Unable to govern, the liberals turn to their old playbook: attack those out of power.
Posted on 02/20/2010 6:09:58 PM PST by freespirited
With their signature priority - health care legislation -stalled and voter anger and mistrust of Washington accelerating, House Democrats are moving to Plan B: Introducing a slew of smaller initiatives meant to put Republicans on the spot as incumbents enter a volatile campaign season.
Democrats, who return with their Republican counterparts from a weeklong recess tomorrow, expect to take up a limited bill to remove the antitrust exemption health insurers have enjoyed for many years, a move Democrats say will stop collusion during the setting of premiums.
Consideration of other tightly focused health care bills, such as allowing parents to keep their children on their insurance until they are 26 and banning sex discrimination in setting insurance rates, would follow.
Leaders of the majority party are hoping these steps will help them seize the populist fervor that has been boosting Republican candidates. Democrats insist they haven’t given up on passing sweeping legislation on such issues as health care, climate change, and financial regulation. But they want to rebrand the party as the advocate of those hit hard by the recession. The strategy is also intended to force Republicans into stark choices pitting the frustrated voter against moneyed special interests.
Republicans have “always had the angry white men. Now it’s angry adults,’’ said Representative Michael Capuano, a Somerville Democrat. “We’ve always been slow on that one - always.’’
Putting up smaller, popular ideas for votes could rack up Democratic legislative victories after a year of setbacks and help thwart a GOP that has rapidly been gaining steam among independents, Capuano said.
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Now it's angry everybody, you dope!
You mean the Democrats are against the Republicans? This is truly shocking....
Republican’s need to give them the big middle finger and tell them to stew in their own juices!
LOL Yep they are going to go out call them the party of no and if that doesn’t work they will move to poopoo heads! Just shocking!
Their desperation to “blame” someone acknowledges how screwed up everything is. But who’s firmly in control of House, Senate and White House? It’s certainly not the Republicans. I’m not sure who they think will believe this nonsense. Even light newsers will know it can’t be true.
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Wow! Who on earth were they targeting before this?
Are those grapes a national treasure?
We’ve got to fumigate Congress! Way too many commie ‘RATS in that joint. Come on! November!
Beats me. Maybe they were too busy spending other people's money???
It will never dawn on these idiots that what will earn them points is fiscal discipline. Evan Bayh couldnt get it through their thick heads, so it's safe to say no one can.
Capuano LOST to Martha Chokely in the swimmers replacement primary. Someone tell Mikey he’s the ANGRY WHITE man now. What a douche bag. ROFL.
"Democrats blame themselves - not for policy missteps, but for what they call a poor job at getting their message across."
When your party is a mile wide and a quarter-inch deep, all you have is your "brand message", because you sure don't have any substance.
douche bag indeed. The exact words to describe that ‘rat.
It’s obvious they were targeting the citizens.
Well, at least they understand they are supposed to destroy the opposition, by any means necessary.
What's clueless about that?
I work with a whole bunch of them. The "Obama gonna buy me a house and put gas in my car" crowd. They are convinced that the only reason they ain't got their check yet is because of the racist republicans in congress. They are sure all the negative reports are just a right wing talking points lie. No facts or proof of any kind will convince them otherwise. They will carry that belief to the grave. I keep my mouth shut and try not to shake my head cause I need the job. I don't sleep much anymore.
26 Year Olds are Children? Who wudda thunk it?
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