It seems strange to form a PAC to have Dems act like Dems but leave moderate and conservative Dems alone.
"Our PAC will encourage Democrats to act like Democrats — and if they don't — they better get out of the way," Rosenthal wrote in a memorandum describing the organization.
Rosenthal said his coalition won't target Democrats with moderate or conservative constituencies. "We're not trying to force people to the left of their districts," Rosenthal said. "We want to make sure that Democrats primarily represent their districts."
The Working for Us PAC Web site lists Reps. Ellen Tauscher-CA, Henry Cuellar -TX & Al Wynn- MD as three "top offenders." The three are members of the party's moderate to conservative wing.
Tauscher spokesman Kevin Lawlor said "were in lockstep with Speaker Pelosi and the Democratic leadership throughout the first 100 hours"
He could of rephased that - "lockstep" seems medievel term to me......
2007-01-23 02:16:33 · 4 answers · asked by Akkita 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
My question would be are they saying we will hammer any Democrat who doesn't kowtow to the liberal wing? Where I come from (the South) the majority of Democrats are still Conservative Democrats. So which kind of Democrat do they want Democrats to act like?
It was the liberal wing of the Democratic party that cost them control of Congress in 1994. The reason Democrats have control in Congress now is because Republicans didn't hold to their moderate to conservative stance where the budget was concerned and were replaced by Democrats who campaigned on a moderate to conservative position. The Democrat Presidents who were elected were deemed to be moderate.
So IF the Dem PAC hammer too hard they might lose Congress again. Pelosi may be the most powerful woman in the US but that does not make her a goddess.
2007-01-23 02:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like they are making sure they represent the will of the people in their districts. Seems like a good idea to me.
2007-01-23 10:21:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dems in line is an oxymoron. Give them two years and we will have a hammer and sickle on the flag, and no rights. Save America club a liberal!
2007-01-23 10:22:44 · answer #3 · answered by Brodie C 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If you mean taxing, spending on social programs that don't work, pork spending like there's no tomorrow, coddling terrorists, protecting the rights of terrorists,then they'll act like dems always do
2007-01-23 10:24:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