Reply #50: I'm a true blue Democrat! Not a DemoCrap! [View All]

[TrueFunkSoldier]

I think there's a difference and there needs to be a new way of thinking within the party. David Sirota is right. Eric Alterman is right. Look, the Democratic Party can't expect to win elections if they refuse to change their philosophy and stick to their principles. Kerry has improved. He is certainly speaking out a lot more than when he ran for president. He's becoming a firebrand only NOW. I think he learned his lesson, and he even admitted himself that he should have responded more forcibly and much quicker to the Swiftboat Liars' charges against him. He should have explained better his reasons for supporting the IWR. If there was confusion about what the IWR meant, then he should have explained what it meant in CLEAR terms. He certainly had a number of opportunities when he made the rounds on the Sunday talk shows and the question was presented to him many times. I still think he failed.

He should have explained much better his reasons for the $80b appropriations bill. He admits that he didn't, and for that, he lost many souls. You can't blame that on The Left. That's Kerry's fault. I don't give the Clintons a pass, either. Only now is Hill and Bill speaking out. They should have spoken out much sooner. Instead, you got Bill pledging support for the Iraqi invasion earlier on. Hill, too, was a cheerleader. There's simply no excuse for this. It's irresponsible and we must hold them accountable.