Things that can bring Progressive Democrats and Blue Dog Democrats together

[ck4829]

The Republicans are trying to tear us apart, unofficially destroy our new majority even before it happens.

There are some things that ALL Democrats seem to show unity on.

1. Oversight of the Bush Administration

2. Investigations into just about everything that has happened during the last 6 years

3. Workers rights

4. Health care

Other issues may be difficult, but these 4 are what I can bet that we will stay united on.

[klook]

1. Correct attitude. Thanks. (n/t)

[The Deacon]

2. That's What I Kept Yelling At Tucker The Other Night

As he kept boviating about Harold Ford, Jr professing his Christianity & Bob Casey, Jr being pro-life. "Your party stinks so much, Tucker, that NANCY PELOSI and JOHN TESTER can actually find COMMON GROUND. Their HATRED of YOU and your STUPID CHOICES IN NECKWEAR."
Man, its fun being in the Majority again.

[sandnsea]

3. That's basically Six for '06

Which was Nancy Pelosi's straegy for winning. It included what you're talking about, plus implementing 9/11 commission suggestions. Specifically minimum wage, prescription drug negotiation, student loan interest, stem cell research, alternative energy. Then they put pay-go back and pay for any other programs, including health care reform, and save social security.

[Change has come]

4. can I add a few?

6. Election integrity

7. Implementing the 9/11 commission recommendations

8. Reinstating Habeas Corpus

9. Shining a spotlight on the sex/slave labor trade on the Marianas Islands

10. Reinstating the Fairness Doctrine

one more

11. Rebuilding the Gulf Coast

[MannyGoldstein]

5. Unless There's A Buck in it For The Blue Dogs

Let's not forget the Bankruptcy Bill that the Blue Dogs backed so heartily!

[lcordero2]

6. !!!!!!!!!

ending NAFTA, CAFTA, every single "free trade" agreement, the WTO, and the World Bank.

[Daylin Byak]

7. I think as long as we advoid social issues

Like limits on abortion, hand gun restrictions and the nortorious constanitutional adment to ban gay marriage we should be fine.

[lcordero2]

9. it's not so much avoiding them

It's prioritizing them.

I was pissed off when the partial abortion ban and the baseball/steroid hearings were taking valuable legislative time in Congress. The partial abortion ban was a fake issue and the baseball/steroid hearings amounted to an illegal shakedown of baseball players. Take a look at what happened and the people selected for the hearings. Mark McGwire, Curt Schilling, Rafael Palmeiro...
Run all of the names through opensecrets.org and you see that it was a shakedown.
Rafael Palmeiro got caught later with a positive drug test and nothing other than a light suspension happened to him. Again, look up the names in opensecrets.org

These issues taking priority piss me off on account of that people are losing jobs, are getting squeezed by banking institutions, and are losing homes.

[lcordero2]

10. I happen to be pro-gun n/t

[Ksec]

8. Do blue dogs feel guilty for their centrist attitudes?

Just wondered since Im somewhat of a blue dog. I feel guilty sometimes if Im not as Liberal as some folks are.

[Duke Newcombe]

11. Listen to Olivia Newton John...

..."We've got nothin' to be guil-tee of..."

Duke

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

12. Election reform/verifiable voting, Campaign Finance Reform.