This my first entry so I will try to be brief. I have been reading Kos for a couple of years now and find it interesting and stimulating. The last few months, of course, have been very dramatic and the last few weeks incredibly depressing - damn Joe Lieberman. But, having said that, I would like to make some suggestions below the fold.
But first, I would like to remind some of you Kossacks (who are much younger than me) that I lived through the 1994 health care debacle under Clinton. And the investigations in 1995 and 1996. And the impeachment AFTER Clinton won in 1996. Because the Republicans took control in 1994. Now, the Republicans are much more conservative and intransigent than they were in 1994. Do you really not think that they will try to bring down Obama, his administration and the House and Senate Democrats if they take over Congress in 2010 because you guys won't vote next year. Just think about it. And the fact that NOTHING would get done if they win.
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