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Well, you realize you are trying to herd cats, right?
Sorry, cannot, will not support Hillary and Bill Clinton as VPs. Period, I can probably accept any others and my pick is Biden.
Don't try verbal bribary on people. Did it with Kerry, will not do it again. Last night my phone rang at 8:45pm. What? I am on the do not call list---and phone ringing at that time of the night can be alarming or worrisome. It was the Democratic party and the caller would NOT take no to any donation as an answer. Someone ought to clue them in about their phone calls. No to any donations until Pelosi tows the line, as you expect us all to do in your piece. A criminal has been let loose on the country, and he will damn well get away with it. Imagine that!
bayh looks liked edwards (e.g., same hair) -- might be some confusion in the public's mind
I understand the "local" support.
Bayh is the Democratic Dan Quayle.
ChickenHawk to boot.
DLC = business as usual.
Now, admit it.
That is NOT "change"
Let's try this, ok?
"War, as a political tool, is no longer an option for the United States of America in the 21st Century."
~mommadona
Progressives are tired of being the Democratic Party's bitch. But they are to dumb to just pack up and leave. The truth is, progressives will never have any clout, inside or outside the party, until they get focused on mobilizing the working class.
I am not a Democrat. I am a socialist. This corporate sponsored screed is totally wasted on me. Erik says progressives should SHUT UP AND GET IN LINE! He insults you and curses you while he is shouting orders at you. Why do you put up with this crap?
I largely agree with you. On the other hand, what choice do I have but to put up with Erik's crap? I kind of like freedom of speech and we don't have nearly enough of it.
See Erik Ose's Profile
If your goal is legislative change that will help the working class, then roll up your sleeves and get to work electing progressive, pro-union candidates to Congress and at the state and local levels. But let's be real about how to win a national election. Democrats lost 31 states in 2004. Part of the reason why Bayh and Kaine are in contention for VP is they've been able to attract support from working class voters in red states. Otherwise they wouldn't have been elected and re-elected.
Progressives scored a big victory by helping choose Obama to head the ticket, the first insurgent Democrat since 1976 to beat the establishment favorite. Anyone who insists on a further ideology test for the VP slot is only hurting Obama's chances of becoming President. There are many other more productive ways to make a difference this fall.
We need to face the hard truth (as told by a 47 year old white female independent voter). MANY (not MOST but ENOUGH) of the middle-aged Dem voters who are drawn to Bayh, Kaine & Clinton are not going to vote for Obama even if it means that they will suffer 4 more years of headaches and hard times. When they get into the privacy of the voting booth, they will vote for McSame.
The edge that will get Obama into the WH will be the votes of the young people of all races. I have 3 sons and have never seen them and their friends so excited about politics and they will vote for Obama. But pandering to the right and Reagan Dems who are not going to vote for Obama anyway is a mistake if it turns off his young supporters. And Clinton is a definite turnoff to them!
I am one of those middle-aged Dems (at least that's how I've been registered for the last 30 years). I won't be voting for Obama or McCain (and I didn't vote for Gore or Kerry or Bush). I'm through with voting for Dems that do nothing more than deliver Republican priorities. It has nothing to do with BHO's race, age, or religion. It does have something to do with faith-based initiatives and police-state legislation. No thank you.
Despite past disappointments, I'll still work on the campaign I think is closest to my philosophy. If you're a socialist, you're pretty much lost in America. Up in Canada, the discussion about many issues you're concerned about (I'm guessing) are over. It's not perfect, but it's closer to the humane reforms (only guessing here) you'd like to see. But you live in the US, right?
So, will you throw away your vote? Or tilt at windmills with a protest vote?(Even more useless)
There are things you can do. Don't just give up. People who care are needed. We live with the political system we have, and we never stop trying for change. OK, I admit, I can run back to Canada. But while in the country of my birth I will step up and keep on.
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