Comments on: “The Party of Ideas’” Hit Their Approach to Governing http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/ Ground zero for all things political in Delaware Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:16:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: McHenry Shows Why GOP Not Ready to Return to Majority : Delmarva Dealings http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-103030 McHenry Shows Why GOP Not Ready to Return to Majority : Delmarva Dealings Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:30:37 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-103030 [...] H/T - DelawareLiberal [...] [...] H/T – DelawareLiberal [...]

]]> By: Geezer http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102989 Geezer Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:41:32 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102989 Do. Not. Feed. The. Troll. Do. Not. Feed. The. Troll.

]]> By: cassandra_m http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102968 cassandra_m Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:51:09 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102968 Well that is the thing -- there is no great agenda. No agenda at all, by any lights of what these guys have to say. They do get plenty of time on the floor -- what they can't do is get any votes for anything. Rolling up your sleeves and working at real solutions is what is called for. And solutions that are radically different than the ones that got us into this mess. Just standing up to whine about a great agenda that no one sees is pretty much proof positive that such an agenda simply is Vaporware. Well that is the thing — there is no great agenda. No agenda at all, by any lights of what these guys have to say. They do get plenty of time on the floor — what they can’t do is get any votes for anything. Rolling up your sleeves and working at real solutions is what is called for. And solutions that are radically different than the ones that got us into this mess. Just standing up to whine about a great agenda that no one sees is pretty much proof positive that such an agenda simply is Vaporware.

]]> By: David http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102962 David Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:44:19 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102962 Why do we need more? We don't have the votes to implement anything unless Democrats get scared. Ryan and Cantor really do have a great agenda but Speaker Pelosi won't give it a minute on the floor. Why do we need more? We don’t have the votes to implement anything unless Democrats get scared. Ryan and Cantor really do have a great agenda but Speaker Pelosi won’t give it a minute on the floor.

]]> By: cassandra_m http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102958 cassandra_m Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:39:21 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102958 And in light of your opposition to a thing that isn't even in evidence -- the silly red scare crap again -- then perhaps this is a concession that manipulating approval ratings is about all you guys can manage at this point. And in light of your opposition to a thing that isn’t even in evidence — the silly red scare crap again — then perhaps this is a concession that manipulating approval ratings is about all you guys can manage at this point.

]]> By: Geezer http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102957 Geezer Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:38:53 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102957 The stupidest thing Republicans can do is confuse an economic system with a political system. Of course, they do it all the time, which is why we say that while not all conservatives are stupid people, all stupid people are conservatives. The stupidest thing Republicans can do is confuse an economic system with a political system. Of course, they do it all the time, which is why we say that while not all conservatives are stupid people, all stupid people are conservatives.

]]> By: David http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102956 David Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:36:31 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102956 The most partiotic thing the GOP can do is oppose the march to socialism. Stand up and shout no like Buckley did a generation ago. Stand up for the real America. One which values liberty more than welfare lies. One which values all of its people regardless of race, handicap, religion, or status of birth. Stand up and be counted. The most partiotic thing the GOP can do is oppose the march to socialism. Stand up and shout no like Buckley did a generation ago. Stand up for the real America. One which values liberty more than welfare lies. One which values all of its people regardless of race, handicap, religion, or status of birth. Stand up and be counted.

]]> By: cassandra_m http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102917 cassandra_m Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:14:16 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102917 Well if the signature achievement that Republicans want at the end of two years is that Nancy Pelosi's approval ratings are down, then there's nothing to argue over is there? Your guys really have abdicated the field. Well if the signature achievement that Republicans want at the end of two years is that Nancy Pelosi’s approval ratings are down, then there’s nothing to argue over is there? Your guys really have abdicated the field.

]]> By: Unstable Isotope http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102915 Unstable Isotope Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:12:32 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102915 I'll say it - I think the Republicans are unpatriotic, and operating in a pre-Great Recession mindset. I’ll say it – I think the Republicans are unpatriotic, and operating in a pre-Great Recession mindset.

]]> By: David Anderson http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102911 David Anderson Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:10:24 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102911 Oh, I thought the opposition party was suppose to promote their opponents. I didn't think they should oppose them. Put this post in the Duh category. Oh, I thought the opposition party was suppose to promote their opponents. I didn’t think they should oppose them.

Put this post in the Duh category.

]]> By: TommyWonk http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102897 TommyWonk Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:48:54 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102897 Obama himself raised the point yesterday: "I know there are some who believe we can only handle one challenge at a time. They forget that Lincoln helped lay down the transcontinental railroad, passed the Homestead Act, and created the National Academy of Sciences in the midst of Civil War. Likewise, President Roosevelt didn’t have the luxury of choosing between ending a depression and fighting a war. President Kennedy didn’t have the luxury of choosing between civil rights and sending us to the moon." Obama himself raised the point yesterday:

“I know there are some who believe we can only handle one challenge at a time. They forget that Lincoln helped lay down the transcontinental railroad, passed the Homestead Act, and created the National Academy of Sciences in the midst of Civil War. Likewise, President Roosevelt didn’t have the luxury of choosing between ending a depression and fighting a war. President Kennedy didn’t have the luxury of choosing between civil rights and sending us to the moon.”

]]> By: pandora http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102893 pandora Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:39:30 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102893 The most important thing about a secret strategy is that it's <i>secret</i>. This is like sending an email to your entire company stating that the way you intend to get a promotion is by making your manager look bad. Seriously, they need to shut up. The most important thing about a secret strategy is that it’s secret. This is like sending an email to your entire company stating that the way you intend to get a promotion is by making your manager look bad.

Seriously, they need to shut up.

]]> By: jason330 http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/03/11/the-party-of-ideas-hit-their-approach-to-governing/#comment-102889 jason330 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:36:01 +0000 http://www.delawareliberal.net/?p=15522#comment-102889 It is all electoral politics all the time with these people. Very patriotic. BTW - I wonder if the News Journal is ever going to ask Mike Castle what he thinks of his party's priorities? (I crack myself up.) It is all electoral politics all the time with these people.

Very patriotic.

BTW – I wonder if the News Journal is ever going to ask Mike Castle what he thinks of his party’s priorities?

(I crack myself up.)

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