There have been recent misguided attempts to move the Democratic Party to the right, apparently to cater to the right-to-life crowd and other extremist fringe groups. This is a really bad idea! Those people already have a party. It’s called Republican – Hello? Do you really think any of those voters will see these attempts as anything other than transparent efforts to get votes? If it weren’t so pathetic it would be funny. The Dems need to move to the left, not the right.
We almost elected a presidential candidate who was said to be the most liberal senator. I have great respect for Mr. Kerry, but let’s face it: he was not the greatest communicator and the party had no message for him to deliver anyway. Despite that, Kerry lost by a slim 51-49 margin. With a better message and a better messenger, we could have taken the White House away from the petrol-terrorists.
If the Democratic Party insists on becoming “GOP Lite”, they may as well quit. To sell out your core values is to reject your entire history and a slap in the face of all the hard-working blue collar people who have invested their lives in trying to make this country a better place for us all. Unless the party leaders recognize this fact and steer the course towards our traditional goals, I’m finding a life jacket and jumping ship. Third party, anyone?
