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	<description>Going our way...?</description>
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		<title>By: Basket Case Manager</title>
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		<dc:creator>Basket Case Manager</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You hit the nail right on the head, JLW.  Combine short-term memories with an inside knowledge of how the system works and a liberal-leaning judicial system and there&#039;s no end to the havoc that can come of this.

However, there&#039;s still a whole lot of time in this game and you never can tell.  As the &quot;deals&quot; come to light, the voters are more likely to become less enchanted with the deal makers.  

It is up to those of us who get it to keep beating the drums and getting the real messages out.  An informed electorate is a powerful weapon.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You hit the nail right on the head, JLW.  Combine short-term memories with an inside knowledge of how the system works and a liberal-leaning judicial system and there&#8217;s no end to the havoc that can come of this.</p>
<p>However, there&#8217;s still a whole lot of time in this game and you never can tell.  As the &#8220;deals&#8221; come to light, the voters are more likely to become less enchanted with the deal makers.  </p>
<p>It is up to those of us who get it to keep beating the drums and getting the real messages out.  An informed electorate is a powerful weapon.</p>
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		<title>By: jlw</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It seems like the democrats made a tactical mistake. They threw all of their eggs in one basket and put everything on the line. The bill is too radical to get thru the senate. 

But maybe it is a bargaining manuver. Throw everything in and settle for less. Be happy with what you get, then slowly add everything you gave up at the bargaining table. Use the court system to find &#039;rights&#039; that never existed. Banning illegal aliens and abortions might seem like a win for us. But the court system is likely to reinstate both. There is already prescedent for reversing both. They would be easy to give up at the table knowing you would win them back later.

What will be interesting is to see how well the public remembers this a year from now. The democrats are betting the public will forget. 

Pelosi thinks she is safe, Reid is pretty sure he is gone, the rest of the old democrat leadership must think they are safe. It is the bluedogs and the 1st termers who might be thrown to the wolves. And if they are thrown out for how long. Could a short term loss be worth a bigger long term gain to the democrats. It would sew up huge voting blocks of minorities.

Sometimes I hate the voters, such short term memories and only think of themselves and not the country.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It seems like the democrats made a tactical mistake. They threw all of their eggs in one basket and put everything on the line. The bill is too radical to get thru the senate. </p>
<p>But maybe it is a bargaining manuver. Throw everything in and settle for less. Be happy with what you get, then slowly add everything you gave up at the bargaining table. Use the court system to find &#8216;rights&#8217; that never existed. Banning illegal aliens and abortions might seem like a win for us. But the court system is likely to reinstate both. There is already prescedent for reversing both. They would be easy to give up at the table knowing you would win them back later.</p>
<p>What will be interesting is to see how well the public remembers this a year from now. The democrats are betting the public will forget. </p>
<p>Pelosi thinks she is safe, Reid is pretty sure he is gone, the rest of the old democrat leadership must think they are safe. It is the bluedogs and the 1st termers who might be thrown to the wolves. And if they are thrown out for how long. Could a short term loss be worth a bigger long term gain to the democrats. It would sew up huge voting blocks of minorities.</p>
<p>Sometimes I hate the voters, such short term memories and only think of themselves and not the country.</p>
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