Comments for Let Us Talk http://letustalk.wordpress.com What's on your mind? We want to know! Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:10:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Health Care Reform: House Vote Brings Us One Step Closer To Success by Paulette http://letustalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/health-care-house-vote-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-success/#comment-5285 Paulette Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:10:57 +0000 http://letustalk.wordpress.com/?p=5129#comment-5285 Hi Truly fool: Thanks for stopping by! Please continue to participate in all the issues and policies at hand. We cannot sit back and 'let them do their magic'. Without us participating and pushing there is no magic. Be vigilant and remain active! We are the magic that makes them victorious! Hi Truly fool: Thanks for stopping by! Please continue to participate in all the issues and policies at hand. We cannot sit back and ‘let them do their magic’. Without us participating and pushing there is no magic. Be vigilant and remain active! We are the magic that makes them victorious!

]]> Comment on Health Care Reform: House Vote Brings Us One Step Closer To Success by Trulyfool http://letustalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/health-care-house-vote-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-success/#comment-5284 Trulyfool Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:11:47 +0000 http://letustalk.wordpress.com/?p=5129#comment-5284 When my Dems are in power -- which, after Lyndon Johnson, has been too limited, I tend to relax into a 'let them do their magic' mode. Two things: 1) Our 'left' (here, meaning social democrats) is correct in pressing for as much as we've been deprived of since Reaganism and its even weirder clones set the American agenda; and 2) Our 'left' may or may not realize that anything the Prez manages to sign will equal victory and a better shot at further victories -- a psychological momentum. That's why the whacko-rightwingers, reactionary in policy, and dangerously near-fascist in tactics, clotted together from the start and waited to shoot their load with ferocity when the time suited. They know that any 'defeat' acts to their advantage. You read about politics in earlier times, and read deeply enough to see just how vicious it really was. Our time is very divided. The GOP now has at or near its leadership men and women who are today's near-equivalents of the Dixiecrats. In this case, not a 'racist' program, but one with their intensity of hatred. The world-view is not comprehensible to me. This is very much something to worry about. When my Dems are in power — which, after Lyndon Johnson, has been too limited, I tend to relax into a ‘let them do their magic’ mode. Two things: 1) Our ‘left’ (here, meaning social democrats) is correct in pressing for as much as we’ve been deprived of since Reaganism and its even weirder clones set the American agenda; and 2) Our ‘left’ may or may not realize that anything the Prez manages to sign will equal victory and a better shot at further victories — a psychological momentum.

That’s why the whacko-rightwingers, reactionary in policy, and dangerously near-fascist in tactics, clotted together from the start and waited to shoot their load with ferocity when the time suited. They know that any ‘defeat’ acts to their advantage.

You read about politics in earlier times, and read deeply enough to see just how vicious it really was. Our time is very divided. The GOP now has at or near its leadership men and women who are today’s near-equivalents of the Dixiecrats. In this case, not a ‘racist’ program, but one with their intensity of hatred. The world-view is not comprehensible to me.

This is very much something to worry about.

]]> Comment on Health Care Reform: House Vote Brings Us One Step Closer To Success by Paulette http://letustalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/health-care-house-vote-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-success/#comment-5281 Paulette Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:49:06 +0000 http://letustalk.wordpress.com/?p=5129#comment-5281 Sensico -- you are so right. That's why CNN and other news broadcasts are in trouble. Teabaggers are only 10% of the population but yet the media was subjecting the other 90% of us to this crap every day. So we stopped watching their programs. They forgot that they had great ratings during the elections when they were covering both sides of the news. Harry Reid is under lots of pressure now. He has to show that he still has power by getting the Senate health care plan passed. Obama made the right move by visiting the Capitol yesterday. Kudos to Representative Cao for doing what’s right for his constituents. I hope a good bill gets to President Obama before the Christmas break. Sensico — you are so right. That’s why CNN and other news broadcasts are in trouble. Teabaggers are only 10% of the population but yet the media was subjecting the other 90% of us to this crap every day. So we stopped watching their programs. They forgot that they had great ratings during the elections when they were covering both sides of the news.

