Comments on: Artur Davis Attacked For Health Care Vote By Primary Opponent – Davis Attacks His Inconsistency

By: boloboffin

boloboffin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:25:30 +0000

He’s also getting whatfor at his Facebook page. Here’s my comment:

You voted for anti-woman Stupak amendment and then against the health care reform bill, Representative Davis? I don’t understand. You’ll never make the Republicans in Alabama happy, and now you’ve hacked off the Democrats. I can understand wanting a better bill – I want one of those myself. But THIS is a better bill to current conditions.

He hasn’t done himself many favors in Alabama.

By: medicalnoise

medicalnoise — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:02:44 +0000

It always amusing to me when candidates try to play the race card in every speech they possibly can-

He was the only Black Caucus member to vote against it. I don’t get it,” Sparks said Tuesday”….blah, blah, blah..

Come on, say something with a little more meat to it, you know?

James
Customer Service rep in Cordova, TN
http://www.jrsmedical.com

By: MooncatAtLiA

MooncatAtLiA — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:42:02 +0000

Hey madisonaubie, long time, no see. And “older” than what, if I may ask?

Mooncat is just a name I like, no particular meaning. Countrycat was countrycat at DKos, before Left in Alabama was a gleam in anyone’s eye. The cat theme seems to have inspired a whole crew of animal bloggers at LiA — cats, dogs, pigs but we all coexist without too much barking and biting.

In case any of y’all are confused, there’s no “if” to Davis giving up his congressional seat — he’s running for governor, no turning back now. I’m not sure we’ll get anyone a great deal more progressive for that seat, because the candidates seeking the open seat don’t seem particularly progressive. It’s possible that this is one of those seats that is strongly Democratic, but maybe not all that liberal or progressive, or just that the leaders who step up to run are not particularly left leaning. It’s Alabama, after all, so maybe even the liberals are pretty moderate by national standards.

By: madisonaubie

madisonaubie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:32:51 +0000

Teddy/Southern Dragon, the cats refer to the pet of choice for the owner/moderators of the blog. Mooncat is the owner of the blog. She’s an older lady with lots of cats. I’m not sure where the Moon comes in. Her husband is Herding Old Cats, and her friend/Moderator is Country Cat.

By: madisonaubie

madisonaubie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:26:27 +0000

Slower? We’ve been debating health care reform since the republicans managed to kill in in 1993. We’ve debated it for the greater part of the Summer and Fall. We have a bill that is workable. It may not be perfect, but it’s a lot better than the current system. The only ones who are preaching patience are the ones who don’t want the insurance industry reformed at all.

By: Inquisitr

Inquisitr — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:16:39 +0000

I don’t understand why you’re attacking him for

“Do I support the current legislation that we have on the table? No, I don’t. And I commend Congress for slowing this legislation down and not moving swiftly.”

That’s a perfectly correct position to have.

The House bill is a steaming pile of shit, I don’t support it either. And slower would be better so we could start over with single payer.

You’re making a bad report here I think.

By: madisonaubie

madisonaubie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:10:43 +0000

Artur Davis is not a progressive congressman, nor is he even a moderate. He measures his votes on appealing to the conservatives that he knows he must swing to win the governor’s race in Alabama. This is not the first vote that he has been on the wrong side of history on.
As far as the “cats” on Left in Alabama, they chose their candidate earlier this year, and as with other Democrats, it doesn’t matter whether they’re a “Blue Dog” conservative or a candidate with no convictions of his own, as long as he has a “D” after his name. Unfortunately, they’re hitching their trailer to a candidate that will insure at least four more years of republican leadership in Montgomery.
As far as Congress goes, Alabama will be better off if Artur Davis does give up his seat to run for governor. He represents a high density black population, progressive district, and his votes do not reflect the ideology of his constituents. If he leaves Congress, this district will not go republican, but it probably will go more progressive.

By: TheLurkingMod

TheLurkingMod — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:03:00 +0000

Eli is upstairs! Pat Robertson’s Self-Awareness Fail

By: Blub

Blub — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:09:03 +0000

I’m kinda surprised that there are 39 Dems who are so determined to be on the wrong side of history on this issue. If you’re a rethug sure – I get it – you hate government and people and this is about voting your black soulless conscience, such as it is. Similarly, if you’re a Senate conservadem who gets hundreds in thousands from big
money interests and are holding onto office in reddish states only by your ability to get such donations… But if you’re a Dem member of the House, are you really voting your constituents wishes here? Shouldn’t that be all you care about.. and few, if any, of the 39 have sufficient stature to be worth bribing by the insurance industry… and it’s not
like there was any real scenario where such bribery would’ve achieved the industry’s desired outcome. So why?

By: SouthernDragon

SouthernDragon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:01:07 +0000

I like the “cat” ending in a bunch of them.