Reply #7: Re: WTF do you think the " DEMOCRATIC" in DU means.

[mindwalker_i]

The main point I was trying to get across was that people shouldn't just follow their party but should direct its course. Following somebody, anybody, simply because they are of the right political party is stupid. What if Mr. X is a wants to nuke, let's say, all of Asia but he's a democrat? Do you vote for him? Then you're just a sucker for a brand name. They can get you to go along with whatever they want with the right label.

Ultimately, we the people are the leaders of this country. If we've lost the ability to lead, if it's been taken away from us and we have allowed it, we are still responsible for what this country does. I share responsibility for the 655,000 dead in Iraq because I'm a citizen of the U.S. Likewise, if I help to elect someone who will not stop Iraq or the other things that are doing severe damage to this country, then I am directly responsible for it continuing. The responsibility is ours, and it is inescapable.

When the election comes around, I may have to stay silent in terms of Pelosi vs. Sheehan because one has the wrong label - I. The rule is that I can't use this board to actively try to keep a democrat from getting elected. But I really don't think the rule is says, or means to say, that we blindly support and follow democrats. I hope not!

-mwalker