Harry Reid is under lots of pressure now. He has to show that he still has power by getting the Senate health care plan passed.

Obama made the right move by visiting the Capitol yesterday.

Kudos to Representative Cao for doing what’s right for his constituents.

I hope a good bill gets to President Obama before the Christmas break.

]]> Comment on Health Care Reform: House Vote Brings Us One Step Closer To Success by sensico http://letustalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/health-care-house-vote-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-success/#comment-5280 sensico Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:53:59 +0000 http://letustalk.wordpress.com/?p=5129#comment-5280 The reality is that the people who were the loudest, were the opposition, and fortunately for us, teabaggers only make up 10% of America. They're so clueless when they say they are the new majority. The majority voted for Obama knowing his goal was to bring about health care reform and that says a lot more then the 10% of Americans yelling socialism. I definitely can foresee the passage of health care in the senate. I don't think there will be much of an issue like there was in the House with blue-dogs. The reality is that the people who were the loudest, were the opposition, and fortunately for us, teabaggers only make up 10% of America. They’re so clueless when they say they are the new majority. The majority voted for Obama knowing his goal was to bring about health care reform and that says a lot more then the 10% of Americans yelling socialism.

I definitely can foresee the passage of health care in the senate. I don’t think there will be much of an issue like there was in the House with blue-dogs.

]]> Comment on Health Care Reform: House Vote Brings Us One Step Closer To Success by Paulette http://letustalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/health-care-house-vote-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-success/#comment-5277 Paulette Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:01:55 +0000 http://letustalk.wordpress.com/?p=5129#comment-5277 Ian - I agree. Something has to be done. Doing nothing will get us nowhere and make health care matters worst. I hope Harry Reid and his pirates can come up with a good plan and get it to President Obama before year end. Ian – I agree. Something has to be done. Doing nothing will get us nowhere and make health care matters worst.

I hope Harry Reid and his pirates can come up with a good plan and get it to President Obama before year end.

]]> Comment on Health Care Reform: House Vote Brings Us One Step Closer To Success by Ian http://letustalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/health-care-house-vote-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-success/#comment-5276 Ian Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:46:20 +0000 http://letustalk.wordpress.com/?p=5129#comment-5276 I believe Hoyer said it all. Most Americans approve of this bill, even if most bloggers think it's the end of civilization as we know it. I believe Hoyer said it all. Most Americans approve of this bill, even if most bloggers think it’s the end of civilization as we know it.

]]> Comment on I’ve Got The Seasonal Flu…Yeah?! by Paulette http://letustalk.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/ive-got-the-seasonal-flu-yeah/#comment-5267 Paulette Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:34:47 +0000 http://letustalk.wordpress.com/?p=5099#comment-5267 Hi Cats -- so sorry that you have the bug. Do you have a sore throat? Headache? Upset stomach? Ear ache? Girl, I have all of that plus the sore throat, chills, blah, blah, blah. But like you I'm on the upside...yeah! I am mighty upset by the democratic turn out on Tuesday -- just ridiculous. That's one of the things that made Obama's election so historical -- people were sooo engaged. It was beautiful. Democratic leaders and voters have to stop resting on their laurels because the idiot republicans are out there lurking about and they can win elections by default. Continue to get well!!! Hi Cats — so sorry that you have the bug. Do you have a sore throat? Headache? Upset stomach? Ear ache? Girl, I have all of that plus the sore throat, chills, blah, blah, blah. But like you I’m on the upside…yeah!

I am mighty upset by the democratic turn out on Tuesday — just ridiculous.

That’s one of the things that made Obama’s election so historical — people were sooo engaged. It was beautiful.

Democratic leaders and voters have to stop resting on their laurels because the idiot republicans are out there lurking about and they can win elections by default.

Continue to get well!!!

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