If you knew in 2000 how the years 2000 to 2008 would turn out...

[KansDem]

The senseless invasion of Iraq costing us over $2 trillion; the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest helping to explode the deficit; Bush's war crimes and crimes against humanity; Bush's treasonous regime; Wall Street and banking frauds; anti-environmental actions; Bush Administration complicity in the 9/11 attacks; creation of the Imperial Presidency complete with "signing statements," etc., would you have taken to the streets in 2000 like the Iranians are doing now?

[Ian David]

1. Fuck yeah. n/t

[Downtown Hound]

2. Yes.

I took to the streets even then. But one of the major problems was the Democratic Party and Al Gore abandoned the people and gave the theft a green light. It's kind of hard to fight for a candidate's rightful victory if the candidates won't do it themselves.

[predfan]

3. MSM, fell in love with that "ah, shucks" personality of W. Anyone with an education became

an elite and was to be ridiculed. Witness the rise of Sarah Palin.

Don't blame anyone but the MSM>

[Downtown Hound]

6. I agree about the corporate media

But no one is ever going to convince me that the Democrats couldn't have taken more of a stand for the thousands of people that had their vote robbed from them in Florida. Isn't that sort of the problem with Democrats? They always have an excuse for why they don't do the right thing. Oh, it's the media's fault because they love W. They can't oppose the war funding because they don't have a majority. Now they do have a majority, but they can't oppose it because they don't have a super majority. Same thing with health care. Or gay marriage rights.

It's always one excuse after another with them. They should have taken a stand for the people they were supposed to serve.

[juno jones]

4. There were no protests near me,

no real outcry.

I felt the same during 9-11. The only one in a sea of people, many usually quite liberal, who could see what was going on.

My only regret is that I didn't go to Canada when I had the chance.

[raccoon]

5. I did take to the streets. But most people couldn't be bothered. nt

[Frustratedlady]

7. I did my best to talk people out of voting for W the first time, as once a bully...

always a bully. He had never succeeded at anything, why would be succeed at being president? It was so obvious that W was wrong for the job, that it blew my mind anyone would vote for him.

At that time, the Repugs had their attention on Clinton's zipper and anyone but a Dem was the way to go.

I can't believe that a party so filled with sex crimes, infidelities and strange behavioral patterns can ever be taken seriously.

My slogan in 2004 was, "Take to the streets!" Nobody listened.