this article is pretty long but it's really worth reading ... i don't agree with every word but still found it an excellent "pep talk" for our party's leaders ... here are a few paragraphs if you need the short version ...
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http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=1133The narcissistic kooks can be knocked out of office -- it isn't yet too late, but to win in November, you must embrace several changes right away. The fruit shall not drop into your laps like ripe plums. For while two thirds of the voters have lost confidence in George W. Bush, by no means have two thirds of the people decided that Democrat politicians deserve their trust any more than his clever manipulators. You shall have to lift the hearts and stir the minds of the people of whom only twenty-two percent or so think the Congress is doing a decent job. You really must use the following four imperatives. <skip>
We must save the American Republic from collapse at the hands of its greatest enemies. For the real enemy in this era of confusion and conflict isn't Al Queda so much as the ruthless abusers in a fanatical, bought and paid for right wing House, Senate, Supreme Court and Presidency. Assure us that the Democratic leadership shall not force us to commit suicide this year! Show us a modicum of patriotism and courage! <skip>
The economic explosion being touted so loudly by the world's best spin doctors occurs as the direct result of cleverly passing our horrendous national debt on to our kids and grandkids. The financial elite have wangled their vaunted economic prosperity from the next two or three generations of our descendents. Ours shall be left holding the empty sack. <skip>
Thirty thousand dead and maimed Americans in Bush's very own pointless war.
Many upper class fortunes -- behind which is the theft of middle class prosperity.
A billion Muslims, for whom martyrdom is a viable option, who hate the U S.
Inflationary pressures leading to interest rate increases that block new jobs.
Soaring energy costs due to oil supply anxiety because of the Bush War.
Millions of homeless children sleeping in cardboard boxes.
A national debt that Paul Volker calls catastrophic.
Declining purchasing power for most workers.
Great airlines hanging on by their fingernails.
Thirty million Americans without health care.
A hundred thousand dead and maimed Iraqis.
A failed disaster plan revealed by Katrina.
Countless foreclosed home loans.
Countless civil rights violations.
A culture of major corruption.
Retirement plans collapsing.
Blocked stem cell research.
Exploding medicine prices.
Then, there is the potentially most dangerous Bush folly of all. For many wasted years, the Administration deliberately made climatologists, who warned the world about global warming, appear as buffoons.
Take off the twelve ounce gloves! The very existence of the American Republic -- and possibly the survival of sentient life on the earth if global warming goes amok -- hangs in the balance. When most people tell pollsters they want genteel candidates who calmly debate the issues, so they can make rational choices, they are lying through their teeth. Many undecided voters today, who are frustrated because of the narcissistic manipulators who rule in Washington, want a strong campaign offense. They expect a bloody brawl because so much is at stake and dislike voting for candidates they perceive as wine and latte drinking, overly nuanced, Volvo driving Ivy League sissies. <skip>
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