I got the Grass Roots Survey in the mail from the DNC, with a request for a donation. I answered all the questions and added a few things that were not asked.
In the section where you give them your credit card I wrote that not only would I not get the DNC a dime but if Kerry, Biden or Clinton run and if the Democrats continue to act like they have their heads up their asses (not in those words) I will be advocating a Voting Boycott.
If the Dems bend over for the Republicans anyway, way make the effort to vote. When they change, we'll be back.
I also wrote that I adore Howard Dean and he is one of the few in the Party who understands how angry we are and how we're not going to take it anymore. He's also the only one who is not afraid to tell the truth about Bush and the Republicans. We need more like him!
This country is going down the toilet and the Republicans are pulling the handle and using the plunger. The Democrats aren't plunging; they're just standing by and watching.
Someone in another diary that I started said that she thought Kerry fought like crazy against Bush in the debates and did everything but punch him in the face. Was I on a different planet than that person?
Bush walked away from those debates with that shit eating grin because Kerry never touched him and Kerry never pointed out what an incompetent loser he was. Perhaps the person who answered was one of Kerry's daughters. If I were Kerry's daughter, I still wouldn't vote for him.
To understand how serious our problems are in this country, read, "The World is Flat" by Tom Friedman. I have disagreed with him about the war but his take on our economic future is brilliant. I heard him say at a talk to the Governors, "When he was a kid, my mother used to tell me to eat all his food because their are children who are starving in India and China. Today mothers are telling there kids that when they're in school they better get "A"s because there are students in India and China who will take their jobs away." He said that with global connectivity that is become so much more possible and very easy.
So, we need a party who will work to make this country better. I don't think a thrid party is a good idea because I beleive the Democrats are decent people. We just have to give them a better reason to wake the hell up.