FEINGOLD JUST CALLED TO PULL FUNDING FOR THE WHOLE WAR

[LSK]

CSPAN3 - Biden hearing with Condi!!!

:bounce:

[deminks]

1. A human being, a real human being, in Congress, no less.

I am genuflecting. I am not worthy.

[LSK]

2. Hes now asking her if we are better off now that we invaded Iraq

Are we more secure.

He is really roasting her good!

[BushOut06]

3. We need more people like Feingold

This makes me so :bounce: :toast: that we won control of Congress!

[zonkers]

45. And Feingold needs a kevlar vest. I feel the same way about Obama, too but

for different reasons.

[FourScore]

4. Damn! I already used my rec for today!!! Oh well, I'll kick!!

I love Senator Feingold!!!!

GORE/FEINGOLD 2008

[wicket]

7. OT - rec for the day?

Not sure what you mean - are you limited in recs? I have no problem reccing multiple threads a day.

[FourScore]

11. Wow! You're right! For some reason,

I thought I was allowed only one rec a day...

All this time, I've been so selective of what to reccommend.

I guess, even after about 500 posts, I'm still learning the ropes around here! Thanks for letting me know, wicket!

...And a BIG recommendation!!!

[freefall]

18. I'm still learning too. If you reply to a response to a main post rather than

to the main post does that count as a rec?

Peace,
freefall

[SaveOurDemocracy]

25. A reply to the originator, or to fellow responder,

does not count as a recommend. Beneath the original post there is an option to recommend which you click if you wish to recommend. That's my understanding, though I'm pretty new and still learning too.

[freefall]

36. Thank you, SaveOurDemocracy. I was clueless. n/t

[IndyOp]

44. Replying to a response to a main post (original post - OP) counts as a "kick"

A "rec" is when you click on the link at the bottom left corner of the OP that says "Recommend for Greatest"

:hug:

:hi:

[LSK]

20. thanks for your rec of the day!

Yes you can rec more than once a day.

:rofl:

[tblue37]

29. I don't think it is a bad idea to be a bit selective about what you recommend.

I am always n a hurry, so I depend on the Greatest page to let me know what is most worth reading when I get a moment free. It is frustrating to open thread after thread to find only trivia or repetition of what is already in other threads ont he Greatest page.

Even worse is to find a thread whose subject is not only trivial, but whose innumerable posts are simply two- or hree-word "You go, girl!" kinds of responses. I don't mean that humorous threads are trivial, BTW. Some of them--especially the cartoon compilations--are terrific and telling. But a lot of threads get recommended not because they are really "Greatest page" material, but becuase someone wants to give someone else a pat on the head, for whatever reason.

Giving everyone a blue ribbon just undermines the value of blue ribbons.

[FredStembottom]

31. Greatest page is invaluable if you are like me.......

...... which is, employed in an outdoor job with no 'puter nearby for most of the day!

The one drawback to The Greatest Page: replying there can be to a nearly empty room. Seems most DU'ers have moved on by the time something hits TGP.

:cry:

[tblue37]

40. That is precisely what I am talking about--that a lot of us use the

Greatest page to keep up when we need to use our short free time spans wisely. When I go to the Greatest page, I want to see substance, not horsing around or "You go, girl!" stuff. That's why I responded that using one's recommendations selectively is a good thing, not a bad thing, since our (WELCOME, NEWBIE!) new member was feeling a bit embarrassed about having thought he was only allowed one rec, so he had been using it very carefully.

[FredStembottom]

71. And what you just said clarifies a confusing part of life at DU for me!

On all these threads complaining about bad manners, triviality and conspiracies I have been posting "what did I miss?" and "I haven't seen that" etc.

DUH! I haven't seen all that because I am a Greatest Page User due to my lack of time! It's all filtered and "time-tested" on the G Page. Du in it's Sunday best.

Thanks, tBlue. now I get it. :hi:

[FourScore]

84. It's a good point.

I think I will voluntarily stick to the one rec a day rule. It made me really selective of what to choose.

[wicket]

32. Any time!!!

:hi:

[Canuckistanian]

72. It's not so bad being selective

I used to rec everything I read. But then I realized that I was only reducing the "real/fake recommend ratio", which determines the actual importance of 'recommends' to said posts.

Understand now?

[FourScore]

12. BTW, since I'm learning more about DU today,

what is OT?

