Reply #51: Read the platform [View All]

[BattyDem]

The values of the Democratic party are values that we all share. The problem is not with the values, the problem is that they are too damn spineless to stand up for those values because they are terrified of being attacked by the Repugs! The Dems are constantly put on the defensive and/or playing catch-up because they always let the Repugs frame and control the debate.

Granted, it's very difficult to fight when the entire media is on the side of your opponent, but people like Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Barbara Boxer, John Conyers, Sheila Jackson-Lee, and many others find the courage to do so anyway.

I'm pissed at the Dems who voted for the Bankruptcy bill. However, their votes wouldn't have made a bit of difference, so it's possible that they are just playing politics. Who the hell knows? The real test will come when and if the Dems regain control. What issues will they fight for? How will they vote? If they still vote against our best interests, then we need to kick their asses out of office! If they currently have a record of consistently voting against our best interests, then we need to kick them out right now!

All I know is that this country reflected my values much more when Clinton was in the White House. Do I agree with everything he did? No. Do I agree with everything the Dems do? No. But I'll tell you this ... I will take Democratic values over Republican values any day of the week.

The Dems need to get their message out and embrace their roots. Howard Dean is trying to do that and the fact that he raised enormous amounts of money for his own campaign, as well as for the party after becoming chairman, proves that he's on the right track. But he needs to stop himself from falling into the trap that almost every other Dem does: stop "apologizing" for what we believe in and stop compromising those beliefs to "make nice" with the enemy. They don't want to make nice ... they want to destroy us and everything we stand for! Stay on message and stay true to the platform values because when those values are held up along side of Repug values, it's obvious which party is for the working class.