It was kind of pitiful to hear how they are thinking of maybe changing their stance on certain issues like abortion / anti-choice, so called values issues, religion, etc. For the democrats to even entertain changing their political philosophy means that they think ALL the voters went over to the Republicans.
May I remind the Democratic leadership, whoever the hell they may be at this time, that 50% of American voters voted AGAINST Bush and the Republicans. This was NO landslide by any stretch of the imagination. They do not have to panic and make really, really stupid decisions.
The Democrats have to understand that some of the voters that went with Bush will always vote for someone like Bush. These are the right wing religious fundamentalists that will always go backwards and they actually do prefer to live in the dark ages. They are scared of change and progress and any new thinking. Leave these people alone - they are doomed to vote Republican forever.
The Iraq war was the crucial question facing voters in the Bush / Kerry election. Kerry did not make a convincing enough argument for himself and Bush one. These voters vote on issues and therefore they vote either way - they are not committed to any one party. These are the voters you need to go after.
The passage of time revealed that indeed Bush was lying about basically everything. He had an agenda and he was going to stick to it no matter what he had to do. More on his agenda in a future blog - his agenda may actually have some merit to it no matter how conniving.
Anyway, the war in Iraq is going badly. There is no end in sight. Americans are dying on a daily basis. Iraq cannot sustain a unified political system. The country is basically split into three parts and there is no trust between them. A civil war is a given once the Americans leave. What do we do. Do we leave like in Vietnam and let the Communists take over?
In Iraq a civil war will bring in all the supporting powers; Sunni, Shia and Kurds (who supports them?). Could even start a larger war. So here is the Democrat's chance - come up with an answer / strategy that the voters will buy. Have a plan that brings our troops home in as short a time as possible.
Don't waste your time with this "VALUES" horse-shit. All Americans have basic values. The question is really about "RELIGION". Even Bush has been seen backtracking on this religion question. He knows it can bite him on his ass. People are not stupid and they can see when these religious zealots are starting to become absurd and more importantly, a danger to the rest of us.
The Democrats should stick to their basic religious philosophy: religion is a private matter, religious freedom is guaranteed by our Constitution and our Constitution dictates a strict separation between Church and State. This means oppose church based anything in the government.
Big issues like abortion / choice and gay marriage are not value or moral issues, they are RELIGION again. The law of the land is to give women a CHOICE about whether to have an abortion or not. Again, law of the land! If your religion prohibits abortion - DON'T DO IT! Otherwise, it is no one's business what people decide about their own lives. The Democrats should maintain their pro-choice stance and not waiver at all or they will lose the voters they have.
Gay marriage is again about RELIGION. We are very close to proving the fact that being gay is a biological / genetic predisposition and therefore NOT A PERSONAL CHOICE. As a heterosexual male, I have always found it down right ignorant to imagine a hetero male could EVER chose a homosexual lifestyle. Only total morons would think that.
Gays are people and American citizens and deserve all the rights of American citizens and the Democrats should continue to support strongly that position - or they will lose the voters they have.
What the Democrats MUST change is their socialist / communist position on finance. Americas are moderate when it comes to spending money ( I am conservative) and they do not like or want their money thrown about trying to solve social ills. Be like Bill Clinton was - a fiscal conservative and a social liberal.
If the Democrats keep disintegrating, this country will need a third party. It may be high time for one anyway. Howard Dean may not be the answer the Democrats need right now. Keep looking maybe you will find another Bill Clinton.
Janusz
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