The Democrats Could Learn A Lot From Larry Craig's Balls [View All]

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Senator Craig reinforces the reasons why the Republicans won the week and why the Democrats and, in turn, the American people lost.

Bob Cesca
The Democrats Could Learn A Lot From Larry Craig's Balls
Posted September 21, 2007 | 01:38 PM (EST)


........Senator Craig has brazenly defied his party and has returned to the senate to help filibuster and obstruct every important piece of legislation the Democrats introduce.

Meanwhile, the Democrats, who we specifically elected to end the occupation of Iraq and, to a lesser extent, check the power of the president, allowed the Republicans to filibuster, 1) an amendment that would've restored habeas corpus, one of our most cherished constitutional rights; and 2) an amendment that would've supported the troops by giving them more family time between tours.

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But instead of a bold and aggressive Democratic Party empowered by the support of legions of Americans as well as a disgraced and unpopular GOP, we get this bungled and botched week of wet-bread politics. I know we're not supposed to eat our own, but screw that. The Democrats embarrassed, disappointed and pissed me off this week. Have I made myself clear on that yet?

And if that wasn't bad enough, on the campaign front, we have a Democratic presidential frontrunner who released a health care plan this week that's nothing more than a veiled GOP health care plan -- with an extra step or two between your tax dollars and gigantically profitable insurance companies. I'm sure if you asked a policy staffer (in private) why the plan is so fucking awful, they might admit to something like, "This is a plan that will actually pass (because of lobbyist support and more bipartisan votes)." More acquiescing and less aggressive leadership. Nice.


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