Its Too Soon to be That Pragmatic

[Emillereid]

Remember this is a primary, not a coronation. I live in CA and I would like have a choice come March 2. I certainly don't want a handful of small and/or southern states to decide for me.




by Linda O'Brien

 
We're not at the point of nominating a Democratic candidate yet.
Until that time, we do no one, least of all ourselves, any favors by
refusing to say what we feel. If that's "pragmatism," I want none of
it. It's what we've received from nearly every member of Congress
and nearly all of the media for the past three years. It's part of
what got us into this mess.

So I'll say that John Kerry is supported by those who want
someone "electable" because of what he didn't do, not because of
what he did. He didn't say any unpopular things. The people have
decided that form of cowardice is more likely to defeat evil than
courage. That's pragmatic, all right.

But it won't be enough after the primaries. And it won't fix what
Bush has destroyed. Reversing what Bush has done is going to take
much more than just not doing what Bush is doing. Thanks to the
Bushites' propaganda, America is becoming something repugnant, a
nation of flag-wavers too smug to even mention that our bombs caused
the deaths and maimings of thousands of Iraqi civilians. The way
Kerry is wrapping himself in past war heroics isn't doing anything
to help change that. Or has he even noticed, from the depths of his
bipartisanship?

We need to hear a lot of unpopular words in the next four years to
begin to reverse what Bush has done. Howard Dean started a wave of
powerful reactions by saying a few bold, true and unpopular things.
Sorry to mix metaphors, but can that tree continue to grow if it's
chopped off at the roots? ....

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0209-12.htm

[jpgray]

1. In the primaries, you need to vote with your heart. (nt)

[lastknowngood]

2. Terry McAwful has already determined that your vote doesn't

count in the primary and that you will follow his direction to vote for the appointed loser.

[The Magistrate]

3. This Article Is Getting A Thread-Bare

Here is its most recent previous appearance here, from the eleventh of the month....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=301618

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[Kanary]

4. That is soooo on target!

Cowardice is a strong term, but she sure nails it with that one.

Some days courage is hard, but ever so much more edifying.

Thanks for posting this!

Kanary

Kucinich 2004!

[damnraddem]

5. We don't want the coronation soon for other reasons:

principally that as long as there is a Dem contest, the Dem's have good media attention. We're finally getting better media response to Dubya and the Bushistas, after months of media following of Dem candidates -- there may well be a connection. And in any case, Dem's need the attention, and to keep the Bushistas from having their own shots at the media corps.