Gitmo vote shows DEMO. PARTY is CLOSE TO USELESS

[bos1]

The Republican Party is bordering on a vicious, lunatic fringe, but the Democratic Party is showing itself as close to useless.

In the words of Cenk Uygur: "For weeks now, Republicans have been talking about how we can't bring Guantanamo detainees to the US as if we'd be bringing them in for a picnic. They have pretended that bringing them to the US is the same thing as releasing them out in the middle of Kansas or Oklahoma (or right by Ground Zero as the dumbass Peter King suggested). We've talked about this on our show from time to time to mock them mercilessly, but I didn't bother writing about it because who would be dumb enough to believe this inane talking point? Well, now we have our answer. Almost the entire Senate.

They just voted 90-6 to say that the Obama administration cannot have the funds they need to close Gitmo and bring the detainees for trial here in the US."
http://www.theyoungturks.com/story/2009/5/20/162525/050/Diary/World-s-Dumbest-Talking-Point-Gets-Traction

Here are the only six Dems who voted with Obama: All six opponents of the proposal were Democrats: Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois, Tom Harkin of Iowa, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Carl Levin of Michigan, and Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/20/senate-votes-to-block-fun_n_205797.html

[DrDan]

1. there is the sanity of the Dems

[lamp_shade]

2. I'm praying for a giant backlash. The floor of the senate was like a remake of Jonestown...

... senators wandering around like a bunch of zombies. "Did you drink the kookaid? Who else drank the koolaid? Did Smith and Jones drink it? Should I? What do your constituents think? I haven't talked to mine but I'm sure they think the same thing? What to do, what to do!

I hope the backlash is temporary for obvious reasons, but I hope it teaches them a big lesson and prompts them to get their backbones and gonads out of the closet and strap them securely on.

[EPIC1934]

14. Speaking of Jonestown lets have a shoutout for the memory of rep. Ryan,

The first death in Jonestown. Also author of the Hughes_Ryan act the #1 most hated piece of legislation ever by the CIA. Spooky? Untrue? Coicidece? Thoery? All or none. Read! Also his cosponsor Church was targeted for defeat by the CIA and lost in 1980.

SORRY OFF TOPIC. AND ALSO IT WAS FLAVOR AID,THE REV JIMMY WAS OFF-BRAND!

[billyoc]

3. Reelection is still Job One, make no mistake.

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. ALWAYS!

[noamnety]

4. Next time they justify staying in Iraq

by claiming "we broke it, we need to fix it," this needs to be shoved in their faces. Congress created this situation for the detainees, and they aren't willing to deal with the consequences - they think some other country should have to create a solution for them.

[EPIC1934]

15. DARN GOOD POINT

DARN DARN DARN GOOD POINT!

[dmosh42]

5. This is an indication that Obama will be another Carter....

A lot of promise, but a failure to lead. He's so into having compromises, that it will be his downfall, unless he realizes that he has to break with the spineless gang in time.

[bos1]

6. please let's say "could be" for now. Obama has a lot more going for him than Carter did. eom

[TheWraith]

7. Oh please. Only somebody completely ignoring reality could say that.

Get outside the bubble of the blogosphere's temper tantrums for awhile.

[bos1]

10. nevermind nt

[Triana]

8. spineless jellyfish hiding under chamber tables ....

....all you have to do is say "boogity! boogity!" to them and they shrink.

USELESS is an understatement. Does ANY ONE UP THERE have a spine or any SENSE OF PRIORITIES? EVER?

[LWolf]

9. This has been obvious to me for many years.

I wish more people would open their eyes.

[bos1]

23. me too but

I thought O's mandate would count for something. Some guts, some integrity

[Canuckistanian]

11. Interesting that both Senators from RI voted yes on Gitmo

What is it about Rhode Island? Something in the water?

[ShortnFiery]

12. "Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island."

Us Virginians will trade ya two "Blue Dog" Corporate Senators EVEN UP?!? :silly:

Webb is especially swaggering ... "puffed up" and "snide" recently.

Heaven forbid we slow down The War Machine. :eyes:

[Bandit]

13. Time for an Obama "signing statement"

Then we would really hear some howls from the Republicans..

[Ganja Ninja]

17. They better start to man up because disappointed people will ...

turn into disinterested voters real easy and right now I'm pretty disappointed.

[Raksha]

18. Wow...there are six sane Democrats in the Senate!

That's not much, but it's a start anyway. Maybe if we work really hard at it, in a few years we can have a majority.

[BeFree]

19. Yep

That was a big 'Fuck You' Obama and a bow to the 'safeness' that Bushco gave us.

Why, just a few years ago the only controversy came from the far lefties who clamored for less war and all that other jazz. Life was so much simpler then for the dems in congress. Obama is making it hard for them and lord knows they hate that.

[kentuck]

20. Damn! The truth really hurts sometimes.

ouch!

[tom_paine]

21. The Toady Corporate GOP-controlled M$M is as much or more for the Elites than it is for us Plebs.

It remains, without a doubt, the Greatest Propaganda Machine in all of human history.

[librechik]

22. Why do we need the damn good ol boy corporate club--er--I mean The Senate

in this day and age? It's only there to make sure the people don't get what they need and the bosses continue to rule.

Civil War-era BS. Get rid of it.