Hey...a week ago I was hopeful and optimistic. We had a good chance to take back the House and maybe the Senate.
Our Dem "leaders" would surely nail Bush to the wall regarding his pro-torture policy. Fence-swingers and those leaning toward voting Democratic would finally see that there was a clear choice between the immoral Bush Administration and a good and just America. But I hear nothing but crickets.
Spineless doesn't do them justice. Add gutless and useless, and maybe we are getting somewhere.
Tell me this: Will an Iraqi withdrawal date be set? Will we finally get universal health care for all? Will we finally stop this illegal spying on Americans? How about torture? Will the Dems stand up for torture??
I wish the dems would stop giving in. It seems like they compromise way too much. Compromise isn't a word the repugs ever use. I stayed off for a few days because it was depressing me. So many times in the past few years my hopes were raised that this or that scandal would bring their house of cards tumbling down. I just don't see it happening. I'll believe it when I see it.
They shouldn't need to be told that fury is the correct response, not wan smiles and shoulder-shrugs. There comes a point where polite debate is no longer appropriate, and it happened a week ago.
If you asked a lot of Americans if they're horrified that terrorist leaders are getting tortured, the answers may not be what we want them to be. Especially since the Republicans have been so successful in hammering home the "Democrats are soft on defense" and "Democrats care more about protecting terrorists' rights than American lives" memes.
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