Your laugh line of the day: “The party has grown by becoming the party of inclusion.”
…which is the worried reaction from a Lefty blogger who can’t quite understand why Barney Frank, head of the House Financial Services Committee, would say anything like the below in response to the way that the bankruptcy bill got shot down in the Senate (if only temporarily):
The reason that he said something like that, of course, is because the Democratic party is not the ‘party of inclusion:’ it’s the ‘party of expedience.’ The leadership (which is somewhat more liberal than its current Congressional roster, and very much more so than the rank and file) have been throwing this inclusion line around, with admittedly some success: but they have no intention of actually living up to it.
That’s why the Speaker of the House has completely suppressed ‘regular order‘ in legislation and is now running one branch of Congress like it was a private fief. That’s why the ‘Blue Dog’ Democrats are currently being bribed or cowed into submission on fiscal conservatism. And that’s why Specter’s about to have the deal altered, and he really should pray that they don’t alter it further. In light of that, Frank’s comments seem a good deal more understandable: the man must be bored silly with having to constantly pretend that he likes or even tolerates anybody to the right of him, and if you can’t sound off on those awful trimmers and equivocators on Bill Maher’s show, then where can you?
So I suggest that this Politicususa.com fellow get with the program. The people who actually run his party will let him know when they need him to express an opinion; until then, all that’s desired is the usual money, vote, and critical willingness to accept whatever today’s talking points are.
Business as usual, in other words.
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it sure has...
Jack (Diary) Tuesday, May 5th at 11:51AM EDT (link)Just make sure you bring your checkbook with you so that you can pay the new taxes and the democrat campaign debts.
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Barney Frank & ACORN: A Match Made in Hell?
ggross56 (Diary) Tuesday, May 5th at 12:02PM EDT (link)I wrote here that Frank has a newfound appreciation for ACORN. WHAT A GUY!!!
Barney, have you ever heard of a Pro-lifer and a Pro-Free Market who spoke in your Party gatherings? Pls. Don't Lie To Me. nt
Rod_Patrick (Diary) Tuesday, May 5th at 12:09PM EDT (link)Just ask Lieberman.....
jimc1969 Tuesday, May 5th at 12:48PM EDT (link)Joe Lieberman just might disagree with Frank on that, LOL
the guy was thrown out in a primary simply because he didn’t want to see us attacked again ! And I don’t even think he is THAT serious on the issue ( He was in Kerrys Camp 5 years ago after all )
Just ask Lieberman.....
jimc1969 Tuesday, May 5th at 12:48PM EDT (link)Joe Lieberman just might disagree with Frank on that, LOL
the guy was thrown out in a primary simply because he didn’t want to see us attacked again ! And I don’t even think he is THAT serious on the issue ( He was in Kerrys Camp 5 years ago after all )
What a disconnect
EricTheRedVM Tuesday, May 5th at 1:48PM EDT (link)Jason (the blogger from PoliticusUSA) is experiencing a serious disconnect with reality. First of all, who are these conservative Democrats? Joe Lieberman, just nine years ago a Democrat VP candidate, was thrown under the bus by his party for supporting George W. Bush on Iraq. And a few years ago, Zell Miller retired a persona non grata for being a conservative in his party.
Jason’s statement that “Frank is suggesting that the Democrats move more to the left, which is the worst thing that the Democratic Party could do right now. The party has grown by becoming the party of inclusion” could not be more hopelessly wrong. The Democrat Party is already about as far left as you can go. There is no one further to the left in the party than President Barack Obama! Almost equally far left is Hillary Clinton, who was a shoo-in for the presidential nomination, until Obama came on the scene and stole her birthright, with the blessing of his party and the media.
On the other hand, if Republicans did what he and other accuse the GOP of doing, we would have no Lindsey Graham, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collns. Hell, the GOP’s last four presidential candidates—George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole, George W. Bush, and John McCain—were moderates! (Yes, W was a moderate. He might have had right-wing positions on social issues and on the War on “Terror,” but fiscally and on other issues like illegal immigration he was at the bare minimum a centrist).
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last 4 ? Try 6
jimc1969 Tuesday, May 5th at 6:03PM EDT (link)ErictheredVM says our last 4 nominees were moderates. I would say last 6 nominees ( both Bushes were nominated TWICE )
ANd Bush 41 should NEVER have been nominated the 2nd time after raising taxes……..
Though personanly I mostly tolerated Bush 43, though he was very weak on spending & immigration for sure………..
Without GWB to concentrate their hate on, the Democrat coalition will start to eat their own.
Husker (Diary) Tuesday, May 5th at 6:23PM EDT (link)When Bill Clinton had both houses he could get very little done because of the infighting.
This is why Obama threw his rubber stamp Congress red meat – CIA enhanced interrogation memos, Bush administration adviser memos, and released photos of alleged detainee abuse.
As long as they’re hating on former Bush administration officials, the urinating matches between the leaderships will be kept to a minimum.