I am the last of a dying breed: An unashamed New Deal Democrat. For most of my entire life time, I have seen a Democratic Party that plays defense instead of offense, checkers instead of chess, and operate like boy scouts against a street gang, aka the GOP. Here is a partial list of what I mean:
1. In 1968, the Nixon Campaign cut a deal with the South Vietnamese government to ruin the Paris Peace talks until AFTER the election. There is even a tape of LBJ informing Sen. Everett Dirksen that it was treason. What was done about it? NOTHING!
2. Similarly, the Reagan campaign cut a deal with Iran to keep the hostages in captivity until AFTER the election. What was done about it? NOTHING!
3. While the Iran/Contra scandal did lead to some minor convictions that were later thrown out, what happened to Reagan and George H. Bush? NOTHING!
4. In 1988, Michael Dukakis allowed George H Bush to insinuate that he was unpatriotic. Why the hell didn’t he ask Bush in one of the debates the following, “As head of the NSC, you either you knew all about Iran/Contra and lied about it or you were incompetent and did not know what your underlings were doing.” “Which is it?” Did Dukakis fight back? NO!
5. When President Clinton took office in 1993, the new administration announced there would be no more investigation of Iran/Contra or Reagan Bush. It was time to move on!
6. In 2004, the Republicans were able to swiftboat a two time, decorated, volunteer war hero in John Kerry by a spoiled brat, elitist, “W”, who got daddy to get him into a champagne unit of the Alabama Air National Guard from which he may have been AWOL, instead of going to Vietnam. How could a party allow this to happen?
7. When there were serious questions about the corporate made electronic voting machines, especially in Ohio in the 2004 Presidential election, what was done about it? NOTHING! These dam machines still plague us in 2017!
8. After lying the nation into a war that killed over 100,000 innocent Iraqis, 5000 American troops and ruining the lives of several thousands of wounded vets, the Democrats regained power after the 2016 mid-term elections. Speaker Pelosi famously said “impeachment was off the table”; like a cop telling a criminal that no matter what you do, we won’t arrest you. Did the Democrats fully investigate the decision to go to war? No!
9. As the biggest political scandal in US History was unfolding, an outgoing Democratic President Obama decided not to go public with the startling news that Russia was trying to interfere with our electoral process out of a fear that the man who unconstitutionally blocked the President’s right to appoint a Supreme Court justice (Mitch McTreason) might make it a “Partisan, political issue.” OMG Really?
I’m tired of playing nice with people who ruthlessly have under minded American Democracy for over 50 years! YES; I AM PISSED AT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY! I am tired of bringing a slingshot to an assault weapon gun fight. THIS is why many of us want new, bold leadership to take on the treasonous fucks who call themselves the Republican Party!
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