LOL@Dems.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/12/09/5617540-house-dem-caucus-votes-to-reject-tax-compromise

In a non-binding vote Thursday, the House Democratic Caucus voted to reject the president's tax compromise.

This is significant in the sense that it shows how many House Democrats are angry about the compromise with Republicans to temporarily extend the cuts for the highest earners, but it is not binding in regards to legislation that goes to the floor.

Non-binding.   

[Adios]

I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
   
    Will Rogers

[The Good Reverend Roger]

NON-BINDING!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40587785/ns/politics-capitol_hill

   

[Cramulus]

goddamn it

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Fucking hope and change, bitches! 

[Adios]

I have a mental image of grown men laying on the floor pitching a big fit. No one hates to be rolled over a barrel, but really? To waste time on a non-binding vote like that?

[Cain]

Apparently, progressive Dems are thinking of using a primary challenge against Obama in 2012 to express their displeasure. Apparently, the mighty, mighty Tom Harkin is being considered.  Though some Kossacks prefer George Clooney (yes, the actor) as their Candidate Of Rage.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Ah, impotent political posturing. This is why the Dems are a joke and a half.

[LMNO]

Oh, I say.  Bad show, bad show.
What, what?  No, expressing mild displeasure is enough.
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also,
http://www.slate.com/BLOGS/blogs/weigel/archive/2010/12/08/why-the-liberals-can-mount-primary-challenge-to-obama-talk-makes-no-sense.aspx

[geekdad]

[East Coast Hustle]

[Nephew Twiddleton]

  Please tell me you made that.

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

If politics really is just professional wrestling in suits then the Dems are definitely the heels.

Sure they may win a few small battles, land a couple good blows, but its all for show. In the end the "good guy"(Reps) always wins.

[Persona Facade]

Apparently, progressive Dems are thinking of using a primary challenge against Obama in 2012 to express their displeasure. Apparently, the mighty, mighty Tom Harkin is being considered.  Though some Kossacks prefer George Clooney (yes, the actor) as their Candidate Of Rage.

George Cloony is a fairly cool guy, down to earth. I've met him a few times.

[Cain]

He may be.  He certainly seems to come across that way.

But he's hardly got the qualities a star political infighter needs.  If you wanted to mount a primary challenge against Obama that wasn't a token gesture, you'd need an asshole roughly on a par with Lyndon B Johnson to make it count for anything.  Someone who knows how to game the system, works incredibly hard and has an ego the size of a small planet.

But since the Dems had a spine-ecotomy around...1968 or so, their only member who even roughly comes up to those standards is one Rahm Emanuel, currently Chief of Staff of the White House and who favours a policy of beating up on hippies to impress Republicans.  So the pwogs probably wont tap him for it.  If indeed they ever stop equivocating about how this would give benefits to the Republicans, which they wont, because they lack spine.  And everyone knows it, making it an empty threat, just like the non-binding vote.