We "Progressives" are shooting ourselves in the foot --- driving "activism" (read "activism" as money, envelope stuffing, older pickets, attending candidates' nights - whatever) away from politics generally. And from Democrats in particular.
Bush is on the ropes.
2000th dead American in Iraq.
Total collapse of DHS and FEMA in Louisiana.
Indictments coming down any moment.
Arnie is perceived as a jerk
And - in the bluest region of the bluest state - we can not get a decent crowd to come out for an "Anti-Arnold" Rally. Arnold has some real Rovian propositions on the ballot -- and we can't drum up support against them. ANSWER turned off the adults.
I hate to say it - Jeb handled Hurricane Wilma much better then George has handled anything.
And I have begun to disregard the shriller voices in our party -- and I am a partisan Dem.
And I have begun to much more carefully scrutinize and analyze what causes I contribute to.
I am getting shrilled out, politicked out, and grossed out.
And a lot of it is the take over of the Peace Movement by the "International ANSWER" types and their agenda -- and the constant harping on the "Israel Can Do No Right --- and the Palestinians Can Do No Wrong" meme--- and "disinvest" and "boycott."
It's going to come back to bite use dems in the butt - as John Ellis "Jeb" Bush takes the Oath as 44th President on January 21, 2007. (Hurricane Wilma is actually give "Bush 44" a chance to look one heck of a lot better then "Bush 43")
Karl Rove and Grover Norquist couldn't do a a better job the we Dems are doing in driving off our base..
Some shriller Dems are doing the Rove-Norquist work for Rove and Norquist.