Reply #81: agreed

[Zodiak]

I am definitely NOT pure.

I do not give a rat's bum about gun control.
I do not belive in policial correctness, safety nazism, and I think that we pick on smokers too much.
I like hamburgers, steaks, and I fish and hunt from time to time.
I drive a pick-up truck and was raised on a military base.
I was an Eagle Scout.
I believe in capitalism and free enterprise.
I think Ron Paul is an okay Republican.
I do not like illegal immigration and think we should send the lot packing.

But if I had a dollar for every time I was accused of being some lefty nutcase with some kind of Birkenstock hippy greenparty Ralph Nader "purist" agenda on this board by a DLC apologist, Skinner would be able to retire.

We should stand for traditional Democratic principles....plain and simple. The 'big tent' needs to close the door on the right wing of the tent and open it back up on the left....its lonely without populists, greens, and progressives and I'm tired of this little bunch of elitist blowhards running the ship into iceberg after iceberg calling the rest of the party "immature" for not staying on board.

As long as Dems like Nelson (or Nelson) are in the party and representing us, it doesn't matter if we have a majority. Anyone remember 2000-2002?