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- inactive, on 11/05/2007, -9/+166This story has a list of Congresspeople who deserve respect for doing the right thing. It is only fourteen names long. It only has one Senator, one Republican and a dozen Democrats. This list of only 14 patriots out of the 535 who had a chance to end this illegal war illustrates why the Congress is held in such contempt.
Thanks to these brave few.
Oregon's Earl Blumenauer, Missouri's William Clay, Minnesota's Keith Ellison, California's Bob Filner, Massachusetts' Barney Frank, New York's Maurice Hinchey, Ohio's Dennis Kucinich, Washington's Jim McDermott, New Jersey's Donald Payne, California's Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, Diane Watson and Lynn Woolsey, Texas' Ron Paul, Wisconsin's Russ Feingold - blorc, on 11/05/2007, -5/+126"The 'no' votes in the House, all cast by anti-war members, came from one Republican, Ron Paul of Texas, and 13 Democrats: Oregon's Earl Blumenauer, Missouri's William Clay, Minnesota's Keith Ellison, California's Bob Filner, Massachusetts' Barney Frank, New York's Maurice Hinchey, Ohio's Dennis Kucinich, Washington's Jim McDermott, New Jersey's Donald Payne, California's Barbara Lee, Maxine Waters, Diane Watson and Lynn Woolsey."
Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich.
If you're eligible to vote this election, I hope you're voting for Paul or Kucinich. The other candidates won't put their vote where their mouth is. They're pandering to you, and if you elect them, they're going to do a complete 180 like Bush did in 2000, ***** you and America in the process.
Me? I'll take Ron Paul. Kucinich seems like a genuine guy, and if you feel socialist policies are the answer... well... that's your prerogative, but at least you'll be voting for someone who does what he says--someone who isn't double-talking like the rest of the Republicrats and Democrublicans. - bratpack8, on 10/10/2007, -5/+81So are the Democratic voters NOW convinced that they were suckered last year by the Democrats who got voted in based on their promises to get us out? Democrats, neocons, is there a difference between the two?
- DiggLive, on 11/05/2007, -4/+62I'm proud to have voted for Russ Feingold as a Wisconsin resident. Dennis Kucinich or Ron Paul will get my vote come 2008. To hell with all the other candidates.
- Shigglyboo, on 10/10/2007, -2/+56it's a one party system bro. our government has been hijacked by thieves.
- ReneRuizJ, on 11/05/2007, -3/+44Kudos to Mr Ron Paul. As soon as I began to read the article I thought to myseld "Ron Paul better have voted against it." To my delight the man didn't let me down. He still has my vote 2008.
- tnoy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+34Just a reminder to everyone you'll need to vote in the primaries if you want a fringe candidate to have a chance in hell at the nomination. Make sure you're registered in the party of the candidate you like the best, too. E.g. If you're not registered as a democrat, you cant vote for Kucinich in the primary (some states allow independents to vote in the primaries, not not all). Turnout in a primary is largely pathetic, somewhere around 30%. The *ONLY* way to shake things up in an election is to push the underdog to the top in the primary. Also, since the primary is only within your registered party, it doesn't matter which way your state swings. To those outside of our country, the winner of the primary gets the nomination and ultimately is the one to run for president in the general election next November.
Another thing, with voter turnout in a primary being as low as it is, it will take a smaller amount of people to make a difference. Your individual vote makes more of a difference than it would during the general election.
Register to vote before its too late. Make a difference. Generic voter encouragement slogan. - UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/10/2007, -0/+30Hopefully this vote will get more press. Iraq is a hot issue at the moment, and if the public realizes that Dr. Paul and Kucinich were the only two candidates voting against extra funding, it's a lot of good publicity for them.
- fuel997, on 11/05/2007, -1/+30Can we just impeach everybody?
- diggdallas, on 11/05/2007, -8/+35***** Bush, ***** Congress, ***** America
- UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/10/2007, -1/+26It's not about the parties anymore, it's about the individual people.
- ScionAltera, on 11/05/2007, -1/+21Yep. Kudos indeed. I'm gonna go send him another donation.
