I respectfully suggest (as you are probably yourself well aware) to the author that the opposing party must also have an affirmative policy program they advance to replace the complacent and perhaps corrupt one pursued by the party in power.
I can see Democrats being angry, but I don't see an affirmative policy. And I am not so asleep as to think that if I don't like Republicans I can sanely register a protest by simply not voting. Until the Democrats purge the insane ones in their midst I will not vote for a one of them, no matter how appealing personally or individually. I hope others take the same tack.
The key here is not only NOT voting for democrats, it's going out and voting for republicans.
Has Bush p***ed me off now and then? You bet! But I'll die and rot in Hell before I act in any way that lets a "scum"-ocrat get in office!
oh that your words were true, we would win each and every election.
All they(the rats) need is the drive-by news media organs blasting out gop bad, rats good each and every day of the week and many will be swayed.
We need to analyze what is really going on in many elections. It's not picking the best candidate but the candidate who is best promoted.
I think the media is trying to "moby" the turnout.
The DNC made their BEST turnout effort in 2004.
Their PAID volunteers could not beat the will of GOP voters.
The more I hear stories like this the more certain I am about voting GOP in november. I am also going to make sure the entire extended family votes GOP too.
Well said.
Americans are restive and unhappy with government. That includes the 45 percent of the legislative branch and the 60 percent of the SCOTUS superlegislature that comprises Democrats. Democrats have no alternative agenda apart from higher taxes, more government regulation, dithering in the face of (if not surrendering to) terrorism, environmental extremism, abortion on demand, and gay marriage. So far the Democratic leadership has done a decent job keeping the public focused on factors that fuel its unhappiness while carefully avoiding having to present its failed agenda for scrutiny.
That will change.
In the next several months the Democrats will have to do more than distort and manipulate the record. They will have to show their cards. When the cards are shown (and it is the prime duty of the Republican leadership to ensure all the Democratic cards are shown), any Democratic short term advantage will melt away like July snow.
Democrats: the closer you get, the weirder they look.
I'd be nice if Republicans acted like Republicans instead of Donk Lite.
This is something you don't see much around here. I too am in full favour of a mult-party system in functioning democracy and see the need for an oppositioi party. Unfortunately the Democrats at the moment are so terrible they cannot even take advantage of a corrupt and self-destructive GOP.
I sincerely appreciate this comment and look to the few, mildy sane Democrats who can genuinely disagree with some aspects of the GOP agenda without venturing into communism or being out and out traitors.
Exactly! And I've been trying to make the very same point! There are a few repubs I would like to give a good shaking to .. but that doesn't mean I'm stupid enough to stay home or stupid enough to vote dem .. I have no regard for anyone who sits out an election.
And .. the ones who do sit it out .. are the ones who complain the loudest!