Posted by
KenUSA on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 7:29:36 PM
My New Mission Explained
I've Learned From The Left
I'm completely out of the closet as a democrat crossover voter. I am officially a "Dissident Democrat" until I change my mind. These are exchanges with my new friends.
I know you are just "hazing" the new guy, pretty funny. Hey, I want to suggest something really important. I hope some high up people read this blog, because I don't know where else to suggest it.
Anyway, here goes.
You know how we are always giving away condoms and pushing to allow more abortions?
Well, it's working and I'm afraid pretty soon there won't be enough of us democrats left to win any elections.
WoW! Wait a minute. Is that why we support open borders? WoW! We are smart. Man, I never saw it coming. WoW!
Posted By: KenUSA | May 07 2008 at 03:06 PM
I've got another idea, too. But somebody has to have already thought of it. I've been thinking about the "gas tax holiday". I think it's too little, too slow. And, we have to trust these big oil guys with their big tax lawyers to pay all of their windfall profits taxes. Too iffy, I don't trust them. My idea will speed it up.
I say we raise the tax the consumer pays at the pump by about a buck, maybe two. A lot of people won't be able to buy it. See, that's good because of that whole "supply and demand" thing. Less demand means more gas. More gas means lower prices. AND we eliminate the middle man (who would probably cheat like crazy on his taxes anyway).
Correction--the E.T. Party, because I don't know what world you're living in, but it's not this one.
Posted By: dsgonzale6 | May 07 2008 at 03:47 PM
Come on dsgon.
I know I'm new to the party and I don't expect to be a "policy wonk" right out of the gate, but you're being mean. I want to help get Bush out of the White House.
I'm so happy to be in a party that cares. And you guys are smart, man are you smart.
Like the crazy mortgage crisis. Brilliant.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I like forests. Especially big ones. Someday I might like to go to one. So I'm glad we don't allow lumber operations in there any more. I don't see why anyone would want to grow 2x4s in a forest anyway. There's so many trees, there's barely any room for a lumber operation. I think they should grow their 2x4s in the desert or somewhere where there's nothing already growing.
Anyway, since the lumber companies won't be reasonable and move, 2x4s (they make houses out of them) are pretty pricey. So housing prices are sky high.
My point is that the lumber companies were probably going to try to blame us for not letting them grow 2x4s in a forest. So we blamed the banks for making it hard to afford a 3000.00 a month payment. (banks have a lot of money).
I know I have a lot to learn, but I have a lot to give, too.
dsgonzale6 wrote: "As a moderate Democrat, I'd rather slit my wrists than vote for McCain."
Yes, of course, all the "moderate" people I know go around talking about slitting their wrists.
As a "Dissident Democrat", I think the voters in Florida and Michigan should be un-dis-reinfranchised. I wonder if I can catch a bus ride with a group of "get out the vote" activists and vote there too. You know, like they did in Iowa. It's a lot easier to be a democrat, there's far fewer rules and the few there are, are really flexible. Like a living document or something.
Posted By: KenUSA| May 07 2008 at 02:46 PM
Preach, you should check out Chris Matthews' comment about the Republican jerks who voted for Hillary in order to keep an unbeatable Obama out of the general election. People fought and died so that you would have the right to vote, and this is how you use it? You sir, are a buffoon and a total loser.
Posted By: YogiBarrister | May 07 2008 at 08:18 PM
If Obama is kept out of the general, it will be because of the democrat party rules committee. They will decide whether MI and Fl will count. BTW Mrs. Clinton owns the rules committee. If the ultra left of our once great democrat party, had not pushed to move states with ultra left constituencies up in the primary process, in an effort to use the process to leap frog otherwise radical candidates into the national spotlight, none of this would be happening.
When a man as liberal as Lieberman is no longer welcome in our party, we have gone too far.
As far as Mathews is concerned, it is a pleasure to meet one of his dozen or so viewers.
I am a loyal "Dissident Democrat". I will not be disenfranchised.
Posted By: preach987 | May 08 2008 at 04:13 AM
Preach, So let me get this straight, you are a Bush/McCain loyalist who claims to be a dissident Democrat. WTF does that even mean? Why are you so ashamed of yourself that you can't call yourself a Republican? OK, I just answered my own question. I repeat, you are a contemptible imbecile. By supporting Bush/McCain you have betrayed the troops, the taxpayers, law enforcement, your co-workers, your neighbors and your children. When Republicans engage in fraud, voter suppression, and dittoheaded shenanigans, you are spitting in the face of all the soldiers and patriots who gave their lives for democracy.
Posted By: YogiBarrister | May 08 2008 at 08:06 AM
Yogi,
That kind of anger is not going to build any bridges. We've lost the respect of our republican friends across the aisle, but we can win it back. You see, I am for Change. I have Hope. We can rebuild our party from the ground up.