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Edited on Thu Nov-04-04 11:00 AM by DemWitch
In 1992, we did something unthinkable. We won. Those on the right went ballistic. They couldn't believe that American's would be so stupid as to vote in Clinton. Sitting around scratching thier heads wonder "what the fuck", and "how in God's name" they got to work.
In '94 the Repugs took over Congress with "The Contract With America" that the leadership alone created.
In '96, not only did the unthinkable happen again, the unspeakable did. Clinton won again. Repugs went into overdrive.
This was a watershed year. Repugs quit thier infighting. They swallowed thier individual pride and instead of having 1/4 of the party fighting for thier individual causes, the entire party consolidated behind a general agenda. Every Repug was on the air with their talking points, staying on topic, and in lockstep with each other. They almost overthrew a government.
In 2000, the unthinkable happened. The village idiot was elected tot he highest office in the land. The Repugs, now in power, and while still on topic with thier issues began to get their own personal pet projects through. Quietly. But in public remained in lockstep. They had the power.
In 2004, we sit here scratching our heads. Wonder "what the fuck" and "how in God's name". If we truly want a progressive country, it's time we realize we need to get our shit together, forget for now some of the more progressive legislation we want, and deal with regaining power so we can do it at a later date.
I'm gay, but fuck gay marriage for now. Stress enforcing the gun laws we have now, instead of trying to pass new restrictions. Remain Pro-Choice, and then use the Pro-Life against the repugs. (How can one be pro-life and pro death penalty? Stem cell research.) Drive home the economic facts of the New Repuglicans... tax cut for the wealthy and crumbs for the rest of us. In two years, that economic chicken will come home to roost and lay an egg just as in the Reagan years.
We need our own contract with America. We need to reach out to the guys in pickups with gun racks working for 6 bucks an hour. We need to let Xtians know we don't want to ban God, or the Bible. Mostly, we need to take a deep breath, suck up our own individual causes and work together as a united front. There will be plenty of time later to get the more progressive stuff done once we regain power. But if we keep driving a far left agenda, which face it, isn't flying, we will NEVER be able to get anything done.
The more progressive people around here probably have thier heads spinning with flames shooting out of their ears at the thought of moving to a little to the center, but reality is, it's the only way for us to get back in power. Scream all you want. But it's the ugly truth, and if we aren't all willing to suck up, shut up, and unite, we might as well forget about ever seeing more blue states than what we had this past Tuesday.
In addition on edit... I think we need to do to them what they did o us... hound the shit out of them and try to make every single issue a conspiracy and impeachable offense.
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