So i've been lurking around Daily kos for almost a year now and finally decided to get a profile on here and start commenting and posting dairies. For the most part i still just read what other people have to say and one thing keeps popping into my head.
What is wrong with Democrats?!
Issue after issue, scandal after scandal, they don't put up a fight or cause a ruckus. They don't speak out strongly in opposition, condemning illegal or unethical behavior. When a new scandal is revealed, you only hear from a handfull of Democrats who speak out strongly -- if that many. Someone here please give me an explanation or reason why this is!
I just listened to today's
Democracy Now! with guests John Dean and Daniel Ellsberg, two figures who played central roles in the Watergate scandal and i found it so informative and frightening at thesame time. They tell us what Bush is doing now is worse than watergate (and they would know, they lived it) but yet, you don't hear the Democrats loudly fighting back.
There have been so many scandals and so many things the American public disagree with Bush on that you would think the Democrats would be on TV everyday bringing the failures of Bush to the forfront.
Yes they don't own the congress or any branch of government right now but neither did the Republicans in 1993/94 (i think). That didn't stop them from lambasting Clinton. Democrats need to grow some big brass ones and fast.
I originally was going to list a bunch of the recent scandals that could be taken advantage of but i think we all know them well.
I know there are a lot of smart and informed people here and i just really want to ask, What is the problem with Democrats? Why don't they speak up against illegal acts, injustice and unethical behavior? It makes political sense and it just is the right thing to do.
So please, someone, anyone, give me something. Some explanation, some reason why Dems aren't the opposition party they need to be.
UPDATE Thu Apr 27, 2006 at 10:44:35 AM PDT: I got some real good feedback in the comments section. Inclusiveheart gave me
this awesome article to read. Some comments said i'm wrong to use a blanket statement to judge all democrats as meek. But its just so annoying when Russ or Barbara speak up and the other Dems not support but infact, sometimes oppose them publicly.
Some comments call me a Troll. Sorry guys, i'm not a troll. I can't blame you for thinking that though because i know when i've read dairies critical of Democrats, i've thought, hm, could this person be a troll?
I wrote this because i really wanted to know where the disconnect was. I know most of what the democrats do because i read this Blog and others (i like
the carpet bagger report as well, which isn't listed on the links here unfortunately. It was actually his blog that led me here) and listen to Democracy Now! But i live in Houston and work with a bunch of hardcore republicans (alot of them don't like Bush now but still hate Democrats even more). The thing that gets me though is that, we agree on most issues. The Iraq War, Gas prices, etc. And typically, they are on the opposite side of what the Republican'ts are doing.
I remember when Bush announced investigating the Oil prices, one of them was all gleeful and proud of Republicants. He was totally surprised when i told him that Democrats had already been there done that. And thats just the tip of the ice berg. I'm constantly having to say, well, democrats did it first, democrats did it first, democrats are doing this, democrats are doing that. Thats why i got frustrated enough to write this diary. Why am i constantly having to restate the Democratic positions on things, why don't Dems "sell" themselves better?!
Even my brother is constantly saying the Democrats are pussy's. It's the only reason he doesn't like Democrats, and i think there's alot of Americans like that. It shouldn't be that way.
A commenter noted that i haven't responded or updated my diaries often. Well, this is only my 2nd dairy and i tend to read Daily Kos only when i'm at work and well, i just have enough time to read.. but thats changing...
I appreciate the feed back. It isn't that i don't know what SOME Democrats are doing; I do know what they're doing and i hope they succeed this November for all our sakes. Its just that i wish they'd find a way to communicate it better with the American people (most of which don't read Daily Kos to get their info like we do). Thats all.
But i do feel a little reassurance from what i've read today.
I will be voting for the first time this year and i better be on the winning side this time! (i'm always losing when it comes to sports)