The Senate Democrats have been pretty effective so far.  No, they haven’t won every battle, and no, the Senate Dems haven’t voted the way some here require them to vote… but they’ve done a good job so far.  Let’s review the work done since January, and reward good behavior.

Senate Democrats:

Other Democratic organizations:

Filibuster Fight

what I love most about today’s debate is the way the Dems have stood up against the religious extremists and have embarassed the Republicans who cowtow to their influence. Way to go Dems! It’s about time.

Bolton

  • Bolton lied under oath: Senate FRC Dems to release smoking gun , by baldandy
  • (Hotline) * Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), on why he opposes Bolton’s nomination: “Three reasons. One, I think that we’ll find out that there seems to be that he apparently put some pressure on some analysts who did not like what he – intelligence analysts that he sought to get fired for refusing to go along with his version of things as stated with regard to Cuba. He took out the offending comments but still seemed to pursue their being fired. … Number two, I think that at the very time the president of the United States is relying more on the United Nations with regard to our efforts in the Sudan, with regard to our efforts in the Middle East, I think it’s a bad idea to have a man there who doesn’t have much regard for the U.N. And lastly, he hasn’t done a very good job where he has been, which is in charge of arms control and proliferation issues” (“Late Edition,” CNN, 4/10).
  • Democrats on SFRC kick some ass on April 19 Bolton hearing.

Other

And shoutouts to House Dems

  • House Dems Put Health Care on the Agenda
  • From April 2005: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) on handling the Tom DeLay predicament: “We’re not going to meet with an Ethics Committee that is neutered by the Republican leadership” (“Fox News Sunday”, via WakeupCall).

Again, reward good behavior and make this man (and DSCC chair Schumer) smile:

Senate Democrats:

Do you have other examples of the good things that the Dems have done lately?

(P.S. We criticize Congressional Dems a lot around here, and I would appreciate it if we could keep this diary on the positive side.)
(P.P.S. If someone from SDCC or DSCC is reading, don’t get complacent! 🙂 )
(P.P.P.S. If you send cash, also send a little note of what you’ve liked thus far and what you would like to see in the future. Be firm, but nice.)

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