Posted on 06/06/2008 2:18:09 PM PDT by wsjreader
Our spike in readership continues. Surprisingly few of us have decided to leave us for the Obama camp. We are resolved to see this through.
Let us be clear what this is all about for those of you who wander in here looking for an argument. The problem is the party itself. 2008 was the year that the party abandoned its principles. It is no longer the party of FDR and shared responsibility. Now, it is the party of wannabe rich libertarian Democrats. It is the party of the Ariana Huffingtons who, dissatisfied with her own party, have decided to steal someone else’s. It isn’t the party that nearly elected Bobby Kennedy. It is the party that is about to write off Appalachia. Good riddance, poor working people! You’re on your own now. It isn’t the party that made social security sacred. It is the party that might very well start tinkering with it because the young and well off don’t understand the concept of shared responsibility and insurance. And speaking of insurance, well, don’t expect the health insurance crisis to get any better. That would have called for everyone to be covered and we won’t be going there with Obama.
The problem with Obama and the new Democratic party is that it doesn’t stand for real Democrats. It is yet another strange amalgamation of voters whose self interest was pandered to. In many ways, it is no different than the Republican party of gilded capitalists, religious crazies and neocons. This new Democratic party is made up of young people, libertarians and pretentious status conscious liberals. There is a nasty streak of cynicism in it as well, as if it’s just so outre to consider helping the poor or abiding by any core Democratic principles. The new Democratic party is just too cool for that. They can write some lengthy, detached policy paper about it and pay some lip service but really, the American demographic has evolved and those people on the brink of insolvency, well, they are the Neanderthals that didn’t make the cut. Moving on.
The PUMA movement is not about revenge. It is not about racism. It’s not about being immature. It is about holding the Democratic accountable for abandoning its principles and the people who strengthened its foundations. It is about not rewarding a Party that uses voter suppression techniques on its own members. We want to belong to a party that respects us and works with and for us. We don’t want to hand over our votes without representation.
It will either represent us again or it will have to be restructured. That is what PUMA is all about. This goes beyond Obama and Hillary at this point. And from the looks of things, we have a lot of members already.
PUMA Power!
It certainly is not a site I would enjoy other than to say I am glad they are mad at the Democratic Party and I hope that anger hurts the Democrats in the election.
Any idea what the PUMA stands for?
I hope this article reflects a plurality or even majority of Democrat opinion.
BTW, have you ever lived in south central Iowa in the late 1970s?
I used to attend pubrik skroolz and possibly ride the bus with a Robert DeLong.
That's Huma's sister.
This is the most delusional, realistic statement I've ever run across in my life. First of all the only reason SS would begin to be "sacred" to anyone is because people who just can't wiat to get their checks each mouth are too lazy and stupid to have ever invested the same money of their own even in a simple savings account in any bank in the country which would have yeilded them more interest than the absolute dismal failure of the gov't run SS account. The program is and has always been an absolute ripp off! Secondly, "shared responsibility" should not be a forced gov't wage garnishment program. Private Insurance in any other form blows SS away in terms of growth and equity leaving the abysmal failure of SS maturation sorely lacking.
When it comes to economic matters liberals are just downright complete dumbasses because of their selfish, lazy nature.
It looks to me like someone posted this as another site where Democratic discontent is going on? Here is the actual like to the blog:
http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/friday-resolved/
like=link sorry wery baad at poof weeding
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