Reply #160: I suppose anyone in the party can be considered part of the 'base'...

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...but the larger 'base' is the working men and women...many just scraping by with jobs that don't pay a living wage and healthcare costs skyrocketing...that is IF they're lucky enough to even have health insurance. Their jobs are being outsourced and downsized. Unions are extinct. Public schools are underfunded and neglected. America is literally falling apart at the seams and the Dem leadership is still in Business As Usual mode.

With all due respect...you may be part of the 'base'...but you're also one of the 'haves' and most of the base consists of the 'have-nots'. When was the last time you had to go without healthcare? When was the last time you had a hard time paying the mortgage or make a choice between paying a bill or buying prescriptions?

It seems to me the Party Leadership is out of touch with the base and has no idea about what's going on out here in the trenches. They make decisions ( like DNC chair) based on political opportunism and playing it safe rather than choosing someone who will fight for the have-nots. They cooperate with the corrupt Bush government or turn a blind eye to some of the most self-serving, anti-democratic legislation this country has ever seen. They don't even bother to go on the record in opposition as Bush and his cronies run America into the ground.

Kerry simply added insult to injury when he ran away from the battle for election reform. And this after he couldn't give a direct answer about his support for an illegal, aggressive war that had nothing to do with the 'war on terror'. He had a chance to lead by example. He simply failed to come through and fight for the people. And now...like the rest of us in the 'base' have to do each and every day of our lives...he must suffer the consequences of his actions. Money and social status can't buy loyalty (except in the GOP).

Thanks for listening.