Why? Why? Why?

[mfcorey1]

The banks win.
Retirees lose.
Democrats lose because of turncoats.
Koch donors win as the shadow government.
Corruption wins.
We are finished.

[daredtowork]

1. I am asking this basic question

Why don't Dems ever sneak the stuff we want into bills at the last minute?

Why don't Dems ever hold the govt. hostage with a threat of "govt. shutdown" or spurious lawsuits or all the other "war tactics" the GOP uses to "negotiate" for what they want. Why does the GOP always call for the negotiation, and why do they always then get a compromise to the Right?

Why aren't the Dems busy writing legislation to rebuild the social and public infrastructure of this country and filling Congressional sessions with that instead of endless blathering about abortion and birth control and other time-wasters until all the do-nothing-Congresspeople can punch their clocks and run off to fund raising dinners with local big donors?

The current Dems seem in on the hustle.

[bottomofthehill]

5. You need to be in the majority to "slip" things in the bill

The House structure is to the victor go the spoils. We need to re-take the House to get the spoils.

[daredtowork]

8. But the Dems were in the majority

and they still didn't slip things in...at least nothing that really mattered to the common people!

[liberal_at_heart]

9. because the dems work for the banks just like the republicans do. That's why.

[deutsey]

21. Fucking A-men

[bottomofthehill]

10. And when they were, things were slipped in. Look at the healthcare bill

Again, to the victor

[liberal_at_heart]

11. oh, no, no, no. The insurance companies helped write the healthcare bill and the

President didn't even bring the public option to the table because he was afraid of the Republicans. We didn't slip anything in.

[Scuba]

19. You mean like the "public option"? Oh wait, never mind.

[kacekwl]

15. I have thought that...

same thing for a long time now. Seems like they are all in on this great big joke on us while we bicker back and forth between party lines. Thought I was the only one.

[enough]

2. Can we add: Rule of Law extinguished, abroad and at home. (nt)

[Rex]

3. Why? Look at the make up of Congress. It is mostly rich people now.

And who do they represent? Banks of course. And how do they help those banks? Lobby other policy makers. And what do they do when they return to the private sector? Work for banks. And who do they represent?

Wash, rinse, repeat.

[hobbit709]

4. We've been sold out again.

[hrmjustin]

6. Carlin was right!

We have owners.

[WillyT]

7. One Theory Has It... That The Democrats Are The Washington Generals, To The...

Republican's Harlem Globe Trotters...

We are just there to make it look like an actual contest.

[hedda_foil]

12. I'm afraid you're right, WillyT.

"Troubling" doesn't come anywhere near how bad this is.

[WillyT]

14. Shit's Gotta Change... And Soon...

[geek tragedy]

13. Republicans have more power in Congress. nt

[WillyT]

16. Part Of The Answer Is Here:

DULink: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025948308

[appalachiablue]

17. We need a PEOPLE'S CONGRESS, Now. The UK has a YOUTH PARLIAMENT since 2000

created for millennials of the future. It's called UKYP, they're age 11-18 hold elections and present their issues and views to lawmakers and service providers. I saw it once televised on CSpan. Why can't the US Congress have a People's Congress for youth, the urban and rural poor, veterans, women, blacks, LGBT, Native Americans, minorities- all the underrepresented- which is growing daily and so are the issues!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. This crap also tends to get slipped in around the holidays....

People are too busy decking the halls but they'll get around to wanting to deck a banker soon enough.

[Scuba]

20. This isn't difficult to understand ...

[DrDan]

22. just read a thread here a bit ago that stated (and was supported by some) that we should

fall in line with this . . . because . . . the President supported it.

future retirees, future bank-victims, etc . . . . collateral damage for the bigger picture.