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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bentway who wrote (133120)	5/19/2012 2:39:22 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	4 Recommendations Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 224707

Do all Democrats blame the other guy for their failures, like 3-year-olds, or is that unique to Obama & followers?

To: bentway who wrote (133120)	5/19/2012 4:58:31 PM
From: locogringo	6 Recommendations Respond to of 224707

BLAH BLAH BLAH...................BLAH....BLAH................BLAH BLAH.........BLAH BLAH I just luv HYSTERICAL Libs spitting out multiple paragraphs with run-on sentences that make zero sense, blaming Bush for everything that 0bama PROMISED to fix, but is too stupid and wimpy to get to 1st base, and is losing support faster than CNN loses viewers. Is George Orwell your favorite author? I see you enjoy re-writing history to suit your childish belief system and make the world all OK so that you don't have any more nightmares now that you sleep alone like a big boy. Of course, that may not be the reason that you still sleep alone with your blankee....................

To: bentway who wrote (133120)	5/21/2012 9:21:57 AM
From: CF Rebel	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224707

Bush, the last (R) offering, invaded a country for absolutely NO reason anyone can figure out... I think you mean, Bush, the last (R) offering, invaded a country for absolutely NO reason any liberal* can figure out...* See Bush's United Nations Address and U.S. Congress' approval of that which you speak. He set up a corporate friendly regime of not regulation, but greasing the skids for corporations that led to a housing bubble, a collapse [blah, blah, blah]. You're a hoot. Ever hear of the Frankensteinian Community Reinvestment Act, created by Obama's spiritual satanic forebear Jimmy Carter? Ever hear of Bill Clinton's Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin who used American taxpayer money to bail out Mexico's debt - setting the stage for all future Big Bank Bailouts? Ever hear of Bill Clinton's repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act which let loose all banking hell? Ever hear of Barney Frank or Chris Dodd who said everything was fine in their mortgage banking fantasies in 2007? I didn't think so. It's pretty obvious that history is not your forte - which makes you a....liberal! Congratulations! You guys are so smitten with evolving that you think making it to the Neanderthal level is an accomplishment. You have a looooong way to go. Start looking at history objectively if you want to move up - and don't rely on college professors or the mainstream media. Think for yourself. CF Rebel

To: bentway who wrote (133120)	5/21/2012 10:42:14 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224707

Democrats' Wisconsin Worry Some Fear Walker's Surviving Recall Would Boost GOP's Chances in November By COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON and LAURA MECKLER With little more than two weeks until Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election, some Democratic and union officials quietly are expressing fears that they have picked a fight they won't win and that could leave lingering injuries. Recent polling and a head start on fundraising by Gov. Scott Walker have some Democrats concerned that the Republican will survive the June 5 recall election. Close Green Bay Press-Gazette / Associated Press Protesters in favor of recalling Republican Gov. Scott Walker gathered in Howard, Wis., early this month. The election has taken on significance beyond Wisconsin state politics: Organized labor sees the battle as a major stand against GOP efforts to scale back collective-bargaining rights for public-sector workers, as Mr. Walker did after taking office in 2011. Some Democrats now fear mobilizing Republicans to battle the recall could carry over to help the party—and Republican Mitt Romney—in November's presidential election. The latest polls show Mr. Walker building a small lead over Democrat Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee, with few voters remaining undecided, adding to the Democrats' concerns. Mr. Walker led 50% to 44% in a Marquette Law School Poll last week in a survey with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points. Over the weekend, Wisconsin's largest newspaper, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, backed Mr. Walker in the recall election. The paper called Mr. Walker's move to limit public-employee bargaining rights "an overreach of political power," but said it "is simply not enough to justify a vote against the governor." Mike Schrimpf, communications director for the Republican Governors Association, said recent polling on candidates' favorability showed the Republican message advocating fiscal conservatism was resonating. Democrats say they haven't come close to matching the $25 million that the Wisconsin governor has raised. Mr. Barrett entered the race late and faced a primary election, during which labor-backed groups spent more than $5 million supporting a candidate they preferred, only to see her lose. By a late April filing date, Mr. Barrett had raised $831,000. "It feels like David vs. Goliath on the money front," said Peter Barca, the Democratic leader in Wisconsin's State Assembly, who said he was optimistic nonetheless about his party's chances. The Democratic National Committee and President Barack Obama's re-election campaign have emphasized their commitment to bolstering Mr. Barrett's campaign. They have offered help with volunteers and get-out-the-vote efforts, and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz plans to travel to Wisconsin for a fundraiser with Mr. Barrett. Butthe national party turned down Wisconsin Democrats' request for $500,000, one party official said. For the left-leaning groups that have spent months trying to oust Mr. Walker, a loss would be a deflating end to a process that began with unions and their allies gathering more than 900,000 signatures to force a recall. From the start, some in the Democratic Party worried that a Wisconsin recall could drain needed resources, fire up the conservative base and ultimately make it more difficult for Mr. Obama to win the state. Mr. Obama carried Wisconsin by 14 percentage points in 2008, and Wisconsin hasn't gone Republican in a presidential election since 1984. But last week's Marquette poll showed Messrs. Obama and Romney tied at 46%. A senior official with the Romney campaign said that if Mr. Walker survives, the campaign would take a fresh look at the state. "If opportunity hits, we will capitalize," the official said. "People are suddenly starting to talk about Wisconsin as a potential swing state, which was not the case even two weeks ago," said William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a former policy adviser to President Bill Clinton. Top Democrats now say that when labor groups first raised the specter of a recall, the party's officials urged their allies in Wisconsin to reconsider. "We told them it was a bad, bad, bad idea," one Democratic official said. A union official said both the Democratic National Committee and the Obama campaign expressed reservations. "I don't know that anyone was enthusiastic about it over there," the union official said. Party leaders also counseled against pouring money into a contested primary ahead of the recall election, the Democratic official said. Mr. Barca, the Wisconsin Assembly minority leader, said he had heard rumblings about the DNC's displeasure with the recall. But Wisconsin residents weren't seeking approval from Washington, he said. Wisconsin Democrats said they are relying on their ground game to get Mr. Barrett's backers to the polls. But Mr. Galston, the Brookings fellow, said in close races, resources can be a deciding factor. The Walker television ads running on a constant loop make clear that the governor's campaign coffers are flush. And the union official said the funding disparity has him worried. "In June, I think we are going to discover how much the TV advantage matters," he said. Write to Laura Meckler at laura.meckler@wsj.com and Colleen McCain Nelson at colleen.nelson@wsj.com