You know, for a Dem board, people sure post a lot about Republicans

[MichiganVote]

Um....nobody has anything to say about their favorite Democrat? Favorite Democratic initiative? Local Dem politics? Anyone? Someone?

Ok...I'll start,

March 30, 2006 [phone]

Conyers on the Curtailing of College Access

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee voiced his opposition toward H.R. 609, the so-called “College Access and Opportunity Act,” which reached the House floor today.

“H.R. 609 creates greater problems in providing financial assistance for college students, and will lead to graduates inheriting greater debt,” Conyers said.

The legislation fails to make college more affordable for Americans falling within the low- and middle-income brackets – it removes the 6.8 percent interest rate cap on student loans that were supposed to be implemented on July 1, 2006.

H.R. 609 also holds the Pell Grant at $6000 per student allocation until 2013. As a result of inflation, the maximum Pell Grant has already decreased by 50 percent in purchasing power over the last two decades, from 84 percent to 42 percent, leaving students with more to pay at higher interest rates.

This bill also revokes a student’s ability to secure a low-fixed interest rate, by prohibiting them from consolidating their loans while in school or during the 6 month grace period, directly following graduation. In addition, it bars married couples from consolidating their student loans with their spouses.

These factors produce more obstacles which could interfere with a student’s ability to pursue higher education.

More....
http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/mi14_conyers/109_3_30_2006.html

[Bluzmann57]

1. Harkin co sponsors censure

He's one of my favorite Dems. Links all over DU.

[iconoclastic cat]

2. Anger keeps DUers warm.

And we're in Siberia.

[MichiganVote]

7. Well they're not going to throw you a log...come on..post

something about someone you like or what your fav. Dem. is doing for you or your country.

[shraby]

10. My favorite dem is Feingold and everyone

knows what he is doing for the country.

[texastoast]

3. You have a point

Posting about problems and problem Republicans is easy. What changes need to be made and a well thought out plan with a lot of foresight and consideration for the long term to implement those changes is another story. It's not enough to bitch.

[MichiganVote]

4. Right you are...I suspect some one up manship going on lately

[Sarah Ibarruri]

5. Here's the reason we're talking about Repugnicans...

We saw over and over again that being nice doesn't work. We've now switched. We're nice no more. Now we are enjoying tearing at the throats of Repugnicans

[MichiganVote]

8. But they don't care...and the media doesn't care..so whose Dem

accomplishments are you proud of, who do you emulate, who moves you....

[xultar]

6. I see more posts against Dems...I am falling in love with Feingold!!!

His satement on Gay marriage made my heart sing.

I am a Clark supporter as well but I'm beginning to sway towards Feingold.

[MichiganVote]

9. I like Feingold too, esp. his guts.

[MadMaddie]

11. I am with you Xultar.....

Feingold/Clark ticket would be a pretty damned good ticket!!!

But I would be happy with either one of them.....

[Doctor_J]

12. One of my pet peeves

I'll never volunteer to be a mod. These 50 or so "Rush said today..." "Ann Coulter is nuts", "O'Reilly is a liar" posts every day would be kicked over to the conservatives forum until the morans who post them were trained to do it themselves.

Edit: Oh, yeah, and then 10 tweety posts every day.

[MichiganVote]

18. Yup, that's what I be talkin' about

[Doctor_J]

45. I've had to put 5-6 DUers on my ignore list,

just because they post GOP taking point every day. Everything that comes out of the mouth of Rush, Tweety, O'Reilly, Hannity, Coulter, Leslie, Hume, Norah, and all the rest of Bush's media minions gets posted here. My question is, why do these people visit and post at a site called Democratic Underground when then spend their days listening to Repubs?

[cosmic _mind]

13. my favorite democrat is

Howard Dean. Howard Dean kicks ass.

[newyawker99]

17. Hi cosmic_mind!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[snowbear]

14. Ah, c'mon..

I was in here the other night doing the jig when our awesome DEMOCRATIC mayor, Mark Begich, won big-time in Anchorage, Alaska!




