I have a wild and crazy idea.
George W. Bush's delivery of the State of the Union address will take place on Tuesday, January 31, a little more than a week from now. It is my strong belief that every single Democrat present in the House chamber for the speech should, at a predetermined moment, stand up and walk out. No yelling. No heated words. Every Democrat should simply stand silently and leave.
Crazy, I know. Crazy, and possibly the best idea ever put before a body of Democrats since the New Deal.
Understand this, congressional Democrats, and understand it well: you are not dealing merely with a body of political opponents in the GOP. You are dealing with a group of people that want you exterminated politically. The days of walking the halls of the Rayburn Building, sharing a bourbon with a colleague from the other side of the aisle, and hammering out a compromise are as dead as Julius Caesar. Collegiality is out. Mutual respect is out. They want you gone for good. Erased. Destroyed.
Surprisingly, I'm in agreement with this proposal from TruthOut . It is one of the best ideas I've heard this year from our liberal democrat friends. At the very least it is an idea, not a very good one, yet what have the democrats done for us lately? I hope this walkout occurs during the State of the Union Address, as it will be a dramatic reminder for the American Public as to why they are the party that is out of power.
With ideas like this, I predict very good outcomes for the Republican candidates during the fall election cycle.
| Robert January 26, 2006 11:51 AM PST Yeah, probably no such luck. I wish Teddy Kennedy would just stay away, though. Every time they suddenly flash a 'reaction shot' close-up of him during the speech, the sight of the Great White Whale almost makes me spill my drink. | ||
| Skye January 26, 2006 08:02 AM PST Old Soldier & Wordsmith As much as I would love to see this happen, it would be political suicide for the Dems to stalk out of the State of the Union speech. I fou | ||
| Old Soldier January 25, 2006 09:11 PM PST Skye, it would be political suicide for the Dems to in unity walk out on the President. They may be lacking in the idea depatrment, but I don't think they are predisposed toward suicide yet. I'd love to see the herd of lemmings go over the cliff, but it just doesn't seem likely. | ||
| Wordsmith January 25, 2006 10:43 AM PST Well...unlikely to happen, but that would be interesting. Everything the Democratic Party has been doing as a body since this war began, have been nothing short of obstructionism and just being "in the way". A distraction from achieving victory. | ||
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