burning and other do-nothing topics? How dare they try to get the minimum wage increase or other bills that actually effect people passed? Harrumph.<BR/><BR/>PS - I hope you don't get sued because of my post on your blog.<BR/>http://www.wonkette.com/politics/walnuts/walnuts-mccains-war-on-blogs-222710.php<BR/><BR/>;)<BR/>KimKim Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08418263881244080814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-1167755560909252902007-01-02T11:32:00.000-05:002007-01-02T11:32:00.000-05:00Roddy: the best take I've read so far on this was ...Roddy: the best take I've read so far on this was in the comments to the WaPo article: If we wanted to Republicans to have input, we would have elected them. <BR/>The Democrats offered bipartisanship; the Republicans indicated that they were going to manipulate it for the cynical purpose of playing political hardball. So be it. Bipartisanship works both ways.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-1167755254112241662007-01-02T11:27:00.000-05:002007-01-02T11:27:00.000-05:00Still, if you promise that you're going to do thin...Still, if you promise that you're going to do things differently, and then do an abrupt about-face as soon as you win, well I think people have the right to be a tiny bit cynical about that.<BR/><BR/>I have little doubt that the Dems will become just as bad as the Republicans in a few years when it comes to respecting the rights of the minority and procedural fairness. Such is the nature of power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com