All Talk and No Climate Change
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"America is addicted to oil." These were the words of President Bush 18 months ago. Since then, he and the 2008 Republican presidential hopefuls have paid nothing but lip service to the issue of global warming. Just days prior to the summit announcement, the White House rejected a G8 climate change agreement. Romney, McCain, Tancredo, and Brownback have all opposed strict fuel efficiency standards. McCain has opposed renewable energy standards. And Giuliani is avoiding the issue altogether. As long as Big Oil keeps Republicans flush with cash, they will continue to harm our efforts to stop global warming. Let's elect a Democratic president in 2008 and get serious about climate change. Donate to the Democratic Party today.
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Paul Thompson
Until they do, they're just making noise.
here is a list of the legislation they passed:
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That initial 100-Hours thing was months ago and we're not moving forward. The Democrats in Congress are major contributors to Gov. Dean's "All Talk".
Personally, I don't think anyone should pay in advance for merely promised action. Promises are famously cheap.
In all, I will continue to support Dean and his chairmanship because it is his leadership that brought us victory last November and I believe the same leadership will bring us victory in 2008.
I am personally aware that members have addressed dozens upon dozens of messages to PartyBuilder. Barely a handful have been answered. Two letters of concerns have been hand-delivered to the DNC. A petition signed by almost 30 regular posters was sent to the DNC. No response, no acknowledgement was forthcoming. This history has convinced every member that the DNC cares not a whit about PartyBuilder blogs.
All of these efforts have had as their context adjustments to the software which the members have agreed would make the site more usable and more attractive. Our aim has been to open a dialogue to these ends and we have been ignored and justifiably feel snubbed.
I am therefore puzzled that you would wish to comment to us through PartyBuilder while ignoring our attempts to comment to you.
What the hell do we all really think is going on, we are doing this (posting blogs, writing comments) to reassure ourselves that we do still have a voice, but it is really an exercise in futility. It is occasionally nice to discover that I agree with someone, or that someone agrees with me. But I must admit that more often than not what I read here is discouraging, and when I read some of what my fellow democrats believe it is downright frightening.
This site is called party builder, and those who created it really think of it as data base builder or bank account builder.
Even the post from Al Franken was demoralizing from the standpoint that he revealed how little he can do other than raise more money so that he can win a congressional seat that he will then have to spend time raising money to keep. And I think that Franken is one of the good guys.
My cynicism often turns to despair, and then my despair turns to anger, because I hate feeling hopeless and getting mad is better than getting forlorn.
Does the Demcratic Party really know or care what a resource they are wasting when they only see democrats as check books and credit cards. A few years ago, I decided that I would contribute financially in the hopes that I would feel as if I was part of the solution. However, instead of feeling empowered, I feel as if I have simply added drops of water to an ocean of financial corruption. Money doesn't buy happiness, nor does it buy good government. Damn, I really hate where things stand...
"more often than not what I read here is discouraging, and when I read some of what my fellow democrats believe it is downright frightening."
I agree, but where else are they going to go to hear the truth or see the facts? The most recent post as I write this is from someone glad that illegal immigrants will not get amnesty. That might be reasonable if you believe Inhofe from Oklahoma that 1 out of every 150 people in ths country are illegals. Or discount that illegals pay more in taxes than they take out.
"those who created it really think of it as data base builder or bank account builder."
Again, I agree. McConaha went to someone and sold the concept that you describe. It has not turned out that way and he is too much of a candy-ass to come to grips his error. My belief is that the benefits of PB have eclipsed that original picture. What is being groomed here are left-wing activists. Everyone who has established a presence on PB has ratcheted up their enthusiasm and their commitment - and, unfortunately, their blood pressure on finding how deep and how wide is the swamp. If the Democratic Party is indeed the party of the people, rather than Republican-lite, PB is where it's happening.
If someone with vision and authority in the DNC were to take a good look at PB I think they'd conclude it was a really good investment and one that has the potential to fulfill the original expectations, but only by coincidence. The true value of PB, to my sense, is its reflection of what goes on when people who care try to affect change. As such, I think that makes it a great advertisement for the Party.
The state of mind that this country is in is frightening--I don't even think that people can hear how they sound anymore. If you had told me that someone on a democratic blog would advocate that we should criminalize the organizations that rescue men, women, and children from death in the southwestern deserts as they are coming across our borders, I wouldn't have believed it. But that is what some of my fellow party members think. I guess we can all thank Lou Dobbs for creating this ugly cult within our party. They seem able to turn a blind eye to the fact that illegal immigrants are literally lured by employers and communities to do jobs that Americans do not want to do. In Las Cruces nothing would get built in this town if it wasn't for immigrant labor. And too many buy into the bullshit that they don't pay taxes, and that illegals are getting social benefits. AGGGGHHH...
And Howard wants more money--if he was promising to use it to help re-educate all the dumb ass democrats whose minds and hearts are so infected with American superiority and corporate propaganda, well maybe that's a cause I could start donating to again.
I spent my afternoon tearing into my fellow democrats who thought it was okay for police to manhandle a elementary age black child and put her in handcuffs. And the racism, and lack of compassion for a child was horrifying to me. And then they justified and rationalized their perspective.
If democrats aren't going to stand against racism, and child abuse, and police brutality please tell me who is.
I am coming to the conclusion that I am not a political activist, maybe I'm a social activist, and maybe I'm even a socialist, but sometimes I swear I feel like a liberal democrat without a party or a country---can you say Belize, Please.
Thanks for the ear....:-)