Reply #334: Redstone and everyone else who agrees with him, Frustration has been with us for SEVEN years now,

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we are at a turning point, we are tired and we still have a long way to go. I was very pissed and disappointed by the move on vote, but I was more pissed about the bankruptcy vote and so many others. My dad was a long time dem, good friends with Lieberman and in someways I am relieved that he is not here to see what has become of his beloved country. On his death he told me that he would feel better going if there was a dem in the white house. He died right before September 11th and was spared so much. I hate that I don't have his voice to soothe me right now, and soothe me he would because he loved this country so much. He would not lose faith and either will I.


Having said that, think about Leahy for a moment. One of our hardest working senators and yet he voted for the move on bullshit. Why? Because his generation doesn't politicize the military. Period. He won't be a part of it. I see my father in Leahy every time he questions somebody. He doesn't agree with not showing respect to someone who has served our country. It is really very simple to him. Should he not vote his conscience to satisfy us? Is that what we really want? Isn't that what the republicans do to pander to their base especially with the Webb amendment? Doesn't that make us sick?


The silver lining in the move on situation is that I gave $25 and have been going to their site more and I am sure that I am not the only one. Move On has gotten tons of free advertising and has been mentioned in the main stream media more than it ever would. I think this played right into our hands.

The tide is turning. Think of Al Gore in The Inconvenient Truth when he said that things in politics change quickly once people start demanding it. From a NYT article, "The political system, like the environment, is nonlinear," he said. "In 1941 it was impossible for us to build 1,000 airplanes. In 1942 it was easy. As this pattern becomes ever more clear, there will be a rising public demand for action."

There is a rising public demand for so many things right now because Bush screwed up so many things. That demand is because of US. Me and you and everyone here who pays attention and calls our critters and does our part. And we are growing in numbers. Ever since Cheney shot that guy in the face the tide has been turning. Have faith Redstone, it is going to happen and it is going to be sweet! Look at Keith's numbers. It is happening.

As for as the senate and house I believe that they are working their asses off and instead of the press saying that the republicans are blocking everything they say the dems failed and we can't fall for that. WE CAN NOT FALL FOR THAT. Not us, of all people. We have to know the truth and spread the truth. I may not agree with everything our reps do but I can't deny that they are trying. Personally, I don't want to be pandered to, I want our politicians to find a way to represent all of us. We all pay taxes and we all deserve representation. That's the high road and that's the one I am staying on.