Reply #100: Fundamentally I agree

[YankeyMCC]

and applaud you for being one of the few voices pointing out the fundamental good of a vigorous debate, campaign, discussion, does for democracy.

And you make a good point about coalition building, or at least calling back together.

I have to admit to a desire to see some short term benefit, a dem win in 2008. The fundamental good and collation building are definite long term benefits, but I'm still worried about the short term. There are practical concerns such as money spent, focus of the non-party aligned voters shifted/diverted in the wrong way and the ability of the coalition of supports to truly act in time and in concert smoothly enough in 2008.