It's time for Democrats to lead

Screw bipartisanship! Bipartisanship is a myth- particularly in an election year. As recent events have show, the only thing bipartisanship is good for is bashing the other party.

The Democrats have the numbers, it is time for them to come up with a bill. The House Republicans are out of touch with the needs of the country and with the desire of middle Americans. You don't need House Republicans, and you are never going to get them to come along without making sure that billionaires no longer have to pay any taxes. We should just leave them behind.

Sure there is political risk for Democrats to be out in front on this one. But who cares? This is not a time for the party to be cautious.

I hope the Democrats, together with Republicans of goodwill ditch the conservatives and come up with a decent plan that both adds liquidity while helping the middle class and protecting taxpayers.

But they aren't going to get anything done without ditching the conservatives.

Garbage Cyclo!

You are greatly exaggerating the "political liability" of the Democrats while ignoring the substantial weakness in their adversary.

When the Democrats come out strong; offering and championing a decent plan that provides protection and help for the middle class, the Republicans are going to be the ones in a very tough spot.

If they veto or filibuster, the economy gets hung around their collective necks. They won't be stupid enough to suffer that. If this happens, and the economy takes a turn for the worse... I don't think that most Republicans are stupid enough to put themselves in this position.

Most Americans want Congress to do something about the financial crisis. The Democrats can draft a solution that is good for the middle class. When convincing the American people they have the advantage that their plan will be compared to the Paulson plan (and the conservatives idiot idea about giving the obscenely wealthy more tax breaks)...

The Democrats should do the right thing for the American people and then dare Republicans not to come along.

vote early
vote often
vote kucinich.

Screw bipartisanship!...

You don't need House Republicans, and you are never going to get them to come along without making sure that billionaires no longer have to pay any taxes.

I spoke to a conservative, Republican friend at work today, and we both agreed that the speculators responsible for this mess shouldn't be shielded from the consequences of their reckless actions. He thought that we should do nothing and just let the responsible lenders and speculators face the consequences of their actions. I agreed, but thought that something ought to be done to prevent the crisis from rippling through the economy to the rest of us.

Really, you're living in some kind of fantasy world, in which the people in the other party are all monsters who want the rich to enslave the poor. Being divisive in a crisis isn't a very good idea.

BRANDON SAID

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I spoke to a conservative, Republican friend at work today, and we both agreed that the speculators responsible for this mess shouldn't be shielded from the consequences of their reckless actions. He thought that we should do nothing and just let the responsible lenders and speculators face the consequences of their actions. I agreed, but thought that something ought to be done to prevent the crisis from rippling through the economy to the rest of us.

Really, you're living in some kind of fantasy world, in which the people in the other party are all monsters who want the rich to enslave the poor. Being divisive in a crisis isn't a very good idea.

This coming from the side that called their political opponents traitors for arguing (correctly) that the US invasion of iraq would be a bad idea, all the while conservative pundits wrote about killing or imprisoning their opponents in re-education camps.

Without a peep from the majority of conservatives.

So here's your plea for bipartisanship back at you, now shove it up your ******* ass. Your ilk started this ****, not us, now you're going to pay for it. You reap what you sow.

So **** off, you ignorant pig.

Brandon,

If it is me who is living in a fantasy world... why don't you give me an example of a crisis that was resolved in a "bipartisan" way without rolling over the concerns of one of the parties involved.

The conservatives (represented by the Republicans) have always understood this (and you will note I am saying something nice about them)-- that bipartisanship is a scam to force your adversaries to accept your views.

It is time for the Democrats, now that their power is increasing, to step up and win for us.