Re: VOTE FOR BARACK!In article <65875d89-1bbd-4f2f-be92-e0e0ddb2f857@34g2000hsf.googlegroups,com >,
A Junior Acolyte in the Kult of the Chocolate Easter Bunny, posing
in aga as Mr Sole <pcDAW@comcast,net > guessed:
>> >They've already done more good than the Republicans did.
>>
>> Ever?
>The implication was the Republican Congress before Pelosi.
>
>> Name one thing of substance that this Congress has accomplished?
>Well now that depends on your def of substance. I consider these
>things of substance but you probably don't:
>
>The House passed bills:
>- to increase the minimum wage,
That's good. What will you do with your windfall?
How does that benefit the rest of us.
>- implement the Sept. 11 Commission report
The measure passed by a 85-8 vote...
It's not difficult to pass legislation that most agree on.
>- expand stem cell research.
Vetoed (probably not a good idea), not overridden. Not passed...
>
>Early on, Democrats replaced the Republican Culture of Corruption with
>the most significant ethics reforms in more than 20 years, reigning in
>the influence of lobbyists and tightening the ethics rules that govern
>Congress. The legislation banned gifts, meals, and travel funded by
>lobbyists, and has been called "the most significant ethics reform
>since Watergate."
What a load of crap.
"Democrats replaced the Republican Culture of Corruption with" their own.
>
>The Senate has held 58 oversight hearings on the war in Iraq, compared
>to the last (Republican-led) Senate holding zero. In addition,
>Democrats have crafted legislation to remove our troops from the civil
>war in Iraq so that we can change the course. No longer will the
>Congress simply being a rubber stamp for the Bush administration.
I guess providing political support to those who have sworn to
destroy the US is "of substance". Many consider it treasonous.
>
>On top of it all, House Democrats have passed legislation to make
>college more accessible by lowering the interest rate on student
>loans.
That's not a bad idea either if one likes more welfare for
the left-wing indoctrination system. Hopefully there are
provisions to insure prompt repayment. Yeah, sure.
>
>That's pretty good for 100 days IMO.
>
100 days?
Have you been asleep in the basement for a year or so?