Democratic Party - Give us a PUBLIC OPTION or I QUIT! [View All]

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I joined the Democratic Party (after 27 years as a left-leaning GDI - GOD-Damned Independent) in 2004 because I felt it was necessary to "choose sides" against the truly evil Neo-Conservatives who had taken over the Republican party.

Along with a lot of other very dedicated people, I worked my butt off for 5 years. I became a Democrat Party Precinct Captain, and together, we Democrats turned "Dumbfuckistan" purple, if not blue. (Here in Colorado, we flipped both houses of our state legislature, and our Congressional delegation, from majority (R) to majority (D). We elected 2 (D) U.S. Senators, and a (D) Governor). We helped elect huge (D) majorities in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, and of course, we took back the White House and elected Barack Obama.

I gave the (D) Party my campaign contributions, and all of my efforts, because I truly wanted to believe that it was a party that represented the interests of "We, the People" over the interests of Big Business, and the richest among us.

With all of the power we have given it, if this Democratic Party cannot (will not) deliver on a progressive idea as simple and straight-forward as a truly universal, truly comprehensive PUBLIC HEALTH CARE option, it can ONLY be because the Democratic Party (and in particular its "Blue Dog" wing) has become so thoroughly corrupted by the money lavished on them by the Insurance Industry, and "Big Pharma," that it has ceased to represent the interests of the American people.

I declare, here and now, that if the health care reform package that comes out of Congress does not contain a true, strong, PUBLIC OPTION, I WILL submit my resignation from the Democratic Party the day President Obama signs the watered-down "reform" into law.