Kiss Bush Already… Sheeesh!
Buck December 4th, 2006 - 5:04 pmBayh warns against ideological agenda
DES MOINES, Iowa - White House hopeful Sen. Evan Bayh warned on Monday that Democrats could lose their newfound grip on Congress if the party pursues an ideological course.
The Indiana senator, who announced Sunday he was taking the first step in a presidential bid, has cultivated a centrist image as one of his party’s moderates, a Democrat who can win in a Republican-leaning state.
At a stop in the early voting state of Iowa, Bayh told business leaders that Democrats’ hold on power, secured with Election Day wins last month, could be brief if the party isn’t careful.
“We cannot be as partisan as the other side,” Bayh said. “We cannot be as ideologically extreme as the other side.”
Bayh said the lesson from the Nov. 7 elections were simple.
“My observation was that most of the American people voted against - they voted against the mess in
Iraq, they voted against the president personally, they voted against the dysfunction and gridlock in Washington,” he said. “They voted for something different and they wanted to give us a chance.”
Mr Bayh, while drawing up the Constitution, our Founding Fathers could have used some of your friendly advice and gave the Jesus-freaks much more leeway. I mean, having just half the amount of religious persecution that these people escaped from would have been much better for our country than none at all… right? Does this look familiar, Evan?
Save us from the dramatics and change that ‘D’ to an ‘R’ (or ‘I’) now, k?
