What do the bestest Democrats always support?

[BuyingThyme]

[bamacrat]

1. Our values are the only thing that separate us from the pukes...

not our candidates.

[porphyrian]

2. The best Democrats don't always support anything.

Blind support is the problem, not a strength.

[BuyingThyme]

3. How can support for values be blind?

[porphyrian]

4. Look at any fundie family and ask again. - n/t

[BuyingThyme]

5. Fundamentalists do not have values.

They only have leaders.

[porphyrian]

6. Well, I agree, but they don't.

All I'm saying is that, in my opinion, the "bestest" Democrats weigh things on a case by case basis rather than being beholden to some preset instructions that may or may not apply.

That said, the best Democratic elected representatives, I believe, are representative of both the will of their constituency and of Democratic values, and they don't fear failure or being unpopular for being so.

[BuyingThyme]

7. Me too.

[BuyingThyme]

8. Who're the LEADERS wise guys?

This is not a democracy; it's a push poll.

[bryant69]

9. Would giving an election to the Republicans be in harmony with Democratic Principles?

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[BuyingThyme]

10. Only if the Republicans are more Democratic than the Democrats.

[bryant69]

11. Somehow I don't see that happening any time soon

But possibly these rose colored spectacles I'm wearing are distorting my vision.

Bryant

[BuyingThyme]

12. I don't either.

But Pelosi's a good start.

[bryant69]

13. You think Pelosi is more Repuke than the Repukes? n/t.

[BuyingThyme]

14. What she did is more Puke than the majority of Pukes in this nation.

So, if that fits the semantic requirement, yes.

[bryant69]

15. I disagree with your assessment. But have a nice day. n/t

[BuyingThyme]

16. Not my assessment -- truth.

...

A large majority of the public — 76 percent, including a majority of Republicans — say that the additional American troops sent to Iraq this year by Mr. Bush have either had no impact or are making things worse there. Twenty percent think the troop increase is improving the situation in Iraq.

A majority of Americans continue to support a timetable for withdrawal. Sixty-three percent say the United States should set a date for withdrawing troops from Iraq sometime in 2008.

While the troops remain in Iraq, the overwhelming majority of Americans support continuing to finance the war, though most want to do so with conditions. Thirteen percent want Congress to block all spending on the war. The majority, 69 percent, including 62 percent of Republicans, say Congress should appropriate money for the war, but on the condition that the United States sets benchmarks for progress and that the Iraqi government meets those goals. Fifteen percent of all respondents want Congress to approve war spending without conditions.

...


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/us/24cnd-survey.html