Reply #11: Everybody had a real positive attitude throughout 2004

[Tactical Progressive]

It was an embarassment of riches with Kerry and Clark and Edwards and even Al Sharpton saying some amazing things. Kerry destroyed Bush in the debates. Versus skyrocketing debt, Richard Clarke's terrorism revelations, the 9/11 Commission, Joe Wilson CIA outings, Iraq war lies, AWOL Bush. All broadly understood. And look what happened.

These people, the Republicans and the media, are monsters, and they will stop at nothing. I'm not saying things aren't looking up for Democrats, but things have been looking up for Democrats since Bush was chosen to run in 2000. Maybe others are a little jaded about being pollyanas.

Imagine if you already knew this future: the Republicans will lose a handful of seats in the House and two in the Senate in 2006, retaining complete control for Bush's entire second term again. Then in 2008 another Republican will win the White House and sweep in an even larger Republican majority than exists now. Do you think that can't happen?

The American people are greedy, craven and completely self-centered. It can easily happen. It's been happening for ten years, and not counting a few short years with Clinton, it's been happening for a quarter of a century.

I have a kind of positive attitude too, but that's the natural state of Democrats recovering from each previous election theft. It isn't something to count on.