- davidg11, on 11/05/2007, -3/+23Donate to RON PAUL! Show the media and the world that he is a serious contender! They only give him press and credibility if he can raise more money than all the 2nd tier candidates and John McCain!! Show the Republican neocons that there is support behind his movement. EVEN IF Ron Paul doesn't win the nomination, the Republicans CAN NOT ignore Ron's influence on politics!
- uselessexpert, on 11/05/2007, -0/+20It goes to show that the Democrats for all the ***** the left talks about, is in the same bed with the republicans, oil companys, big pharma, weapons manufacturers, etc, etc, etc....
Who watches the Watchmen? - Shigglyboo, on 10/10/2007, -3/+23hell in a handbasket. how are we gonna pay off all this *****? how are we gonna convince the world we're not really a country full of war mongering egomaniacal people who only care about money and power? all this war and spending don't make me feel safer. and I'm sure it's pissing off our enemies even more...
- Genetico, on 11/05/2007, -0/+19I just got off the phone with eight congressmen/women and or their secretaries. What have YOU done? Enough Blogging, Enough Digging, Enough witty comments, Enough empty cries for revolution. DO SOMETHING. Call your State officials, join your local organizations that work for peace and resolve. If you don't have one where you live, start one! Whatever you do make sure it's something, but please don't keep commenting and complaining if you do nothing. Prove Stephen Colbert wrong and actually show that you give a *****.
- mmmcookies, on 10/10/2007, -0/+18I would vote against such a wasteful bill too. Damned congresspeople, want to make laws for everything.
- inactive, on 11/05/2007, -2/+19Not surprised. This current administration has a worse spending habit than Paris Hilton.
- Frnnkdlxx, on 11/05/2007, -0/+16I can't believe they just did that....
I can't ***** believe it... I told them no. Everyone told them no. We don't want this war... Yet they did it anyway. We're poor here at home. Jobs are dissappearing and you've got white collar workers joining the Illegals picking cherries... Yet you can throw away OUR money!
... I can't believe this... It's just a bad dream... - WolverineBlue, on 10/10/2007, -2/+18Correct, the Constitution doesn't grant the power to name people.
- lasenorita, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16By that logic, waking up in the morning is a wasted effort. We're all going to die anyway ...so why bother trying to live?
- mozzer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15FTA: "The five senators who did not vote, all presidential candidates who are more involved in campaigning than governing, were Democrats Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden and Republicans John McCain and Sam Brownback."
I see FIVE COWARDS afraid to take a stand one way or another. Pathetic, spineless cowards. - uptown, on 10/10/2007, -1/+15....and here we thought that "Shock and Awe" was at the beginning of the war.
- thewump, on 11/05/2007, -1/+15Worse. Paris is spending her own money - and she's not going into debt.
- FredFredrickson, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12It's funny how that, for all the wealth this war and the big industry these politicians support brings in for them, their policies are making our money more and more worthless each day.
- Laodicean, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12Our government is in dire need of some house cleaning! Who ARE these morons running our country? They are so SO crooked... I want my country back =(
I guess it's fine, we can just print off more money and lower the value of the dollar even more and keep trying to fight an unwinnable war - as long as I can drive my H3 and live comfortably who cares?!?!
The problem is that most Americans don't realize that this negatively affects them. Not to mention that their children will have to pay off this ENORMOUS debt. Oh and loads and loads of people die every day...
This is really sad. - joebob, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10"Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right here I am stuck in the middle with you"
There should be a referendum to change the national anthem. - WiseWeasel, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11You have to look more closely than just the political party. Get informed about the candidates you're going to be voting for ahead of time, do some research, and pick the one you support based on their record and actions, not based on whether they have an R or a D next to their name. The problem is that there's scum in both parties, and you need to make sure you're not contributing to the kind of corruption and lack of integrity we're so upset about.
- KenC411, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11Rather than actually vote for or against the war, certain presidential hopefuls decide to take the undemocratic route and not vote. Ron Paul, however, has the integrity to stand up for what he believes in and goes on record with it.