[Longhorn]

16. Off Topic. n/t

[FourScore]

17. Aha! Thanks, Longhorn. n/t

[druidity33]

47. what about eom? n/t

[jwdeviant]

50. end of message n/t

[myrna minx]

81. Here's a link to the DU glossary.

:hi:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x190

[FourScore]

83. Thanks for the link, myrna minx! Good info!

[myrna minx]

87. You're welcome.

:hi:

[coznfx]

75. How about the "n/t"

at the end of some subject lines? I know this will sound dumb, but I can't for the life of me figure out what that means and why it is only appended to certain subject lines. Thanks for explaining things to us noobs.

[Mythsaje]

77. n/t = no text

The subject line is the only message.

That way you don't have to open a post if there's nothing further to read.

:)

Welcome to DU, btw.

[myrna minx]

82. Here is a link to the DU glossary.

:hi: Welcome to DU. :hi:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x190

[myrna minx]

80. Here is a link to the DU glossary.

:hi: I find it very helpful.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x190

[cascadiance]

14. Damn right!

That's the ticket!

[SusanaMontana41]

26. What a ticket ...

and what a country we'd be again.

Kickin' ...:kick:

[Jcrowley]

5. K&R n/t

[nam78_two]

6. K&R-I wish he was running in 2008.nt

[donsu]

8. kick that funding down - thank you Feingold

nt

[porphyrian]

9. Good. Shut the traitors down. - n/t

[Solly Mack]

10. Good!

[jollyreaper2112]

13. booyah!

Alright, that's the kind of balls I'm talking about! Nice to see the Dems growing a sack. Go on, make Colbert jealous, I'm beggin' ya.

[Ganja Ninja]

15. No more money or blood for Bush's lies!

Cut him off now don't wait. We'll only be facing the question again in 4 or 6 months.

[pberq]

19. an American we can be proud of!

[NotGivingUp]

21. YES!!!

[Flarney]

22. Kick!!! n/m

[Vidar]

23. Recommended for Russ.

[originalpckelly]

24. A man with testicles.

:patriot:

[ronnykmarshall]

27. Go RUSS!

I better get sewing on Stephanie Miller's wedding dress.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

28. A man of courage and integrity

... rare in DC. K&R :kick:

[me b zola]

30. Leadership!

The respect that I have for Senator Feingold cannot be overstated. He has consistently taken the position that he feels is right regardless of the political heat.

Senator Feingold, your service to this ailing nation means more to me then I can say. Thank you :patriot:

[pdrichards114]

33. Thank you Mr. Feingold.

I just wrote my congress person, asking for impeachment, again. Calling *'s "surge" an escalation. I also called Chimpy as certifiable as this war. God, Allah, Yahweh, Gaia, please hear our prayers that the dem's will impeach,remove, and JAIL! this fucking batshit crazy demon of a human being!!! Please, Please, Please!!!!

[The Stranger]

34. Thank whatever gods may be for this man.

Soldier on, my brother.

[midnight]

35. God bless Mr. Feingold. All the Mothers, and Fathers

who await the return of their children, and the Wifes,Sons, Daughters, Aunts, and Uncles, and all the Grandparents owe you a standing ovation. Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!

[file83]

37. Cut the Fundin' and start a RUNNIN'!!!

:woohoo:

[Tom Joad]

41. Cut and Run? Yes, the only moral option for an immoral war!

[file83]

73. Hells yes! Anyone tied inside a burning building should...

CUT & RUN!!!

I fucking know I would - our Nation should too.

[Rosemary2205]

38. Great posturing but what legal authority do they have to do this?

I'm not poopooing the idea, but I'm thinking once that budget has been authorized in the past the money is long gone. I think all they really have is oversight to make sure the money is being spent as it was intended. Once Bush makes an official request for more money then Congress can tell him where to get stuffed, or put massive conditions on the spending or whatever - but I don't think they have the legal authority to take back a check they already wrote do they??

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[mzmolly]

43. Good question.

:hi:

[LSK]

52. I hear there will be a supplemental funding request cominig up next month

Congress has every legal right to deny it. Bush Co hasnt been properly budgetting for the war in order to keep the deficit #s confusing and lower. Hence the supplemental requests.

Congress also can just approve enough for 1 month and have them come back again and again and again.

Unless Bush goes and tries to find funding elsewhere like what happened in Iran Contra except on a larger scale.

