2007-01-25 22:31:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The Democrats can't be honest about who they are.
2007-01-25 23:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The are fulfilling campaign promises. They ran on an anti Bush plan.
2007-01-26 07:17:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fulfilling campaign promises alright. they can pass anything they want to in the House. Most will not pass the Senate. LMAO!
Minimum wage hike- passed by the House - rejected by the Senate.
CAGW Names 7 Freshmen Senators Who Voted to Kill
DeMint Earmark Amendment Porkers of the Month
Washington, D.C. - Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named freshman Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Porkers of the Month for voting to table, or kill, an amendment to strengthen earmark provisions in the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 (S. 1).
The original definition of “earmark” in S. 1, the Senate’s ethics reform package, covered only about 5 percent of projects, making it an impotent reform. Sponsored by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), S. Amdt. 11 broadened the definition of “earmark” to include projects in report language and those for federal agencies. Sen. DeMint based his definition of “earmark” on the House rules changes passed on January 4 under Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) defended the Senate language on the grounds that his staff had worked really hard at it and the House did not know what it was doing.
The Senate rejected Majority Whip Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) motion to table the DeMint amendment by a vote of 46-51. The other three Senate freshmen, Sens. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jim Webb (D-Va.), voted against Sen. Durbin and with Sen. DeMint. By voting to kill the DeMint amendment, the seven Porkers were voting for the status quo and against transparency and accountability.
2007-01-26 06:44:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
lmfao...yeah right. see my last question. the great power grab of 2006 has finally unmasked itself with the appointment of voting rights in congress to non member and non income tax paying territories in direct violation of the constitution. federal court of appeals upheld it because of a technicality at it will ultimately be struck down in the supreme court becuase of consitution violations. the first hundred hours, contrary to campaign promises had nothing whatsoever to do with iraq in what we jokingly call the razor thin mandate of 2006. this was a powre grab plain and simple. and if you truly believe this wasnt a pack of lies ive got a bridge in brooklyn you can buy dirt cheap.
2007-01-26 06:37:25 · answer #4 · answered by koalatcomics 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
So far so good. The best thing they could do is talk to one another. The dems and reps dont even go to lunch of play golf togeher. What they heck are they thinking? It fries my bacon to think they they dont even talk and then wonder why nothing gets done. We (the voters) need to change this behavior.
2007-01-26 06:44:44 · answer #5 · answered by Boatman 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They lied. You knew they would and they did. Course the Republicans lie too. If a politician is speaking he is most likely not speaking the truth.. Most of them would not know the truth if it jumped up and bit them in the a**.
2007-01-26 06:37:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They passed an Anti-Terrorism bill, Ethics reform, and an increase to the minimum wage.
Definitely NOT the rubberstamping of Bush's agenda that the 109th (Worst Congress EVER) did.
2007-01-26 06:36:07 · answer #7 · answered by ck4829 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Lied as we've seen and they've proved.
2007-01-26 06:37:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Are they politicians? You tell me what you think they are doing.
2007-01-26 06:34:40 · answer #9 · answered by e.sillery 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Ever try realistic expectations and rational questions?
2007-01-26 06:34:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