- ScionAltera, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10It's pretty sad, I know, but I've gotten so fed up with all of the candidates that I'm willing to settle for one who will do something as simple as doing what he says he's going to do. He says he's against the war and he votes against the war. I like that. In fact I like that so much that I'm willing to overlook the abortion thing, the religion thing, the net neutrality thing, and all the other things I disagree with him on, because at least he's told me up front how we're going to disagree and he seems to be sticking to what he said instead of stabbing me in the back like everybody else I could vote for.
- brjndr, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11I say we tase 'em.
- rarson, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9I highly disagree with some of Kucinich's socialist aspects, but if I can't have Ron Paul as president, I'd much rather have Kucinich than any of the CFR Democrats or any Republican besides Paul.
- thewump, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Are we going to put this on the Amex or the Visa card?
- matador3, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10You're a moron, the Bill passed the House too where Ron Paul was the only republican who voted against it. Get it? He was the only Republican that voted against it, period.
Yes, Ron Paul votes against regulating the internet in any way, everybody knows this, especially since there's always a liberal dummy around to bring it up in every thread. We are well aware and I assure you we don't care. - LuluBean, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Both Parties are in bed with the military industrial complex
If anyone really wants a change in our foreign policy they have to vote Ron Paul or Kucinich into the White House
All the rest are phonies
I am voting for Ron Paul - matador3, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10The Iraq invasion was planned in 1997 when Clinton was still in power. It's true, there's not a dime's worth of difference between the two parties. If Gore won we would likely be in the same position we are now except Republicans would be the "anti-war" party playing the same cards they were when Clinton was in Kosovo. What we need are honest politicians, party doesn't matter.
- merlintg, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Our next top story!!!
Congress approves to imprison all working class Americans. These individuals will be sent to work camps, and to our newly finished torture chambers. - LuluBean, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8I am sorry so many believe Dems actually want to end the war
Haven't they noticed the Dems have always voted the funding for it
Wars stop instantly when Congress refuses to fund it
The only way to end it now, is for Ron Paul to be in the White House
he will bring all our troops home right away
As Commander in Chief, he can do that, and he will - UtopiaInTheSky, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9So then I presume you support Kucinich, then? You only have 3 choices it seems: Support Dr. Paul, Kucinich, or spending more money on the war.
- zyklon, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Spines? What spines?
- makingspace, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Both of you are wrong. Bush is puppet who runs nothing (Congress approved this crap by the way in case you didn't notice). People who believe Bush is a Christian are ill-informed neocons who need to wake up!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9As another Wisconsnite, I am also glad to have voted for Russ Feingold and I will also be voting for Ron Paul for President.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -5/+13KM - What do you see for the future?
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http://www.freedomdomain.com/secretsocieties/sutto ... - binaryspiral, on 10/10/2007, -3/+10Great, I'll get to explain to my ten year old why she'll be unable to afford the luxuries that most congress people have today because her freaking taxes will be so high.
I voted for Russ, he was the only person to vote against the war the first time. - rarson, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Wrong. A vote would be flushed down the toilet if it were cast for someone that you didn't support. You don't understand the point of democracy, do you?
It's not about casting a vote for the winning candidate. - zephc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7The MasterCard, which we're using to pay off the Visa, which is paying off the Amex.
- Wargalas, on 10/10/2007, -3/+9Didn't say $10 billion, I said $110 billion. And we're not paying for the Iraq war now. The Chinese are by picking up US war bonds by the truckload. So would you like to bankrupt us by trying to pay for healthcare programs that already exist? Do a little bit of research before you spout of liberal catch phrases of the day.
- heystoopid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Oh well , looks like the Canadian Dollar , will be worth a dollar fifty by Christmas Day 2007 at this rate !
The Blackhole of debt is getting bigger by the minute , soon it will be large enough to swallow the entire country lock stock and barrel . - Wargalas, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7And they have a higher tax rate then the US. Thank you for pointing out Europe.
- Smight, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Who cares who lit the match?
All but 14 representatives and one senator are pouring gas on the fire. -
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