Letters to the Editor
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Nuclear Option
The poll by itself does not tell us that the high disapproval rating of Congress is due to it's inability to reverse Bushes abhorrent policies and behaviour. But there is plenty of other evidence out there in blogs, editorials, radio, etc, to show this to be a valid conclusion. In fact anything less than Bush being tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail would meet with disapproval from a substantial portion of the country.
Meanwhile anyone remember the nuclear option the repubs floated when the Dems were using filibusters? The Repubs politically hammered the Dems on the filibuster issue. Now the Repubs are of course using filibusters to stop Dem initiatives, however I do not even see the word said or printed anywhere. This is due to very clever repub politics.
The Dems handling of the politics of their situation (the repubs using filibuster power and Bush veto power) is nothing short of failure. The focus should be 100%, 100% of the time on how negatively Republicans are destroying the ability of Congress to govern with cheap procedural tricks, unwarranted filibustering, misplaced loyalty to president instead of country, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc non stop. Or for crying out loud, how do Dems let Repubs when they are the majority win political points for pointing out that Dems are obstructionists and then get to also win policital points when they become the minority and act as the obstructionists? Dem political ineptness is how.
Their handling of the polling results showing Americans want to end the war is equally lame. Continually repeating they are listening to the voice of the people and must follow the will of the people is weak, they are supposed to be leaders doncha know. Their position should be they agree with the wisdom and compassion of the great majority of Americans and with their will behind them will lead America out of this Bush quagmire.