There will always be people that tend towards outright fascism.
They will always vote for Repugs, or something like that.
But no, I'm not talking about them, nor am I talking about the powerful, sold out Democratic leadership.
We all know about them already.
I'm talking about the rank and file Democrats: many of YOU; in other words.
The refusal to consider another party is analogus to Pelosi's refusal to consider impeachment.
You've taken your only real barganing chip "Off the Table". Ultimately, you have no other.
WE have no other, except violence.
I should say I persoanally was not a fan of impeachment; if you look at my earlier diary you can see:
- I believe actually doing it, it would only cause Bush to bomb Iran (to wag the dog)
But also: (and more importantly right now)
- Taking it entirely 'off the table' ('preemptive capitulation') leaves no barganing room, and stabs us in the back.
Whatever your feeling on that:
Similarly, if websites like this one refuse to take endorsing other candidates 'off the table' -- Greens, Socialists, whatever; then they've stabbed the left in the back.
Even Kos has mentioned that his 'patience' with the Democratic party is not limitless.
But the fact is; without the threat of leaving en mass the Democratic Party will never get better. And, there has been plenty of reason to actually leave these last 7 years (or more). A few leaving, even if it means lost elections, doesn't matter to them--since the key is the corporate dollars coming in.
One vote after the other, we're supposed to forget.
The Iraq vote.
The Patriot Act.
The Iraq supplementals.
"No child left behind".
One important judicial appointment "cave in" on top of another.
No action on Gonzales.
No preemptive action on Iran.
And so on.
In my mind's eye, I can go back to money for the Contras and El Salvador, which they approved. Nuns were raped and killed as a result of that 100 million (seems small now) appropriation, and today Oliver North has a Television show because of it.
And I'm sure others here can go back much, much further.
If we don't change all of this and more, and recognize that all that we're really doing by suporting Democrats 'right or wrong' is attemping to trim around the edge of a horribly corrupt institution, then we're forever doomed to repeat OUR mistakes.
Vote the fuckers OUT.
Threaten their comfortable DC suburban existances, by working for real change, instead of fake change.