The Tail Wagging the Dog
There are a lot of painful and discouraging truths in Cindy Sheehan's letter to America, not the least of which is this:
[W]hen I started to hold the Democratic Party to the same standards that I held the Republican Party, support for my cause started to erode and the “left” started labeling me with the same slurs that the right used.
The Democratic party and partisans on the left have allowed the tail to wag the dog — victory for the party and the "cause" has become all important, overshadowing the principles that these "liberals" supposedly stand for.
There is little difference between Democrats and Republicans because both answer to the same gods of money, power, and self-interest. And if you think we'd be out of Iraq if John Kerry became president in 2004, consider this:
Senator John F. Kerry voted for the Iraq war resolution in 2002 after weighing the political ramifications and being told by his future campaign manager that he would never be elected president in 2004 unless he sided with President Bush on the issue, according to a forthcoming book by Kerry's former strategist.
Continuing to vote for the lesser of two evils just perpetuates this corrupt system. We won't get our country back until we are willing to make fundamental changes in our political process.
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"Continuing to vote for the lesser of two evils just perpetuates this corrupt system."
So true. It really is going to take noisy activists to start setting the real agendas.
Posted by: cartledge | May 30, 2007 07:11 PM
Yes, like your brother and yourself. You're certainly both going the extra mile.
Posted by: abi | May 30, 2007 09:47 PM
If you remember in the debates before the 2004 election, Kerry's position on Iraq was nearly identical to Bush's. His argument was basically, "I'd do it better."
That is why abstained from the election.
Posted by: Praguetwin | May 31, 2007 07:39 AM
I agree, praguetwin. It's sad that Kerry was the best candidate the Democrats had to offer. He reminds me of Bill Clinton, but without the charm.
Posted by: abi | May 31, 2007 05:42 PM
I absolutely agree with your last paragraph. Voters sent a message last time that they wanted change, but we've been duped. The only way to get change is to vote against them next time too - both Dems and Repubs. It's time to start holding people accountable.
Posted by: Kathy | June 1, 2007 11:54 AM
You're right, Kathy. We are told that we have just two choices when we vote - a democrat or a republican. The world is more complex than that, and our system doesn't accommodate that complexity.
Posted by: abi | June 1, 2007 12:37 PM