[lovuian]

39. Its going to take that extreme measure to get Bush's

attention

[Tom Joad]

42. This is good. Like to see the exact quotes and stuff when it comes out.

[LittleClarkie]

46. That's my Senator

I campaigned for him in 2004. Bless his maverick heart!

[bluewave]

48. Why didn't he run for Prez? He'd get my vote. nt

[MoonRiver]

51. He's running for president NOW!

He also ran in 2004!! Go Dennis Kucinich!! :yourock:

[bluewave]

53. Feingold ran for Prez? I will support Kucinich

but he'll never get on a single ballot. :cry:

[LSK]

54. Feingold said he wasnt running this time

Unless you are talking about Kucinich?

:shrug:

[Tom Joad]

49. Here it is on the newswire! Cutting off money could end U.S. involvement in Iraq

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/16436887.htm

en. Russ Feingold said Thursday that he will try to use Congress' control over the purse strings to end U.S. involvement in the war in Iraq.

Feingold, a Wisconsin Democrat, made the comments at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.

"I have consistently called for the redeployment of our military from Iraq, but now Congress must use its main power - the power of the purse - to put an end to our involvement in this disastrous war," he said at the hearing.

In an interview, Feingold added, "I'll be working on a proposal with other members as we go through these hearings in the next couple of weeks, figuring out the best way to go about using the power of the purse to make sure that this redeployment occurs."

________________________________

If the Dems abandon the troops to Bush's whims, and refuse to back this common sense proposal, they are in deep sh**. Many americans will become just too disillusioned to vote or participate in the process.

In other words, this is a make or break issue for the Democratic Party, and we should expect our leaders to unite around this.

[happydreams]

59. I hope Cindy Sheehan voices support as well. IMO she

forced this issue to the foreground and should always be remembered for that.

[Tom Joad]

60. While a few redbaiting losers attacked her for that. No one here,

of course.

[Lilith Velkor]

55. This just pulled me out of a severe bad mood

Feingold fucking rules! :woohoo:

[happydreams]

56. Democrats acting like democrats!! YEA!!

I love it. They are tripping over each other to end this war. :bounce:

Just think of how many lives will be saved and what $1 billion/week saved could do for the US.

[spanone]

57. I'm with Feingold ONE HUNDRED PERCENT. Bush* has left no other options.

[Nutmegger]

58. CUT THE FUNDING NOW!

Stop the madness!

:kick: and :thumbsup:!

[goforit]

89. BETTER YET....FREEZE CHENEY'S/POPPY'S/W'S ACCOUNTS WORLD WIDE

[EFerrari]

61. Please, Dems, run Russ.

K&R

[mark414]

62. him being my senator makes for a lot of other bullshit in this government

good job russ...

[mikelgb]

63. glad he is finally on board with Kucinich

and hope he endorses him in 08

[nicknameless]

64. #100 RECOMMEND!

:toast:

[Lord Byron]

65. Hope they don't Wellstone him

[rodeodance]

66. that MY Senator

[rateyes]

67. Good. Now, let's support him...

Bush wants to raise the number of people in the military...I say we start by drafting the Bush twins, Scoth & Soda!

[nicknameless]

79. Also known as "Jenna and Tonic"

;)

[rateyes]

86. lol nt

[pstans]

68. Show Russ some support by sending him some $

Either to his senate fund or to his PAC, the Progressive Patriots Fund (http://www.progressivepatriotsfund.com).

[Just-plain-Kathy]

69. Feingold in '08...He's a real patriot!!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[undergroundpanther]

70. I hope like hell the Dem's

Neuter Bush's war,(there are TONS of people here in america who need that money TO survive..) and I hope Bush is not only impeached but found guilty(there is plenty of evidence of his crimes if one dares to LOOK) and is hung for treason and all his neocon cabal also hung with him until they are all dead. Give Bush the Saddam treatment, Put him in a cage on TV and let him be treated like the traitorous scumbag he is, As for Hanging,until dead That's what the CONSTITUTION recommends to be done to TYRANTS and BUSH and his cohorts are TYRANTS!!

[LSK]

74. turn on CSPAN RIGHT NOW to see it again

[w4rma]

76. Good. (nt)

[No Exit]

78. Thank you Russ!!!!!!!!!

[Orsino]

85. GO GO GO!!! n/t

[goforit]

88. WHoooo Hoooo!!! Go get em Feingold!!!