Your New Year's political summation & solution in two (2) sentences

[omega minimo]

You know you've got it in ya!

:party: :toast: :headbang: :grouphug: :scared: :hurts: :hide::smoke: :rofl: :wow: :tinfoilhat: :argh: :bounce: :wtf: :spray: :rant: :spank: :boring: :eyes: B-) :kick: walldude image

[omega minimo]

1. "We don't love freedom"

"We love comfort."

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. The "war" is lost. Get out of Iraq now.

[bryant69]

3. "Keep up the Pressure" and "Opposition Parties should Oppose."

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[omega minimo]

8. "Opposition parties should oppose"

Where's the party? :kick: :party:

[ThomWV]

4. In Two Sentences:

(1)The nation slipped into the state it is in because I, and people just like me, allowed it to happen.(2) The runup to the elections in 2006 offer the best opportunity I will ever have to redeem myself and my nation.

[omega minimo]

5. Nicely done

You win a :applause: :party: :grouphug: and are a true :patriot:

[converted_democrat]

6. Well...

Hey Georgie, I ain't your bitch..I will not sacrifice my freedom for security!

[omega minimo]

7. 1. Democracy is you

2. Act like it

:hi:

[omega minimo]

9. Young man in the photo, Diamante, at six years old

led a gaggle of toddlers through Katrina NOLA

[omega minimo]

10. Here's one:

1. "Mensa" is Lounge and "Hooters" is GD

2. GROW UP!

:bounce: :bounce:

[carolinalady]

11. Take back the House! & Impeach the bastards. n/t

[omega minimo]

13. Neat & tidy-- got it all covered....... for a Happy New Year

:hi:

[LWolf]

12. Ok.

Fear, hate, greed, and power struggles dominate the nation and the planet, but a fundamental shift is occurring, and will grow as people's minds, hearts, and spirits leave those old patterns behind.

Peace and prosperity spring from hope, empathy, and integrity; be those things if you wish to be part of that shift.

[omega minimo]

14. Love it. Thank you. Light at the end of the tunnel......

[omega minimo]

15. 1. Many "Dems" only care about their Constitutional Rights if they think

someone might take their porn away................:freak:


2. BRING BACK PUBLIC EDUCATION AND CIVICS CLASSES-- AND ART TOO, WHILE YER AT IT!!!!!!!!!111 :thumbsup:

[TahitiNut]

16. "Democracy isn't a spectator sport." "Be a loud and proud liberal!"

Works for me. :shrug:

[omega minimo]

17. You go, TN!

:yourock:

[Pathwalker]

18. 1: Whenever you surrender a freedom the terrorists win!

2: Computerized voting belongs in Boston Harbor.

[walldude]

19. Hmmmm 2 sentances.. that's askin alot... hehe

Freedom doesn't live in the minds of the politicans, it lives in the hearts of the people they serve.
Stand up for what lives in your heart.

[MissMarple]

20. America is screwed. Impeach Bush.

[omega minimo]

21. These are ALL ssssSSOOOoo good

:toast: :applause:

[omega minimo]

23. Elections that are for sale are not free

Electoral and campaign finance reform NOW :thumbsup:

[omega minimo]

22. 1. The Reagan "Landslide" has been downhill ever since

2. Now is the time for all good wo/men to come to the aid of their country

:patriot:

[omega minimo]

24. Life is a cabaret old chum

Life is a cabaret

[hopeisaplace]

25. 2006 Slogan: "Crawling for Common Sense"

Freedom can no longer March, it had it's legs blown off.

[SeanQuinn]

26. IMPEACH. BUSH.

[omega minimo]

27. 1._______________

2. __________________

[Hidden Stillness]

28. Beginning of the Year; End of the Year

Democrats at the beginning of the year: "Oh Republican strategists are so brilliant, so wise; we need better 'framing' and 'consulting,' too. They have their finger on the pulse of all the 'sheeple,' inferior to me, of course. La-de-da-de-da. What should we do, how should we act; Republicans and ad campaigns are everything."

Democrats at the end of the year: "God help us, this is the most criminal Administration, the worst Constitutional crisis our country has ever had--worse than Nixon! They are ripping up, destroying, every law, every program, every protection anyone ever had against the oligarchy. We need to fight to save this democracy, explain things, tell the truth before it is all too late. The New Deal Generation was right all along--We need another New Deal. Fight before we lose it all!"

As horrible as it seems, one good thing about all this Republican/corporate threat is that it made Democrats, and the American people, wake up, get serious, and pay attention to what is really happening. Remember, the first real sign of revolt (or, I think, anyway), was when the old people rose up against the neo-cons and their wussy "D"LC alliance, and said--"Get your Goddamned hands off our Social Security," and taught us all how to act. That generation is still watching over us, protecting us.

[omega minimo]

29. 1. Bullshit talks 2. Straight talkin' walks

Comparisons b/w now and "1984" surfaced on DU yesterday. Seems purty simple that when we are flooded with BIGGER BETTER ALL LIES ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, the antidote would be a potent, miniscule (as a start) amount of truthtelling.

Whose truth? Our own. Not the truth we think people wanna hear (people that exist in our imagination out there somewhere, some demographic or cliche), not the truth we think will win converts most effectively (even tho it's not QUITE what we believe ourselves) but simple honest truth. Simple.

Simple? Not so? Not so simple when people ("even on DU") imagine that these folks are anyone but us and who we know. We still see threads that imagine some fantasy folks out there who need to wake up-- when there's a lot of folks right here who need to wake up (a few posters acknowledge that they contribute to the mass denial too)...............

....wake up to the fact that there is no one else responsible for the state of your nation than you

--there is no one else taking care of your responsibility for your nation for you

--there is not a magic bunch of activists who are fixing everything so you can ignore it

--the few legislators who are willing to risk everything need our attention and our support

--if you ain't part of the solution, you part of the problem

--if you spent the past 25 years of the Reagan Nightmare goin with the program and just woke up to how fucked up things are, well thank you very much and good luck

--it's not all or nuthin-- small efforts, whatever is doable and effective and empowering for you and yours COUNTS FOR A LOT (even if that is continuing to vote long after you think it doesn't matter)

and finally:

--those imaginary folks that you may condescend to imagine as less informed or less engaged or less literate or less educated or in need of patronizing "framing" in order to get the concept, those folks know EXACTLY what is goin on in their country. They are waiting for some straight talk.

:patriot: :toast: Happy New Year All. May our soldiers and their families and all the families (around the world) impacted by Bush's war of choice find some peace and safety in the coming year. :grouphug:

:hi: (Thanks fer shuttin down the party with me HS-- you do DU proud).