Lack Of Spine Hurting Democratic Leaders

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Bush's Approval Rating
Falls Again, Poll Shows
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE
November 17, 2005

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And he's not alone. Cabinet members, Congressional leaders and both parties in Congress have also seen their ratings slip, with Democrats seeing one of the biggest dips in approval, the telephone poll of 1,011 U.S. adults shows.

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Only a quarter of Americans polled give Democrats a positive rating in the latest poll, compared with 31% in August, while Republicans' approval ratings fell to 27% from 32%...

Wall Street Journal

That's right folks, despite Bush's own approval rating dropping to 34%, the approval rating for Democratic leaders is even worse. We can be thankful that America is finally seeing through Bush's lies and deception, but Democrats still have a lot of work to do. This is what happens when your a doormat of a party for 6 years, who's leaders have lacked any real spine to challenge the Republicans weak effort in Iraq, the growing trade and national deficit, and a plan for affordable, sustainable energy for the future.

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Coming in 06: Newer and Bluer?



Survey USA

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Democrats are closing ranks...

from the November 23, 2005 edition

GOP loses an asset: 'purple' Democrats

Dozens of Democrats who used to support Republican bills are now voting 'no.'
By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

WASHINGTON – In a major shift aimed at the 2006 midterm elections, House Democrats are suddenly closing ranks on big votes, forcing an embattled Republican leadership to eke out victories, where they can, on their own.

On three big votes recently - the energy bill, the FY 2006 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) and Education spending bill, and a budget reconciliation bill aimed at $49.5 billion in spending cuts - not a single Democrat voted with Republicans.

It's a sea change from votes as recent as last spring. Back then, 73 Democrats backed a bankruptcy bill that their leader Nancy Pelosi said would create "modern-day indentured servants." Fifty of them supported GOP efforts to reform class-action lawsuits. And 42 voted for a permanent repeal of the estate tax, dubbed "reverse Robin Hood" by Ms. Pelosi.

"The single biggest development of the year has been in the last few weeks: The decision by Democ-ratic House moderates to align themselves and their futures with Pelosi and Hoyer," says Michael Franc, vice president for governmental relations at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.

CSMonitor