Reply #10: I'm On Your Side

[John Barrett]

My choice of words, principals vs winning, may not have been the best. Heck I agree with much of what you say in principal. But principals aren't going to win elections when we are up against guys like Rove, Fox News, talk radio, Brent Bozell and Swift Boaties who will warp any issue and turn it against you. The point is to take away the ammo on these issues and stick to clear cut points that MOST Americans want to talk about and deal with. Issues like the Iraq war, security from terrorism, outsourcing, failed healthcare, grossly overpaid CEOs, companies shedding their pensions for convenience, corporate government corruption, Katrina incompetence, pork spending, trade and budget deficits. There's a plethora of things that the public is angry about and wants fixed. That's what needs to be spotlighted to win.

Here's a couple of examples of statements and positions that could or did cost votes. Take for example the San Francisco councilman who on O'Reilly said we should abolish our military. I agree it could probably be cut in half or by a third, but that statement was far outside the beliefs of most Americans and it is the kind of statement that the GOP hacks love to use against Democrats.

Take the San Francisco mayor who just in front of the 2004 Presidential election stirred up the pot and legalized gay marriage. I'd guess that his stirring up the right wingers, like hornets that have had their nest kicked, might have cost Kerry the election.

Hey I'm just giving my views that are fairly mainstream which according to many is where the country wants to be right now. I'm very socially liberal and fiscally conservative, and believe the chimp has to rank up there as one of the worst Presidents in history. I'm on your side and want to see the Democrats win.