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"Go out and run 'em."
- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007

Other: My representatives vote however they think the Berkeley gold standard of liberalism / quasi-Marxism would have them vote.
Sometimes it's obvious they don't care about their own career, party or country.

This year has been partisan because that's how Democrats have been driving the train. Of course Republican's can't support cap and trade or this mess of health care "reform" on principle alone.
There's a philosophical divide built in to EVERYTHING the Democrats are trying to accomplish.

Obama has been successful at passing legislation?
Oh man...that's rich.
Sure...he spent us into a hole in 3 months, bought a couple car and insurance companies and we've been watching this health care debacle ever since then.
No health care, no cap and trade, no treaty from Copenhagen, Gitmo still open, Iran still building nukes....please enlighten me on his accomplishments...I must have missed them on page 24 of the NYT.

Bang up job Dems.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

Oh wait...this is how they measure "success"


good job Obama...on the issues where you stated a preference, your party voted with your opinion.
That's no measure of "success". Sorry, that's silly and irrelevant.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

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"Go out and run 'em."
- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007

No, no. The point of getting elected to office is to, you know, get paid son.

Ham

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Do you believe yet?

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"Go out and run 'em."
- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007

Having a rubber stamp legislature is not a measure of success for a President, it's a measure of success for party unity.

So I guess Democrats can be proud of that.

And no, a President is there to lead and make executive decisions...not "make laws and stuff". That's part of Barry's main shortcoming. He's never been and still isn't a convincing leader or commanding executive.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

when i do vote, i will vote for the strongest person who most closely fits my morals
because of this, i expect them to follow through on this, and make laws based on the morals that i will vote them in for

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PSA: I am an overly sarcastic person. If you take me at my word, then i will most likely anger and offend you.

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"Go out and run 'em."
- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007

<<They serve to organize faction, to give it an artificial and extraordinary force; to put, in the place of the delegated will of the nation the will of a party, often a small but artful and enterprising minority of the community; and, according to the alternate triumphs of different parties, to make the public administration the mirror of the ill-concerted and incongruous projects of faction, rather than the organ of consistent and wholesome plans digested by common counsels and modified by mutual interests.>>

none other than from George Washington himself

leaders should be defined as strong individuals, who do what is best for the country, and for the best of all humans, and to help preserve life from all moments, conception to natural death

the parties however, all sides, are doing what is best for their party, and themselves, and they are forgetting that they are public servants

Public Servant- one who serves the common good of the public, and of human kind

parties in general managed to fuck this up majorily

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PSA: I am an overly sarcastic person. If you take me at my word, then i will most likely anger and offend you.

Who mentioned terrorism?
From your article:

So confidence in the ineptitude of our governmental bureaucracies remains unchanged...woohoo.

By far, the defining issue (Democrats didn't pick) of Obama's first year in office: The economy
http://americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
As of last month, 53% disapproval...but since this thread is about partisanship, let's throw out the partisans and look at who actually matters; independents 35% approve, and 57% disapprove

By far the defining issue (Democrats did pick) of Obama's first year in office: Health Care reform
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls ... -1130.html
38.3% favor 51% Oppose

Independents are souring on Obama and the Democrats in congress on every issue I've seen them polled about.
Partisans will be partisan, let the independents be the judge of his success.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

Now Godzilla, you asked what I "Expected" my rep to do. You didn't ask what I would like them to do, so my vote is the one on party lines.

I posted this once before, but in case you didn't get a chance to read it. My Grandfather raised me in the absence of my bio daddy. He said this to me.

"One does not enter into public service for personal gain, one enters into public service to answer in a call within ones self to serve a greater purpose".

Take it at face value I guess.

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Lord Stanley's Cup is what its all about.
Mr. Pegula, your destiny awaits you sir.

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"Go out and run 'em."
- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007