All of this mamby-pamby nonsense that these extremely polarized sides are going to all of a sudden "work together in a bipartisan manner" is a bunch a hopeful thinking hogwash from the Reichwing.
And it is NOT what the voters intended when they shoved out the Republicans. We want ACCOUNTABILITY and OVERSIGHT over a President RUN AMOK.
These bastards have called us cut and run cowards and terrorist appeasers over the past six years even as they have whittled away and trashed the honor and legitimacy of our democracy.
There is no middle ground.
If Republicans held onto power they would not be talking about "bipartisanship" or finding the "common ground". They would have been proclaiming their mandate was validated and they would have instantly begun to try to eradicate Social Security and pursue other items of their radical agenda.
2006-11-08 18:51:14 · 6 answers · asked by That English Dude 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Why ask for responses? you answered you're own question....and damn well at that!
2006-11-08 18:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by Pie's_Guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we have to try.
I agree that six years of Karl Rove and our "uniter, not a divider" president has produced an animosity between Republicans and Democrats unlike anything we've ever seen. A couple more years, and R.s and D.s will be like the Sunnis and Shiites.
I really lament the fact that people on YA demonstrate an outright *hatred* for each other ... these are all Americans hating each other. It's pathetic and dangerous.
So my fervent hope is that, yes, Pelosi will live up to her end to try and find common ground with the minority party, and with the President. Yeah, payback would be nice ... but ultimately not great for the country. Just because you think that Republicans would have run roughshod over the opposition (like they haven't already), doesn't mean Dems can't do better. I think we can.
2006-11-09 03:11:49 · answer #2 · answered by c_sense_101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah Now, the rpubs are saying they want to work the middle ground. They had control and did not want to work with anyone.
Check it out now on National TV bush has invited the new speaker of the house over for lunch....seems like with his compassionate war stay the course agenda he would be - more interested in speaking with his generals to solve the Iraq delima.
2006-11-09 03:14:53 · answer #3 · answered by AD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Democrats will assume that this is a mandate for the left. It's not, but that's how they'll percieve it. I understand the 'vote the SOB's out' mentality, but does everyone really comprehend the alternative ? I pray for a correction in '08.
2006-11-09 02:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by Justin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, ideally, there should be bipartisanship. Buy we've got to stop this psycho who thinks that god speaks to him. He's draining our treasury and ruining our reputation around the world.
Since assassination is illegal, we must stop him by any means necessary.
2006-11-09 02:55:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Considering the present polarized atmosphere, it will happen only when hell freezes over!
2006-11-09 02:59:29 · answer #6 · answered by Nikolas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