Reply #13: Not asleep... just taking a deep breath [View All]

The stakes are way too high for us to have the luxury of letting our guard down, no matter how tempting it may get.

Well, I think that for a long time we have been feeling sort of depressed at how bad things have become. Finally, it seems we have a real shot at changing the direction of the country. I also think that instead of reacting to each Bush screw-up, it's time for Democrats to be pro-active and to take a message of hope and idealism to the country.

I think everyone is aware of the fact that "you gotta believe" and "if you build it, they will come" sorts of attitudes demand a lot of risk taking and a lot of faith and especially a lot of hard work. But I also think that people keep going longer on hope and ideals than they do on fear and aggression and arrogance.

Maybe what you are seeing is everyone taking a huge deep breath (while "torturegate" is playing out in the press) and getting psyched for the next round of the campaign that leads up to the convention. Anyway, I hope so.