Bush stinks; get rid of him:

[mdguss]

By voting for John Kerry. No Bush is not better than Kerry, and no they are not the same. Different people, one is capable of leadership and the other isn't. One is capable of admitting to mistakes and the other isn't. One is well spoken and the other isn't.

No Bush isn't stupid, he won't lose the election by sticking his foot in his mouth. It'll be tough to beat him.

It's time to stop whining and start working. Six months until Bush is a lame-duck president!

[FreakinDJ]

1. We need more people like you here

I really like this.....It's time to stop whining and start working...

Good point!

[Warpy]

2. yeah, it's a pity the DLC

...is in the forefront of discouraging community activism in favor of whoring for the same corporate cash that has destroyed the GOP. Too many people have gone to their local DNC headquarters to volunteer, and been told to write a check and don't let the door smack ya...

The DLC is the problem, not the solution. If they're too shortsighted to allow us to volunteer through the party, then we need to start doing the work on our own through organizations like moveon.org.

Yes, it's time to get out there and start working. It's a pity many of us will have to bypass the Democratic Party to do so.

[jonnyblitz]

5. Yup

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[physioex]

3. Shrub won't be easy to beat....

Even with the botched war and screwed up economy. He hides under the facade of religious beliefs. Justifes the murder of innocence and prays to god. What a sick bastard!!! The religous right has taken over the Republican party and spending is out of control. He also has a quarter of a billion dollar aresenal. Face it, were down on every aspect. But I will do my part, and support Kerry. I am defintly not quitting!!!

[mdguss]

4. It's good to hear:

Other people want to work. Maybe we should start a thread that counts down the number of days until Bush is a lame duck, and ask people what they did that day to contribute to making sure that John Kerry becomes the 44th President of the United States.

As for the Democratic Party saying write a check to us, there's a reason for that. Local parties will foot some of the bill (the law is convulted and I really don't understand it) for campaign staff--in short the people who compose and manage volunteer lists, write scripts, figure out what precincts to target, and talk with leading activists. The Democratic Party has no army. Composing the amount of people it takes to run a presidential campaign requires combing through people who are willing to leave their jobs and families for 6 months, students who are talented and want experience, and local activists who know the terrain. It's not an easy job, and it takes a while to get things set up.

Without that staff structure in place, there's not much point in volunteering. Time will be wasted, and people will be frustrated with being "taken for granted," or not getting enough work to do. Most local parties have no staff. A major urban area that is a battle ground location has a party with only 1 full-time staff member. It's hard for parties to fill-in their needs once every four years. Sending them a check will enable people to volunteer.

Further, no direct communication between the campaigns and the party (at least for federal offices) can occur. Parties can still run ads, pay for volunteer activities, etc. on behalf of their nominees, but it cannot be coordinated. This provision greatly hurts the Democratic Party because it takes away the system we've used for about 30 years: the coordinated campaign. A coordinated campaign allowed the candidates and the party to share the cost of hiring staff, feeding volunteers, etc. No that the coordinated campaign is banned, the parties don't know exactly what to do, and are still in the planning stages when it comes to setting up field organizations.

So, while I urge people to volunteer, if the parties say write a check and come back in June when we have everything figured out, write them a check. In the meantime, work on your family and friends, get each of them to say they're voting for Kerry; write letters to the editor; talk to your colleagues at work about how important this election is, and stay informed.