The time has come to start talking about ideology. It is not any individuals that have created the crisis we are now in. It is an ideology and that ideology is republicanism. We have to start talking about what republicans and democrats stand for and the economic crisis we are now in is a perfect starting point.
Republicans don't believe in regulation. Period. Not John McCain or George Bush but all republicans. That is the reason they are not democrats. It is their reason for existance.
John Mccain has always been a republican. therefore John McCain doesn't believe in regulation. We have got to define what it means to be a Republican and a Democrat. Not the individuals. Not the personalities.
If we continue talking about only McCain and not what Republicanism means we ceed the ground to McCain and the republicans.
The time has come to start talking about what we (the democratic party) stands for. We need to say Yes we will regulate the Banking and Investment industries. Yes we believe health care is a right.
Yes this is who we are and this is what we stand for ALL OF US.
This is what they stand for ALL OF THEM.
I know this is short but I haven't posted a diary in a really long time and I just needed to rant.