Reply #38: Hallelujah!! [View All]

Show me the backbone! Before the Primary got going I was ready to bail. But Dean brought the change I needed. He gave me hope. Even if he wasn't right about everything(I think he WAS though). He had the spark we needed as a party to get us enthused again. Our guys started acting like they weren't scared anymore. It made me feel good and proud of them again. But already since Dean's departure, they're going back to their old "I'm too scared to say what I think" routine. I watch them on TV and I'm stunned again at how they will NOT just answer a question by a strong and decisive yes or no. It's a long winded explanation about why they cannot just say yes or no. What I want is a man(or woman) who says what he means and means what he says. And if he changes his mind on a subject, he's not afraid to say "I changed my mind and this is why". Just SAY it! It's not a sin to re-think something and reach different conclusion if the information you had has changed. But yeah, moderation has gotten us nowhere. Absolutely nowhere.

We don't really support anyone anymore cause we're too scared to come right out and say, "hell yes I support them"! "we've always supported this group and we'll continue to support them and if you don't like it then maybe you should go somewhere else". But nooooooo. We'll risk losing this group or that group cause we're afraid the other side will say something bad about us. Hey guess what? They're already saying something bad about us. Do we have to eat our own along the way to irrelevance?

We have neglected our African-American brothers and sisters for years now. I would not blame them if they went elsewhere. We would deserve it. And what about working families? How have we supported them recently? Have we done ANYTHING that would help them? Tax relief? Tax sheltered savings accounts maybe? Or maybe even a savings account. Forget the tax shelter. Most of us can't even afford a plain ol' piggy bank these days. What about helping them get their children to college. A College education for the middle class is becoming more elusive everyday. Like it was in 40's and 50's. Maybe an even more elusive. What about single Mom's and Dad's? Have we helped with after school programs so they won't have to worry about their little ones after school? And Health care is almost non existent for single parents with a minimum wage job. They simply cannot afford it. What about disabled persons? Do we even mention them these days?

We used to be the party of these people with these issues. But not lately. Who DO we want to fight for? If these segments of society are not worth us fighting for then who is? And we cannot compromise, we just can't.