Letters to the Editor
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The Democrat disease
Sadly, I agree with Karl Rove, who said that the Democrats had their window to change everything, and they blew it in an epic way. The disease of Democratic presidential candidates again and again is that they equivocate, that they can't take a strong stand and go to war. Now that appears to be a disease of the entire Democratic Party.
These pathetic congressional reps have no courage and no fight in them. If they did--if they were more concerned with selflessly representing the interests of their constituents instead of worrying about how doing what's right might affect their election prospects--they would pull out all the stops to end the war, pass universal healthcare, and impeach Bush and Cheney, all actions that the majority of the people they serve have been demanding.
The feeling I have now is one I have felt one other time recently: the days after 9/11. Then I thought the U.S. had a real shot at rallying the world around us and changing it for the better. We dropped that ball with spectacular stupidity and incompetence. We had a chance to remake our government and repudiate the damage done by the Bush administration and the right wing since 2001, but the Democrats dropped that ball as well. It makes we want to weep.
Forget Gen. Petraeus, Democrats. You're the ones who have betrayed us. Please change your symbol from a donkey to a jellyfish. Then again, an ass is completely appropriate.