Democrats, please tell me what you have done for this country?

Question

Come on, tell us all what the Dems in Congress have accomplished, and why their approval rating is lower than the President's? If the President is so horrible, then why is their approval rating lower?

Bash the other party? All the left does is bash Bush, quit being so hypocritical.

Quit your ranting and insulting, why can't you people answer the question? You claim that us Republicans and Bush haven't done anything for America, so tell me what you have done?

Well since you can't think of anything the Democrat Congress has done, why don't you tell me what you've done...Maybe we'll actually get an answer...

Grumpyoldman, you didn't answer the question, you're being a typical liberal and asking questions and ranting.

Answer 1

What have dems done for this country?
-They have managed to divide our country
-They refuse to take responsibility for their own actions.
-They are too busy blaming our President for everything (from terrorist attacks to bad weather) that they can't manage to get anything accomplished.
-They are too busy protecting baby rapers (NAMBLA) that they can't focus on the real issues.
-They spit on our troops.
-They embrace terrorists and the idea of terrorism

I think that about sums it up.

Answer 2

This Congress got the minimum wage increase and has gotten the bill signed to finish the 911 commission recommendations for security against terrorism. I believe they have had a major influence on president Bush to get rid of Rumsfeld which resulted in appointing Gen. Petreas and his new approach to handling the war in Iraq. They also voted to reduce interest rates on student loans. Some achievements by the Clinton administration are listed below. He seldom gets any credit for them.

http://democrats.org/a/2006/08/president_clint.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_and_Medical_Leave_Act_of_1993
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxpayer_Relief_Act_of_1997
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmeriCorps

The Dems now have a low approval rating because they are not united in the promises they made in the beginning and end up supporting the president on issues that they were voted to change.

Answer 3

The Democratic congress is not popular, but a big chunk of people who aren't happy with them think they need to be TOUGHER on the Republicans and the President.

And they aren't getting much done because the Republicans are blocking them (unified minority party, plus a few Conservative Democrats means they can't get some things done.)

And, while "Congress" might be unpopular, nothing has been said about the unpopularity of the individual congreemen and congresswomen.


I think the Democrats have time to undo a lot of the damage done by the Bush years.

Answer 4

You can play party politics forever. It all comes down to matter of perception and stubborness. This is why two party politics doesn't work.
Why don't you stop trying to bash the other party and start trying to find and pinpoint the real problems and figure out how to solve them?
Both sides are so preoccupied with 'winning' and making the other party look bad that neither are accomplishing very much at all.
Honestly. When whole political parties act like elementary school children on a playground, that's when you know it's time for a change.

EDIT: I noticed in your addition you told me not to be hypocritical. Maybe if you actually read my answer you'd notice that I said both! sides are too busy bashing, and never once called myself a Democrat, as I'm not, and even said twice that two party politics is a flawed system. Come on, at least read the answers people give you all the way through.

Answer 5

They have accomplished a lot. They have had countless investigations that have truned up that the Bush administration has done nothing wrong. They have had a six month long witch hunt for Gonzales and have once again turned up empty.

But the millions wasted on these worthless investigations is nothing compared to the pork they are padding the allocation bills with. They average 25% pork... oops, excuse me, they changed the name so as not to offend Keith Ellison... they average 25% earmarks added on to every spending bill. The allocation to fund the Iraq war until September had $25 billion in pork alone. You have to admit that is quite an accomplishment.

Answer 6

They haven't done anything, but tie the country up with their hearings. They hate Bush more than they care about the people of this country. I think it's a shame that they drug Al Gonzales's name through the mud... One good thing. This will bite em in the butts come election time.

Answer 7

It really isn't democrat vs. republican. It's when are we as a nation going to stand and not allow the people on capital
hill to say how much money they are worth and all those promises they don't follow through with. We need to put a time limit on how long anyone can sit in any national position.
We need to find the truly best people for the job. Look how
great Lincoln was (Republican) or John F. Kennedy(Democrat). How about Martin Luther King? I would love to see someone get in and do the job in the best interest of the
American people how about you?

Answer 8

Congress numbers are low for a reason it is what it is, HERE IS WHAT Democrats do best, keep telling the American Public what they want to hear, and keep telling them what there gonna do and never do it, or keep blaming others, Keep lower and lower middle class citizens, Addicted to social and Gov programs so they can blame the republicans and keep there primary voter base, or just prove that Democrats can't govern and just exude a lot of hot air, I almost forgot, Harry Reid more UN-American and treasonous statements, or Patrick Kennedy popping more Pills while voting on important legislation

Answer 9

They won a mid-term congressional majority on a second term President, and that is about the end of it.

They have succeeded in undermining our efforts in Iraq, they have passed a pile of pork which they used as bribes to get votes, they have spent millions of our dollars on investigations that have gone nowhere, and I suspect the next greatest thing they will do is lose both Houses to the Republicans in 2008

Answer 10

What has the Bush administration done for this country, other than create a war that never should have been, sending our loved ones to a God-forsaken country to get killed or wounded, brought the nation's economy to an all-time low, allowing illegal aliens to come in and giving them Social Security and Medicare benefits that our citizens have worked hard for all their lives, made a mockery of the country, as other nations have lost respect for us, and was instrumental in causing most of the cabinet members to leave their posts? Say what you like about the democrats, but the worst of them could not have caused this much damage in 20 years, let alone seven.