Is the Party Over ??
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As a kid I was a republican.
At that time Reagan was President, and the country had Reagan fever. The "great communicator" did just that; he was a great speech giver. All I knew was that, and that he looked like a friendly old man.
After being in the US Army, I saw some of the world and later went to college; studying politics, government, law, economics, and philosophy. After actually studying these subjects I became aware, slowly at first, but then more quickly, that there was nothing American about being a Republican. Our country was not set up as Republicans believe: that "might makes right" or even majority rule.
The founding fathers were greatly concerned with a "tyranny of the majority" and rightly set up a system in which ANY one popular thought might not make sweeping inroads into our government in one election year. This is why we have our House of Representatives elected every 2 years, US Senators every 6, and the President every 4 years.
The great political minds in our nation's history have always been from the liberal left. The things that have been most important to me have always been at the forefront for those great thinkers on the left:
Human Rights
Minority Rights
Civil Rights
In 1992 I was able to vote. As an educated man, I clearly saw that the ideals more closely resembling justice were espoused by the Democratic Party, not the Republicans. My choice in the Dem Primary that year was Paul Tsongas, a university professor, and a leader reminiscent of what a real leader should be based on the writing of the ancient Greeks. (i.e. Aristotle) 'No more,' I thought, 'should this country's President be so ignorant of economics to advocate for "trickle down" theory.' (Supply side.) No more should this country's President be able to give a good speech but say absolutely nothing. No more should this country's President put the good of the wealthy above the good of the entire country. In other words: the few, the proud, the....Capitalists.
I believe in nationalizing "public" utilities. I believe in nationalizing raw resources of the country. No "private" for profit entity should have a right to:
Drill for oil
Mine coal
Mine gold
Log our forests and keep the profits for themselves,
As if the resources of this country belong to them and not the people.
Production, on the other hand, is and should be a private enterprise venture. After all, cars, or cell phones or anything that is a product or a service should belong to the sphere of the private capitalist system.
And so I voted for the person who I thought could deliver on at least some of the things that were important to me and right for the country. Paul Tsongas.
Bill Clinton ended up being the nominee.
I went along.
In 2000 the election was stolen from the better of the two candidates.
In 2004 I was for Edwards, the party chose Kerry. I went along.
In 2008 I will not go along.
I vote "Democratic" because I know that I can get some of the left leaning things I want with the Dems. We get ZERO of the things the country needs or wants with the Republicans.
But why should I vote for only HALF of what I want, when the Party goes with the nominee who will lose in the general election to the candidate that will give us ZERO of what is good for the country?
If I have to endure a big fat ZERO with the Republicans because the Democratic Party cannot put up a winner, I might as well vote for ALL the things I think are important. I will vote Socialist, I will vote for the party that espouses 100% of what is (in my opinion) right for this country instead of voting for half of and getting nothing anyway.
Do I believe the Socialist party can win? No, of course not.
Do I believe Obama can win the general? No, of course not.
But why should I be left holding a bag half filled with principles on an election night when the bag I will be holding can be full of principles.
When the republicans win again, because the Democratic Party went with the candidate who can't win, we will all be left holding the bag anyway.
At least mine will be full.
I came into this Party with a Clinton and I leave this Party with a Clinton.
As this party is OVER!
At that time Reagan was President, and the country had Reagan fever. The "great communicator" did just that; he was a great speech giver. All I knew was that, and that he looked like a friendly old man.
After being in the US Army, I saw some of the world and later went to college; studying politics, government, law, economics, and philosophy. After actually studying these subjects I became aware, slowly at first, but then more quickly, that there was nothing American about being a Republican. Our country was not set up as Republicans believe: that "might makes right" or even majority rule.
The founding fathers were greatly concerned with a "tyranny of the majority" and rightly set up a system in which ANY one popular thought might not make sweeping inroads into our government in one election year. This is why we have our House of Representatives elected every 2 years, US Senators every 6, and the President every 4 years.
