I can barely listen to Maddow anymore. To me she's symbolic of the betrayal of 'liberal' journalism.

Rachael needs to stop talking endlessly about the obstructionist, horrible, crazy GOP and start talking about the massive, future-changing damage the democrats in power are doing. Too often Maddow simply makes some snarky statement, and leaves it at that...essentially excusing the actions of the democrats (I can hardly count how many times she's rationalized the many 'compromises' of Harry Reid in this way). C'mon, Rachel--get specific, do some in-depth analysis of democratic legislation and the ridiculous compromising done with those crazies on the right.

Rachel needs to be more somber where it counts--just as she was in recent programs on Afghanistan (2 days chatting with the big-boys in charge!) and Dick Cheney (incredibly somber talk about the man's heart problems--you'd think we were on the verge of losing Ghandi).

If Maddow cared to be more than a journalist-DLC spokesperson, she would do somber, in-depth analyses of issues like joblessness, the imminent privitation of Social Security, health care, et al.

Why do we have Republicans at all ? Afterall this is supposed to be a Democratic Country. Republic to me means CHINA, Vietnam, places like that, and even Russia used to be a "Republic" How did that dirty gang get into our system ? They never want anything for the people. They have never cared about any civil assistance. They like War , and corporations, they like to lie and make excuses. Each guy that is a Republican and girl is always that ugly no personality creep. Why do we even have these guys ? And gals ? You would think that we would have, the Democrats, and the Liberals, or the Independants, This would have made allot more sense for this kind of Country. I agree with haveing more than one point of veiw to keep things balanced, but why a group that is against everything we stand for. I dare stretch things and say...Most Americans are kind, most Americans are ,clever, most Americans are giving, most Americans pitch in during disasters, most Americans work hard, they are honest and expect fairplay. They love nature,they are kind to animals,and aware of the earth. We are brave.
So where does ,selfish, corrupt, stingy, predjudice, sore loosers, unwilling to help others, love to kill animals, does not believe the planet is special, believes animals and plants are for his pleasure. loves to fight, enjoys war.
Now the first group is not perfect, and doesn't always do much about how it feels. but in general there is a large population of Americans that fit this description.
As with the first, the second also has a poulation of people that think in many or most of their ways. I have met both several times, and I would have to say the first group seems to be the largest, the only trickey part of that, is when called upon to defend the way they feel, a great deal of them go quietly, nodding how true but, I can't not now. Still means they love animals, and they are generous, just quiet about it "they don't like no trouble "
Then the second group well, they are everywhere too, everybody knows a few of these guys. Usually rude, loud, makes it clear from the beginning, that they don't want to help. Tells his boss quickly anything about anyone he can, thinking his boss will promote him, and his boss does. Because his boss was him, just a few years ago. I'm starting to see the pattern on the both sides, and not saying I haven't realized this for quite sometime, but I am looking at it in a different way.
Who is America ? Is this what the fight for her is all about ? A good kind, gentle,smart,people who don't want oil, and pollution to take away the future, in horrible death stories, one after another ?
Or a loud warlike, drill baby drill, don't care if my neighbor dies, should had insurance kind of people.
I don't know, but it just seems to me that we are letting allot of people run our Country that don't think in favor of our Country. I feel if you are not in favor of good things for this Country, then you should shut up, or get out. Take your riches that you have stolen from us, and go live with your factories ,if my memorey is correct most of those factories are in the "Republic of China" the "REPUBLIC OF North Vietnam" those places down in Brazil perhaps...your money will go far there. We just don't want you back here !

Your right I don't watch her anymore, she's just another entertainment show...yawn

What I would like to know is how it is that when the Reps are in the majority, they pass everything they want. And when the Dems are in the majority, they pass everything the Reps want.

Phooey on both your Houses.

So, our children are going to pay for this bill, just like they are going to pay for our wars, and our bailout of the banks.

Sure is a good thing we can put all of this on our national credit card.

Obstinate? That's not necessarily the world I'd use when referring to this Group of Pedophiles.