The goals listed in Nancy Pelosi's 100 hour plan should warm the heart of any reasonable American.  But lists are not strategies, and the 100 hour plan merely covers putting these goals before the president.  As best I can tell, the strategy behind the 100 hour plan boils down to this:

Appeasement is hardly a new thing.  The British well remember Neville Chamberlain's strategy of appeasement in World War II. And now they consider our President Bush a greater threat than Korea's Kim Il-sung. We need to pay attention. Or we could repeat Chamberlain's error of appeasement.

Democrats did not get their way today; the America people got their way. They got the government they wanted, not the one George Bush wanted to give us. This is a historic victory not for democrats but for people-powered politics and democracy. People showed their sharp rebuke of the Bush administrations radical policies and failures in the Iraq war. Today, the people won and so did our nation. Today, we voted adversary back into the system.

The one-party rule was a dismal failure. Neoconservative politics was a disaster. Pre-approving every whim of the President was dangerous and a malignant growth of false inerrancy. Fear-mongering as a methodology to govern a free nation proved to be a monumental mistake. Fear, after the shock wears off, turned to anger, resentment and then action to rebuff those that would attempt to subjugate and rule us through bully tactics and cheap demagoguery.

while I agree that the list of impeachable offenses is mind boggling, and it is the sworn duty of our Representatives to uphold the Constitution, I can't help feeling that the first priority of a new Congress should be to give all Americans no reason to vote for Republicans ever again. That includes creating and returning good American jobs to this shore, restoring America's prestige (and its security) by dealing with Iraq and the middle east in as even handed manner as possible, returning our lost Constitutional rights, and securing our borders.

If it is true that people largely vote with their wallets, as Jim will attest to, last night's victory was as much about the economy as it was with Iraq and ethics. Let us try to help every American live in prosperity, in peace with the earth, and in peace with each other.

As part of a national event to enforce democracy & demand no more stolen elections, 7:30-8:30 pm Election night, we're gathering at the Passaic County Vote Count Center at 401 Grand Street - at Hamilton Street, in Paterson. This is where all votes in Passaic County are counted. We ask everyone to wear BLUE to signify our part of the national movement to end election theft and Reclaim Democracy in the USA. Please make signs like: WE WANT DEMOCRACY IN THE USA! NO MORE STOLEN ELECTIONS! PAPER-ONLY VOTING! ALL MACHINES CAN BE RIGGED! RESTORE JUSTICE, RECLAIM DEMOCRACY! Please

As part of a national event to enforce democracy & demand no more stolen elections,
7:30-8:30 pm tomorrow, Election night,
we're gathering at the Passaic County Vote Count Center at
401 Grand Street - at Hamilton Street, in Paterson.

We ask everyone to wear BLUE to signify our part of the national movement
to end election theft and Reclaim Democracy in the USA.
Please make signs in the theme of: WE WANT DEMOCRACY IN THE USA! NO MORE STOLEN ELECTIONS!
PAPER-ONLY VOTING! ALL MACHINES CAN BE RIGGED! RESTORE JUSTICE, RECLAIM DEMOCRACY!

Neal Kelley, Orange County Registrar of Voters
1300 Building C South Grand Avenue
Santa Ana CA 92705
(between Edinger and McFadden, west of the 55)
Keep the count honest! Keep the heat on!

Address:
201 West Colfax
Denver, CO 80204-2621
Phone 720-913-8683
Fax: 720-913-8600
Other Information: Submitted by victoria2dc on November 5, 2006 - 1:46pm.

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A Republican No More

I was eleven years old when I asked my Mother to take me to Richard Nixon’s headquarters in 1972. I didn’t understand all the issues, but I knew that he was “my President” and I proudly affixed his bumper sticker on her car.

I voted for Reagan. I voted for Bush. And I voted for W. In every election, I voted Republican unless there wasn’t a Republican in the race. I believed all the rhetoric that if we controlled all three branches we could fix government spending, stop gridlock and “Build a Better America.”

So how have we done?

Government spending went through the roof with Reagan. Worse with Bush. Better with Clinton. Have we fixed the deficit under W? No.