Democrats as victims?

Tammy Stickers - Tell me something who do you consider rich? See less then 5% of the population who are considered Rich pay over 50% of the taxes. 30% well to do pay over 85% of the taxes.

Is rich someone that makes over 20,000 a year?

See Bushs tax cuts helped this economy become the strongest in history, almost full employment,

I see raise the taxes so people invest outside the country, and George Soros gets rich.

They go by who donates to them, duh!!!

"First they only want to tax the rich that do not support them"

Funny, I don't remember my 1040 asking my political party. Are you sure you are filling out the form for the United States?

Or maybe the Republicans are right - taxes are for the little guy.

I ask for a Republican who can think in something more than a soundbite, and I get my wish. A Republican who argues with three soundbites. Not much of an improvement.

Can you do something other than make general unsupported and untrue allegations? It is hard to argue with rightwing fantasies.

First they only want to tax the rich that do not support them, since the majority of Dems are richer then rich.

They always play victim, telling everyone that they need to be dependant on goverment , see that is there plan for Socialism.

They prove one thing in this is that they can not handle the Presidency, if they can not handle criticizing then how can they handle the presidency.

"They don't want taxes on the rich, they want taxes on getting rich."

Nice slogan, but totally meaningless. Can't you RepubliCONs think in something longer than a soundbite? It is hard to have a meaningfull debate if you guys are going to play dead.

"Welcome to national politics, Jake. The democrats are and have been the party of professional victimhood since at least the 60s."

It is nice to know that even the RepubliCONs admit that Democrats is the party of the little guy.

This entire victimization mentality seems to be a product of our last couple of national elections, where, if an outrageous charge wasn't immediately dealt with, it grew and took on a life of its own. Unfortunately, though, there are only so many times that a candidate can claim to be a victim; after that, it's a repeat of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

Thank goodness he has the opportunity to speak his mind. The man lives in lala land. Absolute warped logic!. Wow can you imagine if he were president???
I can't imagine who would want to shut him up except those that love him.

Did it ever occur to you guys that maybe the Dems have a point? The 'big media' seem to be controlled by Bush-fawning big corpies (mergers have concentrated power in hands of a few companies) and that a lot of 'feeding frenzy' occurs whenever there is a Democratic gaffe, but the White House gets a free pass on major crimes, misdemeanors and plundering of the national treasure, authoritarian tactics get overlooked but just one thing and the Dems are subjected to intense scrutiny for days and days.

There is a corporate-conservative complex (like military-industrial) that does indeed favor the Republicans as far as 'kid gloves' are concerned.

Welcome to national politics, Jake. The democrats are and have been the party of professional victimhood since at least the 60s.

Not much difference between the Democrats and the Republicans anymore. Instead of actually having answers for any given issue, it is all about diversion tactics and generic "crowd-pleasing" antics. They all ring hollow and are so obviously sold to the highest bidder ... (just look at Mitt Romney -- ick!)

As far as Hillary vs Obama, I find her at fault and far from being the proverbial victim. If indeed he is as naive as she is suddenly asserting, she should be tempering her criticism instead of pouncing on him like he's prey. This whole thing really tips my opinion of her into the negative.

This is typical of the Democrats. They'll take an issue which they disagree with the Republicans on (such as wiretaps of foreign calls), and then run around like headless chickens, screaming the sky is falling, that people are being beaten and locked up everywhere, and that we're on the verge of moving towards a totalitarian state. The Dems will accuse the Repubs of fear-mongering with terrorism, and the Repubs likewise have a case against the Dems with them always trying to cast America as being on the brink of becoming fascist.

Welcome to politics.

Victimology is simply the water that leftists swim in. They don't notice it because it's all they know.

I was a democrat myself, until the party descended into po' me, little victim, give me money! mentality.

Greenie, White Mountain - I don't think I agree with your criticisms of the press.

Well, maybe with regard to Edwards haircut, but not with Clinton.

She's not giving them much opportunity for substantive reporting and she is playing up fashion. So reporters report what they have to report.

Let's talk substance. The Washington Post recently tried to contrast the differences between health care proposals the Dems had out. Clinton's plan couldn't be analyzed, according to the Post, because of lacking clarity.

And why is she the only candidate about whom we don't know the answer to a straight-forward question: Was the decision to invade Iraq the right call or a blunder? I can answer that for every other candidate, Republican or Democrat. But I have no idea how she would answer, assuming she ever would.

I was a loyal Democrat for many years, my first vote being for Adlai Stevenson while I was serving in the US Army during the Koream War. But my old party has changed. The optimism of FDR and JFK and HST has become the class warfare of Clinton, Edwards and the rest. The Kerry line of negativity toward the US military has become the Party line. So I bailed out and did what I has always considered impossible. I switched parties- I have no regrets. The US must win in Iraq.

I love the Democrats harping on the GOP for wanting to skip the circus CNN/YouTube debate.

Who is the political party so afraid of big bad FOX News that they're boycotting it?

Real tough guys, those Dems...

This is the same drive-by reporting the media's been doing for years.

Republicans are the tough, manly party who happen to believe that the media, academia, Hollywood, and "the elite" are against them (while simultaneously denigrating Democrats as lazy welfare kings and queens who don't work, don't understand how to make money and are too stupid to contribute to the world...while running it), and Democrats are the soft, whining party.

The mainstream media is more than happy to run with this, to hide behind the pantlegs of big bad Republicans who can handle anything (except YouTube) and endlessly run hit pieces on Democrats so as to avoid the dreaded label of "liberal bias".

Lets all dry our eyes, take a valium and compose ourselves and get back to the issues!
We are all going to have to "buck-up" and stay on solving the problems of this nation. Get back to the issues - problems need solutions-let's hear them!

It is time we as readers demand more from the press. There is a difference between famous and imfamous. Anyone who has tried to lead a decent life and stands for something is demeaned. If you are in rehab, dumber than a rock, and dress like a million you are a hero.
Get real! Either we sell prime time and newspapers or we talk about what is important - yes, I know it's boring,but the American people depend on you to
cover the issues, pro and con, and inform the voters. Do your job!
Good grief!

I think whining is a lousy strategy.

Only candidates who have who have gone to Vietnam, acted like such fools that their units ran them out of country after four months, come home and trashed their fellow troops, needed political intervention to get honorable discharges, and then had the utter hutspah to run as "war heroes" need have any fear of being "Swift Boated".

"You think these people who make $100 million a year, you think they want to pay their fair share of taxes?"

As if any Democrat has the faintest intention of cranking up taxes on George Soros or Teresa Heinz or the Kennedys. They don't want taxes on the rich, they want taxes on getting rich.