Tomorrow night you can guarantee that if Francine Busby wins in her District in California, this place will look like this--->

~~~~~

[ruggerson]

15. That's putting it mildly Larissa

:)

[snowbear]

16. Hmmm... far as "favorite" Democrat...

I'd have to think about that one before I narrowed a list down..

Definitely General Clark, Russ Feingold, Janet Napolitano, Paul Hackett, Charlie Rangel, Joe Wilson, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Jennifer Granholm, and about 50,000 others would be right near the top somewhere.

[Catchawave]

19. My favorite Dems usually get bitchslapped here too ?

Most of us have moved on to our fav Dem blogs and website message boards. (See my sig line)

I can't even post about my state's challengers (against George"Sweet Nectar of Libery" Allen for the Senate) and Congressional Districts without some "whack-a-mole" challenges from some DUers :cry: So I gave up.

States'Issues ? Good luck to all :grouphug:

[snowbear]

21. I'd never bitchslap your favorite Dem..

It would have been an honor and priviledge to have him as our president!

[Catchawave]

22. Thanks sweetie

:hug:

[MichiganVote]

23. Sorry. It wasn't me, I swear it! :)

[Catchawave]

30. Not you sweetie

:hug:

I know that :) I hate to see Hillary, Clark, Kerry, Edwards, et al bashing on DU period! Makes me sad :cry: So I stopped responding to those posts.

Geesh, can't even post my candidate who's challenging George Allen here, because he didn't support Kerry in '04 :shrug: It's all about: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/18/opinion/18webb.html?ex=1295240400&en=f3e1d4cd5b25ed71&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

Sorry, subscription may be required for the link, but it's probably available on :

http://www.webbforsenate.com/

[MichiganVote]

35. I avoid those posts too....many people sound as rigid as the freepers

[Catchawave]

38. Really!? Who could dis John Edwards?

Or any other Democrat !? For that matter. Most of us would replace Bush with Charlie Manson, well, not really :D

[MichiganVote]

39. Aw..Charlie's not so bad, a little on the wild side but move the WH to

Guantanomo and its a good fit. Can't be too different from the rest of the clowns.

[flaminbats]

20. this morning I awoke to a news story that left me in tears..

I will never forget the speech Christopher Reeve made at our convention in 1996. But I only learned recently that he had died, what I didn't know was that Dana Reeve discovered that she had lung cancer shortly afterward. Today I woke up to a news story reporting that she is gone as well.

The Reeves were plagued with bad luck, but they turned this into something positive. Reeve used his name recognition, wealth, and medical condition to help others with paralysis. Dana Reeve continued this effort..even as she suffered with cancer after Christopher had died. Being great isn't about making money, being lucky, and attacking those who already have problems. Being great is learning from our mistakes, turning our weaknesses into strengths, and sacrificing for others who currently just suffer with hope.

Christopher and Dana Reeve represent everything that is good about liberalism and our party, and everything those in power could accomplish if they cared. To me they are both defining examples of being Christian.

http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.geIMLPOpGjF/b.899265/k.CC03/Home.htm

[MichiganVote]

25. I think their story will resonate much more later when people have

recovered from the grief and loss of both of them. They were certainly a powerful couple.

[Vektor]

24. Many would rather bash Democrats instead.

But thanks for a much needed voice of reason on this board today.

[MichiganVote]

26. I know. Too many scrappers here of late posting just absolute junk.

[Vektor]

27. It's pretty obvious...

many of them have an agenda, and it is NOT promoting the Democratic message.

[snowbear]

28. But don't forget... we have a ton of embedded freepnoids over here..

At any given time, there are snoopy, lurking freeps who are insanely jealous that they have such a pathetic party of boring, dull, crooked creeps.


embedded freeper:

[Vektor]

29. Embedded freeper, Male Version:

Notice the diminutive man parts, and note the fact that they always seem to attack "Long Dong Kerry" the most fervently.

Hmmm....

[snowbear]

31. Oh man...

..that's a freeper alright!

[Vektor]

32. I think several of these

have been spotted here today.

[MichiganVote]

36. Lots of disruptors to be sure

[Vektor]

37. What astounds me...

is that they think we don't catch on...

I mean, come on!

[MichiganVote]

40. Really. Some of the provocative posts that they start are just silly

But I guess as long as somebody takes the bait, and there is always somebody with more time than I have....the bandwidth will be useth

[Vektor]

41. Until...

The "lockdown" occurs. :-)

[MichiganVote]

43. Now THOSE are entertaining....followed by the usual nashing of the teeth

[Vektor]

42. .

dupe...

[MichiganVote]

34. LOLLOLLOL!!!!

[MichiganVote]

33. Its my 7th grade teacher!!! LOL

[OzarkDem]

44. Sherrod Brown's Message for Change

Video message from his wife, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Connie Schultz

http://www.sherrodbrown.com/message_for_change

[kestrel91316]

46. I for one like Dr. Ford Bell of MN, Dem running for US Senate,

in case anybody hadn't guessed, lol!

I'm kind of inherently biased because he's a fellow veterinarian. But I like his stands on everything. Too bad I can't vote for him - I'm in CA. But I can keep asking everybody to show your support. We want him to go to DC and show those folks how a true gentleman behaves. And how a true Christian treats his fellow man.