[ought-six]

There is nothing more intolerant, more hateful, more self-centered, more irrational, than a liberal Democrat. I am in my 50s, so I've been around for a little while. I'm a Vietnam vet, I've lived or spent time all over this country, and I've witnessed the transition of the "loony left" of the 1960s from an interesting, if unenlightened, fringe element, who were seen as an annoyance, but never taken seriously -- to the "progressives" of the modern Democratic party. Folks, even the liberals seek to hide behind their own idiocy, and now claim they are "progressives;" but no matter what they call themselves, they are leftist extremists to the core, and they now dominate the modern Democratic party. Never before in American history has a major political party been so consumed by, and enamored with, hate. The modern Democratic party is the soul mate of the radical Bolsheviks of the early 1900s; it is the twin of the Marxist-Leninists who morphed into the Stalinists of the 20th century; it is the Khmer Rouge painted with pastels; and its desired destination is the gulag of the soul. We are on the brink of a major political confontation, folks, and I'm not talking about an election. I'm talking about an all-out, bare-knuckled, violent, and bloody fight for the heart and soul of America, and it's just a matter of time before we hear the opening salvos.

[HJH207]

That is great insight. I fear though we have seen the first shot. Howard Dean. When Kerry saw the straw in the wind he could not move fast enough to catch up. You are correct in say this is a fight for the very heart and soul of this country. And our side had better wake up!!