Reply #9: Because nobody stood up and said the Emperor had no clothes [View All]

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From the primaries the Dems should have been beating the "Asleep at the wheel" drum, but they refused. They refused to step up and say Iraq made no sense in the war on terror(which assumes that the war on terror makes sense), and that the evidence was manufactured by the administration. They refused to beat the drum that the Bush administration illegally pulled resources from Afghanistan to prepare for Iraq before the case was made. The party refused to stand up to the administration and they refused to stand up to the media. They refused to stand up to the Patriot Act. They refused to stand up to the nomination of Goss. They refused to stand up to partisan influences running our elections, proving they learned nothing from 2000. They refused to stand up for us, and we're going to pay.

We need to take out the Democrats that won't stand up for us in the primaries, but we will probably be forced to stick with strong DINO incumbents rather than risk even more seats. Now we're even further behind, and risk the loss of the filibuster if we lose more ground. We need some fire and teeth in the red and purple states. I think most red states would respect a Democrat that stood up to the Republicans and articulated the reasons. At this point, an Dem can run as an "anti-politician" and an anti-government candidate. The Republicans got alot of votes because they are perceived as strong, but Republicans are the corporate party. Republicans ARE big government. Republicans have grown government and spent more than anyone. Republicans are the "Do as I say, not as I do" party. They need to be called out.