Democrats what would you like to see?

Question

Just curious what some of my fellow Democrats would like to see done over the next couple of years. I would like to see the Dems:

1. Force Bush into creating a timetable for Iraq before approving more funding.
2. Have lengthy and thorough hearings into what the hell happened in Iraq, the justifications for going there, who prepetuated the lies that were told to Americans to justify the war, and whether intel that did not support the war was hidden or disregarded.
3. Develop plans to ensure the safety of Americans by investing all of the money we are wasting on the war into securing America from the inside. There are always going to be people that hate America, so we must protect ourselves from attack in a logical manner, not by randomly invading other countries.

These are a couple of the things I would like to see done between now and when the Dems get the presidency back in '08. Unless we start kicking butt in Iraq, the Republicans have no shot in '08. Way to go Bush!!

Answer 1

I am a liberal who, more often than not, votes Democratic. I would like to see (wishful thinking) politicians and voting public alike forget about party lines and start thinking about the damage everyone is doing to this country by making everything an us vs them issue. Instead of hating every idea Republicans come up with just because it came from them or shouting down every Democrat and claiming they hate America, work for the actual benefit of the whole. Quit toeing the party line and think for yourself. Don't simply regurgitate everything said by Bill O'Reilly or Keith Olberman as gospel and the end-all be-all of an issue.

Answer 2

1)Bush has basically set time tables for iraq, but he isn't giving specifics, because the insurgents will just wait us out. Instead of time tables he has give goals that need to be met.
2)The hearings you propose would be useless in the current effort to secure Iraq. Maybe after it is over, then look into what went wrong. But don't look too deep, cause I am sure many prominant Democrats are involved.
3)THe Demos won the 06 elections for two reason. Disenfranchised republicans went Democrat because they thought the Dems would effect change in Iraq, and /or because they thought the Dems would secure the borders. Neither has happened, and it doesn't look like either will happen. A lot of Americans wasted their precious votes on the lies of the Democrats. A new era of non partisan politics? Thats what Pelosi said. All I have seen since they took control is partisan bickering and the continous name calling and finger pointing. All of the representatives need to grow up and get over it. We are in Iraq, we can't "Quit", so back the president, send the "Surge" troops and clean house. Listen to the people who voted you in office and secure the borders, TODAY.

Answer 3

1. Force Bush into creating a timetable for Iraq before approving more funding.- yes you should inform the enemy how much resolve you have by giving a timetable.

2. Have lengthy and thorough hearings into what the hell happened in Iraq, the justifications for going there, who perpetuated the lies that were told to Americans to justify the war, and whether Intel that did not support the war was hidden or disregarded.- Bring all of it out clean back to Gulf War 1, Oh we can't sandy Berger destroyed documents.

3. Develop plans to ensure the safety of Americans by investing all of the money we are wasting on the war into securing America from the inside. There are always going to be people that hate America, so we must protect ourselves from attack in a logical manner, not by randomly invading other countries.- Yes, you have voted to implement the 911 commissions suggestion. Don't you feel safer?

More worried about 08 than you are actually concerned about the radicals we are fighting.

Answer 4

I am a liberal who usually votes Democrat. I can certainly understand the concerns you have listed. I am most definately in favor of getting our troops out of a war that we never should have started in the first place.

As to the hearings, I am very nervous about hearings for no ultimate purpose. If there is a real and effective dsired end result I might reconsider.

I would be all for the congress addressing protection from within IF their actions were also aimed at poverty and health care.

I have one additional concern. The environment. There are solutions which we can take to sloe down the warming situation we find ourselves in. The answers will have to be global ones and I would love to see the US join the lobal community of nations with their eyes open to these problems. The fact is this. If we do not address these problems today we will have to address a catastrophie in the very near future.

Answer 5

Please put together actual ideas instead of "anything but what Bush is doing."

If you're really concerned about money being wasted, why not focus on the billions spent each year on pork projects? How about demanding that the government reform their hand-out programs so that we hard-working tax-payers don't have to keep supporting able-bodied people who choose to leech off of society?

What is the value of "lengthy hearings" when you people won't believe anything you don't want to hear? There was tons of intelligence that they had WMDs, and other countries believed the same to be true. The vast majority of Democrats voted to go to war - not a war as long as it doesn't last too long - WAR.

You can't put a timetable on war. It's not a football game. See, their side doesn't give up just because time has run out. They are simply waiting for us to leave to put on their next surge.

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Answer 6

I would add on to number 1 a detailed plan of action to get us out in the set timetable.

Answer 7

you must be under 40 or not too worldly.the dems are worse than the republicans.you must be aware that the dems ran the show for 50 years till 94.their accomplishments:public education that turns out functional morons,40 years of welfare,confiscatory taxes,big government and so on.....wake up dude they will only rob you more!

Answer 8

1 and 3.

presidents almost always go rep, dem, rep, dem, rep, dem.....
it is sad that all the democrat can do is try to make a dent in the HUGE defict that the war is building. people say it will amass more than 2 trillion dollars worth of debt after it is over. you should watch kieth olberman in this link: http://throwawayyourtv.com/2007/01/special-comment-on-troop-surge.html

Answer 9

I completely agree with all three of those points. How about adding

4. Make the government be honest with it's citizens, not do secret programs like the wiretapping one.

Answer 10

agreed 100%and start implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 commission,to the fullest.