The great political minds in our nation's history have always been from the liberal left. The things that have been most important to me have always been at the forefront for those great thinkers on the left:
Human Rights
Minority Rights
Civil Rights
In 1992 I was able to vote. As an educated man, I clearly saw that the ideals more closely resembling justice were espoused by the Democratic Party, not the Republicans. My choice in the Dem Primary that year was Paul Tsongas, a university professor, and a leader reminiscent of what a real leader should be based on the writing of the ancient Greeks. (i.e. Aristotle) 'No more,' I thought, 'should this country's President be so ignorant of economics to advocate for "trickle down" theory.' (Supply side.) No more should this country's President be able to give a good speech but say absolutely nothing. No more should this country's President put the good of the wealthy above the good of the entire country. In other words: the few, the proud, the....Capitalists.
I believe in nationalizing "public" utilities. I believe in nationalizing raw resources of the country. No "private" for profit entity should have a right to:
Drill for oil
Mine coal
Mine gold
Log our forests and keep the profits for themselves,
As if the resources of this country belong to them and not the people.
Production, on the other hand, is and should be a private enterprise venture. After all, cars, or cell phones or anything that is a product or a service should belong to the sphere of the private capitalist system.
And so I voted for the person who I thought could deliver on at least some of the things that were important to me and right for the country. Paul Tsongas.
Bill Clinton ended up being the nominee.
I went along.
In 2000 the election was stolen from the better of the two candidates.
In 2004 I was for Edwards, the party chose Kerry. I went along.
In 2008 I will not go along.
I vote "Democratic" because I know that I can get some of the left leaning things I want with the Dems. We get ZERO of the things the country needs or wants with the Republicans.
But why should I vote for only HALF of what I want, when the Party goes with the nominee who will lose in the general election to the candidate that will give us ZERO of what is good for the country?
If I have to endure a big fat ZERO with the Republicans because the Democratic Party cannot put up a winner, I might as well vote for ALL the things I think are important. I will vote Socialist, I will vote for the party that espouses 100% of what is (in my opinion) right for this country instead of voting for half of and getting nothing anyway.
Do I believe the Socialist party can win? No, of course not.
Do I believe Obama can win the general? No, of course not.
But why should I be left holding a bag half filled with principles on an election night when the bag I will be holding can be full of principles.
When the republicans win again, because the Democratic Party went with the candidate who can't win, we will all be left holding the bag anyway.
At least mine will be full.
I came into this Party with a Clinton and I leave this Party with a Clinton.
As this party is OVER!
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get in the groove...might just as well start now...afraid we are going down...and fast.
a say.
Fem, with your attitude, do not let the door hit you in the ass!!!
win without HRC supporters on numerous occasions,
and were quite nassty about it in the process.
But I (we) want you to know, you are not alone.
The O camp will be eating a lot of their words
and crying on each others shoulders.
Misery loves company, and they're going to have a lot of company. AND, people like you and I can
stand back and say,
"We tried to tell you, but you wanted HYPE instead
of SUBSTANCE."
Rest assured, there will be enough of us left to
pick up the pieces, and start over. Maybe next
time, CHILDREN and HYPE won't determine the
outcome. That is, if we have a country left.
"Illegitimi NON Carborundum"
I am a PROUD supporter of the HONORABLE Senator
Hillary Rodham Clinton
I suspect it should be higher.... but don't count on them to send $ support...... starving students and all.
60% of College students are women.... they may come around........equal pay, equal jobs problems still exist.
He is going to win, its math!!
That comment wasnt directed at you, but yours was directed at a person.
I posted today about all the gloom and doom, you should read it
You are not the target audience.
Or others that LIVE on this blog, I post rarely, but I do want maximum exposure when I do post.
This is a nationally read blog, party bosses of BOTH parties also read it, and should know how dems feel.
You and other O-ffended people have the option of passing it up.
Unfortunatley the O-camp cant pass up an opportunity to be nasty like their campaign has been all along.
There was no bashing here except for the USUAL o-people.
opinions, and his feelings.