We Had our best shot in a generation and blew it. [View All]

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In 2007, when the US was beginning its economic meltdown from 7 years of Bush-era debacles, the Liberal Wing of the Democratic Party had its best chance at really affecting generational change. We could have chosen a leader who was a firebrand, with passion and burning desire to fight the corporate poison and conservative nonsense that had permeated our party since the early 90's. We could have chosen a true liberal voice with a clear vision for America.

Instead, we chose someone who wasn't a fighter, who believed in "bipartisanship" with an enemy who was never going to work with us, and has no political guts to speak of. How many people have been thrown under the bus in the name of political expediency? And the one thing this leader did do, a healthcare bill that did indeed pass, only allows insurance companies to get fatter, while millions of Americans will still go without care, and Children who won't get the care they need since Insurance companies have stopped selling insurance for kids. And when the Liberal voices that worked so hard to put the leadership in place cries out about the policy problems, they are told to sit down and be quiet, since no one wants to hear what they have to say. Unless it is our unfettered energy, support, and cash. Teachers are the problem. Unions are the problem. Working towards bipartisan goals are not the problem. SIGH...

We wasted the opportunity of a generation.