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In response to "His real problem is that the party isn't treating him like the meal ticket he is for them." by David

I think that's a chunk of it. THe old school dems thought it was time to get even instead of doing work. -- nm

Posted by Remlik (aka remlik) Jan 19 '10, 19:01

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That's certainly how I see it and I'm frustrated because this is a time when both parties need to be finding common ground. - David Jan 19, 19:05
I think this is part of it. plus I think the dems thought they could rest on their laurels; that they didn't need to *do* anything. - amanchester Jan 19, 19:04 7
- I think the real problem is that they decided to expend their political capital on something they couldn't do. - Ender Jan 19, 19:12 2
  - Speaking as someone who almost died last year, health care is as primary a concern as it gets. -- nm - David Jan 19, 19:18 1
    - Word! The moment I had heart failure I became a huge fan of fixing the health care system. -- nm - Redmond Jan 19, 19:22
- well, the congress never ran on "change" as the platform. they were never going to change business as usual unless someone dragged them kicking and - i'm gay for batman Jan 19, 19:10 2
  - is it the "nerve" or the "pull"? -- nm - amanchester Jan 19, 19:15
  - the congress doesn't have a platform. it's 400 some odd individual races. -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 19:12
- Agree with it or not, getting health care bills through both House isn't not doing anything. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 19:06

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