There are two very funny jokes here.

1) "Sure, I'm mad at the Democrats. I'm also mad at my cell phone compnay. But I don't throw away my cell phone cause I'm mad and then rub dog shit on my teeth."

2) Finally, we must let the Democratic politicians know that our vote comes with one big condition: If they do not straighten up, get a spine and do what we expect of them, we will find alternate candidates to run against them in 2012. And we mean it.

Whitney's latest is a great one. Also here:

globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=21723

Right on Mike, today is the day to write in Ralph Nader for every TARP voting, War Supporting Democrat who is up for re-election, excluding heros like Feingold, of course.

Sorry Michael, I don't like your docudrama scenario. Our system is broken beyond repair. It's time to start a new one. We can let this one fall on its' own dead weight while those who are in touch with reality start to build a new one. Plant a carrot and watch it grow.

Nothing is more pathetic than the posturing of "avant-garde, too-cool-to-vote" types. These people gave us W and now seem intent on delivering Speaker Boehner.

I don't care how you spell it, it is pronounced "Boner".

"Nothing is more pathetic than the posturing of "avant-garde, too-cool-to-vote" types. These people gave us W and now seem intent on delivering Speaker Boehner."

Someone owes you and the Democratic Party their vote, chief? Its precisely your kind of arrogance that makes serious people stay home on election day and, trust me, you'll be learning something about that arrogance
tonight. So in case you hadn't heard, my vote is earned, not owned by anyone.

Stalin still have your vote, 01:09?

"Someone owes you and the Democratic Party their vote, chief? Its precisely your kind of arrogance that makes serious people stay home on election day and, trust me, you'll be learning something about that arrogance tonight. So in case you hadn't heard, my vote is earned, not owned by anyone."

Ditto.

I just cannot imagine how Dem loyalists simply presume that my vote belongs to them without having to earn it. That's something beyond arrogance in my opinion, and in itself is reason enough not to vote for them.

And no, I'm not voting for republicans by withholding my vote from a democrat. How do I know? Because I didn't put my little check next to the republican, either.

But somehow Dem loyalists think that I did. And it's just that kind of thought terminating cliche that will preclude their learning anything from this.

Congrats to non-voting "progressives". Boehner is Speaker and Feingold is out. Progress is on the march!

ATTENTION DEMOCRAT PARTY SHILLS!

Please read Mike Whitney's latest article "Midterm Day of Reckoning"
www.counterpunch.org/whitney11022010.html

Then tell us which parts you don't understand.

"No matter where you are in America, there’s someone on the ballot today in your town who deserves your vote."

Do not be so sure. On my ballot, there were three offices where the only candidates were Republicans. My town is so right-wing that Democrats often do not bother to run for offices.

ATTENTION DEMOCRATIC PARTY SHILLS

I would also suggest reading Franklin C Spinney's Democratic Debacle article to help you understand what happened.
www.counterpunch.org/spinney11032010.html

But I doubt you will, for like he says in the conclusion, "These questions beg a long-term dispassionate inquiry by Democrats, if they truly want to build a meaningful self definition of who they are, which is now a necessary, if not sufficient, condition for evolving a realistic recovery strategy. Personally, I am not optimistic -- critical self examination is not the Democratic Party's strong suit; making excuses is."

Oh, yes, the election results no doubt hinged on the 5 TO Stalinists who stayed home yesterday . . .

Everyone has their spin on the results. Jim DeMint and Sarah Palin say they mean Obama should move to the right.

The fact, though, is that the election was decided by independents unhappy with both parties--and who actually give the GOP a 5% lower approval rating than the Dems. The indies trusted the GOP with the House (where elections occur every 2 yrs) but not with the bigger prize, the Senate. And they turned back the craziest tea party candidates: O'Donnell, Angle, Buck.

Blue Dogs got thumped, so we have an excellent opportunity now for driving the Dems more toward the left. Let's not pass it up.

Well, it's disheartening to see the results today. I felt a little better reading Bill Moyer's speech. I voted early, and we didn't have any real progressive choices; indeed, one was a Republican running unopposed, and 2 were conservative activist judges running unopposed for 6 year terms. In my district, a real progressive tried to challenge the Democratic incumbent for his house seat and only took several thousand votes, in a small city known for being "progressive." He supported single payer, and was endorsed by Donna Smith, and was opposed to our military involvements. Yet, after all the griping and complaining by our population as to how the Democrats don't measure up -- and with this lukewarm incumbent, who "plays the game well," sits on the armed services committee, puts the military recruiters in our local schools, voted for another 55 billion for Afghanistan, and opposed single payer and didn't stand up for a robust public option -- they voted for him again, and he went to the ballot against a Republican who was more progressive on saving social security.

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We need

(1) Focus on issues. Your website is covering just too much, and the American people are too simple minded. I would choose something like health care and go for it all the way.

(2) Since elections are basically worthless, and only worth voting in (with low expectation of outcome) because it's a very easy act, and very easy to access which ones are relatively better, we need to use another approach. The 2 improvements I come up with are

(a) A single minded focus on pressuring major media sources - like Huffington Post, for example - to stop giving so much attention to the rabid right -- and give that much attention, instead, to progressive leaders on the focused issue (i.e. HEALTH CARE) -- leaders, like Dennis Kucinich or John Conyers. Just imagine if either of their faces appeared in Huffington Post EVERY DAY AND THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AND SPACE as Sarah Palin or a couple of other regulars they capitalistically promote.

(b) A campaign focused on the pocketbooks. The only thing these folks understand is the sound of the cash register. In health care, as my example, we have to target the money being taken in by the health insurance companies, and, the power that is NOT being implemented enough, and effectively enough, by doctors, who are essentially, for all their support for reform, working for these companies and helping to keep the system going.

Well take my advice on those couple of matters, Michael, with your influence, and I think we would see some positive steps towards real change.

That is my opinion.

It's a little hard for me to watch you stump for the Democrats, even though I too voted for them in the end, because I know how horrible the Republicans are.

The only silver lining I can find is that perhaps Boehner will make good on his promise to destroy the health bill entirely so that we can get real legislation passed. My guess, however, is that the Republicans do NOT intend to repeal it, but degrade it. And they know that's about as far as they could get, too.

Thank you, Michael, for the work you keep doing. We love you out here in the tiny corners of America.